We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming Wayne Women LEAD event:

In this one-hour overview of Conversations That Create the Culture, Vanessa Denha Garmo shows leaders how everyday interactions such as emails, meetings, quick check‑ins, even silence shape the culture they’re building. She highlights how people show up with both their strengths and their weaknesses, and how those patterns influence clarity, trust, and team dynamics.

Through real examples from her communications assessments, Vanessa reveals the small but powerful shifts leaders can make to communicate with greater intention. Participants walk away with a clearer understanding of how their natural style impacts others and how simple, consistent conversations can strengthen alignment, engagement, and organizational culture.

Participants can take a free Epiphany Communications Assessment that is designed to prompt a conversation around our own commuication styles. It's available on the homepage: Epiphany Communications | Coaching & Consulting

About Vanessa Denha Garmo

Vanessa Denha Garmo is a trainer, coach, facilitator, speaker and consultant with more than 30 years of experience in communications and media. A certified life and leadership coach and Gallup® Strengths Coach,  and DiSC Coach, she helps leaders grow with purpose, clarity, and confidence. With a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in communications—where she authored a thesis on confronting workplace bullying—Vanessa blends leadership development, team dynamics, growth mindset, positive intelligence, and communication strategy to support whole‑person growth.

As the founder of Epiphany Communications: Coaching & Consulting, she partners with organizations to build thriving cultures by developing self‑aware leaders, strengthening teams, and equipping individuals to understand how their strengths, weaknesses, saboteurs, and communication styles shape the workplace. Her work as a facilitator and coach helps people communicate with intention, collaborate more effectively, and show up in ways that elevate organizational performance.

Vanessa is the author of Conversations That Create the Culture and has a forthcoming book exploring Christian habits for professional success.

WWL Mission Statement:   

Wayne Women LEAD (WWL) is Wayne State University's chapter of Michigan's American Council on Education (MI-ACE) Women's Network. The Michigan ACE Women's Network's mission is to identify, develop, encourage, advance, link and support (IDEALS) women in higher education. Wayne Women LEAD supports the mission through professional development, networking, mentoring, advocacy, and support for WSU women administrators and aspiring leaders.