Ep 48 - We can do more together ft. Vanessa Sanyauke Founder Girls Talk London

Vanessa is an award-winning ESG (Environmental, social & governance) tech entrepreneur, Podcaster and Writer based in London. She is the Founder & CEO of award-winning global organisation, Girls Talk London that develops products and services to connect businesses with female talent in 37+ countries through digital products and content, bespoke programmes & events. Their aim is to democratise access to opportunities and jobs in male dominated sectors and to empower women to develop the skills and confidence to progress in their careers.

Through this agency, Vanessa has worked with companies such as Apple, Amazon, Beats by Dre, Meta, HSBC UK, Goldman Sachs, Snap Inc, Virgin Media O2, Zalando, BT and Vodafone + many more to connect them with diverse talent across all levels within their businesses.

Vanessa is a Podcaster and Host of The After Work Drinks Club debuting at Number 4 on the Apple Business Charts and her online talk show, Girls Talk, being viewed by nearly 1 million people worldwide interviewing influential global leaders such as Tsitsi Masiyiwa & Munroe Bergdorf. 

Vanessa has held several Senior roles in the financial services, Law and Public Sector for over 16 years and has worked for companies such as Standard Chartered Bank, HFW, HSBC, Barclays, JP Morgan and UK Parliament.

In this episode Alicia and Vanessa discuss:

• Her experience attending an all black university 
• The reality of working in investment banking as a black woman 
• The true art of networking and advancing in the corporate workplaces 
• How she initially started Girls Talk London and grew into a career intro DEI
• Why collaboration is key to success 
• The reasons why the US invest more in personal development 

Connect with Vanessa:

https://www.vanessasanyauke.com/

Check out  Vanessa’s Podcast 

https://www.instagram.com/afterworkdrinksclub/?hl=en