Enrolled in classical piano lessons at age four, Vanessa was a member of the Royal Conservatory of Music by the age of seven and was being awarded with outstanding performance awards for her solo acts on the piano. She excelled in public speaking and stage productions all the way through elementary and high school while maintaining honor roll status and taking part in various sports teams and clubs.It was her high school drama teacher who took notice of her acting abilities and suggested Vanessa sign with an agent to pursue the craft professionally. She was a member of the female pop vocal group "Savvy Café", managed by Juno award winner Cathy Young and legendary producer Peter Mann.While Vanessa was performing and recording with the group, she continued to work in film, television, and stage. She graduated from York University with a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts and Cultural Studies, while pursuing modeling.She worked with many talented photographers and designers, including Babak, Pascale Thérien, David Chang, Tim Leyes, Izzy Camillieri, Andrew Majtenyi, Salem Mousallam, Zoran Dobric, Shernett Swaby, Pat McDonagh, and Lucian Matis to name a few.Over a decade later Vanessa is now highly sought after for her gift of spiritual & performance coaching and trance-channeling work. These lifelong gifts have transformed from a personal practice to a business and brand. She teaches, speaks, writes and appears in the media talking about the power and impact of accessing higher-levels of consciousness as the CEO and Founder of Soul Aligned Success.Through her unique accelerated Quantum Coaching method, leadership retreats, keynote speaking, intuitive workshops, trance-channeling events, and transformation based online programs, she provides grounded, strategic results-based transformations.Vanessa works with and supports high-performance actors, directors, musicians, celebrities, and leaders to embody and lead from their soul, to find balance throughout their entire lives.Vanessa and her work have been featured on Good Morning America, Parents Magazine, MSN, ABC News, Access Hollywood, Glamour, Collective Evolution, Elephant Journal, Good Morning La La Land, and more.Originally from Toronto, Canada, Vanessa now resides with her husband Jeffrey and rescue dog Leo, in San Diego, California living the SoCal lifestyle of sunshine, sand, and surf. She travels to LA frequently for work with clients and projects. Show less «