Press & media kit

Everything an organizer needs in one place.

Bios, headshot, intro script, AV requirements, and topic descriptions for conference organizers, podcast producers, and event teams. If something you need isn't here, email evr.barnes@gmail.com.

A — Photo

Headshot & speaking photo.

Elizabeth Barnes headshot

Professional headshot. Download (right-click → Save image as).

Elizabeth Barnes speaking on stage

Speaking photo. Download (right-click → Save image as).

For higher-resolution print files or alternative crops, email evr.barnes@gmail.com.

B — Bios

Three lengths, one voice.

Short bio (38 words)

Elizabeth is a senior strategy and operations leader in a traditional industry — the kind of business with field crews, paper invoices, and a team skeptical of anything that sounds like a TED talk. She helps leaders move AI from idea to reliable work.

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Medium bio (145 words)

Elizabeth is a senior strategy and operations leader working inside a traditional industry — the kind of business with field crews, paper invoices, and a workforce that's rightfully skeptical of anything that sounds like a TED talk. She has spent the last decade building strategy and execution systems inside companies that sell through sales teams, move physical goods, and rely on people who are measured by results, not buzzwords.

Her experience spans cross-functional planning, customer operations, and internal readiness for AI projects that have to work in the real world. PMP-certified and a regular speaker at PMI chapter events, Elizabeth helps executive teams translate generative AI and automation into practical guardrails, useful workflows, and measurable outcomes — while keeping the day-to-day work of operations front and center.

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Long bio (275 words)

Elizabeth builds strategy in companies where the work is not only complex, it is physical. Her career has been rooted in businesses with field teams, route plans, paper invoices, and operating rhythms that are designed around delivery windows and customer commitments — not quarterly headlines or the latest AI buzzword. That perspective changes the work of advising leaders: the questions start with how a change will land on a frontline worker's day, not with what sounds exciting in a boardroom.

She has led planning, readiness, and execution efforts across teams that own customers, operations, finance, and technology. In practice, that means translating emerging AI capabilities into guardrails, pilots, and reporting structures that help a business move forward without adding noise. Her strongest work happens where strategy and operations intersect: helping decision makers understand what they can commit to, what they need to protect, and what a successful, realistic next step looks like.

If a leadership team asks for a talk, workshop, or advisory session, they usually want a clearer path through uncertainty. Elizabeth's approach is designed for teams that must execute the next day, not just agree on big ideas. Her audiences leave with frameworks they can use, questions they can ask, and a better sense of how AI fits into the work their people already do.

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C — Introduction script

Read this when you take the stage.

A short script for whoever introduces Elizabeth. Read it as written or trim to fit your timing.

"Our next speaker is Elizabeth Barnes. Elizabeth is a senior strategy and operations leader who has spent the last decade inside companies most of us would never call 'tech-forward.' Field crews. Paper invoices. Workforces that have earned the right to be skeptical of every new buzzword they've been handed.

She's PMP-certified, presents regularly at PMI chapter events and Chamber forums, and works with leadership teams across nonprofits, healthcare, communications, and industrial B2B on the practical question her audiences actually care about: how do we use AI in a way that respects the people who have to do the work?

She doesn't sell hype. She sells a worksheet you can use on Monday. Please welcome Elizabeth Barnes."

D — Topic descriptions

Session titles & descriptions.

For program guides, marketing pages, and conference apps. Pick the one that fits your audience.

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D2 — Watch on YouTube

Sample videos & speaker reel.

For a sense of stage presence and delivery — both keynote excerpts and short-form video. Useful when vetting for a booking decision.

Speaker reel YouTube channel coming soon.

In the meantime, weekly video and talk excerpts live on LinkedIn.

Need a longer clip or a specific talk excerpt for a booking decision? Email evr.barnes@gmail.com and we'll send a private link.

E — AV requirements

What Elizabeth needs to deliver well.

F — Credentials & affiliations

Background at a glance.

G — Booking contact

Reach out directly.

For speaking inquiries, media requests, and podcast invites:

evr.barnes@gmail.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-barnes12

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