If the Career You Built Isn’t Serving You Anymore—Let’s Build the One That Will
You’ve done the work. You’ve got the receipts. Now it’s time to turn that into power, income, and impact— on your terms.
I help professionals and leaders shift from overlooked to in demand!
Companies that have worked with me:
Companies that have worked with me:
Kirk Barnes
The man behind the method
I did everything “right.”
From climbing the corporate ladder to advising startups, leading innovation in academia, and building businesses of my own—I checked every box.
And still, I found myself on the other side of a layoff… questioning my worth, my next move, and what all the work was really for.
That moment didn’t break me—it built something new in me. I took my relationships, experience, and hard-earned lessons and turned them into a business, a brand, and a method that now helps others do the same.
Today, I help professionals and teams turn what they know and who they know into real power, real income, and real freedom.
I call it the LENS Method—but it’s really a new way to see yourself and your future.
Kirk Barnes
The man behind the method
I did everything “right.”
From climbing the corporate ladder to advising startups, leading innovation in academia, and building businesses of my own—I checked every box.
And still, I found myself on the other side of a layoff… questioning my worth, my next move, and what all the work was really for.
That moment didn’t break me—it built something new in me. I took my relationships, experience, and hard-earned lessons and turned them into a business, a brand, and a method that now helps others do the same.
Today, I help professionals and teams turn what they know and who they know into real power, real income, and real freedom.
I call it the LENS Method—but it’s really a new way to see yourself and your future.
The LENS Method
A new way to see yourself—and what’s possible.
What if the success you’ve been chasing isn’t about working harder—but seeing the game differently?
The
LENS Method is a modern playbook for thriving in today’s hyper-connected, opportunity-rich world.
Whether you’re an ambitious entrepreneur, a rising professional, or a corporate team looking to level up—this framework gives you a transformational lens for how you lead, think, connect, and grow.
When applied, the
LENS Method unlocks four outcomes that drive real success:
Influence. Impact. Power. Income.
The LENS Method
A new way to see yourself—
and what’s possible.
What if the success you’ve been chasing isn’t about working harder—but seeing the game differently?
The
LENS Method is a modern playbook for thriving in today’s hyper-connected, opportunity-rich world.
Whether you’re an ambitious entrepreneur, a rising professional, or a corporate team looking to level up—this framework gives you a transformational lens for how you lead, think, connect, and grow.
When applied, the
LENS Method unlocks four outcomes that drive real success:
Influence. Impact. Power. Income.
TESTIMONIALS
"It is my privilege to convey the special traits that Kirk Barnes possesses as a leader, coach, and partner. In the time that Kirk and I worked together, he created extremely positive impact with his leadership and coaching, most notably by his supportive and positive approach. As a business partner, I found I could rely most on Kirk’s trustworthiness and his commitment to strengthening our alliance towards our common goals. In closing, I strongly recommend Kirk Barnes for any coaching on leadership and sales."
Tim Packard Synergist-Southeast/Florida/Puerto Rico Neurology PVU UCB-
"Kirk, We are going to miss your leadership and coaching so much!!! My team STILL talks about how much they enjoyed working with you and how much they learned. "
Audra Hartley National Sales Director- Vaccines Retail at GSK Pharmaceuticals -
"Kirk, I want to thank you for all you did for my team in Georgia. I know for certain that they became better sales professionals because of your coaching. I know that thru the conversations we had I became a better coach! I wish you the best of luck in the future and let me know if I can assist you in any way!"
Dave Ebersole District Sales Mgr, GSK 
"I know that we are all better at what we do because you have been a part of it! I hope we stay in touch. If ever there is anything I can do to help you, please let me know. I hope you would also be willing for me to call on you in such an instance. Like I told you, I thought it was the highest compliment when we were re-organizing from CVMU to Respiratory when Marilyn said, “Can’t Kirk just be my manager?” Truly a testament to the value you bring to sales professionals and their selling interactions."
