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Vanessa Prado

Psychologist & Consultant at Potencial Consulting

@potencialconsulting Nicaragua joined May 2025

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    Bio

    Vanessa Prado is a Nicaraguan psychologist and social innovation advocate focused on emotional well-being and sustainability. She is an Atlas Corps Fellow Alumna and a TIC Americas finalist. During the last 10 years, she has led social development initiatives across sectors, sharing her work in Perú, Switzerland, and the United States.

    Her purpose is to inspire more women to integrate WordPress into their vision, create innovative solutions, and collaborate through the power of the internet to generate meaningful global impact.

    Interests

    Social Innovation

    Mindset & personal transformation

    Entrepreneurship (especially purpose-driven – digital entrepreneurship)

    Emotional Well-being & Mental Health Access

    Climate Change Awareness

    Environmental Conservation

    WordPress Origin Story

    I first created my website on WordPress.com in 2018 to give visibility to my project Potencial de Nicaragua “Redes para el Desarrollo Familiar Sostenible”, which was competing at TIC Americas for seed funding. At that time, I needed a digital presence to introduce the vision and position the initiative beyond local boundaries. WordPress became the window that allowed my idea to be seen.

    Two years ago, I decided to fully step into online entrepreneurship and launch my consulting business. I wanted a more dynamic website, one that could offer digital services. That’s when I began exploring WordPress.org.

    At the beginning, I carried many limiting beliefs about my technical abilities. I questioned whether I was “technical enough” to build what I envisioned. But step by step, I learned, experimented, and built confidence.

    Today, I am developing Manglar Centers and ALIVIO hub, two platforms designed to empower human potential for emotional development and sustainability. WordPress has not only supported the technical side of these projects; it has supported my own transformation, from doubt to structure and from vision to scalable impact.

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    WordCamp Speaker '25 WordCamp Volunteer '26

    Current Job

    Psychologist & Consultant
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    Potencial Consulting

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    Contributions

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    July 2026
    Jul 27 Mon · 16:27
    Meta med
    Completed the course Basic principles of conflict resolution on learn.wordpress.org
    Jul 27 Mon · 15:51
    Meta med
    Completed the course Writing in the WordPress voice on learn.wordpress.org
    Jul 27 Mon · 15:20
    Meta med
    Completed the course Community meeting etiquette on learn.wordpress.org
    Jul 19 Sun · 18:59
    Meta high
    Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Managua 2026
    June 2026
    Jun 24 Wed · 00:54
    Meta med
    Completed the course WordPress Credits Mentor’s Course on learn.wordpress.org
    Jun 23 Tue · 19:53
    Meta med
    Completed the course Advanced WordPress User on learn.wordpress.org
    Jun 22 Mon · 21:11
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    Completed the course Intermediate WordPress User on learn.wordpress.org
    Jun 21 Sun · 03:24
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    Completed the course Beginner WordPress User on learn.wordpress.org
    Jun 19 Fri · 15:59
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    Completed the course How decisions are made in the WordPress project on learn.wordpress.org
    Jun 19 Fri · 15:06
    Meta med
    Completed the course Open source basics and WordPress on learn.wordpress.org

    Completed courses

    9 completed

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