The Coach to Self-employed Professionals | The Coach's Coach

Barbara, a Master Certified Coach, has empowered hundreds of professionals to find success and fulfillment in business and life. A coach since 1994, Barbara is a pioneer in the coaching profession. She works with talented independent professionals, executives and coaches who are dissatisfied with their current level of success and are looking for “something more.”

"I’m a passionate advocate of coaching. I blend executive coaching with personal leadership development to empower clients in growing a business they love, and living a rich and rewarding life.”

Since 2000 Barbara has mentored talented coaches, helping many find their voice as a coach and grow their ideal expression of coaching -- while living a life they love. She believes coaching is a vitally important link in the accelerated learning, creativity and collaboration required in today’s world. She is committed to fostering excellence in coaching, starting with her own work, and extending out to other coaches and the profession.

Her current passion project is the “new retirement.” She loves working with people who are saying “I’m just too young to retire” and want a new roadmap, one that gives the freedom, permission and practices to live fully and creatively, regardless of age.

“It’s my joy to empower courageous 50-plus seekers who are reimaging their third chapter as the best years yet.”

Credentials include:

• Master Certified Coach since 2003
• Royal Roads University, Associate Faculty since 2008
• Coach University Faculty since 2000
• Professional Mentor Coach designation since 2007
• Coach U and Corporate Coach U graduate
• Too Young to Retire certified facilitator
• Now What? certified facilitator
• EQ 2.0 certified
• Specialized training in vocational counseling
• Certificate in personal financial planning

One a personal note, Barbara is married, a step-mom and step-grandmom. She resides in White Rock, British Columbia and is frequently seen walking by the ocean looking for eagles.

Read the Globe & Mail interview with Barbara Richards, Women's Work: Mature Females are Discovering the Rewards of Self Employment.