Sue Willis Regional Sales Director, GSK-
"Kirk: You will be missed, I can tell you that I sincerely enjoyed working with you and enjoyed our 1-1’s. You get it. It was a pleasure having you coach my team and coach me to be a better leader. Please stay in touch. I know you’ll be on to bigger and greater things. "
Nancy Mabry Channel Manager, Retail Channel Team, Managed Markets and Government Affairs, GSK -
"Kirk helped me understand how to take my questions and make them more situational in gathering information from them to learn more about how they diagnose, treat, and change habits. He also motivated me to be very direct and specific when asking my customers what action I want for them to take after our discussion."
Christie Muma, Senior Specialty Account Professional, GSK -
“Kirk was very helpful with coaching and strategizing in my territory. He gave me excellent suggestions on different ways to look at the business. I appreciate the time he spent with me. He is a valuable addition to our team!"
Beth Runckle, Senior Executive Sales Professional, GSK -
"Prior to starting my field contact with Kirk, he had asked if there were any areas I would like to work toward improving. I shared two: providing more actionable closes and improving my call overall by making my dialogue more succinct. Throughout our day Kirk helped me focus on these two opportunities of improvement. By the end of the field contact I felt much more comfortable and confident in both areas. I have been able to take my coaching and apply it every day. I appreciate the coaching and look forward to our next contact."
Joel Bradburn, Professional Sales Representative, GSK -
"Kirk, thank you for your insightful ideas and the feedback you shared with me in my efforts to incorporate the artistry and mastery into my sales calls. I found your feedback about focusing the discussion of the patient's insights most engaging to the customers. It was a great help! Thanks!"
Joy Dean, Executive Sales Professional, GSK -
"Kirk, thank you again for the great coaching advice, and for the motivation and knowledge you bring to what you do that encourages one to bring forth compassion and confidence for what we do as Pharmaceutical Sales Professionals. Your sincere desire to support the development of the sales team at GSK is without a doubt of the utmost value, and your expertise, personalized approach and genuine feedback is a attribute that will prove to be a tremendous enhancement toward my future success with the organization. I thoroughly appreciated having a very productive, successful coaching field day, and I look forward to taking the information and implementing it throughout each call, every day. As this industry changes continuously, as sales professionals, we must adapt and change habits. You helped me see the importance of changing habits as well as developing a new platform to create a path of personal growth and development whereby I can excel and take control of my path toward success."
Terri Green, Sales Professional, GSK -
"On behalf of the entire MCHT team and cohort, thank you so much for your time to share your knowledge and educate the founders on your successful selling strategies within healthcare. To say that the sales session was awesome would be an understatement. Since the end of the session we’ve received some amazing feedback from the founders about how valuable your session was to them. In terms of future opportunities, I’d say it’s safe to say that YOU are our guy when it comes to sales and we would welcome you back to do a repeat performance for future programs!”
Matt Purdy Startup Program Manager | MassChallenge HealthTech & FinTech -
“Working with Kirk on the Scale-up Hub Atlanta program, I saw first-hand the power of his experience and the quality of his network in Atlanta. Kirk helped the companies in the program deliver measurable results in a remarkably short time frame. I found Kirk to be have the right blend of professionalism, agility, hard work, and candor that serves the startup culture well. "
Steve Nicolle, Partner, Island Capital Partners -
“I just want to say how impressed I was with your session last week. Having done formal sales training in the pharma industry at the beginning of my career and hearing the way you give such good, practical advice to the mission members was amazing.”
David Weiner, Sr. Trade Commissioner, Consulate General of Canada
TESTIMONIALS
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"It is my privilege to convey the special traits that Kirk Barnes possesses as a leader, coach, and partner. In the time that Kirk and I worked together, he created extremely positive impact with his leadership and coaching, most notably by his supportive and positive approach. As a business partner, I found I could rely most on Kirk’s trustworthiness and his commitment to strengthening our alliance towards our common goals. In closing, I strongly recommend Kirk Barnes for any coaching on leadership and sales."
Tim Packard Synergist-Southeast/Florida/Puerto Rico Neurology PVU UCB -
"Kirk, We are going to miss your leadership and coaching so much!!! My team STILL talks about how much they enjoyed working with you and how much they learned. "
Audra Hartley National Sales Director- Vaccines Retail at GSK Pharmaceuticals -
"Kirk, I want to thank you for all you did for my team in Georgia. I know for certain that they became better sales professionals because of your coaching. I know that thru the conversations we had I became a better coach! I wish you the best of luck in the future and let me know if I can assist you in any way!"
