Sean Barnard
SHRM™ Certified Human Resource Professionals with customized solutions.
Sean Barnard Consulting brings over 40 years of experience to your company. We specialize in every aspect of hiring, onboarding, development, employment, and the Intentional Retention of your best Team Members.
Our unique ‘Culture Health Check’© system provides leaders a real insight into how and what Team Members won’t tell you. Find out the real perceptions of your employees and learn how to keep your top performers, and how to build a coveted employer of choice status.
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Sean Barnard
SHRM™ Certified Human Resource Professionals with customized solutions.
Sean Barnard Consulting brings over 40 years of experience to your company. We specialize in every aspect of recruitment, onboarding, development, employment, and the Intentional Retention of your best Team Members.
Our unique ‘Culture Health Check’© system provides leaders a real insight into how and what Team Members won’t tell you. We create customized and signature templates for all HR related policies, procedures, handbooks, training and coaching materials, and onboarding documentation.
Find out the real perceptions of your employees, learn how to keep your top performers, and build a coveted Employer of Choice status.
About
Sean Barnard
Sean recently served as the first Chief Operating Officer for Smiles Ahead, a 5-brand, multi-disciplined group of Orthodontic, Pediatric and General dental offices throughout North Carolina. Dr. Jack Burrow III, DDS, MS and the partners of Burrow, Welchel and Culp PLLC recruited and charged Sean with the successful creation of a positive internal culture for legacy and new offices, building a retention program and defining a qualified leadership team.
Dr. Jack later told Sean “I should have hired you years ago…you have managed to do in 2 years what I thought would take ten.”
His international career spans over 40 years in Europe, the Caribbean, and the United States. He has helped owners, teams and clients develop the ability to become better leaders, who create better places to work. Starting his gaming career as a dealer of roulette in England in 1979, he moved into junior management before making the decision to grasp a rare opportunity and move to Paradise Island, in the Bahamas.
In 1991, Sean was identified as the best candidate to join a management team responsible for opening open one of the first (riverboat) casinos outside of Nevada and New Jersey. The company sponsored his immigration and he updated his citizenship in 1999. His prestigious casino career has lasted 40 years, and he continues to guide multiple former colleagues he has met along the way. Sean enjoys breaking the ‘norms’ of how leaders become great leaders by simply cutting through the noise, doing what’s right, regardless of anyone’s position title or tenure.
In 2016, Dr. Dustin Burleson, DDS, MBA, the founder of Burleson Seminars, introduced Sean to his international clients which lead to the creation of Sean Barnard Consulting (formerly Fifty Eight LLC). The consultancy grew in reputation and size with a variety of clients across the U.S. In 2022, Sean took a two-year sabbatical and joined Smiles Ahead before returning to his first love: consulting clients in need of his expertise.
Why Sean Barnard Consulting?
We are highly qualified for our clients
We produce quantifiable and tangible results.
We give our Clients their ‘lives back’ to enjoy doing what they love the most.
We never serve more than 5 Premier Clients at any one time.
- Every client has a choice of customized agreement to choose from.
Our Fixed-Time Clients are limited to no more than 3 at any one time.
- Clients may choose from an Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or limited-time project or schedule a Speaking Engagement.
The ‘Why’ Behind Intentional Retention
After several decades in a wide variety of leadership roles, Sean Barnard has witnessed the demise of the investment business owners make in their teams. Entry, mid-level, and even experienced managers are usually promoted with a nod of a job well done, an increase in pay, and the opportunity to fail miserably.
The profit margins of any business are primarily affected by the low or high cost of labor. This equates to somewhere between getting what you pay for or bankruptcy. We have reduced the number of directors and managers and forced talented people to serve in two roles at once. All topped off with a remarkable lack of training.
Sean’s best-selling book provides owners and leaders at every level with THE essential guide for success. Intentional Retention is an essential tool that leaders use as a timeless resource to create a healthy and positive workplace culture. It serves to build trust and a guiding light to what effective leadership is really all about.
The ‘Why’ Behind Intentional Retention
After several decades in a wide variety of leadership roles, Sean Barnard has witnessed the demise of the investment business owners make in their teams. The entry, mid-level, and even experienced managers are usually promoted with a nod of a job well done, an increase in pay, and the opportunity to fail miserably.
The profit margins of any business are primarily affected by the low or high cost of labor. This equates to somewhere between getting what you pay for or bankruptcy. We have reduced the number of directors and managers and forced talented people to serve in two roles at once. All topped off with a remarkable lack of training.
Sean’s best-selling book provides, owners and leaders at every level with the guide for success those who are readying themselves or are already in a leadership role with a guide to success. Intentional Retention is the tool leaders use to leave something behind that is a timeless resource for how everyone on the team should enjoy working for you. leaving something that is timeless for how leaders could and should treat anyone on their team.
M – K – FounderGreat book with some really good guidance Read More
As someone who struggles with management, I’ve read a lot of books on the topics covered. I found this one to be one of the best I’ve read. Easy read that helps put you in the right mindset. I’m actually ordering a copy for anyone that supervises people at my business so we are all on the same page, and this will be our “go to” guide from now on.
