The importance of an elevator pitch

Have you ever been in the situation where you meet a person who you have never met before, and they ask you for a description about yourself or what you were looking for.   They were in essence asking for your “elevator pitch,” that is, key information about yourself delivered in a short amount of time.  The information should be memorable.  What you say will create an impression and will be what the person walks away from the conversation remembering you by.