Dave Ebersole District Sales Mgr, GSK 
"I know that we are all better at what we do because you have been a part of it! I hope we stay in touch. If ever there is anything I can do to help you, please let me know. I hope you would also be willing for me to call on you in such an instance. Like I told you, I thought it was the highest compliment when we were re-organizing from CVMU to Respiratory when Marilyn said, “Can’t Kirk just be my manager?” Truly a testament to the value you bring to sales professionals and their selling interactions."
Sue Willis Regional Sales Director, GSK-
"Kirk: You will be missed, I can tell you that I sincerely enjoyed working with you and enjoyed our 1-1’s. You get it. It was a pleasure having you coach my team and coach me to be a better leader. Please stay in touch. I know you’ll be on to bigger and greater things. "
Nancy Mabry Channel Manager, Retail Channel Team, Managed Markets and Government Affairs, GSK -
"Kirk helped me understand how to take my questions and make them more situational in gathering information from them to learn more about how they diagnose, treat, and change habits. He also motivated me to be very direct and specific when asking my customers what action I want for them to take after our discussion."
Christie Muma, Senior Specialty Account Professional, GSK -
“Kirk was very helpful with coaching and strategizing in my territory. He gave me excellent suggestions on different ways to look at the business. I appreciate the time he spent with me. He is a valuable addition to our team!"
Beth Runckle, Senior Executive Sales Professional, GSK -
"Prior to starting my field contact with Kirk, he had asked if there were any areas I would like to work toward improving. I shared two: providing more actionable closes and improving my call overall by making my dialogue more succinct. Throughout our day Kirk helped me focus on these two opportunities of improvement. By the end of the field contact I felt much more comfortable and confident in both areas. I have been able to take my coaching and apply it every day. I appreciate the coaching and look forward to our next contact."
Joel Bradburn, Professional Sales Representative, GSK -
"Kirk, thank you for your insightful ideas and the feedback you shared with me in my efforts to incorporate the artistry and mastery into my sales calls. I found your feedback about focusing the discussion of the patient's insights most engaging to the customers. It was a great help! Thanks!"
Joy Dean, Executive Sales Professional, GSK -
"Kirk, thank you again for the great coaching advice, and for the motivation and knowledge you bring to what you do that encourages one to bring forth compassion and confidence for what we do as Pharmaceutical Sales Professionals. Your sincere desire to support the development of the sales team at GSK is without a doubt of the utmost value, and your expertise, personalized approach and genuine feedback is a attribute that will prove to be a tremendous enhancement toward my future success with the organization. I thoroughly appreciated having a very productive, successful coaching field day, and I look forward to taking the information and implementing it throughout each call, every day. As this industry changes continuously, as sales professionals, we must adapt and change habits. You helped me see the importance of changing habits as well as developing a new platform to create a path of personal growth and development whereby I can excel and take control of my path toward success."
Terri Green, Sales Professional, GSK -
"On behalf of the entire MCHT team and cohort, thank you so much for your time to share your knowledge and educate the founders on your successful selling strategies within healthcare. To say that the sales session was awesome would be an understatement. Since the end of the session we’ve received some amazing feedback from the founders about how valuable your session was to them. In terms of future opportunities, I’d say it’s safe to say that YOU are our guy when it comes to sales and we would welcome you back to do a repeat performance for future programs!”
Matt Purdy Startup Program Manager | MassChallenge HealthTech & FinTech -
“Working with Kirk on the Scale-up Hub Atlanta program, I saw first-hand the power of his experience and the quality of his network in Atlanta. Kirk helped the companies in the program deliver measurable results in a remarkably short time frame. I found Kirk to be have the right blend of professionalism, agility, hard work, and candor that serves the startup culture well. "
Steve Nicolle, Partner, Island Capital Partners -
“I just want to say how impressed I was with your session last week. Having done formal sales training in the pharma industry at the beginning of my career and hearing the way you give such good, practical advice to the mission members was amazing.”
