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Examples of a 30-Second Elevator Pitch

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Think about the best project you ever worked on. The one where you loved the work and got great results

How did you join the project? *

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Commercial Real Estate Mortgage Broker

Employee Benefits Project Management

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Interior Designer Renewable Energy

Job Seeker: Comptroller Researcher

Job Seeker: Engineering Website Designer

Example Elevator Pitch for a Business Coach

When was the last time you printed out and saved a thank-you email? I was at a trade show recently and

took digital pictures of the booths of my prospects. When I got back to the office I sent each one a thankyou card with a picture of their booth on it. When I stopped by for a sales call a few weeks later, the cardwas proudly displayed on their desk. When you’re ready to make a lasting impression, hand me your

business card for a free walk through of our proprietary system. My name is _______ and I want you tobuild better business relationships through effective follow up.

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Example Elevator Speech for a Business Lawyer

I have a broad business practice so let me give you an example. I was working with a guy who originallycalled me to handle a trademark matter which we took care of. As I got to know his business, it turned out

that his larger issues was that his PhD employees were stealing his ideas and he didn’t have any agreementsin place to prevent it. I worked with him to create non-compete and non-disclosure agreements to protect

his intellectual property and his business. My name is ______ and I’m a business lawyer who specializes inkeeping you out of court.

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Another Example 30-Second Elevator Pitch for a Business Lawyer

Let me give you an example of the kind of work I do. As you may know, business owners frequently sign a

personal guarantee to get funding to start their business. I was representing a lender who was enforcing aguarantee against a guy whose business had failed. After back-and-forth negotiations we worked out a

settlement agreement where the guy would pay back over time, meaning that the lender would get theirmoney and the guy didn’t have a judgment hanging over his head. My name is ______ and I’m a business

attorney.

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Example Elevator Statement for Commercial Real Estate

I have a broad based practice, so let me give you a specific example. I was called in four months before thegrand opening of the Ritz Carleton in Boston to transition it from construction project to operating hotel.

While four months is not usually enough time for this type of project, I hired and trained the staff such asconcierges and doormen, wrote the operating manuals on what to say and how to dress, and made sure that

the hotel, theater, and retail space systems all worked smoothly together. The hotel opened on time. Myname is _____ with _______________, and a great referral for me is a commercial construction project

that’s within a year of its grand opening.

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Example 60-Second Elevator Speech for an Employee Benefits Consultant

Let me tell you about some of the work I’ve done for a recent client. A property and casualty insurancebroker referred us to a 100 person company that was buying themselves out of their New York parent. In

creating their benefits from scratch we had to make sure that their employees were educated about and

comfortable with the new packages, and ensure that the company staffed up to prepare for administering

those benefits. We took them through our 2 month process and rolled out their new benefits plan smoothlyand on time. My name is ________ and if you are interested in avoiding the top five mistakes companies

make when changing benefit plans, please hand me your card and I will email you our free white paper.

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Example Personal Statement for a Financial Advisor

Let me give you a quick example. I met someone at a party recently who was in so much debt he was

having trouble paying his monthly bills. As a result of my free in-home consultation I was able to consolidatetheir debt so they are paying it off 9 years earlier while also saving $450 per month. My name is ______

and a great referral for me is someone who’s having trouble paying their monthly bills.

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Sample Elevator Speech for an Interior Designer

I work with people who are renovating their bathrooms. I create shower enclosures, sinks, and

backsplashes made entirely of glass. If you’re wondering what a glass sink looks like, please come ask me

to see an example. My name is _______ and I design renovations in glass.

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Sample Elevator Pitch for a Job Seeker: Comptroller

I was working on a project I’m particularly proud of as VP of finance for a company where the drivers

were charging a lot of overtime and eating up company profits. I found a vendor and implemented a

technology solution that documents driver activity so the supervisors could hold them accountable for hoursworked. This saved the company $1.6 million with no impact on customer satisfaction and no loss of jobs.

