“SOMEONE ONCE TOLD ME I’M THE LEASt HR, HR PERSON THEY’VE EVER MET. I TOOK THAT AS A COMPLIMENT.”
- Vanessa Florio, SPHR
Certified Executive Coach | Certified Transformational Coach
If you’re looking for someone to lead your change management strategy with a 90-slide PowerPoint—keep looking. But if you’re ready to challenge the status quo, architect culture from the inside out, and build a future that works for your people and your business—Vanessa Florio is who you want in the room.
With over two decades leading transformation, Vanessa brings a rare mix of business acumen, cultural fluency, and human-centered strategy to every partnership. From the C-suite to the frontline, she’s known for speaking truth with clarity and leading change with intention.
“change is personal. miss the people, and you miss the whole point.”
Vanessa has held senior leadership roles at global giants like Starbucks Coffee Company and Royal Caribbean International, where she helped build People First cultures that earned accolades like Great Place to Work® and Fortune’s Top 10 Best Workplaces in Aging Services®.
Fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, Vanessa brings deep experience across multinational environments in sectors like retail, hospitality, tourism, and healthcare. Whether leading global teams or coaching executives, her approach is rooted in a fierce belief in human potential.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Vanessa is often the one in the room who asks, “What’s possible?”—and means it. A trusted partner who doesn’t just bring solutions—she builds belief. She’s built a career out of asking better questions, challenging outdated norms, and co-creating the future of work with courage.
Her coaching style is personal and her strategies are tailor-made, never templated. And her impact? It lives in the moments where people choose differently—and then suddenly, everything changes.