Sharing our ideas and insights with the community
We are guided by our belief in ‘excellence through purposeful action’. Our public speaking and consulting services work brings Barrett’s talent, expertise and insight to the broader community. This community involvement is aimed at helping illuminate ethical sales practices and give insight into better work and personal practices around sustainable selling, resilience, people management, leadership, and emotional wellbeing. In particular, our director Sue Barrett, is passionate about supporting women in the community and business.
Just as Barrett helps salespeople and sales teams collaborate with buyers in new ways, so are we now helping people in roles such as marketing, procurement, teaching, accounting, science, human resources, government, not for profits, sportspeople, software programming, and IT as well as people in outplacement programs and job seekers to communicate and collaborate effectively with their internal stakeholders, partners and suppliers.
Our community partnerships include
Victorian institute of sport
Rokewood, Women’s Community Group
ANZ Banking on Women
Bayside Women’s Network
Glen Eira Business Women’s Network
Soroptimist Society, International Women’s Day
Glen Eira Council, International Women’s Day
Hudson Successful Women Series
BPW (Business and Professional Women)
WINBM (Women in Mortgage Business Network)
Women and Success Stories
Monash University Women’s Network Group

Stop "Just Checking In": How to Follow Up Like a Trusted Advisor
In 30 seconds The Problem: A deal stalls, anxiety creeps in, and the salesperson sends the most destructive email in modern B2B: "Just checking in." In one line, months of trusted advisor positioning ...

How to Keep Your Seat When Procurement Enters the Room
In 30 seconds The Problem: After months of strategic selling, the deal lands on a procurement officer's desk whose mandate is to commoditise your offering and drive the price down. Salespeople either ...

The Strategic Pushback: Why Saying 'No' Earns You the Right to Be There
In 30 seconds The Problem: Clients routinely test sales professionals with compressed timelines, unjustified discounts, or requests to strip down the solution. Most salespeople fold, fearing the ...

How to Survive the "Silent Assassin" in Your Next Client Meeting
In 30 seconds The Problem: In buying committee meetings, sales professionals instinctively focus on the engaged, enthusiastic stakeholders and avoid the quiet, sceptical ones. That sceptic - the ...
