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Vanessa rode out all those changes, gradually working her way up in this very male-dominated world. She got a job at tech company WangNZ, which became Gen-i, which was bought by Telecom, which turned into Spark. I drove my father's 1930s Studebaker followed by a procession of Harleys, and it was the most magical day of my life.' Last April, she took her biggest step forward so far into the leadership role at Microsoft NZ. Vanessa says Chris is her soulmate, the person who knows her best, and with him she has the settled, sane life she has always needed. Nine years older than her, he too is in the IT industry and they share a passion for Harley-Davidsons. The person she leant on most during that time was Chris, the man she fell in love with at the age of 18 and has been with ever since. вЂњI think in your lifetime youвЂ™re either fired or made redundant at least once.' вЂњYou get knocked down and you get up again,вЂќ she says. It was tough, but the whole experience taught her a lot.

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Vanessa fought to clear her name and when the case went to mediation, she won a full apology, a reference and cash settlement. During my upbringing IвЂ™d seen enough liars and thieves to know that would never be me. вЂњItвЂ™s probably one of the worst things thatвЂ™s ever happened to me because they questioned my integrity. вЂњThey fired me on the spot and I was absolutely devastated,вЂќ she says. Then everything came crashing down when she was accused of stealing confidential client information. For the first time she was successful and it felt good. Vanessa loved the job and her colleagues. 'I had never even used a computer in my life,' she says.Д«efore long, she had progressed to a sales role. It also provided her with the start of a career, as her dadвЂ™s neighbour had an IT company and she became the receptionist there. Vanessa was 17, and moving into her fatherвЂ™s Mt Eden villa gave her the stable home life she had been craving. I flew in on my own, took a cab to his house, knocked on his door and said, вЂHi, IвЂ™m your daughter.вЂ™вЂќ But when I told him I wanted to come home and he said, 'Sure, any time,' I took it literally. So I packed up my one suitcase and rang my father in Auckland from a phone box in a caravan park. His family had been kind, letting her stay with them at weekends, and without him she realised there was nothing very good happening for her in Cairns. The game changer for Vanessa was breaking up with the boyfriend she had been with since she was 13. So when her mother said she could leave school as long as she got a job, she found work in a shoe shop and later as a receptionist for the shuttle bus at Cairns Airport. Not surprisingly, she didnвЂ™t shine academically and was always вЂњjust averageвЂќ. And I think I always knew that some day IвЂ™d have a different life.вЂќ вЂњBut even in the darkest times in that caravan park, I was the kid that was running around and having fun. Harley-Davidson enthusiasts Chris and Vanessa on their wedding day. When I was 15, my mum had another child вЂ“ she hadnвЂ™t even known she was pregnant and then beautiful little Terri-Lee was born. There were no role models, few people who encouraged her the family was poor and life in that caravan park was hard.

We lived there for three years and that was the longest I went to any one school.вЂќ вЂњIt was one of the worst drifter-type caravan parks.

вЂњWe ended up in Woree Caravan Park,вЂќ says Vanessa. The family was rootless for a long time, drifting from one town to another, running out of money and eventually landing in Cairns. ItвЂ™s a story that begins when she was nine and moved to Australia with her mother, stepfather and older brother. * No stress, no lawns, no maintenance - ditching your home for a caravanД«ut recently, Vanessa realised her story has the power to help other people, so she is starting to share it. вЂњI always felt, through my whole career, вЂWhat if they find out I grew up in a caravan park and was trailer trash? What if they find out IвЂ™m not educated?вЂ™вЂќ she says. She struggled with imposter syndrome and worried that if people knew where she came from, they would judge her for it and think she wasnвЂ™t good enough.

For a long time, Vanessa didnвЂ™t talk about her past.

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