Barbara Demarest

Barbara Demarest www.barbarademarest.com
Greensboro, NC
336-852-1457

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Testimonials

Our team was impressed with how well Barbara seemed to understand our direction and struggles with such little exposure. Her gift of synthesizing our conversation into meaningful insights and commentary blew the team away. We did not expect to so quickly see an initial set of communications products and were very pleasantly surprised that she had it at all and that it was so near the bull’s eye. Karen McNeil-Miller President Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
Barbara brings a valuable and highly-developed portfolio of skills to the table. She combines a keen sense of strategic thinking, creativity and market savvy with an ability to get things done. For Barbara, a day at the office is not complete unless she has checked one or more key action items off her list. While serious and passionate about her work, she has a good sense of humor and interacts well with customers, clients, and audiences. John R. Alexander Former President (Ret) Center for Creative Leadership
Thanks for the strategic board work you conducted at our Volunteer Board Development Conference. It was well done and the most progress made on board strategy and tactics in 10 years! Lafayette Jones Board Member

Areas of Expertise

  • Business Strategy
  • Career Transitions
  • Executive Communication
  • Job Transitions
  • Leadership Development
  • Marketing & Strategic Communications
  • Process Improvements
  • Product Development
  • Start ups
  • Success Teams
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Level/Type

  • Corporations
  • Directors
  • Educational Institutions
  • Executives
  • Foundations
  • High Potentials
  • Knowledge Managers
  • Marketers
  • New Managers
  • Nonprofit Organizations
  • Professional Services
  • Small Business Executives
  • Women Leaders
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Services & Delivery Methods

  • One-on-One Coaching
  • Telephone Coaching
  • Face-to-Face
  • Team Coaching
  • Retreats
  • Facilitation
  • Workshops
  • Teleseminars
  • Custom Designs
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Professional Profile

Barbara Demarest helps individuals, teams and organizations in three primary ways:

  • Idea Catalyst – Barbara provides a realistic assessment and practical guidance to go from concept to action.
  • Market Navigator – Barbara offers expertise in designing, developing and marketing products and services.
  • Growth Strategist – whether it is a project, product line, or new business, Barbara brings a wealth of experience to help set a strategic direction and work through the details to achieve results.

Barbara’s experience includes: executive positions in global marketing, communications, knowledge management and product/service development at the international training organization, the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®); program design and relationship management for Duke University; grant program consulting for the North Carolina Governor’s Office; and owning and operating a design-focused retail store.

Barbara’s skills range from coaching an individual struggling to define an initiative or career transition to presenting an organizational strategy in the Board room. Her client range includes businesses seeking growth; foundations wanting a stronger public presence; and individuals needing to perform more effectively.

Education, Certifications & Professional Affiliations

  • M.B.A., Wake Forest University
  • A.B., Public Policy, cum laude, Duke University
  • Science, Technology, and Human Values Certificate, Duke University
  • Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership
  • Dynamics of Strategy Program, Center for Creative Leadership
  • The Women’s Leadership Program, Center for Creative Leadership
  • Certified Success Teams Leader, Barbara Sher Programs
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