Happy New Year…Pop the champagne—we are celebrating a massive milestone today as we mark 350 episodes of The Wealthy Speaker Podcast, helping speakers build the business of their dreams!
Quote: “I was looking for someone to capture the experience that I can create on stage.” Vanessa McNeal
I am thrilled to introduce you to the winner of our 2025 Best Speaker Video Contest, Vanessa McNeal, and let me tell you—she is the real deal. Vanessa is not only a fantastic speaker, but is also an award-winning filmmaker and social activist who leverages her background in social work to advocate for systemic change. She is also a two-time TEDx speaker and a powerhouse who understands that to be a “Wealthy Speaker,” you must provide a transformation that is both deep and sustainable.
Vanessa has a Master’s in Social Work, specializing in Trauma-Informed Care, and transforms burnt-out professionals by revealing what’s really driving their leadership: their nervous system, not their willpower. She equips leaders with neuroscience-backed tools to regulate stress, build resilience, strengthen emotional intelligence, and lead sustainably.
Highlights you won’t want to miss:
- Winning Demo Videos and Rising Stars: [0:00]
- A David vs Goliath race. [1:00]
- Vanessa, reinvented. [3:30]
- Next…you only have about a minute. [8:00]
- Having a big impact. [11:00]
- Change your question. [15:00]
- Create a growth experience. [20:00]
- So many great videos to choose from. [25:00]
- See you next time. [29:49]
Vanessa’s top-rated keynotes help organizations understand how nervous system patterns impact leadership effectiveness, team dynamics, and burnout prevention. She brings both personal insight and scientific expertise to help high-achievers recognize survival patterns like perfectionism and people-pleasing as protective mechanisms—not character flaws.
If you want to learn what it takes to build a successful speaking business and create an award-winning speaker video, you simply can’t afford to miss this episode.
I hope you’ll listen and learn.
Links:
Vanessa’s website
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