Josh Barker

About Josh Barker

I co-founded Wisdom and Wonder Endeavors in 2024 to acquire and manage education and enrichment businesses. Our first acquisition was the Sylvan Learning Center in Lake Mary, FL. We\'ve since expanded to Longwood, FL and were awarded a contract from Seminole County Public Schools in December 2025 to provide instructional intervention services.Prior to this I built world-class sales teams in technology-focused companies. I\'ve been privileged to do this over the past 25+ years at both start-ups and global public companies. At every stop I\'ve also developed my own business as an individual contributor.Key strengths include:Franchise Management: Evaluation of Franchise Disclosure Documents, financing options, and operations management.Research and Advisory Services: Expert in the value proposition, organizational design, and go-to-market strategies for the research and advisory services industry. Sales Team Leadership & Development: Building and scaling sales teams from startup to dozens of associates, achieving consistent double-digit revenue growth and multiple top-performer awards (e.g, 9 Gartner Winners’ Circles, World Cup #1 for team license growth, and more).Go-to-Market Execution: Spearheading strategies for market expansion, territory management, and solution selling, driving $100M+ in product line growth and closing enterprise deals of $10M+.Data-Driven Strategy: Leveraging tools like Salesforce, MS Dynamics, PowerBI, and AI platforms to optimize forecasting, pipeline management, and competitive analysis.Enterprise Account Expertise: Deep experience in global enterprise organizations, public sector accounts, and account capture and expansion.I am open to short-term consulting engagements on any of the topics above.

Experience

1. Co-founder

   Sustainably Great

   Jan 2024 — Present · Lake Mary, FL, US

   Consultant on the use of AI in small business; sales leadership and sales operations; franchise ownership and management; and the research and advisory industry.

Education

• University of Virginia

  Master's Certificate

• The College of William and Mary - The Mason School of Business

  MBA

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  BS