Dick Barnes Email & Phone Number

"One of the more fascinating aspects of the Marketing experience is that of challenging perceptions. We all have a form of reality imprinted onto our psyches from an early age...and a creative Marketing professional seeks ways to break through that imprint and introduce new ideas and concepts that may be ground-breaking. Our consumers are not necessarily open to new ideas, as they require challenging perceptions and oft-times make a person uncomfortable. A true challenge to the Marketer is to make that introduction comfortable." -Dick Barnes from his book "Marketing Matters."Why I enjoy being a commercial banker: I am constantly in flux between my creative side, the musician, writer, and marketer, and my rational, analytical side. Being in business banking allows both sides of my personality to work in harmony. The banker has to come up with solutions, often-times outside traditional boxes, yet those solutions must be innately logical and work in the real world of business. It's a perfect blend that keeps me constantly challenged, keeps me learning, and keeps me interested.______________________________________________________________________________ An innovative professional with four decades of experience in fast-paced, demanding environments. Major achievements in leadership, facilitation, marketing, sales, and public relations. Extensive work with legislative agencies of government. Strong communications, training, and public speaking skills combined with a strong background in start-ups and turn-arounds. A nationally recognized author, consultant, speaker, and trainer with highly developed and creative problem solving skills. Strongly focused on professional sales skills and relationship building.Specialties: Commercial and Business Finance and Lending, marketing, advertising, sales and sales training, strategic branding, small business problem analysis and solutions.

Listed skills include Small Business, Start Ups, Management, Public Relations, and 33 others.