Vanessa Maddox is one of those women that just simply inspires us. Not only is she a senior consultant working in global professional services for Verizon, but she also is the founder of TheGirlfriendGroup, an online community created as a tribute to her sister, that encourages women to aspire to network, share and encourage. In her day job Vanessa designs the framework and capabilities around organizational development for global sales, develops professional services training roadmaps and coordinates on-boarding training and consultant development. And with TheGirlfriendGroup, she encourages women to help other women in all aspects of life. Read on to hear how Vanessa went from Capitol Hill computer geek to a senior consultant at a company we're all familiar with.