Elizabeth Oates
Managing Partner at Knox Oates Foresights
Market Research
Education: St. Norbert College - University of Wisconsin
Chicago, IL, USA
Biography
Elizabeth Oates is a 20-year insights veteran who has proven experience building insights functions to drive business impact. She’s created consumer centricity centers of excellence, dramatically grown topline revenue for multi-billion-dollar retailers, driven innovation for products and experiences and redefined the strategic roles of consumer-based functions to maximize impact. Oates serves as a thought-leader for future-proofing the enterprise and the industry, recently penning a book titled “More Than Just Interesting: How to Build an Insights Function for Impact”. She is a two-time Boston Marathon qualifier, ultramarathoner and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Hero.
Passion
I inspire and lead others to harness their potential by finding the intersection of their passion and their talent. It's at that intersection where you'll find your greatest success.
Best Story
I am not here to be interesting. And I want those who listen to my keynotes to set a goal to never be interesting. Why? Because being interesting - just interesting - doesn't drive success. You must be more than just interesting: you must be impactful.
I leverage my 20 years of corporate insights experience - including growing businesses, building functions and developing teams - to push others to reach their potential.
Speaking Engagements
World Retail Congress
Quirks Media Conference
Enhancing Your Impact: An Insights Summit
VOX Wins Podcast
University of South Carolina
University of Wisconsin
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I am willing to travel
More than 100 miles
When it comes to payments
I generally get paid for speaking but make exceptions
Topics
Best Story
I am not here to be interesting. And I want those who listen to my keynotes to set a goal to never be interesting. Why? Because being interesting - just interesting - doesn't drive success. You must be more than just interesting: you must be impactful.
I leverage my 20 years of corporate insights experience - including growing businesses, building functions and developing teams - to push others to reach their potential.