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Vanessa Zamy    

Wellness & Wellbeing Leadership and Burnout Prevention Expert

Vanessa Zamy, known as The Business Defibrillator®, is a respected catalyst for transformative change within corporate environments. With a proven track record in Fortune 500 companies, she excels as a dynamic Speaker, Burnout Prevention Expert, Leadership Trainer, and Strategist, driving a meaningful shift in mindset and performance among middle management leaders.

Zamy's impact extends beyond the boardroom, as the visionary Founder of Your Vision's Catalyst, she revolutionizes businesses by championing the leadership and strategy of women small business owners, fortifying the very foundation of the economy. Additionally, as the Founder of LiberationX, Zamy spearheads the Women's Freedom Movement, empowering women to define and embrace their own freedom vision with tenacity and resilience.

Zamy’s powerful insights have been featured in esteemed publications such as Fast Company and NPR Marketplace, affirming her status as a thought leader in corporate wellness and leadership development. Zamy's personal journey from adversity to triumph serves as a compelling testament to her unwavering determination, unparalleled expertise, and unmatched performance prowess.

As a sought-after speaker, Zamy captivates audiences with her commanding presence and insightful sessions, guiding corporate professionals towards heightened levels of success. Zamy is not just a speaker; she is a game-changer, poised to revolutionize corporate culture and empower professionals to thrive in today's dynamic landscape. Partner with Zamy today and unlock the full productivity potential of your team.

Speech Topics


Personal Development, Burnout Recovery & Motivation

(For Keynote Only) Defibrillate Your Life To Reinvigorate Your Career

  • Do you feel like you need to race to meet a bunch of hard deadlines in order to get stuff done? Well, you don't.

  • One of the biggest myths about 'the hustle' is that it goes hand-in-hand with burnout and fatigue. As a consultant who helps corporate middle managers and entrepreneurial business owners enhance their performance, Vanessa knows that healthy time efficiency comes down to putting YOU first and creating quality over quantity.

Our time is our most valuable resource, and in today’s fast-paced society, it’s all too easy to lose track of it in pursuit of our endless to-do’s. Through an interactive, dynamic presentation, Vanessa Zamy will present on key principles and her tactical method for your audience to develop an ideal schedule that helps them manage their time, balance it all, and get more done without sleep deprivation or meditation.

Attendees will learn:

  • Proven techniques to regain energy and vitality, enabling them to tackle life and professional challenges with renewed vigor.

  • Concrete steps to achieve a harmonious work-life balance, empowering them to excel in both personal and professional spheres without feeling stretched thin.

  • Tailored strategies to navigate unforeseen obstacles, conquer overwhelming to-do lists, and reclaim control over their time and priorities.

  • Essential tools for nurturing their well-being, sustaining motivation, and achieving sustainable success in their careers and lives.

  • Unlock the secrets to cultivating resilience and bouncing back from setbacks, empowering attendees to thrive in the face of adversity and emerge stronger than ever before.

Topic: Leadership Development, Corporate Culture, & Communication

Title: Leading Across Ages: Navigating Generation Dynamics for Inclusive Excellence

In contemporary corporate landscapes, leaders face a pressing challenge – effectively navigating and maximizing the potential of multi-generational teams. The evolving workforce comprises individuals with distinct work styles, motivations, and expectations shaped by their generational differences. This diversity, while enriching, can pose significant hurdles for leaders aiming to foster collaboration, communication, and cohesive leadership within their teams. The old ways of firing, ignoring, or dismissing a generationally different employee no longer work. Leaders need more effective ways to overcome generational differences to cultivate high performing, harmonious multi-generational teams.

In this interactive session, leaders will learn:

  • Why inclusive leadership across generations boosts organizational performance.

  • What are the most important generational differences in work styles, motivations, and expectations you need to look out for.

  • How you can foster collaboration and effective communication across diverse age groups within your team.

  • How to leverage cultural intelligence to enhance leadership effectiveness within a multigenerational workforce.

