Seb Barker

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DISC Type : ci

Co-Founder & COO at Beam

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Seb Barker is the Co-Founder and COO of Beam, a social enterprise using AI and crowdfunding to help homeless individuals secure jobs and housing. Drawing on his experience at NHS England and various homeless charities, he now focuses on scaling Beams impact, particularly through AI tools for social workers. He holds a Bachelors from the University of Leeds and a Masters from Sothebys Institute of Art.

Sebs career was sparked by a personal experience seeing a homeless encampment, which motivated him to leave his path and become a frontline outreach worker at 21. He is deeply committed to applying technology to solve complex social issues and creating more efficient, humane, and outcomes-driven social services.

Interesting fact: After feeling increasingly desensitised to Londons homelessness problem, a single evening walking past Waterloo station moved him to immediately sign up as a volunteer outreach worker.

Personality Overview

Assertive

Value Driven

Curious

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals.

Topics They Care About

AI in Social Care
He is driving Beam's development of 'Magic Notes', an AI tool to reduce administrative burdens for social workers, and frequently speaks on AI's role in government services.
Tackling Homelessness
His entire career has been dedicated to this cause, from being a frontline outreach worker to co-founding a tech platform to create long-term solutions.
Social Enterprise
He co-founded and leads operations for Beam, an award-winning social enterprise that combines technology, crowdfunding, and casework to drive social impact.

Media Appearances

COO Secrets with Seb Barker, COO of Beam. Featured in YouTube

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Work History

11-2017
Co-Founder & COO at Beam
10-2016 - 7-2017
Integrated Personal Commissioning Manager at NHS England
3-2016 - 10-2016
Implementation Lead at Turning Point
9-2014 - 3-2016
Outreach and Residential Treatment Lead at Turning Point
1-2014 - 9-2014
Substance Misuse and Alcohol Worker at Turning Point

Education

2006 - 2009
Bachelor of Arts - BA from University of Leeds
2009 - 2010
Master's degree from Sotheby's Institute of Art

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Insights For Selling To Seb

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Focus on immediate action-items rather than the larger goals
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Invite them for a social do but don’t rely solely on the relationship

DONT's

  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Seb is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Seb

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Seb move?

  • They like to analyze well and then make their decisions.
  • Can Seb take some risk or not?

  • They weigh all decisions systematically and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Seb

Personality Compatibility


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