Top Voice in Technology & Innovation
Vanessa
Wachtmeister
Transforming ideas into reality
As a thought leader in technology innovation and a Senior Product Manager for a Fortune 500 Company, Vanessa Wachtmeister has spent years at the cutting edge of the tech game.
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My Socials
Paving the way at the intersection of tech, travel, and financial freedom, Vanessa has garnered an engaged and loyal following across YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.
about me
Vanessa has been building products that transform the lives of tens of thousands of people for the last 11 years. From building innovative platform/API technology to creating meaningful content that educates and entertains, Vanessa does it all.
Leader in Tech
Bringing innovation to the forefront by working in B2B technology at Expedia Group as a documentation, AI, and platform technology expert.
Angel Investor
Backs innovative pre-seed and Series A startups in the Tech and AI space with a particular focus on immigration and medical technology.
Digital Creator
Building a social media and content creation empire that spans short and long-form videos, blogs and articles, guides, workshops, podcasts, downloadables, and more.
Leader in Tech, Digital Creator, Angel Investor, and Product Manager for a Fortune 500 Company.
Vanessa Wachtmeister has over 700,000 followers across YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram, earning the spot as one of the premier tech, personal finance, and travel creators in the world. With 440,000 followers on TikTok alone, Vanessa has cemented herself as a digital content creator and tech leader that people all over the world trust and listen to.
As a documentation, AI, and platform technology expert for Expedia Group, Vanessa has launched several net-new products over the last 7 years. Having been only the second person hired in the department, Vanessa has scaled usage by hundreds of thousands of people across the B2B experience. She is particularly experienced in B2B knowledge sharing, GPT Chatbot development, API onboarding, SDK generation, and scaling net-new experiences across the world.
Originally from Los Angeles, California, Vanessa is a proud Chicana, who has been living abroad for the last 10 years. Today, she helps people pursue financial and location independence through her internationally-renowned site, Wander Onwards, her ‘Move Abroad’ masterclass, financial literacy digital products, and bespoke career workshops.
In addition to this, she has been building the AuslandApp, to help educate and enable more expats to make their dreams of moving to the UK or Germany come true. This is alongside her work with MyExpatTaxes and HORBACH to improve financial literacy in an accessible way.
Vanessa On-camera
Whether she’s working behind the scenes or educating and sharing in front of the camera, Vanessa is a consummate professional in everything she does.
US Expat Financial Literacy Series
Supporting American Citizens wherever they are in the world.
Move Abroad Series
How to launch your life abroad as an American.
Join 50,000 monthly readers on wanderonwards.co
Launched in 2013, Vanessa’s travel blog – wanderonwards.co – attracts tens of thousands of users a month thanks to our team’s targeted SEO optimization strategies. Find out more about pivoting into tech, traveling the world, and pursuing financial independence by clicking ‘Read More.’
