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Corey Barker
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I help leaders thrive at their edge to build lives of meaning and purpose. We focus on: navigating complexity in work and life transitions, exploring blindspots to get unstuck, removing roadblocks to lead and live authentically and joyfully, to fully embrace life's opportunities.

I help leaders thrive at their edge to build lives of meaning and purpose. We focus on: navigating complexity in work and life transitions, exploring blindspots to get unstuck, removing roadblocks to lead and live authentically and joyfully, to fully embrace life's opportunities.

Corey Barker is not accepting new clients right now
Corey Barker is not accepting new clients right now
Bio

Corey is dedicated to helping authentic, creative, passionate leaders grow and thrive. He has been told he has a superpower for understanding people, showing up with empathy and authenticity, and engaging others in powerful ways without judgment. Corey creates coaching and learning spaces where people feel seen, and safe to explore their learning edges and opportunities for growth. He understands change is hard… it is also full of insight and opportunity. As one sparks and integrates those insights, they raise their awareness, ability to have a greater impact, and capacity to navigate change and the world at large.

Corey has partnered with Fortune 500 Enterprises, SMB’s, and Not-for-Profits. His consulting experience includes strategic change at Apple, with Amazon at Zappos, Capital One, The Coca-Cola Company, and UPS. His work focuses on the most strategic issues in organizations and with people. He's run learning and leadership development for three pre-IPO startups — at various stages of scaling — on their journey to and beyond IPO. Partnered with Burning Man to co-developed their emergent leadership model and educational programs.

Corey has coached and advised hundreds of leaders and their teams, worked on a handful of M&A deals, built multiple leadership development programs, and supported employee engagement, culture change, and many global talent initiatives. He's facilitated hundreds of learning experiences for thousands of people with stellar reviews. Those experiences have connected him with amazing humans in The Americas, Europe, and Asia. In all of it, Corey feels particularly honored to be a partner in work which creates positive change in the world.

Corey trained with the prestigious Hudson Institute of Coaching and holds a business degree in Consulting & Venture Management from Emory University's Goizueta Business School. Still, some of his most important learnings have come from his incredible wife and four children.

Notable Client Achievements

  • Coached a newly minted Chief Customer Officer through a successful transition into the C-Suite, assuming multiple business functions and expanded responsibilities.
  • Coached a CEO/Founder post-seed funding through multiple business changes to optimize for scaling and leadership efficacy and impact.
  • Coached a Physician/Chief of Staff building a three-year plan for their post-retirement career and transition into coaching.
  • Coached a Google subsidiary's Head of Biz Dev going through an organization realignment and strategic relationship building.
  • Coached a high potential Sr Director on their individual leadership development and mobility while navigating organizational politics.
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Work History
Cloudflare
Global Head of Learning and Development
Cloudera
Learning and Development Partner, Leadership Development
Esalen Institute
Faculty Lecturer
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Credentials
  • ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC)
  • Leadership Assessment and Development Instrument Certification - The Leadership Circle Profile (LCP)
  • Executive and Leadership Coach Certification- Hudson Institute of Coaching
  • Leadership Coach Training- Handel Group + New Ventures West
  • Whole Brain Thinking Methodology Certification
  • Prosci Change Management Methodology Certification
  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Consulting & Venture Management
Industry Specialties
Healthcare, Internet, Computer Software, Human Resources and more
Functional Specialties
Customer Service, Human Resources, Management, Project Management
Expertise
Career Direction, Mid Career, New People Manager, Experienced People Manager and more

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