Meet Jeremy Barkey
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CAREER IN LEADERSHIP
After graduating from Michigan State University in Spring of 2002, Jeremy began his professional career in Education as a public-school Teacher and Coach. During that time, Jeremy also earned his master’s degree in organizational leadership from the University of Cincinnati. After leading young people in the classroom and on the football field for 10 years, Jeremy moved into Athletic Leadership and served as Athletic Director for both Chelsea and Ann Arbor Skyline High Schools over a 5-year span, before transitioning into the private sector during the Spring of 2017. Over the next 6 years Jeremy served as Chief People Officer for Common Sail Investment Group and later as VP of Operations for StoryPoint Senior Living (Common Sail Holding Co.’s Flagship business). During that time Jeremy played a key role in developing the organization’s Leadership Program and contributing to the company’s overall growth and expansion during that span.
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SPEAKING/CONSULTING/MENTORSHIP
Today, Jeremy serves numerous businesses as an Executive Leadership & Organizational Culture Consultant. Additionally, Jeremy has also been able to return to serving leaders in the arena of his first love, Athletics. To date, Jeremy has partnered with various College Football Programs (including University of Alabama & Michigan State University) as a Guest Speaker and Leadership Mentor for Student-Athletes. Jeremy’s mission, whether working with private businesses or high school, collegiate, or professional athletes and coaches is to help individuals discover how they can live on purpose and reach their full potential, using proven and universal strategies and tools. Jeremy is also the author of The Conqueror’s Way: A SIMPLE Playbook for Victorious Pursuit, a faith-based work in which Jeremy shares his life-lessons for thriving in pursuit of purpose and potential.
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ATHLETIC BACKGROUND
Raised in Warren, Michigan, Jeremy’s life in sport and leadership after high school began when he accepted an athletic scholarship to play both football and baseball at NAIA Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois. From there he transferred to Michigan State University where he played for Head Coaches Nick Saban and Bobby Williams, from 1998-2001. As a Walk-On Quarterback, Jeremy ran the scout team offense in addition to being designated as the Football Team’s Representative on the Student-Athlete Advisory Council and Student-Athlete President for Michigan State’s Athletes in Action chapter, during the Organization’s inaugural year on campus.