Vanessa Gadberry

Vanessagadberry.com // *has not been updated in 3+ years, I keep hustling too hard at my day job & pro-bono work. 10+yrs in creative direction in bringing brands to life through design, photography, film, digital & motion work. Now creating teams who can do the same, inside a global, top-notch analytics & data company. What do we have in life-common? I grew up in a small community of people as an only child, spending a lot of time in nature and in my own mind (tormented creative, am I right?) I own a condo where I live with my partner in Minneapolis, serving on the HOA board for our historically-unique 70yr old building. Adventure-Subie fanatic owner of a '21 Outback. What joyfully takes up my time is caretaking for my animals~two cats and five snakes, gardening outside and inside the condo, and combatting cat fur. In my free time I cycle, kayak Minnesota lakes and rivers, and hike year-round along the North Shore of Gichigami (Lake Superior). The coldest I've hiked in was a -30° wind chill. My superpower is looking at Google Maps to find geographically-unique places to explore and being prepared for *nearly* every scenario. Doing pro-bono website and creative work for Black leadership and Black liberation is part of my responsibility in how I show up in the world. If you're a creative looking to plug in, I'm happy to connect with you over zoom to share how I got plugged in and networked my skillsets as a tool for those on the front lines of change.