Vanessa Sanyauke
Vanessa Sanyauke is an award-winning sustainability and impact executive, entrepreneur, and content creator helping brands and leaders connect with communities and deliver results.
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Awards
Best New App,
BTA awards sponsored by J.P Morgan
Changemaker: 1000 most influential people in London presented by Evening Standard
Finalist:KPMG Black Entrepreneurs Award
European Diversity Award
Spirit of London Award
What I Do
I help people and brands build communities that drive real change.
Advisory
Helping companies build community around their brand, innovation, and sustainability strategy.
Creator
Storytelling that connects audiences to ideas, brands and each other.
Speaking
Keynotes and firesides that challenge, inspire and spark action.
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The woman
behind the mission.
Vanessa Sanyauke is an award-winning sustainability and impact executive, entrepreneur and content creator on a mission to help people and companies level up, lead boldly and build communities connected to their brands.
With over 30,000 followers across LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat, Vanessa is also part of the Snapchat Stars Programme; an invitation-only creator partnership where she collaborates with Snap on content. She is also recognised as a LinkedIn Top Voice, sharing thought leadership at the intersection of business, leadership and culture.
Over 18 years, her career has spanned global banking, law, government, technology and media. She is the powerhouse behind Girls Talk, a media and culture studio that has connected over 60,000 women worldwide through campaigns with Apple, Beats by Dre, Meta, HSBC UK, Snap Inc. and more.
She also founded The Hill, a global talent marketplace that helps businesses access untapped talent, strengthen their employer brands and meet ESG goals.
Recognised by the Financial Times and Yahoo Finance as one of the Top 15 Ethnic Minority Future Leaders, Vanessa’s work has been featured in The Guardian, Financial Times, Cosmopolitan, The Evening Standard and more.
On stage, Vanessa delivers hard-hitting, relatable talks that leave audiences fired up to step into their power: whether she’s challenging outdated workplace cultures or sharing her unfiltered lessons on building a career and life you love
Digital storytelling with substance
Brand collaborations
Vanessa has partnered with brands including Beats by Dre, Meta, Linkedin, Boldyn Networks, HSBC UK, BT, Virgin Media O2, creating campaigns that combine purpose with polish.
If your brand speaks to women who want more from work, life and themselves: let’s create something unforgettable.
Vanessa Sanyauke creates content that lives at the intersection of entrepreneurship, leadership and lifestyle: rooted in real experience, not theory. Through honest storytelling, she gives audiences a window into what it really takes to build something meaningful and thrive while doing it.
With over 1 million YouTube views and a growing audience of 30,000 across Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and LinkedIn, Vanessa’s content inspires ambitious people to build wealth, confidence and community on their own terms.
What you’ll find in my world
The Founder Diaries: behind-the-scenes stories of building businesses, navigating setbacks and celebrating wins.
Money Talks: conversations on finance, abundance, and levelling up without burnout.
The Shift: Leadership, self-belief and creating a career you don’t need a holiday from.
Soft-life in real life: skincare, travel, wine, fragrance and the rituals that keep success feeling good.
What I talk about
Building a business from idea to impact.
Side-hustling while working full-time and how to do it without losing yourself.
Leadership, ambition and visibility for women in the workplace.
Community, culture and the future of work.
Self-care, wellness and the inner glow-up that powers outer success.
Who I create for
Ambitious women, emerging leaders and founders who want real talk not filtered perfection. Vanessa’s audience spans 30,000+ followers across platforms who come for honesty, humour and practical insight they can use.
The Vanessa Podcast
Honest conversations with leaders, creators and game-changers about work, money and building a life you love.
Top 4 on the Apple Business Charts and 1m YouTube views, each episode blends truth, humour and practical wisdom from people redefining success on their own terms.
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Talks that make people feel and act.
Vanessa’s keynotes and firesides blend lived experience with practical insight. Her talks move audiences to think differently, lead boldly and build communities that thrive.
Signature topics:
The Shift: Power, Progress & Possibility: how to own your voice and create change that lasts.
Building Communities Around Brands: the real strategy behind trust, connection and influence.
Generational Diversity at Work: leading teams across five generations with empathy and vision.
Inclusive Innovation & Sustainable Business: what impact looks like in practice.
The Creator-Executive: using content to scale leadership and legacy.
Career Power Moves: designing a career and life you don’t need a holiday from.
Formats: keynotes, firesides, panels, workshops (in-person or virtual).
Strategy that puts people at the centre.
Vanessa helps companies move from intent to impact: turning marketing , innovation and community goals into measurable outcomes.
Advisory focus areas:
Community and brand strategy
Sustainable innovation and leadership
Generational culture and retention
Through initiatives like Girls Talk, The Hill and House on the Hill, she’s helped brands including Zalando, BT Group, Virgin Media O2 and Amazon engage talent and future-proof their leadership pipelines.
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