VPI Firm team members collaborating.

Who We Are

We’re experts in helping leaders navigate complexity.

Our Vision

Together, we’re charting the course for courageous innovation.

We aim to create a world where marginalized communities—what we call 'emergent communities'—are well resourced to develop and scale their own solutions.

We see ourselves as an internationally recognized leader in co-creating solutions to complex social, economic, and community development challenges. Through our enterprising efforts, we are able to reinvest profits into projects that don’t often get the visibility or resources they need, but they make their communities and the world better.

We stand as a link between the private and public sectors, learning from and supporting them in their endeavors to lead with purpose, integrity, and care for people—all while creating market value.

Our Core Values

Curiosity

An intentional approach to pause, reflect, and choose a perspective that allows us to move forward with an open heart and open mind to uncover what else is possible.

Deep Listening

We practice a form of listening that goes beyond gesture, ensuring people feel seen, heard, valued, and transformed in every interaction.

 We-Go Over Ego

We understand collaboration as a mutual choice, and an honor, to labor collectively towards our goals. As comrades in social impact we stand united as a whole greater than the sum of its parts. Moving forward, together, embracing our power as a collective.

 Limitless Learning

We recognize that the most profound lessons emerge from experiences, so we embrace an infinite journey of learning and draw wisdom from our research, firsthand experiences, and the encounters shared with others.

Candace Chance, founder of The VPI Firm smiling on a couch.

Our Story

With a decade of experience in the social and economic impact space, our founder, Candace Chance, recognized the need to support leaders who are doing the heavy lifting of innovation and transformation in their communities and industries.

The VPI Firm became her bridge to empower leaders to overcome challenges and succeed in leading the change they envisioned.

Now, VPI is a key resource for ambitious and imaginative leaders, teams, and organizations creating both market value and sustainable change across multiple industries.

Our Team

  • Candace Chance

    Founder, CEO

  • Tracey Cunningham

    COO

  • Kim Walker

    CFO

  • Kijaffa Hall

    Project Manager

  • Jonathan Chance

    Team Dynamics Coach

  • Sharita Slayton

    Stakeholder Engagement Specialist

  • Bea Cantos

    Executive Assistant

  • Kara Parangan

    Kara Parangan

    Executive Assistant

Our Partners

We tap into a diverse network of collaborators to expand our reach and enrich our expertise, ensuring tailor-made solutions that address the unique needs of every individual and organization we serve.