One-on-one & group work · Saint Augustine, FL
Executive Coaching & Leadership Training
The inner work that produces lasting outer change. EQ-focused, results-required, and built on decades of real transformation.
Executive coaching with Vincent Barlow
Executive coaching built on emotional intelligence.
Executive coaching with Vincent Barlow is a confidential, high-trust relationship for leaders who have mastered the technical side of the job and are ready to close the gap between where they are and who they want to be.
Vince is an EQi 2.0 certified executive coach and EQ 360 facilitator with more than 25 years of experience coaching executives, founders and leadership teams from his base in Saint Augustine, Florida. His approach is EQ-first, accountability-driven and grounded in one conviction: the inner work always precedes the outer results.
Who this is for
Built for leaders who are ready to go deeper.
Executives & C-Suite
Senior leaders who have mastered the technical side of leadership and are ready to close the gap between where they are and who they want to be. The work that happens at the top changes everything underneath it.
Mid-Level Leaders
Department heads and managers navigating the space between strategy and execution, carrying the weight of the team above and below them. EQ is what keeps them from burning out and burning others out too.
Founders & Entrepreneurs
Builders who are deeply capable and deeply wired, and who know their own patterns are either their greatest asset or their greatest liability. The work here is identity-level, not just skill-level.
The process
This is not typical coaching.
- 01
Start with the wiring
We do not start with goals. We start with what is underneath them: the emotional patterns, the default settings, the strongholds that have been running the show longer than you realize.
- 02
Name it honestly
EQi 2.0 and EQ 360 assessments give us real data. Not a personality label, but a map of how you actually operate under pressure and how others experience you.
- 03
Build the new road
You cannot untangle old patterns, so you build new ones. Every session is oriented toward one thing: what does the new road look like, and are you walking it?
- 04
Hold the long arc
Real change takes longer than 90 days. Vince holds accountability across months, not sessions, and the work compounds over time.
“The goal is not to become a better version of who you’ve always been. The goal is to choose who you’re going to be — and become unshakeable in that choice.”
Learn how the Master the Gap™ framework underpins every coaching engagement.
Ways to engage
One-on-one or with your team.
Executive Coaching
A confidential, high-trust coaching relationship built around your specific leadership context. Sessions are structured but responsive; we go where the work needs to go.
Includes
- EQi 2.0 or EQ 360 assessment
- Bi-weekly 60-minute sessions
- Between-session accountability
- Custom development plan
- Direct access to Vince
Team EQ Training
Half-day and full-day workshops that build emotional intelligence across your entire leadership team. Practical, experiential and built to stick beyond the room.
Includes
- Team EQi 2.0 assessment package
- Custom workshop design
- Group debrief and action planning
- Follow-up coaching sessions
- Team EQ report and roadmap
Keynote & Speaking
High-energy keynotes on emotional intelligence, resilience and becoming unshakeable. Built for leadership conferences, company offsites and team launch events.
Signature topics
- Becoming Unshakeable
- The EQ Advantage in Leadership
- The Power of Emotional Intelligence
- Building Cultures That See People
Want a defined six-month format with a measured result? See the EQ 360 leadership intensive.
Industries served
The industry changes. The leadership challenge doesn’t.
Companies grow faster than their leaders, and someone has to close that gap. Vince has coached leaders in:
What clients say
Real leaders. Real results.
effectively helps you navigate a lifetime’s worth of emotional responses and behaviors to unpack what’s driving them and set you up for success in business and beyond. The process allows you to show up calm and emotionally unflappable no matter what gets lobbed at you across that conference room.
Vince has helped me tremendously in both my personal and professional development. His coaching and training techniques helped me focus on my strengths while also aiding me in identifying and improving on deficiencies.
The coaching by Vincent Barlow on Emotional Intelligence brought me tools to better manage relationships and conflicts. It’s been worth every single minute of the time invested on the program and it would have been so good to have done this earlier in my career.
I have been extremely fortunate to work with Vince over the past few years. He is masterful at listening to understand and asking the critical questions needed to expose the opportunity and path that lay before you as a leader. I can say with confidence that I am a better leader and human being today because of Vince.
Becoming Unshakeable is a compelling and thought-provoking guide that explores the path to resilience and inner strength. Vincent provides readers with practical strategies and insightful anecdotes — whether you are facing a difficult period or simply looking to develop a stronger mindset, this book will provide you with the tools to become unshakeable.
Frequently asked questions
Executive coaching questions, answered.
What is executive coaching?
Executive coaching is a confidential, one-on-one relationship in which a coach helps a leader see how they operate, change the patterns that are holding them back, and build new ones that last. With Vincent Barlow it begins with the emotional patterns underneath your goals, supported by EQi 2.0 or EQ 360 assessment data.
Who is executive coaching with Vince for?
Three groups: executives and C-suite leaders, mid-level leaders and department heads, and founders and entrepreneurs. What they share is that they are capable, results-driven and ready to do the inner work that produces lasting outer change.
What is included in executive coaching?
An EQi 2.0 or EQ 360 assessment, bi-weekly 60-minute sessions, between-session accountability, a custom development plan and direct access to Vince.
How long does executive coaching take?
Real change takes longer than 90 days. Vince holds accountability across months, not sessions, so the work compounds over time. If you want a defined six-month format with a measured result, see the EQ 360 leadership intensive.
What are the EQi 2.0 and EQ 360 assessments?
The EQi 2.0 is a research-based emotional intelligence assessment. Used in coaching, it is not a personality label but a map of how you actually operate under pressure. The EQ 360 adds how the people around you experience you. See what the EQi 2.0 measures.
Is faith part of your coaching?
Faith is part of how Vince sees people and their potential. He does not impose it, but he does not hide it either. Coaching is EQ-focused and results-required, and faith is available to the clients who want it.
Do you work with teams as well as individuals?
Yes. Team EQ Training offers half-day and full-day workshops, a team EQi 2.0 assessment package, group debriefs and follow-up coaching for entire leadership teams. Vince also speaks at leadership conferences, offsites and team launches.
Ready to start
Let’s have a real conversation.
No sales pitch. No canned discovery call. Just an honest conversation about where you are, where you want to be, and whether working together makes sense.
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