I help you solve a specific communication or business problem.

  • Per meeting
  • Per hour
  • Per skill
  • Strategic recommendations
  • Review/assessment
  • Templates and resources as appropriate

I help you develop a specific skill through guided practice.

Under 8 weeks / one skill

Includes:

  • Intake
  • Face-to-face sessions — Zoom or in person
  • Selected literature
  • Templates
  • Resources
  • Exercises
  • Practice
  • Feedback
  • Accountability
  • Skill-development goals
  • Progress evaluation

    Coaching is a collaborative process. Your progress depends on your participation, practice, and demonstrated effort.

I help you develop over time by sharing experience, perspective, guidance, and professional insight.

8 weeks to multiple years

This becomes your longer-term relationship.

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Veterans Leadership & Application: Professional & Career Translation

Veterans Leadership & Application: Professional & Career Translation

Barb – October 8, 2026
From Military Experience to Civilian Value Veterans do not need to start over. They need to translate, apply, and communicate the skills they already have in a new environment. Veterans Leadership & Skills Applications 1. Self-Leadership Self-awareness Accountabilit Decision-making Resilience Adaptability Goal setting Managing stress and uncertainty Application: Turning military experience into personal leadership practices for civilian life and work. 2. Communication Clear verbal communication Briefing and presentation skills Active listening Written communication Difficult conversations Cross-cultural communication Storytelling Application: Moving from “I know how to brief a mission” to “I can communicate strategy to an executive team.” 3. Team Leadership...
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The Architecture of Reality: Designing Your Day, One Pattern at a Time

The Architecture of Reality: Designing Your Day, One Pattern at a Time

Barb – October 6, 2026
The Architecture of Reality: Designing My Day, One Pattern at a Time I am the patient. That changes the way I think about change. When I hear people talk about neuroplasticity, breaking habits, changing patterns, and setting goals, I don’t hear a simple formula for becoming a better version of myself. I hear a much more complicated question: How do I build a life around the person I am today while continuing to work toward the person I want to become? Because when I am dealing with symptoms, fatigue, pain, stress, neurological changes, emotional challenges, or an unpredictable day, I...
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Product Design 101 for New Civilians (Veterans)

Product Design 101 for New Civilians (Veterans)

Barb – October 5, 2026
Product Design 101 for New Civilians One of the biggest adjustments when entering civilian life is realizing that your experience is not automatically a product. You may have spent years learning how to execute a mission, solve problems, manage people, operate systems, meet deadlines, and adapt under pressure. Then you enter the civilian marketplace and someone asks: “What do you do?” Suddenly, the answer isn’t as simple. You know what you have done. But do you know how to design it into value? Start With the Problem Product design begins with a problem. Before asking: “What can I sell?” Ask:...
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The Executive Who Understands Communication, Presence & Social Interaction

The Executive Who Understands Communication, Presence & Social Interaction

Barb – October 5, 2026
The Executive Who Understands Communication, Presence & Social Interaction Ironing the Soft Skills The Executive Who Understands Communication, Presence & Social Interaction There is a point in executive leadership when technical competence is no longer the primary differentiator. You know your industry.You understand your numbers.You can solve problems.You can make decisions. But leadership does not happen in a spreadsheet. It happens between people. The executive who understands this begins to “iron” the soft skills—not because they are weak, but because they recognize that communication, presence, listening, timing, emotional intelligence, and social awareness determine how their competence is actually experienced by...
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Reflection: Hanging Up with Elegance

Reflection: Hanging Up with Elegance

Barb – October 3, 2026
When You Know the Sales Script and It’s Time to Get the Hell Out of the Call A Lesson in Communication Mastery, Emotional Intelligence, and Strategic Self-Advocacy Have you ever answered a sales call and recognized the entire conversation before the person even finished introducing themselves? You know the script. You recognize the techniques. You can almost predict the next question, the manufactured urgency, the emotional appeal, and the carefully constructed attempt to overcome your objections. Perhaps you’ve even used similar techniques professionally. And somewhere in the middle of the conversation, a thought crosses your mind: How do I get...
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