Vanessa Quigley
About the Speaker
Vanessa is a family memory expert and mother of seven. In 2014, she co-founded Chatbooks to help families organize and enjoy their family stories.Vanessa's “aha” moment came when she found her youngest son clutching his most prized possession—a photo album his preschool teacher made for him. Once an avid scrapbooker, Vanessa knew there needed to be a better solution for her photos stuck on her phone. Now millions of parents have printed their family memories with the Chatbooks app.
Vanessa was named Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year in 2017, authored DIY advice book Real Moms, Real Hacks, and hosts The MomForce Podcast, which is in the top 3% of parenting podcasts nationwide. In 2021, Chatbooks was named the #1 place to work for women in the United States, by Fortune magazine. Vanessa is also a professionally trained opera singer and in her downtime she enjoys time in the mountains with her family or lounging on a beach somewhere.
