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Vanessa Sanyauke
CEO,
The Hill
Vanessa is the Founder of The Hill, a dynamic platform that connects leading brands and businesses to women—enabling access to professional opportunities, a supportive community, and meaningful connections with companies that want to access untapped talent or market their products and services to women. Since its launch in 2023, The Hill has partnered with companies such as Amazon, Zalando, BT Group, and Virgin Media O2, engaging a thriving community of 11,000 members across 37 countries.
She is also the Founder of Girls Talk, a media and content studio that uses storytelling, events, and content to connect brands to women. Through powerful narratives and immersive experiences, Girls Talk has reached over 60,000 women globally, helping brands authentically engage with diverse female audiences. Vanessa’s work includes partnerships with Apple, Amazon, Beats by Dre, Meta, HSBC UK, Goldman Sachs, Snap Inc., Zalando, Virgin Media O2, BT, and Vodafone.
With over 18 years of ESG executive experience, Vanessa is celebrated for her expertise in global community building, sustainability, innovation, and workplace culture development. Her work spans financial services, technology, and government sectors, earning her a spot as #15 in the Financial Times, Yahoo Finance, and EMpower top ethnic minority future leaders across Europe, the U.S., and Canada.
Beyond her corporate impact, Vanessa hosts the podcast The Vanessa Podcast (formerly known as AWDC), which debuted at #4 on the Apple Business Charts. Recognised as one of the "30 people changing the world" by London Business School and listed among London’s most influential by the Evening Standard, Vanessa’s thought leadership has been featured in The Guardian, Cosmopolitan, Sunday Times Style, Stylist, The Evening Standard, and the Financial Times.
She is also the Founder of Girls Talk, a media and content studio that uses storytelling, events, and content to connect brands to women. Through powerful narratives and immersive experiences, Girls Talk has reached over 60,000 women globally, helping brands authentically engage with diverse female audiences. Vanessa’s work includes partnerships with Apple, Amazon, Beats by Dre, Meta, HSBC UK, Goldman Sachs, Snap Inc., Zalando, Virgin Media O2, BT, and Vodafone.
With over 18 years of ESG executive experience, Vanessa is celebrated for her expertise in global community building, sustainability, innovation, and workplace culture development. Her work spans financial services, technology, and government sectors, earning her a spot as #15 in the Financial Times, Yahoo Finance, and EMpower top ethnic minority future leaders across Europe, the U.S., and Canada.
Beyond her corporate impact, Vanessa hosts the podcast The Vanessa Podcast (formerly known as AWDC), which debuted at #4 on the Apple Business Charts. Recognised as one of the "30 people changing the world" by London Business School and listed among London’s most influential by the Evening Standard, Vanessa’s thought leadership has been featured in The Guardian, Cosmopolitan, Sunday Times Style, Stylist, The Evening Standard, and the Financial Times.