Christlike. Husband. Father. Entrepreneur.

You built something real. Let's grow the one who built it.

I'm Aaron Barker. I started in sales at 17, selling books door to door for the summer. A lot of those doors closed in my face. One day I sat down on a curb and wondered if I was cut out for this. Right there I decided I never quit.

That decision carried me a long way. It also cost me. For years I pushed through by stuffing everything down. I won awards and grew my income. In my first year of marriage I was working until 9 most nights. My wife told me something had to change. She was right. I was angry all the time, and I didn't know what to do with what I felt.

Then I had a stroke. I spent nine days in the ICU, and because of pandemic rules my wife couldn't visit. I couldn't control much in that hospital bed, so I did pushups to fall asleep. I learned there that confidence comes from controllables.

Along the way I saw what good leadership looks like. A boss doubled my pay the day I told him I wasn't making enough. A mentor called me and asked how I'd like to coach for a living. That question changed my direction. Today I coach business owners and leaders.

I'm an ACC certified coach through the International Coaching Federation. My faith shapes how I live and how I coach. It is offered gently, never pushed.

I tell the truth, plainly and kindly. I ask before I challenge, and I won't let you settle. I care most about who you're becoming. When the inside matches the outside, the business follows.

My life has an order, and it's the headline on this page. I follow Christ first. Then I'm a husband, then a father, then an entrepreneur. When I keep that order, the rest grows with it.

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