Conversation

Vanessa Van Edwards is a renowned behavioural researcher, international bestselling author, and instructor at Harvard University. More than 75 million people have seen her on YouTube and in her viral TEDxLondon talk. Her ground-breaking research at her company, Science of People, has been featured in Fast Company, Inc., and USA Today, as well as many media outlets, including on CNN and CBS. Her book Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People has been translated into more than 18 languages and her second book, Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication was an instant WSJ bestseller. For more than a decade, she has been leading corporate trainings and workshops to audiences around the world, including at SXSW and MIT, and at companies including Google, Dove, and Microsoft. Her unique online courses have taught half a million students worldwide how to succeed in business and life by understanding the hidden dynamics of people. She lives with her husband and daughters in Southern California.