BARBARA PETTWAY

My coaching expertise relates to communications style and interpersonal behavior.  One of my core strengths is the ability to help a person achieve positive changes in behavior.  By identifying what’s missing in a client’s communications style, I help him bring that missing piece out of himself in a way that is real and genuine for who he is.

When we first meet, people don’t know what to expect, but they soon develop comfort with our work for two reasons:  I listen without judging, and I recognize the courage it takes to look at oneself and work on changing long-standing patterns and habits.  Clients share with me their hopes and frustrations, and I support them in exploring new tools to reach the next level of success in their business.  We are in partnership together. 

I have thirty years of diverse experience in business communications.  I’ve worked in a large organization with thousands of employees, as well as a small firm of twenty.  As the senior vice president in one of the country’s foremost executive training firms, I led seminars, spoke to corporate and industry groups throughout the country, and managed the firm’s day-to-day operations.  For several years, I was in public relations with the South’s largest financial services institution where my skills were honed in speech-writing, media relations, investor communications and consumer affairs.

In 1994, I started my own consulting practice from a desire to deliver personalized coaching to individuals one-on-one.  Every coaching situation is different, and I am privileged to work closely with talented executives from a variety of industries.  It gives me immense pleasure to  hear clients report on the successes they experience from using their new communication skills and excited about the positive impact those tools are making in their business.