Vanessa Summers-Gyulai – Volleyball1on1 Co-Founder
Vanessa Summers-Gyulai is author of three financial books, “The Girl’s Guide to Money & Investing”, “Buying Solo – The Single Woman’s Guide to Buying a Home”, and “The Yoga of Money”. She has been profiled on National television shows on NBC, CBS, Fox, CNBC, and more.
In 2014 Vanessa launched with her Volleyball1on1 Co-Founder, business partner, and husband Andor Gyulai the first ever Volleyball Coaches Camps ™ in combination with their acclaimed USA High School Volleyball1on1 Summer Camps for players. High School Varsity Head Coaches and their staff can now leapfrog their coaching and programs with Volleyball1on1’s “Franchise Like” Superior Coaching Systems ® offered at all Volleyball1on1 Camps.
In 2009 Vanessa and Andor launched the first ever volleyball video coaching web site in the world, Volleyball1on1.com features the top names in the sport of volleyball from Olympic Gold Medalists, NCAA MVP’s, AVP, and FIVB winners with their extensive 3000+ video library of indoor and outdoor beach content with the best coaches and players in the world sharing their insider tips, techniques, and winning strategies. A few of the top volleyball coaches Andor has worked with include: Al Scates, Alan Knipe, Brian Gimmillaro, Gary Sato, and Sinjin Smith.
Prior to launching Volleyball1on1 in 2009, Vanessa and Andor owned a Los Angeles based multi-million dollar business seminar company and partnered with Jairek Robbins, the son of mega motivational speaker and author Tony Robbins (Coach / Advisor To Bill Clinton, Oprah, and Mother Theresa).
Vanessa began her career in finance in her 20’s in Hong Kong as a stockbroker trading millions of dollars a day in Southeast Asian equity for US funds such as: Soros, Fidelity, and T. Rowe Price. Vanessa’s journey has been filled with many significant achievements: from a top ranked teen tennis star in Florida competing against Jennifer Capriatti and Mary Jo Fernandez, to a hi-fashion model in Paris and New York alongside Charlize Theron and Tyra Banks.
Vanessa and Andor enjoy parenting their three amazing kids: Thor (13), Veda (9), and Charlie (4) along with exploring delicious dining, fitness, healthy living, beach volleyball, and other fun activities as a couple and family in beautiful Marina Del Rey, California.