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Professional Bio Generator

Write a compelling professional bio for any platform — LinkedIn, speaker profiles, company websites, author pages and more. Multiple lengths and tones, instantly.

Your Details

Platform / Purpose *

Length

Voice

Tone

About You
Your Story
Include numbers, brands and milestones — these make bios credible

Where Is This Used?

Your Bio Will Appear Here

Fill in your details and click Generate My Bio to get a professional, platform-ready bio.

Use Cases

Where You Will Use Your Professional Bio

LinkedIn About Section
Medium to Long · First or Third Person
Your LinkedIn About section is read by recruiters, potential clients and collaborators. It appears below your headline and is cut off after 3 lines — your opening sentence must compel people to click "See more." Aim for 150-300 words with a clear call to action at the end.
Speaker / Conference Profile
Short to Medium · Third Person
Event organisers use your speaker bio to introduce you and include it in programme booklets. Always write in third person ("Sarah Chen is..."). Keep it to 100-150 words — organisers often have strict limits. Lead with your expertise, not your job title.
Company Website Team Page
Short to Medium · Third Person
Company bios are typically 75-150 words and appear alongside a headshot. They should be consistent in style with your colleagues' bios. Lead with your role and area of impact, include 1-2 relevant achievements and end with something personal that shows you are human.
Author / Book Jacket
Short · Third Person
Author bios on book jackets and Goodreads are typically 50-100 words. Lead with your most relevant credential for the book's subject matter. End with where you live and something personal. Publishers and editors use these verbatim so precision matters.
Press Kit / Media Inquiries
Short · Third Person
Journalists need a short, accurate bio to quote in articles or use in programme listings. Keep it to 75-100 words. Stick to verifiable facts — titles, organisations, notable publications or achievements. Avoid superlatives and self-promotion.
Email Signature / Forum
Short · First or Third Person
Email signature bios are typically 2-3 lines. They appear in every email you send, so brevity is essential. State your role, your company and one key credential or specialisation. Guest blog bios follow a similar format — 50-75 words, with a link.
Bio Writing Tips

What Makes a Professional Bio Actually Work

Lead with your strongest credential
Do not start with your name or job title — the reader can see those. Open with the most impressive or relevant thing about you for this particular audience. Context determines what "strongest" means.
Be specific — numbers and names
Vague bios are forgettable. "Managed large teams" vs "Built and led a team of 28 across 4 time zones." "Won industry awards" vs "Won the 2023 Cannes Lions Gold." Specificity = credibility.
Match the platform's conventions
A LinkedIn bio and a speaker bio have different audiences, lengths and expectations. A bio that works perfectly for one will often feel wrong on another. Use this tool's platform selector to get the right format.
Third person for most, first for LinkedIn
Third person is convention for speaker profiles, company pages and press kits. First person feels more natural on LinkedIn, personal websites and conversational platforms. Consistency within a platform matters.
End with something human
The last line of a bio is remembered more than the middle. A small personal detail — where you live, a hobby, a cause you support — makes you a real person rather than a list of credentials. Use it.
Update it every 6-12 months
A bio with outdated titles or companies signals a disengaged professional. Set a calendar reminder every 6 months to review and update. After any major role change, publication or award — update immediately.

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Frequently Asked Questions

It depends on the platform. Third person ("Sarah Chen is a product manager...") is convention for speaker profiles, company team pages, book jackets and press kits — it sounds more authoritative in those contexts. First person ("I am a product manager...") feels more natural on LinkedIn, personal websites and conversational platforms. This tool lets you choose both.

Every 6-12 months as a minimum, and immediately after any significant career event: a new role, a notable publication, an award, a major project or a speaking engagement. A bio with an outdated job title or company signals a disengaged professional. Set a recurring calendar reminder so you do not forget.

Yes — and you should. A speaker bio, a LinkedIn bio and a company team page bio should all be different lengths, possibly different voices and emphasise different aspects of your background depending on the audience. Use the platform selector in this tool to generate the right version for each context.

The essentials: your current role and organisation, your area of expertise, 1-3 specific achievements or credentials, and a human touch (location, interest or cause). Optional but valuable: notable previous employers, publications, awards, education from well-known institutions, and a call to action. What you leave out is as important as what you include.

Short (50-100 words) for speaker profiles, email signatures, press mentions and forum bios. Medium (150-250 words) for company team pages, guest blog author bios and association profiles. Long (300-500 words) for LinkedIn, personal websites, grant applications and keynote speaker one-pagers. This tool generates all three — pick what matches your platform.

Yes, with editing. AI generates a strong structural draft — but the most compelling bios include details, stories and voice that only you can provide. Use the generated bio as a foundation, then personalise: add a specific project name, an unexpected credential or a sentence that sounds unmistakably like you. Never submit an AI bio without reading it aloud first.