About
Hayes Barnes is Director of Marketing at Elevate Ventures. He previously held the role of Marketing Director at GANGGANG, where he developed organizational marketing strategy and oversaw branding, messaging, and multi-channel campaigns, including launching a music festival and growing audience engagement for BUTTER art fair. Earlier in his career, he worked at Eli Lilly & Company in healthcare digital marketing, executing multi-channel campaigns and applying market research to brand positioning.
Experience
- Elevate VenturesDirector of Marketingcurrent2025 — presentIndianapolis, Indiana, United States
- GANGGANGDirector, I Made Rock 'N' Roll2024 — 2025Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- GANGGANGMarketing Director2023 — 2025Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- MedPage TodaySales Strategy Manager2022 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- Eli Lilly and CompanyMarketing Associate - Digital Marketing and Campaign Design2018 — 2022Indianapolis, Indiana Area
Skills & more
Public Speaking34Leadership28Management11Teamwork8Communication7Writing5Strategic Planning5Director level1Brand Building1Creative Direction1Brand Strategy1Campaign Strategies1
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Digital MarketingDigital StrategyMarketing ManagementNonprofit OrganizationsSocial MediaCustomer ServiceMarketingMarketing StrategyTime ManagementProject ManagementBrand AwarenessSocial NetworkingLanguages English · French
From Hayes's professional profile.
Colleagues at Elevate Ventures
Andie Hines-Lagemann
Director of Engagement and EQ Practitioner at Elevate Ventures
Asa Kelly
Vice President of Investment Operations & Portfolio Analytics at Elevate Ventures
Ben Weber
Senior Accountant at Elevate Ventures
Brighid King
Platform Operations Manager at Elevate Ventures
Chris Huxhold
CFO at Elevate Ventures
Cy Megnin
Vice President at Elevate Ventures
Drew Hannel
Analyst at Elevate Ventures
Eli Anderson
Analyst at Elevate Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hayes Barnes?
- Hayes Barnes is Director of Marketing at Elevate Ventures. He previously held the role of Marketing Director at GANGGANG, where he developed organizational marketing strategy and oversaw branding, messaging, and multi-channel campaigns, including launching a music festival and growing audience engagement for BUTTER art fair. Earlier in his career, he worked at Eli Lilly & Company in healthcare digital marketing, executing multi-channel campaigns and applying market research to brand positioning.
- Where does Hayes Barnes work?
- Hayes Barnes is Director of Marketing at Elevate Ventures.
- Where did Hayes Barnes go to school?
- Hayes Barnes studied at Butler University (Bachelor of Science - BS, International Business); Culver Academies (Honors in Dance, Captain of the Basketball and Football Teams).
Same school
Also attended Butler University8
Frank LevinsonInvestor at Phoenix Venture PartnersChloe KindermanDirector, Investment Management at TitletownTechJoel BrightfieldPrincipal at SixThirty VenturesBrighid KingPlatform Operations Manager at Elevate VenturesAdam BauerManaging Partner at Caduceus Capital PartnersDr. Guy PadburySVP, Oncology Clinical Pharmacology at Illinois Ventures
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Also attended Culver Academies9
Jocelyn KinseyPartner at DFJJay StolkinDeputy General Counsel at Multicoin CapitalMyles GrotePartner at Elevate VenturesNiklas Von KuczkowskiSenior Director at Liquidity CapitalYair ShrikiPartnerships Manager at Liquidity CapitalJocelyn KinseyInvestor at Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)
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Shared employers
Also worked at MedPage Today1
Also worked at Eli Lilly and Company97
David MollerInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJesper GromadaInvestor at Third Rock VenturesMark LevinRetired Founding Partner at Third Rock VenturesRhonda PachecoPresident, U.S. Business Unit and U.S. Country Head at Takeda VenturesCarlos PayaVenture Partner at Ysios CapitalKjersti FrognerInvestor at Almi Invest
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