Vanessa is an author, senior executives’ advisor, trainer, lecturer and consultant on Inclusion and cultural intelligence (CQ). From multicultural background herself, she has lived and worked in 4 continents and 8 countries; speaks 4 languages fluently; and now lives between Lisbon, Brussels, and Paris. Her 3 sons hold 3 nationalities. Before earning her PhD on Cultural intelligence at Singapore’s Nanyang Business School in 2018, Vanessa worked as a Senior executive in the Advertising industry for over 20 years handling local, regional, and global accounts for blue chip clients including InBev, Chivas Regal, Reckitt Benckiser, Nina Ricci, Procter & Gamble, Lolita Lempicka, Danone, Kraft Foods, Peugeot, and Unilever. Creativity, Generosity and Joy are the three values that guide her life achievements.

Amélie started her career in Finance working for KPMG in Paris and then for Suez Environment in Morocco. New professional opportunities in France and Asia led her to move into Career Management for international executives and students. The cultural gaps she experienced during her three expatriations (Morocco 7 years / Indonesia 4 years and USA 3 years) and her current eyes disability motivated her to explore Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. She encountered through all her experiences in Career Development, Job hunting and Cross-cultural management the joys of discovering how to adapt, business-wise, to totally different cultures.