From Corporate EDI to Entrepreneurial Coach: The Barbra Carlisle Story

In this episode of Founders Future, host Milan Kohut sits down with Barbra Carlisle, the founder and leadership coach behind Glee Coaching. Barbra shares her journey from a decade-long career in diversity, inclusion, and social value within the engineering and construction sectors to launching her own coaching practice. She delves into her passion for supporting purpose-led leaders, often those who have risen from technical roles, to build confidence, resilience, and strategic thinking while balancing their demanding professional and personal lives.The conversation explores the core of Barbra's business, detailing her one-on-one executive coaching and leadership development programs. She explains her direct coaching style, the importance of creating a trusting, long-term relationship with clients, and her use of tools like the "Five Voices" psychometric assessment. Barbra also opens up about her business strategy, the challenges of focus as a creative entrepreneur, and her future goals, including launching a niche program for leaders in the construction industry and growing her podcast, "The Unlikely Executive."