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Barry Carlin

Founder/owner Best Performance systems · Thousand Oaks, California, US

Company

Best Performance Systems helps organizations keep people healthy and performing their best. They achieve this with a proven, recession-resistant program featuring a 100% success rate over 13 years with Fortune 500 clients, delivering significant first-year savings. Their approach focuses on strategic growth through scalable digital delivery.

Funding Stage

Seed

Funding Raised

None/Bootstrapped

Team Size

5-10 employees

Annual Revenue

$500k to $1M

Founded

2012

Industry

Services

Skills

Self-funded EducationBootstrapped BusinessFounded companyParentingMethodology DevelopmentWorkplace Injury PreventionDeveloped Proprietary MethodologyHealthcareIndustrial Health & SafetyChange ManagementProductivity ImprovementTraining & DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentWell-being PromotionScaled BusinessPublic SpeakingThought LeadershipDivingRevenue GrowthOutdoor SportsPerforming Arts IndustryConsultingContent CreationPerforming ArtsScalabilityBusiness TransformationProfitability ImprovementCookingMentorshipCoachingDigital Platform DevelopmentServices IndustryStrategyProduct LaunchProduct ManagementJazz DanceMimeClose-up MagicGardeningAviation IndustryLeadershipNutritionHospitality Industry

Self-funded Education

Successfully put self through school as a street performer.

Bootstrapped Business

Best Performance Systems was founded and grown as a bootstrapped company.

Founded company

Founded Best Performance Systems in 2012.

Parenting

Experienced as a father and grandfather.

Methodology Development

Developed proprietary techniques for healing, preventing injuries, and improving performance.

Workplace Injury Prevention

Developed and implemented successful programs for injury prevention in industrial and performing arts settings.

Developed Proprietary Methodology

Created and perfected proprietary techniques for injury prevention and performance.

Healthcare

Began career as a chiropractor and treating physician specializing in injury.

Industrial Health & Safety

Applied injury prevention principles to the industrial workforce for injury reduction and productivity.

Change Management

Successfully drove genuine behavioral change in workforces typically resistant to new directives.

Productivity Improvement

Methodology applied to significantly increase productivity in major industries.

Training & Development

Led seminars for thousands and developed digital systems for widespread training.

Business Development

Secured major clients including Boeing, United Airlines, Hilton Resorts, Joffrey Ballet, Cirque du Soleil.

Well-being Promotion

Dedicated to helping people move better, work better, and live better.

Scaled Business

Successfully transformed a capacity-constrained business to a highly scalable digital model.

Public Speaking

Frequent speaker at leading industry conferences and symposiums, presenting proprietary techniques.

Thought Leadership

Established as an internationally respected service business and frequent industry speaker.

Diving

Worked as a professional diver for six years in the Caribbean and Martha's Vineyard.

Revenue Growth

Achieved annual revenue between $500k-$1M for Best Performance Systems.

Outdoor Sports

Participates in snow and water skiing and rock climbing.

Performing Arts Industry

Specialized in treating performing artists, with clients including Joffrey Ballet, Cirque du Soleil, San Francisco Symphony.

Consulting

Provided full-time consulting to major industries with a 100% success rate since 2012.

Content Creation

Created proprietary seminars and digital content focused on injury prevention and performance.

Performing Arts

Developed skills in performing arts through a background as a street performer.

Scalability

Transformed a capacity-constrained business into a scalable digital platform model.

Business Transformation

Led a service business through a digital transformation to increase scalability and reach.

Profitability Improvement

Focused on improving companies' profitability through effective operational strategies.

Cooking

Recognized as a fairly well-known healthy gourmet cook.

Mentorship

Driven by a mission to empower people to be better, starting one-on-one as a doctor.

Coaching

Empowers people to move better, work better, and live better through various programs.

Digital Platform Development

Converted two decades of proprietary seminars into a comprehensive digital platform.

Services Industry

Operates an internationally respected service business focused on performance systems.

Strategy

Developed recession-resistant programs and strategic growth plans for business expansion.

Product Launch

Relaunched a live program and simultaneously launched a new digital platform.

Product Management

Managed the development and simultaneous launch of a digital platform and live program.

Jazz Dance

Performed jazz dance as part of a street performing career.

Mime

Worked as a whiteface mime.

Close-up Magic

Performed close-up magic.

Gardening

Enjoys gardening as a personal hobby.

Aviation Industry

Consulted for major aviation clients such as Boeing and United Airlines.

Leadership

Led an internationally respected service business for over a decade.

Nutrition

Applies knowledge in healthy gourmet cooking to promote well-being.

Hospitality Industry

Provided consulting services to Hilton Resorts.

Experience

job

Chiropractor / Treating Physician

Self-employed / Various Clinics

Specialized in treating performing artists, developing innovative techniques for injury prevention and performance improvement, later applying these principles to the industrial workforce.

Treated clients including the Joffrey Ballet, Cirque du Soleil, and the San Francisco Symphony; gained international experience as a treating physician in Italy.

milestone

Street Performer (Mime, Magician, Dancer)

Self-employed

Performed as a whiteface mime, close-up magician, and jazz dancer to finance chiropractic education.

Successfully self-funded education through diverse performing arts skills.

milestone

Professional Diver

Self-employed / Various

Worked as a professional diver for three years in the Caribbean and three years on Martha's Vineyard.

Gained extensive professional experience in diving.

job

Founder & Lead Consultant

Best Performance Systems

Develops and delivers proprietary programs for workplace injury prevention and productivity improvement, transitioning from live seminars to a scalable digital platform.

Achieved a 100% success rate since 2012 with Fortune 500 clients (Boeing, United Airlines, Hilton Resorts); converted two decades of proprietary seminars into a digital platform; successfully drives genuine behavioral change in workforces; recognized as a frequent speaker at leading industry conferences; generates annual revenue between $500k-$1M.