Barry joined Decoded as person number seven, giving him a phenomenal opportunity to help shape their recruiting practices and growth over the past 3.5 years. They now have a staff of 40 permanent plus 50 freelancers spread across 4 international offices. He set up an internal discussion group called “#diversity” where they share thoughts on diversity issues in tech, pitch for the occasional diversity client brief and run training programmes to encourage stronger interpersonal communication/awareness between everyone in the business. Externally, he Co-founded ‘Series Q’ in early 2016, is a member of EurOUT Conference Advisory Board, is the former president of ‘Cluster Q’, and often writes and speaks about LGBT issues on platforms such as the Huffington Post and the Reaching Out LGBT business conference.