My name is __________, and I am interested in a position as a comptroller.

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Personal Elevator Pitch for a Job Seeker: Engineering

My favorite job was where I was the Willy Wonka of Chemistry. I was working for a large pharmaceutical

company with their validation engineers to validate the equipment and processes in their new lab. I call it the

Willy Wonka job because there was no standing around. I was constantly moving drums, climbing ladders,pumping solutions through pipes and running around 400 liter reactors. I’m happy to report that once the

lab opened, it doubled the production capacity for the company. My name is ________ and I am the Willy

Wonka of Chemistry.

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Elevator Speech Template for a Job Seeker: HR

Do you mind if I give you a quick example of my work? I was hiring a new GM for the primary

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condominiums at the Ritz Carleton. Half way through an interview with one candidate I told him that I

thought he would be better off at a hiring and training company. He agreed that he liked to mentor people

and set up systems and processes so I referred him to another job I knew about where he is now happyand successful. My name is ________ and I am looking for an opportunity in HR.

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Elevator Pitch Template for a Life Coach

I work with women who are facing divorce. I was working with a client recently whose husband announcedthat he had a girlfriend and wanted a divorce. Rather than staying mad, she joined my coaching program

and took charge of the situation. She kicked him out, changed the locks, filed for divorce, and ended up

saving the marriage. I’m _______ and while I can’t always guarantee that result I can empower you in yourrelationships.

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Sales Speech Example for a Mortgage Broker

How many of you know the current interest rate for a residential home loan? Actually, today it’s ___%,although you probably wouldn’t get that rate. Your final rate depends on your credit cards, student and car

loans, and type of loan you want. For example, are you refinancing at a lower rate? Are you a first time

home buyer? Are you taking cash out of your home? So just so you know, if you call me today and ask for

my interest rate, I would first have to sit down with you and find out the answers to these questions. Myname is _________ and I help people attain the goal of home ownership.

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Example of an Elevator Pitch for Project Management

Let me give you an example of one of my most successful projects. I was leading a virtual team across 3competing companies in a project mandated by the European Regulatory Agency. My role was to plan and

lead the monthly meetings where we decided how to test and validate our methods and where the labs

compared their data. I am happy to report that we came up with a methodology that became an

international standard, despite one company’s up-front stated goal to drag the project out as long apossible. My name is ___________, and I am interested in taking on scientific challenges in an emerging

biotech firm.

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Another Example of an Elevator Speech for a Project Manager

Let me give you an example of one of my best projects. I was the project manager for an Oracle EBiz

upgrade which included both functionality and hardware for high availability. I coordinated the huge testing

effort that included QA, the User Community, engineering, and server developers. I am happy to report that

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we finished on time and released to our users as planned, and my manager commented that it was one of

the smoothest executed projects ever done by our company. My name is __________, and I am interested

in project management opportunities.

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Sample Elevator Speech for a Realtor®

The simple answer is that I manage the millions of details involved in getting a house ready to show so that it

gets the best possible price. Let me share a recent example. I was doing a walk through with a client andrealized that he was so overwhelmed by the other details that he had overlooked a critical issue: His oil

furnace was a fire hazard. We were able to fix the furnace so that it didn’t become an issue at the open

house. If you would like a free report with 29 tips for getting your home sold fast (and for top dollar), youcan visit the reports section of my website: _________. My name is _______ and I’m a Realtor® with

_________.

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Example 60-Second Elevator Pitch for a Renewable Energy

Do you mind if I give you an example of a recent project? The Marine Corps of Southern CA came to us

because they were under a direct order to increase delivery of energy through renewable resources. They

had a marginal goal in their RFP, and instead of the few kilowatts required I was able to deliver over 10

megawatts within the existing project budget. Obviously they were thrilled to get a thousand times moreenergy than they were expecting from their budget. My name is ________ with ________________ and

we focus on water and renewable energy contracts.

