Sean Barnes โ CEO
My career started in IT, hiding behind a keyboard with the lights off and the door closed. Then I got bored, pitched my CEO on letting me run HR (with zero HR experience), got shot down, came back with a better pitch, and got the job. That became the pattern. IT to HR to ESG to Project Management to Safety to Leadership Development. Six functions, 48 acquisitions, two IPOs. Every time: find the ceiling, figure out what it takes to break through, do the work. For sitting C-suite executives, that experience means something different than a credential ever could. It means having a thinking partner who has carried the weight of those decisions and understands what it costs. Not frameworks. Real talk. For senior leaders navigating what comes next, whether that is a bigger seat, a harder mandate, or a more complex organization, the gap is rarely about capability. It is about how you lead, how you communicate, and how you show up when the stakes are highest. That is exactly what I help my clients work through. No hand-holding. No empty validation. If you want honest, direct partnership, let's talk.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic advisor in leadership development and executive coaching across various industries.
Location: Houston, Texas, United States
Experience: 22 yrs
Skills
- Executive Coaching
- Leadership Development
- Keynote Speaking
- Organizational Alignment
- Project Management
- It Management
Career Highlights
- Led 48 acquisitions and 2 IPOs.
- Expert in executive coaching and leadership development.
- Keynote speaker with over 5 million lifetime impressions.
Work Experience
Energy Conference Network
Advisory Council Member (10 mos)
Wolf Executives
CEO (2 yrs 7 mos)
The Way of The Wolf
Founder, Host & Keynote Speaker (5 yrs 5 mos)
Evanta, a Gartner Company
Co-Chair - Houston CIO Community (2 yrs 11 mos)
Governing Body Member - Houston CHRO Community (2 yrs 11 mos)
Nine Energy Service
VP, Corporate Operations (4 yrs 2 mos)
VP, IT and HR (2 yrs 1 mo)
Director of IT (4 yrs 2 mos)
ADP
Executive Client Advisory Board Member (4 yrs 2 mos)
Empact IT
IT Operations Manager (6 mos)
Forum Energy Technologies
IT Operations Manager - Global Infrastructure (1 yr 5 mos)
Manager, IT Infrastructure Service and Support (2 yrs 4 mos)
IT Manager (1 yr 1 mo)
GMAC/Residential Capital Corporation
Systems Administrator (1 yr 11 mos)
Woodforest National Bank
Field Service Technician (1 yr 9 mos)
Education
at Sam Houston State University
at Texas State Technical College