Mrs. Valerie Daniels-Carter
She began her career with First Wisconsin National Bank (now Firstar) as a retail and commercial lender. She later accepted a position as an auditor for MGIC Investment Corporation in the financial underwriting division. Mrs. Carter currently serves as President of Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.; President of the Minority Franchise Association of Burger King Corporation; Executive Board Member of the National Franchisee Association; Member of the Diversity Action Council of Burger King Corporation; Board Member of Firstar Bank; Board of Directors of AAA Michigan and Wisconsin, Inc.; Board of Directors of Holy Redeemer Church of God In Christ; Chief Financial Officer for Auxiliaries in Ministries Convention of the Church of God In Christ; and Regional Minister of Music for the Church of God In Christ. Mrs. Carter has personally received a number of awards including the Trailblazer Award from North Milwaukee State Bank; Entrepreneurial Spirit Award presented at the Multicultural Prism Awards; Essence magazine’s Top 10 Black Female Entrepreneurs; Black Enterprise magazine’s Women of the B.E. 100; The Heritage Award from Spiritual Perspective; and the Business Award given by the National Rainbow Coalition. Her company, V & J has received awards such as the Top 500 Women-Owned Businesses (Working Woman Magazine); Top 200 Restaurants in the U.S. (Restaurant Finance Monitor); and numerous other accolades, both locally and nationally. |
Mrs. Valerie Daniels-Carter, along with her brother John started V & J Foods with a single Burger King restaurant in 1984. In sixteen years, she has nurtured the company into a 137-unit, multi-brand operation. Mrs. Carter adopts a hands-on approach to restaurant operations. She focuses on the performance of each and every unit so that all are achieving positive results. Her operating philosophy is YATSE: You are the Standard of Excellence. Mrs. Carter laid the foundation for her successful entrepreneurial career at Lincoln University where she received her BA. She later earned an MBA from Cardinal Stritch College in Milwaukee.