Danielle Barnes

Danielle Barnes is the CEO of Women Talk Design, where she's on a mission to amplify the voices of women and nonbinary folks. She’s trained hundreds of individuals on the power of storytelling and how to become more confident public speakers. She co-founded Austin Design Week, a week-long event celebrating the design community in Austin through 100+ free community-hosted talks, workshops, and events that ran from 2016-2021. Previously, Danielle founded and led education company General Assembly's Austin campus, launched the San Francisco campus, and championed the first full-time User Experience Design Immersive program. She the co-author of Present Yourself: Proven Strategies for Authentic and Impactful Public Speaking.