Vanessa Ferlaino is an award-winning author, speaker, host/producer, certified meditation practitioner, and philanthropist. After a decade in tech and medtech as an award-winning corporate innovator, investor, executive, and advisor, Vanessa published her book debut, “Human”, a story about her journey being more human to herself, others, and society. Vanessa has been featured on CTV, CityNews, Authority Magazine’s “Social Impact Author”, as a keynote for Google x Women Techmakers, and numerous podcasts and radio stations. "Human" was awarded SECOND PLACE at The Bookfest 2022 Awards in self-help transformation and A RED RIBBON WINNER by The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. 5% of all book sales go towards The Being Human Foundation, Vanessa’s non-profit to empower humankind through community and mindfulness. Vanessa is also the host/producer of “The Human Challenge” where she explores the human challenges in today’s world, the challenges of being human, and how we can challenge ourselves to be more human for the greater good.