Vanessa Chris passionately believes that business storytelling, when done right, has the power to create a better world. This belief has served as her north star – guiding her 20-year career as a journalist, content marketer and impact communications specialist.

As a journalist, Vanessa served as a columnist for the Toronto Star and earned recognition as a KRW Award finalist and Gold Medal winner (the highest standard in the Canadian b2b publishing space). As a content marketer, she tackled complex subject matter for global leaders like Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, and IBM.

Today, she helps impact-driven organizations harness the power of storytelling to authentically and credibly share their environmental and social initiatives. This work covers a lot of ground – from circular economies and composting, to social finance, decarbonization, and DEI.

Her writing has appeared in countless publications including Forbes, the Globe and Mail and Corporate Knights.