
Barb Bidan
5.0
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Thought Partnership from a Practicing C-Suite Operator
Studied at University of Waterloo
Worked at Crunchyroll
Successful clients at
Available Saturday at 12:00 AM UTC
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Barb's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $195/hr
Get help with Strategic Planning, Decision Making, and .
Barb also coaches for Leadership Coaching, AI for Businesses, Startup Founders, Career Coaching, Human Resources, and Talent Acquisition. View all.
Barb’s Executive Coaching Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Executive
60+ people coached for Executive Coaching
Barb has helped clients get into these companies:
I bring deep experience as a practicing C-suite operator, currently serving in Chief People Officer roles inside complex, global organizations. My work has been done from inside the executive seat, partnering directly with CEOs, boards, and leadership teams during periods of growth, integration, disruption, and transition—when decisions are high-stakes, time-compressed, and often made with imperfect information. Across my career, I’ve held senior executive responsibility in organizations at very different stages, from pre-revenue and venture-backed environments to multi-billion-dollar global enterprises. I’ve led through hypergrowth, post-merger integration, leadership team rebuilds, public-market preparation, and operating model resets. In these moments, I’ve been accountable not just for setting direction, but for how decisions landed across the business and whether they held up over time. Earlier in my career, I also held full P&L ownership, which gives me a commercially grounded perspective on executive decision-making. I understand margin pressure, growth tradeoffs, capital constraints, and the realities of running a business—not in theory, but through direct responsibility for results. In subsequent C-suite roles, my remit expanded beyond people leadership to include technology, information security, real estate, facilities, ESG, and internal communications. That breadth matters. It means I’ve operated at the center of enterprise risk, execution, and trust, and I understand how executive decisions ripple across systems, stakeholders, and reputation. I’m comfortable engaging on issues that cut across functions, where there are no clean answers and competing priorities must be balanced. Alongside my operating roles, I’ve designed and sponsored enterprise-level executive coaching initiatives and partnered closely with senior leaders on judgment, effectiveness, and leadership presence. I pair this real-world experience with formal post-graduate training in executive and professional coaching, grounding my work in rigorous coaching practice while staying firmly anchored in business reality. Executives work with me when they want a thought partner who has lived the complexity they’re navigating—someone who can quickly understand context, appreciate the constraints, and engage with clarity, discretion, and practical judgment in moments that matter most.
Barb can help with:
Strategic Planning
Decision Making
Succession Planning
Strategy
Leadership Development
Communication Skills
Board Relations
Team Management
Barb also coaches for Leadership Coaching, AI for Businesses, Startup Founders, Career Coaching, Human Resources, and Talent Acquisition. View all.
About Barb
I’m a Chief Human Resources Officer, Executive & Leadership Coach, and Board Advisor with more than 25 years of experience working alongside CEOs and senior leadership teams. My career has been built inside complex organizations, supporting leaders through growth, transformation, and high-stakes decision making. I’ve led global people and culture work across scaling companies and enterprise environments, with deep experience in organizational design, executive leadership dynamics, M&A integration, and large-scale change. I understand how leadership decisions land inside organizations because I’ve been accountable for making them—and for navigating their impact over time. That operating background shapes how I coach. I bring a pragmatic, business-literate perspective, strong pattern recognition, and an ability to quickly understand context, power dynamics, and what matters most in a given situation. My style is grounded, direct, and steady, with a focus on insight that leads to durable leadership shifts rather than surface-level fixes. I coach senior leaders, emerging executives, and high-potential professionals who want a thought partner with real executive experience—someone who understands the realities of leadership and can engage at the level they’re operating.
Why do I coach?
Coaching helps clients gain clarity and turn it into action. The best leaders know they don’t have to do it all alone. They know when it’s time to step back, think differently, and work with someone who’s fully in their corner. I work with high-performing leaders who want to lead more effectively, work through challenges with intention, and make real progress on what matters. I support clients by creating space for them to step out of the day-to-day—and step up to the next level. Whether you’re navigating complexity, growth, or reinvention, coaching is a place to reset your focus and move forward—thoughtfully and powerfully. One-on-one coaching is tailored to your goals, role, and reality. Clients come to coaching with goals as unique as they are—but many focus on: • Leading through growth, change, or complexity • Leveling up as a new or evolving leader • Rebuilding energy and confidence after burnout or setbacks • Improving team dynamics, communication, and trust • Navigating tension or stuck points with clarity and grace • Clarifying their voice, vision, or long-term path • Navigating a career pivot or job search • Preparing for the next big leap in their career
Work Experience

Chief People Officer (Interim)
Ryan
September 2025 - Present
Professional Services PE-Backed | Global | $2B Revenue | 7K Employees
Chief People Experience Officer / Chief People Officer
Crunchyroll
July 2022 - November 2024
Digital Media & Entertainment | Streaming Video | E-commerce Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of a Public Company | Global $600M → $1.6B Revenue | 9M → 15M Subscribers | 1.3K Employees
Chief People Officer
Boom Supersonic
April 2021 - June 2022
Aerospace VC-Backed | US HQ | Pre-Revenue | 200 Employees
SVP, Global Talent
Peloton
March 2020 - April 2021
Consumer Technology | Connected Fitness Public Company | $2.95B → $4.15B Revenue | 3K → 7.5K Employees
Chief People Officer / VP, Global Talent Attraction
InVision
June 2018 - May 2020
Enterprise Software | SaaS VC-Backed | Global | $75M → $110M ARR | 900 → 1100 Employees
VP, Global Talent Attraction
Indeed
April 2015 - May 2018
Consumer Internet | HR Technology Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of a Public Company | Global $683M → $2B Revenue | 1000 → 6000 Employees
Director, Global Talent Acquisition & Talent Development
Yahoo
April 2013 - April 2015
Consumer Internet | Digital Media Public Company | Global | $4.68B → $5.17B Revenue | 12K → 14K Employees
Head of Global Talent Acquisition / HR Business Partner (R&D)
BlackBerry
April 2008 - October 2011
Consumer Technology | Mobile Public Company | Global | $6B → $19.8B Revenue | 6K → 18K Employees

Head of HR (Interim)
ALT Software
March 2007 - March 2008
Embedded Software PE-Backed | Global | 100 → 130 Employees

General Manager
The Alliance Fitness Corporation
April 1998 - March 2007
Multi-Unit Retail Services | Fitness & Wellness PE-Backed | Canadian HQ | 150 → 1.5K Employees
Education
University of Waterloo
Bachelor's Degree, Liberal Arts
Minors focused in Communications, Psychology and Business
University of Texas at Dallas
MBA, Business Administration
Barb was also personally admitted to
Wilfrid Laurier University
Queen's University
University of Windsor
University of Western Ontario

University of British Columbia
University of Texas at Dallas
University of Alberta
6 Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
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