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‘Financial wizards can make things sound complicated, and you feel small. Connor Broadley really know their stuff, but their approach
is accessible and empathetic. If I change my mind, I don’t feel judged; it is just what people do. I love that.
The most important thing is trust. It is the brilliant relationship I enjoy with Connor Broadley, and the open conversations we have, which has built my trust over the years, giving me complete confidence in the safety of my family’s financial future.’
Born in London, with two birthdays, actual and ‘official’, due to having been conceived prior to parents’ marriage
Starts in advertising, first with Hedger Mitchell Stark, then Young & Rubicam
Joins start-up agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty, meeting future husband Andrew there
First business venture: Spanner, a freelance advertising planning firm
Loses mother to cancer
Embarks on world tour (36 countries), interviewing the world’s oldest people with Andrew. A medical emergency in Caracas is nearly fatal
Continues career in advertising with J Walter Thompson, before becoming Head of Planning at Bates UK
First daughter born, confounding medical opinion…followed by a second, two years later
First executive role: European CEO of Hall & Partners
Global CEO
Steps down from her role at Hall & Partners, joins the board of the British Forces Broadcasting Services and becomes trustee of The Corinium Educational Trust MAT
Vanella is a passionate supporter and coach to young entrepreneurs, including DigData, (connecting socially disadvantaged kids to business and careers in data) and Ena, (importing high quality Ghanaian ingredients, to enable home cooking in the UK). Life-long passions of travel, painting and cold-water swimming continue. You can find her easily in a river or with a paint brush in hand.
