Helllo, It's Vee

Specialize in youth mentorship, outreach, employment and education

Vanessa is consistently committed to establishing healthy relationships, setting boundaries, increasing her vulnerability, self-awareness and being a better woman today than she was yesterday. Vanessa’s short-term goals are to release her first book and to continue building upon her entrepreneurial skill sets. She wishes to extend the efforts of her brand, Helllo, It's Vee, internationally, while encouraging and being a catalyst to positive change in the communities that she touches with her light.

I purchased one of Vanessa's resume packages and I am extremely happy that I did. I had my resume revamped for a government position, and if you've applied for a government job, you know they are pretty particular. Vanessa did a fantastic job and was able to highlight my strengths, while still ensuring my resume meet the requirements needed to pass the screening. I was contacted for an interview and Vanessa coached me through some (pretty tough) questions. Pleased to say that I have acquired a government role and I cannot thank Vanessa enough. She was professional, kept to her time frame, and provided clear feedback. Currency comes in many forms and my time and money were very well spent. - Tisha R.

Behind the Vision

A woman of resilience, vulnerability and compassion. A multifaceted, Jill of All Trades, a Queen striving for multidimensional equality. Vanessa Smithers, the creative behind, Helllo, It's Vee was born in Toronto, Ontario, to an African Canadian father, from Truro, Nova Scotia, and a Jewish Canadian mother, from Toronto; the eldest of three children. The early stages of Vanessa`s life, were not easy. As a child and leading into her adolescence, Vanessa lived in rural, suburban areas of Ontario, Canada.

With minimal amounts of diversity, her family was often times the only family of color in the neighborhoods in which they resided. Vanessa’s father, Paul, operated an inherited family transportation business, and her mother, Bayla, remained a stay-at-home mom.  The succession of Paul’s business permitted Vanessa and her family to live a life of financial and material abundance, however, with this, Vanessa was granted a childhood largely lacking emotional support, guidance and the permission to be herself. Boats, private schools, designer clothes, cottages and cars, were seemingly replacements for love, attention and nurturing. Vanessa’s grandparents, from both her mother and fathers side of the family, were quite present in her in her life, often playing the role of parental figures to all three children...(for more visit website)