Professional Bio Template

A copyable structure for a 100-word professional bio. Use it as-is or as a starting point. Below the template you'll find a filled example, common mistakes to avoid, and a link to the matching generator.

When to use this template

• LinkedIn About sections
• Company team page entries
• Personal website About paragraphs
• Speaker microsite bios
• Podcast guest profiles

It is most useful when you want a credible, audience-respecting bio in 100 words or fewer.

The template

[NAME] is a [ROLE] focused on [SPECIALTY] for [TYPE OF CLIENT OR EMPLOYER]. Over the [TIME PERIOD] [she/he/they] [has/have] [SPECIFIC VERB] with [NUMBER]+ [COMPANIES/CLIENTS/TEAMS] — including [TWO TO THREE NAMED EXAMPLES] — to [SPECIFIC OUTCOME], with [SPECIFIC METRIC RANGE IF AVAILABLE]. [NAME]'s work blends [DISCIPLINE 1], [DISCIPLINE 2], and [DISCIPLINE 3], with a bias toward [POINT OF VIEW]. [NAME] lives in [CITY], where [he/she/they] [CURRENT WORK OR HABIT] and [SECONDARY ACTIVITY OR LINK]. To [CONTACT REASON], [CONTACT METHOD].

A filled example

Jane Doe is a product designer focused on onboarding flows for B2B SaaS companies. Over the last decade she has worked with forty-plus product teams — including HelloSign, Pendo, and Hex — to reduce churn and lift activation, with documented activation lifts between 8% and 34%. Jane's work blends interaction design, product strategy, and editorial discipline, with a bias toward clarity over polish. Jane lives in Austin, Texas, where she runs a small studio and writes occasional notes for founders at examplestudio.com/notes. To talk about a project, email jane@examplestudio.com.

That's 99 words.

How to adapt the template

For consultants: swap "for [TYPE OF CLIENT]" for the specific industry — "for early-stage B2B SaaS companies," "for nonprofit communications teams."

For in-house employees: the company name can replace the type-of-client. "Jane Doe is a senior product designer at HelloSign."

For freelancers: include the studio name even if it's a one-person studio. It signals seriousness.

For executives: lead with the company and the company's category. "Jane Doe is the CEO of Example Studio, a design partner for B2B SaaS companies."

Common mistakes

1. Filling in the template with vague terms. "A passionate designer focused on driving results" is the template applied lazily. Use specifics or remove the sentence.
2. Listing too many disciplines. Three is the maximum that reads cleanly. More than three becomes a buzzword list.
3. Stacking adjectives. "Award-winning, results-driven, innovative product designer." Replace with one specific.
4. Forgetting the closing CTA. A bio that ends with "lives in Austin" feels unfinished. End with a URL or an email.

Tips for filling in the template

• Specific verb: "worked with," "built," "led," "shipped," "advised" — pick the most precise.
• Specific outcome: "reduce churn," "lift activation," "open new markets," "launch products" — name the actual outcome.
• Specific metric range: if you have it, use a range ("8% to 34%") rather than a single number. Ranges sound more honest.
• Point of view: one specific opinion about how you work. "Clarity over polish." "Outcomes over outputs." "Honest before charming."

Or auto-fill it

Biography.co's Professional Bio Generator takes a few notes and produces the 50, 100, and 200-word versions at once — using exactly this structure.