Thomas Barnette
With 28 years of experience as a facilitator, trainer, mentor, keynote speaker and coach of transformation and change Thomas has been the go-to for businesses and leaders looking for a speaker to light up the room or a coach to push you to the next level.
“Lead with your heart and your mind will follow. So keep your heart open and your mind full of good. ”
— From my mother, Susie Pearl
My Story
After graduating with an Industrial Engineering Degree from Georgia Tech, I began working in sales, marketing, warehousing, accounting, HR, and held various supervisory and managerial positions at McMaster-Carr Supply Company. All the while, I was working weekends as an entertainer in singing and dancing shows throughout Atlanta, as well as modeling and producing pageants.
After becoming the Corporate Recruiter, developing training modules for new management hires, I began to coach individuals on the art of interviewing, communication and speaking skills (as a singer, I was already equipped with this knowledge). I helped individuals re-build their resumes, prepare for job interviews, and be more prepared for important business, school, or pageant presentations; and I have been extremely successful in these areas for many years - placing executives in great careers and coaching winners of national pageants like Miss America or Miss USA. So I started my own consulting in 2001.