Vanessa Tennyson, PCC, 3CP, SHRM-SCP
Focus: Emotional Intelligence, Leadership & Engagement, Communication & Executive Presence
Executive Coach/Facilitator

“To call Vanessa an extraordinary coach is a vast understatement. Not only is she highly skilled, highly educated, highly empathetic and emotionally intelligent, but she has a way of piercing through you to get to the heart of the matter and transform the way you look at a challenge or setback. ”
— K. E., CEO
With astute active listening skills, Vanessa is able to help leaders discover the true basis for blockers, issues or concerns, and shine a light on what change looks like for them. She provides a framework, accountability and meaningful feedback to accelerate individual performance, while embracing her client’s authentic self.
Vanessa’s range of empathy is unusually diverse due to the wide array of experiences in her personal, professional and volunteer roles, and as a coach, she helps illuminate in language that is meaningful to each client, a path to enhanced engagement and performance.
Vanessa’s passion is people and as a transgender woman who spent the last 40 years in myriad roles within the business community, she has accumulated the rare perspective of having been an employee, manager, executive and owner, in both male and female gender roles.
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Education and Certification
International Coach Federation, Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
B.S., Business Management & Administration, University of Minnesota
Associate of Arts, University of Minnesota
Advanced Careers Fellow, University of Minnesota
Professional Executive & Organization Coach (3CP)
Graduate Level Certificate Business Excellence: Leadership
SHRM Senior Consulting Professional (SHRM-SCP)
Certification in multiple assessments: EQ-2.0/EQ 360 Assessment, Leadership Circle Profile, Hogan Assessment, Neethling Brain Instrument NBI®, Predictive Index