Coaching / Mentorship

In addition to adventuring, Barton provides tailored leadership coaching, mentorship, and developmental consulting to both individuals and organizations. Interested? Choose your path:

Executive coaching for organizations, leaders and teams

Mentorship/Peer Mentorship for people with disabilities and families

Barton Cutter, a white male, with short gray/black hair and a high forehead, is rolling down a dirt hiking trail path using his power wheelchair going to summit of Flagstaff Mountain (Ute Wheelchair trail), behind Chautauqua in Boulder, Colorado. Barton is wearing a brown brimmed hat. There are tall pine and ponderosa trees on either side of the dirt path. Photo taken August, 2024.

Barton Cutter, a white male, with short gray/black hair and a high forehead, is sitting in his wheelchair facing forward in an outcropping area just before the summit of Flagstaff Mountain, behind Chautauqua in Boulder, Colorado on a dirt trail. There are pine and ponderosa trees on either side of him and the Rocky Mountain range behind his head. Barton is wearing jeans, brown boots, t-shirt and a blue corduroy jacket. He is wearing a ball cap. The sky is blue, with no clouds. Photo taken July, 2024.

Coaching with Barton

Imagine the potential that exists when people live, work, and play from profound connectedness and joy! What might become possible, then, if our cultures and systems could evolve to bring forth potent engagement, valued participation, and deep relatedness for everyone, regardless of cultural context or perceived ability?

In today’s reality, it may be easy to dismiss this as a pipe dream.

True, known systems are becoming increasingly more brittle and anxious leaving everything feeling far less linear, less comprehensible, and likely, far more overwhelming. Yet, rather than listening to fear and minimizing what is not understood, we have the choice to move towards the unknown with profound coherence, bold alignment, and depth of insight.

Known for his capacity to bring spaciousness and ease to complexity, Barton leverages adaptive leadership approaches and reflective practices to challenge conventional paradigms and evolve underlying frameworks of awareness for his clients. His relationship-first approach supports simultaneous capacity building at both individual and systemic levels to grow authentic presence, courageous experimentation, and profound connection.

Are you:

An organization needing to evolve industry perspectives and leadership practices to meet new environmental demands in highly volatile times?
An organizational leader looking to stretch your developmental horizons to meet greater nuance and complexity with elegance, compassion, and grace?
A fierce change-agent and advocate looking to rattle the system while cultivating your own depth of being, contextual foresight, and relational integrity?
A passionate professional eager to deepen coherence to navigate differences and inter-personal challenge with greater attention, care, and finesse?

If so, a conversation with Barton may be the first step toward your next evolution in exceptional performance and deep relating. Every conversation with him is a halo jump into boundless freedom, veracious laughter, and uncompromising profundity!

Start the conversation here

Mentorship with Barton

Imagine the potential that exists when people live, work, and play from profound connectedness and joy! What might be possible for you, or your family member, when you build meaningful relationships, pursue the hobbies and work you love, and grow networks within your communities that are mutually supportive and engaging?

For too many people with disabilities, we have been taught this is beyond our reach.

And while the challenges and uncertainties of navigating an active and engaged life in the community are real, we have a choice. The way we build, redefine, and understand both our independence and interdependence is central to cultivating and engaging a meaningful life of full participation and belonging.

Whether you want to build confidence in being out in your community, find meaningful work, build relationships with friends and allies you can count on, or navigate the complexities of direct support and the service systems, the way we interact with our world and leverage our unique abilities can open new avenues for creative solutions, inclusive community engagement, and a life of deep value and meaning!

Are you:

A person with disabilities who is looking to enhance your independence and sense of presence in the world?
A self-advocate who is eager to build more friendships with people out in the community?
A family member interested in helping their loved one become more involved in their own support and advocacy?
A person with disabilities that feels undervalued in their current work and wants to discover and dive into new opportunities?
A self-advocate or family member who feels overwhelmed by navigating the system alone and wants a trusted advisor along the path?

If so, a conversation with Barton may be the first step towards independence, community inclusion, and valued belonging. Barton thrives at the intersection of accessibility, inclusion, and challenging the perceptions of what is possible. Every conversation with him is a halo jump into boundless freedom, veracious laughter, and uncompromising profundity!

Start the conversation here

Barton Cutter, a white male, wearing jeans, t-shirt, and a blue corduroy jacket and baseball cap, is sitting in his power wheelchair on a wooden walkway in the middle of dense woods. There is a sign behind him that reads “Whoaw 2mph, curves 1 mph, strickly enforced in white paint and “WOW vigilantes” underneath in gray. He is at Wilderness on Wheels, in Grant, Colorado. Photo taken June 2024.

Barton Cutter, a white male, with short gray/black hair and a high forehead. He is wearing sunglasses with blue lenses and a leather jacket. He is looking backwards over his right shoulder at the camera. In front of him is a split wooden fence and mountains in the background. There are clouds with a patch of blue sky above his head. He is at Chautauqua in Boulder, Colorado. Photo taken February, 2024.