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Vanita Lee-Tatum is a visual artist, entrepreneurship educator and small business developer. For more than ten years, Vanita advanced banking initiatives for small businesses. Now she uses the skills she honed during her time as a VP of Banking, to help organizations create their own financial growth. Her efforts have already helped top financial institutions, multinational entrepreneurs, and various performing arts organizations achieve sustainable growth.

Her pedagogy optimizes business growth and teaches people better business development skills. Leveraging a unique combination of logical and creative insights she helps people develop rewarding partnerships. Through consulting, her clients develop the skills to build community, execute strategies, and grow their businesses. In addition to being a business development expert that empowers women of color and encourages entrepreneurs of all types, she has been featured in Fast Company Magazine. Vanita is a positive force of nature, and clients and partners enjoy collaborating with her.

 

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Vanita Lee-Tatum is a visual artist, entrepreneurship educator and small business developer. For more than ten years, Vanita advanced banking initiatives for small businesses in the Bay Area. Today she uses the skills acquired during her time as a Banking VP to help organizations create their own financial growth. Through consulting, her clients develop the skills to build community, execute strategies, and grow their businesses. Vanita is passionate about empowering women of color, and developing entrepreneurs of all types. Clients, partners and organizations enjoy collaborating with her.

 

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A visual artist, educator and business developer who empowers women of color, and helps entrepreneurs create financial growth. 💰👠

 

ARTIST STATEMENT

Art is a Gateway for Healing

My artwork comes from a place of pure emotion; I communicate my experience with unintentional brush strokes, sometimes I use my hands, sometimes it gets messy. I love to use recycled materials and whatever else I find to create. The resources always come to me. I never have to look far to find them. Art provides a space for me to be free without any criticism or competition. I try not to judge but appreciate my work. I’m truly at peace with what it is.

I am a member of the RAW Natural Born Artist organization and my journey to find work with purpose has been featured in Fast Company magazine. I’ve served as a Board Member for the Hayward Arts Council and as Art Curator for the John O’Lague Galleria. Currently, I teach entrepreneurship at Mt. Eden High School in Hayward and I own a consulting business through which I empower women of color entrepreneurs to pursue their creative passions and manifest their dreams.