Keynote Speaker. Consultant. Trainer.
Vanessa is the Founder and Chief Resilience Officer of Asfalis Advisors, where they are focused on one thing: making your company resilient, no matter what’s thrown at it. Prior to entrepreneurship, she worked with Fortune 200 brands such as Lowe’s Companies and Gulfstream Aerospace, developing global crisis management and business continuity programs impacting over 16 million customers. Vanessa Mathews ability to engage her audience, spark lively discussions and affect positive change make her a sought-after speaker for conferences and professional events.
Most Requested Keynotes
Managing the Racial Wealth Gap Crisis
Legal discrimination, redlining, shortage of social capital, health disparities, lack of access to capital, underfunded schools, unequal pay, and low wage gains are some of the compounding issues that lead to why there is a wealth gap crisis facing the global economy. The wealth gap is a multi-trillion-dollar economic problem that continues to widen between minorities and the majority population globally. In this talk, Vanessa shares the skills and abilities learned through her crisis management career and business ownership to provide actionable tools, individuals can leverage to be part of the solution to reduce the wealth gap.
Validating, Developing, and Monitoring Preparedness Programs
“You are not a real CEO until your business goes through a crisis.” Crisis situations help you to see who you are as a leader and how you show-up. While Vanessa has the technical knowledge and experience to effectively prepare, manage and monitor a crisis, she also has experience facing crisis situations in her company and “taking her own medicine.” To effectively lead through crisis, Vanessa provides in depth concepts and strategies to validate, develop, and monitor:
- Crisis Management programs
- Business Continuity programs
- Training and Exercise programs
Vanessa will give you the tools and insights to exhibit the strength and resiliency needed to strengthen your capacity and capabilities.
Building a Bridge to Entrepreneurship: How to Leave your 9-5 for Your True Purpose
“I want to be my own boss.” Such a simple statement that is followed by many questions. When should I quit my job to start a business? How do I create a side hustle? How do I know when I am ready? What should I expect when I start out as an entrepreneur? These questions and more many people ask themselves when they ponder the idea of leaving a stable (yet often unsatisfying) job to do their own thing. Vanessa did too.
But that underlying tug to pursue her true passion and purpose persisted, so in the end, those questions didn’t stop Vanessa. In this talk, Vanessa will arm you with an actionable plan of what you need to persist and pursue your dream through every aspect of your entrepreneurship journey