Elizabeth A. Ruiz is the founder of EAR Leadership Academy where she is a strategic communication and leadership coach. She has spent the last three decades creating, starting, managing and leading multiple businesses and is the author of five books.

She holds dual master's degrees (an MBA and a Master of Science in Strategic Communication), a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Communication Studies, and is currently in a doctoral program earning her Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership.

Elizabeth travels globally speaking, facilitating, coaching, and consulting in strategic communication and leadership.

In her downtime, she enjoys anything outdoors, hiking, climbing 14ers, water skiing, snow skiing, night bike skiing, flying planes (and jumping out of them), and kayaking. Elizabeth lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Kevin. They have five adult children and three grandchildren in their blended family plus four spoiled fur babies.