Bill Baren

I recently worked with Kristine Carey and Alan Roby of Bill Baren and had a fantastic work experience. I am on the board of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO-​SFBA). We recently held our annual Leadership Retreat and decided to focus on creating strategic goals and activities for the upcoming year. As a result, we reached out to Kris and Alan to facilitate the day-​long event.
Kris and Alan just get it. They coached us throughout the process leading up to our big event, offering valuable insights on what we needed to address and discuss as a board (e.g., developing a vision, mission statement and goals/​objectives, etc.). They helped guide us through a new and unfamiliar process — we now have a strategic plan! And on our big day, they motivated the group, listened to everyone’s ideas and galvanized the group to enthusiastically move forward with our key ideas.
It has been a joy to work with Kris and Alan. I am hoping our relationship will continue, as we’ll need further guidance to assure progress on our goals. If you want to move forward and feel stuck, these two will be great partners throughout your journey.

I have been working recently with Kristine Carey at Bill Baren and have really found her advise to be sage, solid and productive. I have found that there are always ways we can improve our «game» but often they are not so obvious. She has helped me cut to what counts and for that I am very grateful. I highly recommend this work for anyone who wants to make it better… and who doesn’t?

For the past few years I had been reading up on Life Coaching and when I met Alan Roby I knew it was an opportunity I should take advantage of. Boy am I glad I did!
I originally wanted to determine a career path, and Alan most definitely helped with that, but it was so much more than career. He helped me understand ME! My strengths, weaknesses, aspirations, thought-​process, values… and while I have known those deep down, it wasn’t until working with him that I brought it all to conscious recognition. Looking it all in the face and naming it, I was able to set attainable goals and realize what I really want out of myself and my life path.
Where ever you are on life’s journey, I believe a Life Coach like Alan can help clarify and set a destination… without guilt, without judgment… accepting who you are as an individual, praising your aptitudes and cheering you on to be (as corny and cliché as this sounds) «all you can be.»
I highly recommend Life Coaching and specifically, Alan Roby!

I turned to life coaching to get a better grasp of my future, to better lead my team at work, and as an opportunity to begin driving my destiny. While I recognized that my experiences and my decisions all contributed to who I was… how I was, I needed help in sorting out the good, bad, and the ugly and to move forward in a purposeful manner that would get me where I wanted to go. Kris came on the scene at a decisive juncture in my life, professionally and personally. She has a calm yet passionate approach that helped me identify my strengths and build on them to make me a better leader for myself, my family, and my team. Kris helped me learn to use those strengths to get what I needed to continue toward my goals, rather than allowing my doubts and fears to use me to continue an out of control growth that was absorbing me, my work, and my future. As a life coach… as a business coach (can we really separate the two?) she has made the difference in my life in a way that touches everyone in my circle; my family, my friends, my team, and the many partners I depend on to help me accomplish critical changes of national significance.

I’ve been working with Alan Roby for over 7 months now and I’ve been extremely happy with the results. Alan has an amazing ability to lift my spirit and steer me in the right direction in both corporate and personal life. I attribute the progress I have been able to make to his dedication and patience.

«Bill is a masterful coach and an awesome guy. I know him through a professional association of life and business coaches and he stands out. He has an incredible way of tuning into what is holding you back and helping you create movement in your life around the toughest issues. He is one of the best coaches that I know.»

My experience with coaching was a success! I decided to start coaching as a last-​ditch effort at my business. I was struggling with trying to run my business as everyone else told me to or to follow what a book said. I was getting frustrated because it wasn’t working and it didn’t feel natural to me. Coaching has taught me about me and how to honor that as I build my business. The freedom in trusting myself is heaven. I know my business and I know what works best for me. I get to work with ease! What a concept! I am forever thankful for Alan and his help getting me back on track with my business.

Alan Roby has been my Life and Business Coach for several years. Alan’s practical and calm approach make the process of facing life’s challenges go more smoothly. Alan has guided me through major life changes including becoming an empty nester and leaving the corporate world to start my own business. He is always conscious of what is important to me and the priorities I have set for myself. Our weekly sessions keep me on track with my goals. I am certain that I would not be nearly as far along the road to realizing my dreams if not for Alan’s insight and encouragement.

If you are an entrepreneur ready to take your game to the next level then give Bill a call. Bill is gifted at identifying and articulating the issues that may be holding you back. He is a great listener and is able to help you identify creative solutions. He has the experience, business acumen, and intellect to help entrepreneurs at any stage in the process, or anyone who feels they are not living to their full potential. Bill was born to coach, and it shows.