Vivian Tanaka
Who is Vivian Tanaka?
Vivian Tanaka is a keynote speaker, tech founder and youth wellbeing advocate whose work focuses on adaptability and self-leadership.
What are Vivian Tanaka’s main achievements?
Born into poverty in Zimbabwe, Vivian Tanaka moved to the UK without speaking English and became a mother at an early age. Those experiences gave her a firsthand understanding of what adaptability under real pressure looks like and became the foundation of everything she teaches. She went on to found Kamelion, a wellbeing technology platform that gamifies personal growth for young people. Featured on BBC News and across podcasts, Vivian has delivered more than 500 speaking engagements since 2019 across education, corporate and public sector audiences.
What kind of topics does Vivian Tanaka cover at events?
- Be a Chameleon and a Lion: How to Adapt Without Losing Yourself –Vivian explores what it means to stay true to yourself while remaining open to change and why that balance is essential for leaders navigating a fast-moving world.
- Self-Leadership for an Uncertain World – Vivian works with leaders and organisations to develop the internal tools needed to navigate uncertainty and build cultures that can genuinely withstand pressure.
- The Adaptable Entrepreneur – Vivian draws on her own journey as a tech founder to show how adversity, when reframed, can become the engine of innovation.
- Innovation in Education – Vivian examines how schools and educators can prepare young people with the adaptability and wellbeing tools they will need throughout their lives.
- Family Wellbeing as Business Strategy – Vivian makes the case for why supporting employees as parents and caregivers is not a soft benefit but a direct driver of productivity and retention.
- Women, Tech and Transformation – Vivian examines the specific challenges women face in technology and innovation sectors and how adaptability and self-belief redefine what leadership looks like.
- Raising Adaptable, Resilient Kids – Vivian addresses the pressures families face in a fast-changing digital world and how parents and educators can prepare young people.
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Why should you hire Vivian Tanaka for your next event?
Vivian Tanaka’s audiences range from young people finding their footing to leaders building organisations fit for the future. She offers them clear, practical frameworks for navigating change whilst staying grounded in their own identity.
How to hire Vivian Tanaka for your next event?
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Topics and Themes
- AI Innovation
- Corporate Strategy & Innovation
- AI Strategy
- Business Model Transformation
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