Keynote Speaker Bio - Vanessa Loder · 2019. 1. 25. · Stanford Graduate School of Business,...

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VanessaLoderisarenownedspeakerandsought-afterexpertonwomen’sleadership,mindfulnessandsustainablesuccess.Vanessa’sworkhasbeenfeaturedinForbes,FastCompany,theHuffingtonPostandGlamourmagazine.HerTedxtalk“HowToLeanInWithoutBurningOut”hasover125,000views.Inherpreviouslife,Loderwasasuccessfulprivateequityinvestorwhoadvisedfastgrowingcompanies.Sheisaselfdescribedover-achieverwhoseunfulfillingexperienceofcontinualcareerclimbingleftherburnedout,exhaustedandeagertofindanotherway.

AfterspendingclosetoadecadeworkinginfinanceonWallStreetandinSiliconValley,Vanessafeltthatshehadclimbedtothetopoftheladderonlytorealizeitwasthewrongladder!Herpersonaltransformation,subsequentresearchandworkhaveledtothousandsofleaderscreatingsuccessinaneasierway.

VanessahasspokenatAirBnb,Bain&Co,CastlightHealth,CharlesSchwab,Cisco,Dreamforce,EmergingWomen,Flextronics,GoldmanSachs,Google,LinkedIn,Mattel,Orrick,Herrington&Sutcliffe,PAConferenceforWomen,PG&E,PwC,Salesforce,SCIWomen’sConference,StubHub!,Tedx,TheNorthFace,TheStanfordGraduateSchoolofBusiness,StanfordMSxWomenLeaders,ThoughtSpot2018,Uber,WatermarkConferenceforWomen,WomanCon,WomeninPrivateEquityandmanyotherorganizations.

VanessareceivedherMBAfromStanfordUniversityandherBAinEconomicsfromColumbiaUniversitywhereshegraduatedPhiBetaKappa,SummaCumLaude.LoderiscertifiedasanExecutiveCoachbytheHendricksInstituteandtrainedinNeuro-LinguisticProgramming(NLP)byCarlBuchheitatNLPMarin.

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VanessacurrentlylivesinLafayette,CAwithherhusbandandtwochildren.Hearwhatothersaresaying:“Overthelast10yearsatGoogle,myselfandmyteamhaveattendedhundredsofhoursofcorporatetrainings.WhenIsawwhatVanessadiddifferently,andheardaboutherotherFortune500clientsthathavehadtremendoussuccess,IknewIhadtohirehertobringsomethingunique.VanessaandIworkedhandinhandtocreateacustomizedplanformyteam,basedontheirspecificneedsandpersonalities.IhavenevergottensuchpositivefeedbackfromGooglersbefore.IwillhireVanessaagainhandsdown.”

-KatieRottier,HeadofIndustry/Retail-Google“Vanessabringsanamazingcombinationofresearch,dataandpersonalexperiencetoteachthismaterialinawaythatmakesitbothsimpletounderstandandajoytoattempt.”

-KatherineHarbinClammer,Founder-SourceCapital,LLC

"Whenwesetouttolaunchourfirstcustomerconference,wewantedtoincludeasessionthatwouldwakepeopleupandgetthemtothinkdifferentabouttheirlivesandtheirpurposeintheworld.IncludingasessiononmindfulnessforhundredsofFortune500data&analyticsleadersfeltlikeagamble,butitpaid-offinspades.WereceivedamazingfeedbackaboutVanessa'stalk.Peopletoldusthattheyweresurprisedathowmuchtheyloveditandthatithelpedthemrelax.Manyfelttransportedtoahappyplacewheretheycouldputalltheirpressuresonholdandseethebiggerpicture.Ifyouwanttoofferyouremployees,partners,orcustomersatrulyuniqueexperience,Vanessaissomeoneyoushouldabsolutelyengage."

-ScottHolden,CMOThoughtSpot

“VanessaexcelledasaThoughtLeaderattheWatermarkLeadOnConferenceforWomeninSiliconValley.Basedonparticipantfeedback,thesessionsheledwasthehighestratedoftheconference.Withherleadershipandinsights,Ilookforwardtoleveragingherskillsforfutureconferences.”

-VictoriaHowell,ProgramManager-ConferencesforWomen

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“AspartofourInclusion&Diversityjourney,SCIdecidedtohostourveryfirstWomen’sConference.WebroughtVanessaintospeakwithourtopwomenleadersofourcompanyonHowtoLeaninWithoutBurningOut.Needlesstosay,herpresentation,personality,aswellasprofessionalism,madesuchapowerfulimpactonourattendees.Westillhaveassociates,threemonthslater,sharing,referencingandutilizingthetoolsVanessaprovided.” -JeaneleDavis,TalentManagement,ProgramLeadWomen’sConference

“Vanessahasgivenmetoolsforacceptingincreasingdutiesatwork,andfordealingwithstressandconflictinmypersonallife.VanessahasmadeaHUGEdifferenceinmyabilitytoperformatworkundermajorstress.”

-DenaliLumma,SeniorEngineeringManager-Uber

“WerecentlyhadVanessacometoourcompanyandpresent.Theendresultofthatexperiencehasbeennothinglessthantransformationalforourcompany.Vanessa’suncannyabilitytoassessthedifferentneedsandcapabilitiesofeachgroupwasinstrumentalindeliveringcontentthatwaspreciselyontarget,deliveredwithastyleandeasethatallowedformaximumtransferofknowledgeandskillsandenhancedthe“stickyfactor”ofthecontent.Vanessa’scontentwascrisp,informativeandprovocative.WeplanonbringingVanessabacktoourcompanyregularlyasakeyingredientinstrengtheningourpeoplepower.” -TerryTierney,CEO-MyChelleNaturalSkinCare

"Inspiring,empowering,lifechanging…thatwasthephenomenalresponsethatwereceivedfromthecommunityofwomenatITGtoVanessa’spresentationonHowtoLeanInWithoutBurningOut.Vanessatrulyhasagiftforcaptivatingheraudienceandcommunicatingprofoundideaswithapowerfulsimplicitythatenablestheattendeestounderstand,graspandadopttheinsightstocreatemeaningfulchange."

-SherylWeaver,HRBusinessPartner-ITG

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