T – Y.A must read for every level of leadership! Read More
This book is so well written and very informative! Sean took the utmost critical and undoubtedly overwhelming area of Human Resources and captured it in a common sense, easy to follow format. So much insight, personal experience and humor make this a fun and easy read, while providing sound guidance in all facets of HR and leadership. I purchased copies as gifts for a few individuals I know who are new to leadership, and they loved it too!
S – VGreat read for leaders of small or large companies Read More
Intentional Retention is a quick and easy read filled with great advice and meaningful stories of mistakes and successes. I was only on Page 2 when I got up to get post its and a pen to take notes. I actually used an excerpt during one of my director’s evaluation that was so on point, I had to share. I am sharing the book with some of my executives to inspire their leadership.
C – RWow! Such a great learning tool. Management must read! Read More
I am not a big reader but am in a management position and several people recommended Intentional Retention. This book was an easy read and full of useful information and interesting stories related to best practices. I have a lot of takeaways and will be recommending to others. Great inspirational leadership book!
D – L Read More
I’ve read quite a few leadership books, but this is one I will share with friends. Full of well researched content and actionable ideas. Very inspiring and a highly satisfying read. I’ve already placed several post it notes to go back too! Well done Sean!
J – S. SchenckEducational & Impactful Read More
Captivating book highlighting modern day struggles with retention and impactful ways to find, keep and motivate to create stronger teams and leadership.
Worth the read and excited to implement within my own department!
T – GGreat book! Read More
This book is so informative and well written. Love the leadership style. Would recommend for anyone in a leadership position!
A – MRelevant and Useful! Read More
This book is filled with relevant, relatable and useful guidance for real world human resource issues we all face! A pleasant read and well worth the purchase!
S – HMust Read for Business Owners Read More
Sean does an absolutely outstanding job combining his knowledge and personal stories to create a book that is truly worth reading! This is a must read for anyone who is a business owner or in HR. Intentional Retention will improve the quality and morale of your staff whether your business is well established or just beginning.
A – CReally Learned a Lot Read More
This was a great read! There’s so much to learn packed inside. I highly recommend for anyone wanting to learn more.
A – AAn Inspiring and Engaging Nonfiction Book on Leadership…A Must-Read! Read More
This was a fantastic blend of memoir-style storytelling and guided education on management and leadership skills in the modern world. The importance of taking the time to learn how to speak with your employees or your team members in our modern world not because it is required, but because it is the right thing to do becomes a cornerstone early on in the author’s book was truly moving to read about, as it sets the tone for the author’s experiences and lessons immediately.
To me, the author really was able to cover a wide range of topics under the banner of leadership. From establishing excellent communication early on to determining one’s core values and even the recruitment process, the book does a great job of detailing and showcasing each step easily. The balance of personal storytelling and education that each chapter boasts was a helpful tool in relating to the reader and showcasing how leaders can always grow and learn themselves as time goes on.
L – NA MUST READ for all Leaders Read More
In today’s ever-evolving business landscape, leaders face many challenges, one of the most significant being retaining talented employees. The importance of nurturing a loyal and engaged workforce cannot be overstated. Sean is a seasoned expert in human resources and leadership development and delivers a compelling guide that addresses the critical issue of employee retention and provides invaluable insights for leaders striving to create a culture of commitment and loyalty. “Intentional Retention” is an indispensable resource for leaders seeking to navigate the complex challenges of employee retention.
K – BGreat Leadership Guide! Read More
This book was so easy to read and filled with so much useful advice for helping with leadership roles in any size of business model. Great guide if your just starting a business or need some help with an older business!
A – M – SPractical Guidance with Real-World Storytelling Read More
What a GREAT read! Sean’s articulate storytelling and real world application gives insight into the modern problems with employee engagement, retention, and how we as leaders MUST drive a company culture to attract and retain the modern workforce. A story for every occasion, Intention Retention takes best practices and perspectives across multiple cultures, industries, and teams, distilling them down into an easy-to-read guide book with practical suggestions that motivate and inspire. So glad I picked up a copy and is a must have for any HR and leadership team!
J.S.
Director of Human Resources
K – SExcellent Resource Read More
Insightful and full of pertinent information. We can all agree recruiting a good employee is a challenge but retaining one is even harder.
Sean has laid out a cohesive plan that will guide you to the desired result. Must have for all leaders no matter their experience.
Sean Barnard
Leaders want to be the best version of themselves and retain team members who genuinely want to be a part of a success story. How they recruit is only the beginning of a long journey that is often cut short by simply not knowing – what they don’t know. Leadership is an art that can be learned – where internal conflict can be navigated without losing sleep.
This motivating keynote address centered around a 40 year journey that took me from behind the scenes pressing shirts at a dry cleaner shop in England to running a $250m revenue gaming resort with over 1500 team members in Kansas City and on to taking the role of COO for a privately held dental group in Charlotte, North Carolina.
I share with an audience how the victories of many opportunities lead to success and the incredibly painful blunders that had me tripping over my own feet along the way.
Attendees leave with invaluable lessons of a self made C-Suite executive, and the keys to becoming the best leaders in their fields.