David Weiner, Sr. Trade Commissioner, Consulate General of Canada
Work With Kirk
For Individuals. For Organizations. For Impact.
Whether you’re navigating a career shift, building a business, or developing a high-performing team, I offer coaching, training, and speaking experiences rooted in one powerful idea:
Leverage what you know and who you know to create income, opportunity, and long-term success.
Work With Kirk
For Individuals. For Organizations. For Impact.
Whether you’re navigating a career shift, building a business, or developing a high-performing team, I offer coaching, training,
and speaking experiences rooted in
one powerful idea:
Leverage what you know and
who you know to create income, opportunity, and long-term success.
Coaching, Courses & Community for High-Achieving Professionals
You’ve done the work. Now you’re ready to be seen, grow your income, and make your next move with clarity and confidence.
I help professionals, entrepreneurs, and creators leverage what they already know—and who they already know—to unlock new levels of visibility, value, and freedom.
Whether you’re trying to close bigger deals, make a career pivot, or turn your network into income, The LENS Method gives you the strategy and support to make it happen.
What I Offer:
- 1:1 Coaching: Personalized support and accountability to help you grow your brand, land better opportunities, or pivot powerfully.
- Online Courses & Tools: Self-paced trainings to sharpen your storytelling, build a strategic network, and monetize your value.
- The LENS Academy: A live and on-demand learning community designed to help you implement the method step-by-step with peers and expert support.
Coaching, Courses & Community for High-Achieving Professionals
You’ve done the work. Now you’re ready to be seen, grow your income, and make your next move with clarity and confidence.
I help professionals, entrepreneurs, and creators leverage what they already know—and who they already know—to unlock new levels of visibility, value, and freedom.
Whether you’re trying to close bigger deals, make a career pivot, or turn your network into income, The LENS Method gives you the strategy and support to make it happen.
What I Offer:
- 1:1 Coaching: Personalized support and accountability to help you grow your brand, land better opportunities, or pivot powerfully.
- Online Courses & Tools: Self-paced trainings to sharpen your storytelling, build a strategic network, and monetize your value.
- The LENS Academy: A live and on-demand learning community designed to help you implement the method step-by-step with peers and expert support.
Workshops, Keynotes & Training That
Strengthen People and Performance
Today’s organizations are navigating broken communication, disconnected teams, and a growing gap in soft skills that truly move the needle—like relationship-building, collaboration, storytelling, and influence.
I partner with companies, accelerators, and institutions to deliver transformational learning experiences that close those gaps and create lasting growth.
Whether your team needs to improve cross-functional collaboration, increase confidence in leadership, or learn how to better connect with clients— The LENS Method delivers practical tools with real impact.
What I Offer:
- Keynote Speaking: High-energy, story-rich sessions on leadership, connection, and modern growth skills that inspire and equip.
- Interactive Workshops: In-person or virtual sessions on topics like internal networking, sales storytelling, collaboration, and influence.
- Custom Training & Development: Programs built around your organization’s talent needs—from onboarding to leadership pipelines.
- Team Offsites & Retreats: Half-day or full-day immersive LENS-based experiences that foster clarity, creativity, and connection.
Workshops, Keynotes & Training That Strengthen People and Performance
Today’s organizations are navigating broken communication, disconnected teams, and a growing gap in soft skills that truly move the needle—like relationship-building, collaboration, storytelling, and influence.
I partner with companies, accelerators, and institutions to deliver transformational learning experiences that close those gaps and create
lasting growth.
Whether your team needs to improve cross-functional collaboration, increase confidence in leadership, or learn how to better connect with clients— The LENS Method delivers practical tools with real impact.
What I Offer:
- Keynote Speaking: High-energy, story-rich sessions on leadership, connection, and modern growth skills that inspire and equip.
- Interactive Workshops: In-person or virtual sessions on topics like internal networking, sales storytelling, collaboration, and influence.
- Custom Training & Development: Programs built around your organization’s talent needs—from onboarding to leadership pipelines.
- Team Offsites & Retreats: Half-day or full-day immersive LENS-based experiences that foster clarity, creativity, and connection.