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Personal Elevator Speech for a Researcher

It’s probably easiest if I give you an example of my work. I was working with one of the big four consulting

companies which was curious about how senior managers view risk management. My job was to recruit 75

C-Level executives from Fortune 1000 companies to speak with us about how they view risk management

today, what they see as the emerging risks, and which services would be most valuable now and in the

future. We successfully found and interviewed 75 executives despite a very tight timeline. My name is___________ and businesses come to _____________ to better understand their markets, customers,

and competitors.

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Elevator Pitch Template for a Website Designer

The Metro West Symphony came to me recently because their old website held dynamic data about their

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rehearsal and concert schedules, and they needed their website designer to make the updates every time theschedule changed. I created a new website and now the board members can make these changes

themselves, saving them both time and money. My name is __________ and if you can use Word, then I

can show you how you can easily update your own website.

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10 Responses to “Examples of a 30-Second Elevator Pitch”

1. Jason B says:

January 6, 2012 at 2:07 pm

These are really great examples for people to use, who are unsure about crafting an elevator speech.

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improvandy says:January 6, 2012 at 2:24 pm

Jason,

Thanks for visiting Examples of a 30-Second Elevator Pitch and for the feedback!

I appreciate it.

Happy Networking!

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2. Jen says:

January 10, 2012 at 2:59 am

There are great examples all over the web for people on sales, but what about examples for the medical

field? I’m having a hard time finding any.

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improvandy says:

January 10, 2012 at 2:52 pm

Hi Jen,

Thanks for posting your question! I’m not sure what you mean by medical field. I suggest trying

Elevator Pitch Madlibs (http://improvandy.com/template) to get ideas customized to your situation.

Also feel free to contact me with more information and I’d be happy to help.

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Happy Networking!

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4. Sue says:

March 20, 2013 at 11:23 am

Hi Andy,

Thanks again for seminar last week with the Arlington Chamber. I was just reading through the samples

above and noticed that there are none for an “account executive” “sales person” would you have anysamples? I was thinking of one for myself as being”I help promote your business through direct mail with a

monthly community based publication”. Any comments?

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improvandy says:

March 21, 2013 at 10:01 am

Hi Sue,

It was great seeing you at the event last week, and thank you for the ideas on more examples thatwould be helpful.

I like where you’re headed with your idea. I would recommend against using the phrase “direct

mail” because while you mail your publication to homes it’s not as targeted as most direct mail

campaigns.

Also, why mask the publication you work for? Be proud that you work for the Arlington Shopper.

How about: “I help local businesses promote themselves in the Arlington Shopper.”

Let me know your thoughts…

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5. Los Angeles Web Design Firm says:

May 2, 2013 at 7:34 pm

Excellent examples for constructing a good elevator pitch. We do similarly.

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6. Greg says:

June 15, 2013 at 1:22 pm

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Hi. I am what I consider myself to be a “lifestyle marketer”. I market a couple of wonderful, affordable

services that have an income-earning opportunity attached (i.e. MLM). Any elevator pitch suggestions for

me? I’m struggling to find the words & connecting with people. The services are related to legal, travel, &

real estate.

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improvandy says:

June 17, 2013 at 9:15 am

Hi Greg!

Thanks for the question. Your instincts are right that mentioning “lifestyle” or “MLM” will stop more

conversations than it starts. So I looked up your Elevator Pitch Creator results and you’re really

close to a compelling example of a particular person you helped to make a lifestyle change. Notice

the difference between telling people that you’re a lifestyle marketer and telling them about a

particular life that you’ve altered. How about: “I was working with a banker who wasn’t making

enough money to send his kids to college. I showed him a legal and productive way to make money

on the side, and I’m happy to report that his kids’ college funds are now back on track.” I made upthis story, but it sounds like you worked with a banker who is now making more money on the

side. If you use that story then people will ask you how you do that, then you can find out their

interests and steer them towards the right kind of business opportunity.

Let me know how it goes.

Andy

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