Cara Barrineau
New Providence, NJRegion: US Mid-Atlantic
Cara Barrineau has 25 years of experience in leadership & presence coaching, 13 years of instructional design and over 30 years of experience as a performer on stage, tv and film.
She has extensive experience coaching leaders to perform in high stakes situations where confidence, adrenaline or nerves can be limiting factors. She believes in creating an environment that is highly personalized, challenging, and fun where people can take risks and surprise themselves.
Clients appreciate that she cares deeply about those she coaches. She’s passionate about helping clients build the skills needed to be ready for the exciting and sometimes daunting opportunities we’re presented with over the course of our lives and careers.
Training Experience
- Executive education programs of Harvard and Columbia
- LVMH
- Chanel
- Oliver Wyman
- CIA
- Disney
- Time Warner
- Hearst
- Procter & Gamble
- Johnson & Johnson
- Citibank
- American Express
- Tradestation
- Redhat
- Federal Reserve
Business Experience
Her ability to connect with business audiences pulls from decades of facilitation and leadership coaching in areas such as formal presentation skills, media training, Q&A, impromptu public speaking, psychology-based leadership skills & business writing.
She has years of sales & instructional design experience with Nextel Communications and continues her instructional design work now as a consultant focused primarily on storytelling, presence, and leadership skills.
Her experience in media training & virtual coaching spans 16 years and is highly informed by her decades of experience in film and television. Her international travels as a performer have offered her perspective and understanding when coaching global audiences.
She proudly partners with a middle school as a founding member, producer, and director of a theatre company. She is passionate about giving young adults exposure to the arts and leadership skills before high school. It also provides an environment for artists in the community to contribute & sharpen their skills and talent as part of a creative team.
Film and Theater Experience
- 30+ years of professional acting experience in theatre, film and television
- Played leading role of Marj Saint in 2005 feature film End of the Spear; film won the Grand Prize for Best Dramatic Feature at the 2005 Heartland Film Festival
- Played supporting role of Jane in the 2000 Miramax film Takedown
- Played leading role in world premiere of the Off-Broadway play Carrin Beginning in 1999
Education and Credentials
- B.A. in Dramatic Arts & Speech Communication from the University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill
- Experience facilitating Meyers Briggs & Kiersey Temperment Sorter programs
- Virtual Facilitator Trainer Certification from NetSpeed Learning Solutions
Sample Coaching Assignments
- Coached Vice President of HR at a large private university on improving presence skills for televised events.
- Coached multiple C-level leaders at a large pharmaceutical company for storytelling events in TED talk venue.
- Coached high level executive at a prominent hospital on presence & navigating high stakes meetings.
- Coached CEO of an international nonprofit organization on presence, storytelling and relationship building.
- Coached C-suite leader responsible for regulatory compliance and risk management at major financial services organization to improve presence and storytelling.
