She was one of the first women to sell wholesale pharmaceuticals for a major drug company in the United States. Her ability to create selling opportunities where none previously existed earned her numerous awards including a cover story in the American Druggist Magazine. Moving up to management, Barbara learned the leadership skills necessary for empowering OTHERS to create opportunities for themselves in a rapidly changing work environment.

In 1982 Barbara left the corporate world and
formed B. A. Mintzer & Associates, a company dedicated to helping organizations, teams and individuals create tomorrow’s opportunities out of today’s changes.

Barbara tells it like it is! She brings knowledge, enthusiasm, and practical strategies to every program. More than 200,000 business and health care professionals across the United States, Canada, England, Australia and Brazil have heard her inspiring message. Audiences of very diverse industries have benefited from her commitment to customize her programs to address the specific opportunities and challenges facing their groups. In 1997 Sharing Ideas Newsmagazine acknowledged Barbara as a “Consummate Speaker of the Year.”

She often delivers the keynote talk, a breakout session, and facilitates a roundtable or moderates a question-and-answer session at the same meeting…a very good investment for your meeting budget. She comes early and stays late, and is an integral part of your meeting. She is easy to work with, flexible, and a true professional.

A dynamic stage presence, Barbara captures the attention of her audience IMMEDIATELY and never lets go. She combines hard facts and specific strategies with a rich blend of humor and personal insights to create a powerful message.

Barbara is a co-author of the newly released book
THRIVING IN THE MIDST OF CHANGE, James & Brookfield, Publishers.