Barbara Singer, CEO of Executive Core, was awarded the 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year Award by Flourish Leadership, an organization dedicated to transforming the lives of high-achieving women in corporate leadership roles. Barbara’s company, Executive Core, is an industry leader in talent management and development, accelerating the careers of thousands of executives for more than a decade. Barbara’s professionals are globally recognized for measuring talent, determining predictors of executive success, executive education and coaching for business results. Operating with 150 consultants living in 35 countries, Executive Core provides strategic thought leadership at the top of the house, guiding the c-suite as well as emerging leaders.

The FLOURISH™ AWARD recognizes one female entrepreneur who embodies extraordinary personal success, commitment to community and civic engagement, advocacy for women and girls, consummate leadership, and building deep and meaningful relationships throughout their lives.

Executive Core is certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council. WBENC’s national standard of certification is a meticulous process designed to confirm the business is at least 51 percent owned, operated and controlled by a woman or women. Corporations and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and the continued development of their supplier diversity programs b including women-owned businesses among their suppliers. Visit WBENC.org to learn more.

Executive Core’s commitment to excellence is also demonstrated through its membership in global organizations, including the Executive MBA Council (comprising over 225 business schools from around the world), the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches and the International Coaching Federation. Our inner core of consultants have been designated as Master Certified Coaches.  Barbara Singer (along with Marshal Goldsmith) were the first two acknowledged thought leaders in the field of Executive Coaching by ACEC, and Barbara Singer helps establish the standards for corporate MEECO designations, recognizing organizations that have cultures of coaching at three distinct levels.  Honored organizations include the Mayo Clinic, Ford, MD Anderson, and other notable firms.