“Gifted”
Vanessa Wilde is gifted in her ability to intuitively sense what the room needs for confidence and safety to express themselves and have fun. In our recent work together, I saw first hand excellent results from an annual planning retreat for our organization. After working through Vanessa's program, our team was more creative, more willing to share ideas and offer solutions for problems. I noticed team members willingly came of their shells and converted from "complainer" to "problem solver" by taking ownership of obstacles and a fresh commitment to helping our organization succeed. This was all made possible through Vanessa's work.
Dominique Molina, CEO Certified Tax Planners | San Diego, CA
“A Joy”
Vanessa is a joy to work with and a gifted speaker. She has lent her brilliance to the development of several improv-based workshops, empowering our staff and families to be fully present with their loved ones and finding creative ways to connect and harness the power of story in people who are dealing with memory loss.
Amy Abrams MSW/MPH Direct of Education, Alzheimer's San Diego
“Highly Engaging”
Some people speak to audiences. Vanessa moves audiences. She gets you to see and feel things you haven't experienced before. You will gain tools to positively shift the mindset of your team, organization and life. If you want to learn in a playful, funny and safe environment, I highly recommend Vanessa is a highly enagaging speaker and facilitator and will help your organization reach new levels of creativity, connection and engagement.
Chris Nielson, International Speaker, Entrepreneur and Applied Improv Trainer
“Exceeded Our Expectations”
At the San Diego & Imperial SBDC Network, we recently increased our staff by 1/3 to being over 75 people with very diverse backgrounds. We contracted Vanessa and her team to help with team-building and communication. Our objectives for Vanessa were to build comradery, collaboration, communication (among the team and with our diverse client base), and have fun! Vanessa did all of this, while vastly exceeding not only our own expectations, but even those of our team that are inherently skeptical. Vanessa is great for any organization to build teamwork and communication through having a lot of fun!
Danny Fitzgerald, Associate Regional Director, San Diego and Imperial SBDC Network & SDI Women's Business Center
“Magical”
I have taken classes for myself and also brought Vanessa in to do team building classes with my employees. There's something magical about the way she teaches. She gently brings you out of your shell, out of your head, and eliminates the intimidation factor that you might otherwise expect when being vulnerable in front of other people. I can't stress enough how much I admire her and enjoy these classes. Five super bright and shiny stars!! Highly recommend! - Nichole MacDonald, CEO The Sash Bag
Individual Workshops & Courses
“Best Investment”
"Taking improv with Vanessa is one of the best investments I’ve made in my personal and professional life. It’s playtime, laughter, connection, community, collaboration, vulnerability, therapy, expansion, and in the beginning, waaaay out of my comfort zone. With Vanessa as my guide, I transformed the feeling of discomfort into feeling powerful and accomplished. She’s a master at creating a loving safe space so that you can go where you’ve never dared to go before and discover that you have what it takes to leave your perceived limits in the dust. I feel lighter and more ready than I’ve ever been to share my gifts, and the many nuggets of wisdom I learned from Vanessa, with the world." - Virginia Rodriguez
“Valuable Lessons”
Vanessa’s class was a smorgasbord of improv “exercises,” playfulness, lots of laughter goofiness, and mindfulness— reminding us to let go of our inhibitions, our inner critics, and those “you shouldn’t” and “you can’t” voices in our heads. Valuable lessons on how to get back in touch with our inner child, experimenting, and being willing to suck(!), and lightening up— exactly the prescription we all can use in these (and all) challenging times. (I’m a doctor, I know some things about prescriptions😉...) What a joy— and we can all use more of that! Valerie Sussman, MD
“Wonderful”
I took the beginning improv class with a group of wonderful ladies. It was fun and challenged my brain in a way I hadn't experienced before. If you take the class, you will learn things that will improve your relationship with friends, colleagues and loved ones. -Laurie Itkin, The Options Lady and Divorce Financial Expert
O Improv is way more than just an improv class. The small womens group 6-week class was an intimate setting to laugh through the problems of the day and learn how to say yes to life! It helped with my job, and to my surprise it helped my relationship with my 11 year old daughter. Bravo Vanessa!!! I loved it so much, I came back for a 2nd session!!!
-Charlene Corn, Entrepreneur (maker of the best natural deodorant ever!) and Mom
“I feel more confident”
"O.Improv, lead by the fabulous Vanessa, is an innovative company with a mission to make business communication more fun and meaningful. In my experience, the team building exercises taught us how to improve our listening skills and communicate with greater focus. I felt many of the Improv principles they teach were relevant to co-worker and customer communications, and I feel more confident as a result of my experience in their training." - Valerie Nemeth, Attorney
“Phenomenal!”
This class is phenomenal and Vanessa is an excellent and encouraging teacher. Her class is super fun and great for building self esteem and confidence.
-Heidi Maretz, Attorney
Women's Improv ROCKS!