CCG - Who we are and what we're all about
"Vanessa has provided great feedback on our job descriptions, hiring process, and extended our reach to identify great candidates. She's been a great collaborator, and someone I'll reach out to again. Vanessa knows our space and has a great network."
Breakthrough Silicon Valley
Company Values
Social justice, equity and relationship-building are at the core of our “do-gooder” work here at Colibri Consulting Group (CCG), a Latina-owned business. Whether it’s our organizational clients, the candidates we engage with throughout an interview process or coaching sessions – we take a personalized and people-centered approach. We specialize in building trusting and authentic partnerships where we lead our clients on a journey of transformation and self improvement to achieve results and meet their maximum potential.
Drawing inspiration from “el colibrí“ (which translates to hummingbird) we also try and emulate the hummingbird’s spirit and core values including:
- Dependability & Responsiveness
- Adaptability, Flexibility & Bravery
- Efficiency & Perseverance
- Joy & Love
Our Founding Story
Colibri Consulting Group (CCG) launched in 2017 when Founder, Vanessa Ramirez was on her own self reflective journey to better understand the type of professional impact she wanted to have on the world. After identifying the areas that truly made her happy and where she also identified noticeable gaps in the industries she previously worked in, she decided to prioritize a holistic approach to partnering with mission driven people and causes as a means for improving organizational cultures, centering people development, uplifting diverse leaders, and promoting best practices for sustainable social change through a global lens. Additionally, a lover of nature and someone who appreciates the beauty in the small things, Vanessa gravitated towards one tiny but resilient animal which would become a key component to the business, “el colibrí,” which means hummingbird in more than 25 languages. Taking additional inspiration from “el colbrí”, CCG strives to put these core values and the spirit of the hummingbird at the forefront of our work with each client engagement.
Our Founder
Vanessa Ramirez, SHRM-SCP
Vanessa Ramirez brings nearly two decades of professional experience that span across the nonprofit, government and corporate sectors. Vanessa is a life-long advocate of social justice and community empowerment and through her own professional and lived experiences as a women of color, where’s she’s been a trailblazer navigating uncharted waters and spaces ever since she was a young child, she brings a deep commitment to diversity and equity to her professional work and personal engagements.
Prior to launching Colibri Consulting Group, Vanessa served as a Director for several national education non-profit organizations including Education Pioneers and College Summit where she successfully scaled programs and developed diverse cross-sectoral partnerships. She also served as a political strategist with the Raben Group, a public affairs consulting firm, where she provided advocacy support, grassroots organizing and strategic communications advice to her social impact clients and also gained political experience in Washington, DC as a legislative aide to her hometown United States Congressional Representative.
Vanessa is originally from Fontana, California, which is in San Bernardino County. She is a first-generation college student who successfully obtained a Master’s degree in Public Policy and a Political Management Certificate from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology with double minors in Education and Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley. Vanessa is a lifelong learner and continues to stay engaged with several professional associations including the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE), National Latina Business Women’s Association (NLBWA), Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA), Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and UC Berkeley’s Chicano Latino Alumni Association (UC Berkeley CLAA).
Currently residing in Los Angeles, she loves volunteering her time mentoring first-generation students of color, catching a football game live, wine tasting up and down California or internationally, and most importantly, fully embracing her primary love language – quality time with her cheer squad.
"Vanessa is amazing with exceptional organization, communication and follow-up skills. She built trust and rapport quickly and was so responsive she made us feel like we were her only client."
Californians Together