What the adventurers think...
When all the boxes are ticked and you realise that you’re about to row across an Ocean, you start thinking about other important responsibilities like ‘who am I gonna trust to access and post on my social media channels?’, ‘who’s gonna send my charity links to the right people/contacts?’ ‘How are my family going to be updated on my progress on a daily basis?’
For me, Barry ticked every one of those boxes.
Knowing I had someone to look after my social media that has had experience of rowing oceans helped big time. Not only did Barry update my progress he also filled my socials with interesting and knowledgeable rowing facts, weather and sea conditions that no one knew anything about. It kept people engaged and didn’t put them off with boring same same posts.
Barry also spoke on a daily basis with my close family and friends, letting them know I was ok, how I was getting on, and answering any questions or worries. This is something I know for sure my parents were extremely grateful for.
Not only did Barry take care of everything “media” related but he’s also a proper nice bloke with a big heart. So much so I have a friend for life
Mathew Pritchard
Dirty Vegan/Sanchez Star
Barry’s services are something that I cannot recommend highly enough.
Barry has a unique talent for relating a story using the right tone, knowledge and humour to engage the entire audience; family and friends, sponsors and other ocean rowers.
Barry has rowed the Indian and the Pacific oceans so understands the hardships, the highlights, the lowlights and everything in between that ocean rowing entails, and he can convey that to your following.
Barry routinely goes above and beyond, in my experience he has kept loved ones informed, communicated to sponsors and liaised with national press. He really does go the extra mile and is highly committed and dedicated to his craft.
Everyone I know who has worked with Barry couldn’t speak more highly of him or his services. I know I can rest assured while I’m on the water that Barry is looking after everything.
The reason I recommend Barry so strongly is because I know the value and impact he brings to a crew and to a campaign, his support combined with his knowledge and passion for the sport is all second to none.
Simply put, he becomes part of the team. I personally would not go to sea on an expedition without Barry and his incredible support.”
Duncan Roy
Ocean Rowing Coach
Barry was highly recommended to us but we weren’t entirely sure what he would bring to the table.
We needn’t have worried.
Barry’s unique blend of storytelling, drawing upon his own ocean rowing experience, his computing expertise and his clear passion for the sport, kept our friends, family, followers and sponsors completely engaged with our campaign from the moment he came onboard to the moment he handed back control of the accounts.
Whilst we had limited communications and were sometimes exhausted or too sea sick to send anything back to shore, Barry continually delivered multiple posts per day that highlighted our progress, that spotlighted our charities, and that inspired and grew our audience.
Whilst regular posting was important – it was his overall connection with the audience that made such a big difference. Fielding questions, engaging with the followers, supporting family members, offering advice and assistance. It is all of this extra ‘stuff’…this quantifiable substance, that comes only from a place of complete passion for what we were undertaking, that propelled his value to a premier level.
Keith Burnet
CEO, Les Mills
Barry was an absolute star to work with. He just gets it!
It is obvious that Barry has done his fair share of ocean rowing, as he told our story of crossing the Pacific Ocean better that we could have and he was on dry land 6,000miles away!
As soon as we brought Barry ‘on board’ our campaign became more professional, our following increased, our sponsors were communicated to, and most importantly, our friends and family where engulfed by our story, daily!
On days where we weren’t able to get any material over, Barry was able to create stories and content due to his amazing knowledge of the sport. Most importantly, Barry was there to answer questions from our loved ones, explaining why we were feeling low at that point, or what to expect upon our arrival.
Thank you Barry!
Angus Collins
Director of Beyond Endurance
I have used Barry’s social media services for several expeditions and can not recommend him enough.
I originally found out about Barry whilst following another expedition and was completely glued to every post looking forward to the next one.
When using him for my own expedition I was not disappointed. I received messages from friends saying how much they loved following it and how the posts made it feel like they were part of the journey.
I particularly love reading the posts myself, from a photo and short message, Barry managed to create a fun and informative post usually containing information I did not even know!
His attention to detail and the obvious research he puts in to it all is outstanding.
Thank you for being part of my adventures.
Dawn Wood
Sea School Principal
