Danielle Barnes Email & Phone Number

I'm a self-starter, strategic operator, and relationship builder who is enthusiastic about helping leaders bring their bold visions to life.Over the past 12 years of my career, I've identified business challenges and opportunities, then galvanized teams to drive real change, leading to measurable business growth and organizational impact.Here are a few highlights:- Drawing on insights from hiring partners, I collaborated cross-functionally with global counterparts in product, marketing, and finance to build, launch, and run General Assembly's first full-time UX Design Immersive, which became one of the highest-grossing products for the consumer business- As GA rapidly scaled, I devised a new Global Program Management role to matrix-manage 20+ producers across AMER, EMEA, and APAC, ensuring ongoing operational efficiency, consistency, and quality of programs, measured by NPS, COGS, and Retention- Utilizing market data, I launched GA's Texas business, where I recruited and led a multi-functional team in sales, marketing, operations, instruction, and partnerships, bringing in $XMM in annual revenue within less than 2 years- Recognizing the need for a unified community of designers in Austin, I galvanized co-founders, community partners, and volunteers to launch Austin Design Week and grow attendance by 400% within 3 years, fostering new partnerships, university curriculums, business opportunities, job placements, career transitions, and community bonds.For the past 7 years, I've been building a social enterprise with a mission to amplify the voices of women and nonbinary individuals. Building upon an existing speaker directory, a grave problem (why aren't there more women on stage?) and research insights, I developed a business model that uses B2B revenue to fund free and low-cost community programs. Leading a small team of marketers, operators, and facilitators, we grew the speaker directory 900% and trained thousands of developing leaders in storytelling, public speaking, effective meeting facilitation, and DEI principles.After co-authoring and publishing a book, Present Yourself, to make accessible the lessons of our flagship public speaking program, I'm now ready for my next career adventure: supporting leaders to bring their bold visions to life. I bring with me a deep personal commitment to continuous learning, a strong bias toward action, and a passion for removing barriers and empowering others to do their most impactful work.

Listed skills include Program Management, Social Media, Business Strategy, Management, and 12 others.