  • How you as a leader can support your team members in addressing their cross-generational coworkers.

Employee Wellness, Burnout Prevention & Retention

Title: From Middle Manager to Marvel: Supercharge Productivity & Conquer Balance

Middle managers, often tasked with balancing multiple responsibilities and navigating complex organizational dynamics, frequently experience high levels of stress and burnout. Several challenges include overwhelming workloads, lack of support, role conflict, work-life imbalance, and limited accessible resources for self-care. Failure to support middle managers in preventing and managing burnout results in decreased productivity, increased turnover, and a negative impact on employee morale and engagement.

This interactive session equips middle managers with practical strategies and accessible resources to proactively address burnout, empowering them to optimize their productivity and organizational effectiveness while fostering a healthier work-life balance, thus enabling them to thrive in their roles and contribute to sustained business success.

Attendee Results:

  • Unlock Your Superpower: Personal-Professional Alignment: Discover how aligning your personal values with your professional identity can be your secret weapon against burnout, propelling you towards career fulfillment and success.

  • Work-Life Fusion: The Middle Manager's Formula: Explore innovative strategies to seamlessly integrate work and personal life, transforming stress into synergy and reclaiming balance in your daily routine.

  • Culture Catalyst: Middle Managers as Agents of Inclusion: Unleash your leadership potential by learning how to cultivate a workplace culture that champions diversity, fosters belonging, and boosts team performance.

  • Emotional Agility: The Key to Leadership Resilience: Develop the emotional intelligence skills needed to navigate challenges with grace and adaptability, empowering you to lead with empathy and inspire your team to greatness.

  • Time Mastery: From Chaos to Coordination: Master the art of time management and team collaboration, transforming chaos into cohesion and unlocking your team's full potential in achieving organizational goals.

Neurodiversity, Wellness & Productivity

Title: Thriving Amid Distraction: Empowering Neurodiverse Leaders for Success

The challenge for neurodiverse leaders with ADD/ADHD lies in navigating a world teeming with distractions, impeding their ability to maintain focus on tasks and goals. Amidst the chaos, time management becomes a constant battle, compounded by impulsive decision-making that can lead to adverse outcomes. Despite their intelligence, these individuals often face a lack of understanding and support for their unique cognitive processes, hindering their potential for success both personally and professionally.

Vanessa Zamy, a burnout prevention specialist and neurodivergent individual herself, offers practical tailored strategies honed from her experience as a neurodiverse leader and helping others as well. Through actionable insights, attendees will learn to harness their strengths, overcome productivity challenges, and heighten their performance.

Attendee results:

  • Discover Neurodiverse Productivity Hacks: Uncover unconventional productivity techniques tailored specifically for neurodivergent minds, harnessing the power of neurodiverse thinking to optimize workflow and efficiency.

  • Master the Art of Hyperfocus: Learn how to channel hyperfocus, a common trait among neurodivergent individuals, into a superpower for accomplishing tasks with unparalleled intensity and precision, while managing potential pitfalls.

  • Navigate Executive Functioning Challenges: Acquire practical strategies to navigate executive functioning challenges commonly experienced by neurodivergent leaders, including organization, planning, time management, and task initiation, leading to enhanced performance and effectiveness.

  • Champion Inclusive Leadership: Cultivate a leadership style that celebrates neurodiversity, fosters an inclusive work environment, and leverages the unique strengths of each team member, driving innovation, engagement, and success.

  • Unleash Creative Problem-Solving Skills: Harness the creativity and out-of-the-box thinking inherent in neurodiverse individuals to tackle complex problems, generate innovative solutions, and drive strategic initiatives forward with agility and ingenuity.

  • Engineer Work-Life Synergy: Engineer a harmonious integration of work and personal life, leveraging neurodiverse strengths such as intense focus, passion-driven pursuits, and unconventional approaches to achieve fulfillment, balance, and sustainable success.

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