Barry Gleeson
The Kelsey Group
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
About
Since 2004, Barry has worked with owners and leaders of privately held family businesses helping them and challenging them to focus strategically to outperform their competitors. He has a passion for engaging with leadership teams enabling them to break though status quo to deliver exceptional results. Barry is the Managing Partner of The Kelsey Group, a business coaching company, and he owns a Franchisee with The Alternative Board (TAB), an international Peer Advisory and Executive Coaching organization. The Kelsey Group services are designed to bring strategy, perspective, and accountability to the organizations they work with. Having 15 years of diverse experience within a large Defense Contractor coupled with owning and working with many small businesses over two decades, in a broad range of industries, has allowed Barry to bring his clients insights and ideas critical to scaling their business.
Professional Highlights
• Certified Scaling Up Growth Coach with Gazelles, Inc.
• Certified Board Facilitator and Executive Coach for The Alternative Board (TAB)
• 12+ years Coaching Owners / Leaders of Privately-held businesses
• 15 Years with Emerson Electric ($500mm Defense Manufacturing Division)
• President / Founder of Marketing Solutions. Inc. (2004-2012)
• GM / VP of a Material Handling Equipment Distributorship
• President, Emerson Electric Co. Management Club (1977)
• Advisor to 65+ Businesses Spanning Multiple Industries, mostly B2B
• Conversational Intelligence (C-iQ) Enhanced Skills Practitioner
• Certified Professional Behavioral and Motivational Analyst (TTI)
• Patent Holder (Co-inventor)
Personal Highlights
Barry married his childhood sweetheart, Ann, in 1981, and are enjoying a healthy lifestyle living in the county of St. Louis, Missouri. Although they have no children, they love dogs and also have a holistic Pet Food business. They love the outdoors, especially anything near mountains or water. Barry is an avid golfer. Both he and his wife also love music.
Coaching Regions
US - Southeast
US - Midwest
US - Southwest
Industry of Expertise
Building/Construction
Creative/Design
Engineering
Human Resources/Training/Dev.
Installation/Maintenance
Logistics/Transportation
Mfg./Production/Ops.
Marketing
Retail
“This is our third year self-implementing the Scaling Up system for strategic planning, and it was a totally different experience when we engaged Barry. Barry was able to help my team cut through the clutter to focus on what is really important. As a Certified Coach he has the background and experience to guide the process and help participants understand the purpose behind processes and get it right before filling out the forms. I would be delighted to recommend Barry to business colleagues looking to “Scale up” their companies.”
— Skuli Gudmundsson, CEO | Occu-Tec