Barbara Brooks Bio

Barbara Brooks

Founder & CEO, SecondAct|Women

Denver

Barbara Brooks (55) is the founder and CEO of SecondActWomen, an AgeTech company for middlescent business owners and career women. Together with business partner Guadalupe Hirt (48), the membership company delivers high-level development programs, tools, and support spurring the small businesses, careers, and big ideas of women 40 & 50+ to advance women in their second acts.

Prior to SecondActWomen, she was an award-winning marketing and public relations specialist in the shopping center industry for Fashion Show Mall in Las Vegas, Park Meadows Retail Resort in Denver, Sundance Square downtown entertainment district in Fort Worth, and others. For a bit, she also had a successful career in broadcast sales and business development for IHeart Radio, CBS Radio, and Gannett.

Barbara and her business partner Guadalupe Hirt have been featured in Forbes, The Denver Post, MarketWatch, and Next Avenue and have presented at Denver Startup Week three times, General Assembly, SXSW 20, and Microsoft Denver HQ. Barbara is the mom of 4-lb. pup Riley B, graduated from Colorado State University, and bleeds green and gold.

Barbara Brooks

Upcoming Courses

Previously (32)

Career Development

New Year, New Career: How to Prepare for a Career Change in 2021

Join GA and get inspired to take the leap into a new career in 2020!

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Career Development

Women Empowerment in Tech

Join us at our quarterly gathering for Women Empowerment in Tech. Join local companies that have women invested in helping lift up other women to succeed at work.

Career Development

Celebrating Black in Tech | How They Got There: Black Leaders in Tech

Join us for a conversation with Black leaders in tech. Our incredible panel will share stories of their professional journey, and discuss what it means to be Black in tech.

Business

Celebrating Black in Tech | Colorado Black Businesses

Join local, black-owned business owners for a panel discussion on how they've launched and grown a successful company.

Career Development

Listen & Learn: Make A Successful Career Change After 40 & 50

Join in for a listen-only session on changing careers later in your career path.

Career Development

Celebrating Black in Tech | Honoring Black History Month

Join General Assembly for a series of free events, inspiring panel discussions + educational speaker sessions to celebrate Black professionals in technology.

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