In today's episode, I'm joined by Vanessa Sturman, a leading voice in peak performance, sustainable nutrition and everyday habits for busy people. She is regularly featured on Sky News, BBC Radio and other media outlets.

She helps busy leaders, teams and athletes improve cognitive performance, reduce stress and burnout, build resilience, manage weight and sustain energy. Her approach focuses on enjoyable, flavour-filled food and lifestyle habits that work in real life. No restriction. No overwhelm. Just practical, evidence-based changes that support long-term results.

Vanessa’s work is grounded in the principle that health fuels performance and resilience. Drawing on nutrition science, real-world experience, and cultural food knowledge, she helps people thrive under pressure. In the UK, poor staff health and lost productivity cost businesses over £100 billion each year. Vanessa equips organizations with practical tools to enhance focus, stamina, and consistency across their teams. Her approach bridges personal health, business performance, and planetary wellbeing, showing organizations how simple, culturally relevant shifts can elevate energy, focus, and resilience, strengthen profit, and benefit the planet.

Her inclusive, practical approach is shaped by her recovery from teenage binge eating, her experience as a person of colour raised by an immigrant mother who taught her the value of food, budgeting and waste reduction, and her professional background as a Sustainability and Behaviour Change Consultant. She shows how small habits can be simple, culturally relevant, good for the planet and a powerful tool for long-term success.

Educated at Cambridge University in Social and Biological Anthropology, Vanessa is also a published plant-based recipe developer and respected 1:1 coach. Her clients include Fulham Football Club, Cambridge University, Brooks Macdonald and Octopus Energy. She is a Health Expert for BBC Radio Oxfordshire and has won two prestigious awards, from The Speaker Awards, for her engaging, high-impact delivery speaking. Vanessa delivers keynotes, workshops and panel sessions on leadership, small habit change and adaptability under pressure, even within diverse food cultures. She also runs energizing team cooking sessions and is regularly booked for Mental Health Awareness events and corporate wellbeing weeks.

In today’s conversation, we dive into:

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  The power of plant-forward living

  
  


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  How mindset and small habits shape long-term wellbeing

  
  


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  Easy, sustainable changes anyone can make, without restriction or overwhelm

  
  


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  Why plant-focused meals support performance in the workplace and corporate world

  
  


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  And how busy people can create energy, resilience, and better stress management through simple daily practices

  
  

Learn more about Vanessa on her website, www.vanessasturman.com, and her Instagram, @vanessaforhealth.

Also, a quick reminder that there are still a few spots left in my upcoming 15 Hour online Plant Based Nutrition Course, running Thursdays from 8am–11am PST, starting January 5th. If you’d like to register, just email registrar@pacificrimcollege.com.

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