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Sometimes, What's Holding Us Back Isn't Visible.
Leaders and teams are navigating change, burnout, and strained workplace relationships.
Beneath these challenges are often patterns we don't recognize. The rules we've internalized. The expectations we carry. The ways we respond to pressure and one another.
What if sustainable success and stronger leadership start with questioning the rules we follow and the questions we ask?
Vanessa delivers engaging, thought-provoking keynotes that help people thrive under pressure, navigate change, and achieve success without sacrificing their well-being or relationships.
Why Vanessa's Message is different
Vanessa McNeal’s relatable, warm approach to keynote sessions is a masterclass in breaking down big, scary concepts into tangible action items through storytelling and simple yet powerful conversations.
Named a Top 10 Rising Speaker of 2026, Vanessa McNeal has transformed audiences nationwide with keynotes about resilience, burnout, nervous system regulation, and compassion as a competitive advantage.
Sharing lessons from her lived experiences and her master’s degree in Social Work with a specialization in trauma-informed care, Vanessa helps leaders and teams rethink the rules shaping how they achieve, navigate pressure and work with others, building healthier people, stronger relationships and more sustainable performance.
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Ways to Work with
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speaking
Ignite your team with keynotes and workshops that feature tangible tools, engaging and practical takeaways, and real stories that stick. Vanessa teaches leaders how to question the invisible rules they create for themselves to expand what they believe is possible.
coaching
Work one-on-one with Vanessa to debunk limiting beliefs and see how owning your story can expand your worldview, helping you lead, perform, and live from your full capacity.
Words from the Audience
Vanessa has the rare ability to connect deeply and immediately with an audience. Her opening keynote created the mindset our attendees needed to fully show up for the day, and the impact of her message carried through every session that followed.
- Delaney Howell-Groth, AgCulture Marketing
Book her every time she is available. Her insight and delivery was outstanding.
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Inspiring and Transformative
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THOUSANDS OF PROFESIONALS IMPACTED
Vanessa was very engaging! I left the conference feeling charged up. I am so excited to implement my new tools in my professional and personal life.
- Attendee
Vanessa's Most Requested Keynotes
Whether your team needs to be reenergized, is navigating changes, or is ready for conversations that build connection, all of Vanessa’s top requested keynote sessions promise tangible takeaways and aha moments that strengthen teams, support performance and move organizations forward.
How Good Can it Get?
Moving High Performers from Exhaustion to Sustainable Excellence
The Courage to Care
How Ordinary People Build Extraordinary Cultures
Watch Vanessa
Powerful stories. Practical tools. A new way of seeing what’s been there all along.
Vanessa creates the kind of keynote experience that stays with people long after they leave the room.
Her work blends compelling storytelling, trauma-informed expertise and immediately applicable tools that help audiences understand themselves—and each other—differently.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Rewired Live
Rewired Live is an unscripted night of live coaching where audience members get to ask Vanessa any question of their choosing to be coached live. In exchange for their vulnerability, they gain new perspective, real tools and the entire room leaves with more clarity.
See why Rewired Live has grown into one of Central Iowa's favorite nights for real talk and real growth. Be the first to learn about the next event.
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