Warriors in Hope:
The Freedom Experience!

If you never heard Valerie’s story, it would be difficult to imagine that her daughter Jamie was murdered at the age of 30 or that it was not the first time Jamie had been shot — 12 years and 12 days earlier, she survived the same injury.

But her story doesn’t reflect the woman you see today. Through the pain and trauma of Jamie’s addiction and her daughter’s senseless murder, Valerie has become a woman of unwavering strength and courage.

Valerie is the founder and Champion of Warriors in Hope® She’s an inspirational and engaging speaker and an award-winning author of multiple books, workbooks, and journals. Valerie has a special heart for other moms with sons and daughters in addiction and those who have lost children, having walked those devastating paths herself. She also believes we have similar feelings no matter which of life’s Beasts have come calling, so your story doesn’t have to be anything like hers for you to become a Warrior in Hope! Her programs guide people to overcome the fallout from life’s many traumas. She helps women out of the darkness and into their legacy.

Valerie is an effective leader because she walks her talk. She is compassionate while inspiring people to step out of their comfort zone and become more. Valerie is quick-witted, engaging, wise, and fun. She is a believer who does her best to walk out her mission and create a legacy of hope. She lives in Phoenix, AZ, with her husband, Rich, and her crazy cat, Fiona.

Manna is a storyteller, believer, author, TEDx Speaker, international speaker, personal excellence trainer, dog & animal lover, laughing-snort seeker, warrior, and dreamer. Whether you are mission-driven leaders, socially responsible business owners, brave organizations who lay it all down, are servant-leader entrepreneurs who “get it,” and are unseen heroes who don’t yet believe they’re worth more – but are willing to give it a shot, you will thrive with Manna.

For over 33 years, Manna has helped people step into their calling, live extraordinary lives, prosper through chaos, be a forerunner with unseen opportunities, lead under pressure, and deliver results. Manna has a diverse field of experience, training, giftings, a vast education, and is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, trainer, and executive mentor.

She has clients and trains speakers in over 10 countries, has spoken to over 40,000 people, and authored numerous articles, papers, curricula, and over two dozen books, including her life-giving message, “To Run With Horses.” She is a fierce, tenacious, fun-loving, and compassionate modern-day wonder woman who lives a grateful life with her family and “furmily.”