Based in the United States and British Virgin Islands.
Serving 100+ international clients over the past 15+ years.
A focused advisory engagement for leaders and institutions at an inflection point.
For leaders and organizations seeking sustained strategic counsel over time.
For moments when your external story no longer reflects your internal truth.
Barnes & Co. is a strategy and communications studio led by Sachkia Barnes, helping leaders and mission-driven organizations shape public conversation, strengthen community trust, and advance meaningful change.
We bring clarity to complex issues, build alignment across stakeholders, and craft story-driven strategies that move people, policy, and progress.
What I've learned and come to appreciate in the Spartan Race that's the General Assembly is, though it is built and fiercely guards its historical traditions, it has evolved to be a technically savvy and strategic body. There wasn't a minute spent in those 46 days that wasn't purposeful.
Despite its regular features in glossy publications for its financial services and tourism, the Virgin Islands remains a relatively young society. Walking the streets of Road Town or Spanish Town, one can still encounter individuals—modern-day explorers—who left behind the comforts of larger societies and stumbled upon the Territory’s 24 square miles in search of something different.