Business Name:       Jennifer Barley Life Coaching
Business Address:       1017 Captains Court, Santa Cruz, CA  95062
Business Phone:         831-212-2793
Email Address:          jennifer@jenniferbarley.com
Website address:      www.jenniferbarley.com
Principal:                 Jennifer Barley

Category of Service:

• Speaker/presenter
• Workshop Creator
• Certified Life Coach

Summary description of business and/or services offered:

Jennifer is a certified life coach who works with clients either in a one-on-one setting or as a group.  Jennifer is trained to listen, to observe and to customize her approach to your individual needs. Jennifer seeks to elicit solutions and strategies from you; she believes that you are naturally creative and resourceful. Her job is to provide support to enhance the skills, resources, and creativity that you already possess through a true accountable action plan.

Jennifer has developed and led interactive workshops with topics including stress management, discovering your identity, and a vision board workshop.  Jennifer can custom create workshops for you and your organization.  Jennifer also is a retreat coach and conducts retreats for small groups.

Brief background on business:

Jennifer Barley, CEC, is a Certified Empowerment Life Coach, Public Speaker, Weight Watchers Leader, Coach Instructor and Author.  Jennifer graduated from the iPEC Certified Coaching Program.  This comprehensive program is accredited by the International Coach Federation.  With over 340 hours of course-work, this program is the foundation of developing the nation's top life coaches. 

Jennifer is an iPEC Instructor working with coaching students to better their coaching skills and capabilities.  She teaches Life Potentials Training, Module II: Core Transformation, and Module III:  Breakthrough Coaching.  Jennifer is also the founding member of the Santa Cruz Chapter of the International Coach Federation.

After successfully losing 40 pounds through the Weight Watchers Program, Jennifer has been a Weight Watchers leader since 1994.  She leads over 492 members per week who are working towards healthy lifestyle goals. 

In the fall of 2007, Jennifer was named Weight Watchers Leader of the Year for the second year in a row.  In 2007, she also received the honor of being awarded Weight Watchers Diamond Leader  -- which is only awarded to the top 20% of leaders in the United States.  In the fall of 2006, Jennifer was named Weight Watchers Leader of the Year.  She was also awarded for being the Weight Watchers Leader to Guide the Most Number of Members to their Lifetime Goal.

Jennifer also has a love for Interior Design.  She has completed over 21 courses studying Interior Design elements and principles.  From 2003 -2005, Jennifer was an Interior Design Freelance Writer and has been published in the Santa Cruz Sentinal, Concrete Network Magazine and Website, as well as Signature Pools and Spa Magazine.

Prior to embarking on her life coach career of passion, Jennifer worked for 12 years in Marketing for various high technology companies.  Jennifer has successfully managed teams of people and launched multiple comprehensive marketing programs.  She completed the Stephen Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Workshop in 1996.

In 1989, Jennifer earned a Bachelor of Science in Broadcasting from Northwest Missouri State University.  She lives with her husband, Curtis, in Santa Cruz, California, where they enjoy urban hiking, music, and being outdoors.

2-3 Brief testimonials and/or references:

"I want to express my thanks to you gals for teaching such an informative, fun class.  I really enjoyed the training and learned ALOT!  Going into 
work today, I was immediately able to read the energy in the office as well as my own.  Boy, I didn't realize I play the victim all too 
well.  Not only was I able to recognize the catabolic energy, I was able to turn it around.  I had to handle an employee situation today, which I was feeling very nervous about.  Using my new skills, I was able to communicate clearly, effectively,  in a positive way and encourage him to succeed while firmly reminding him of my role in the workplace.  I went head on with fear - and it felt GREAT!!!!  From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU for truly changing my life!~Love and belief." ~ Stephanie Lee
 
"Jennifer stood beside me, encouraging me, motivating me to accomplish a goal I had given up on decades ago. As a result of her coaching, I look and feel better than I have in many years. In fact, a friend recently commented to me, 'You know, you look better and better as you age, and the rest of us look worse.' Thank you, Jennifer." ~ Pamela, Santa Cruz, CA

"I’ve joined Weight Watchers dozens of times over the last 35 years and tried all the other fad diets out there. This is the first time that I can say I WILL reach my goal weight and be able to maintain it.  The difference this time is the  support and encouragement I receive from Jennifer. Jennifer is so supportive, encouraging and caring and she makes me feel that she is there just for me. Jennifer is always available to listen and help me figure out solutions.  I  am continuing to learn many things from Jennifer which will help me be able to maintain a healthy weight for the rest of my life.
I feel very lucky that Jennifer is part of my weight loss journey."~Pat Bronson, Weight Watchers Member,Capitola, CA  (Currently has lost 58.2 pounds.)

Service area by country, state or zip code:

California