Keynotes & Talks
A defining moment that reframes change and decision making for a whole room and sends people out ready to engage.
Explore speakingThe Inner
Adventure Mindset™
A decision-making framework that builds the human capabilities to lead through change, turn uncertainty into momentum, and drive collaborative innovation.
Explore The Inner Adventure Mindset™“That’s what business is. It’s a great adventure.”
Proven impact across category leaders
Grounded in 25 years of real-world business building, strategy, and innovation leadership. Barry has delivered strategic innovation, change initiatives, mainstage keynotes, and interactive workshops for organizations ranging from boutique consultancies to global Fortune 500 brands:
The big idea
The challenges facing leaders and teams today — unexpected change, ever-present uncertainty, and decision paralysis — are the same challenges we face on an adventure. But on an adventure, these challenges are addressed in real time, becoming fuel instead of fear. The Inner Adventure Mindset™ applies the outward challenge of adventure to our internal state to overcome persistent, seemingly insurmountable issues. This turns uncertainty into momentum — helping people step into new roles, lead through change, and collaborate to drive innovation.
One mindset. Three formats.
Workshops
A working session where teams apply the five gateways to a live challenge or opportunity.
Explore workshopsConsulting & Advisory
Work with Barry to implement this decision framework to shape your strategy, increase engagement, and catalyze collaborative innovation.
Explore Consulting & Advisory“Barry’s ability to create innovative ideas with clients, partners, and colleagues is one of his greatest strengths. He is very skillful at transforming raw concepts into valuable insights and assets. He is personable, professional, and a great communicator. Barry will bring a wealth of experience and vision to any project.”
Christopher Lee AllenGlobal Principal, JacobsFor leaders and teams facing what’s next.
New technologies. New roles. Established approaches that need revising. The Inner Adventure Mindset™ gives leaders and teams a framework for deciding what comes next.
Lead organizational change
Build confidence for major transitions
Rethink established ways of working
Create, explore, and collaborate around new ideas
“Barry stepped into a difficult situation at the non-profit I was involved with. As Chair of the Board, I had to ask the CEO to step away from his role, and Barry, who had been consulting with the company, was asked to step in. Barry brought in a clarity as to what needed to happen next, as well as a creative spark that allowed the tough circumstances to smooth out. He worked with the board as well as the outgoing CEO with grace, providing strong leadership mixed with gentle insistence. I’d recommend Barry for any business needing a committed professional as well as an extremely passionate presence.”
Dr. Joel KreisbergBoard ChairChart Your Own Path
We live in a world where disconnection and disengagement are at all time highs, and the future of many careers is uncertain. Barry created Chart Your Own Path to highlight alternative and innovative routes that university and high school students, and anyone reinventing themselves, can take to create a livelihood rich with meaning and fulfillment.
Chart Your Own Path guides students to discover where and how to begin their career journey. Barry’s insights inform, but they also ignite a spark that awakens people to their authenticity, the spirt of adventure, and a new level of power and purpose.
What’s the next big decision your team needs to make?
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