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02/13/24 BankBeat Publisher, Tom Bengtson spoke with Regina about her approach to coaching leaders and to entrepreneurship. Watch here. 

12/11/23 2023 Women at the Top® (WATT®) Study and Report are released. Read the press release here.

4/11/23 Regina Barr celebrates 20 years in business at the Spring 2023 Women at the Top® (WATT®) Networking Social on April 18 at Northeast Bank. This press release highlights some milestones accomplished over the last 20 years.

09/22/22 Regina Barr hosts the Moneyweave® Academy podcast with Dyanne Ross-Hanson, Do You Really Need Life Insurance?

08/24/22 Regina Barr and Mary Quist-Newins are co-hosts for the  Moneyweave® Academy podcast, Earn What You’re Worth.

08/2022 Regina Barr has a three-part blog series featured for the month of August at Moneyweave® Academy. Earn What You’re Worth: Why Do Women Make Less Money Than Men? (Part One); Earn What You’re Worth: Three Actions To Put More Money in Your Pocket (Part Two); Earn What You’re Worth: Six Strategies to Level the ‘Paying’ Field (Part Three). 

05/19/22 Regina Barr interviews Kathy Longo and Whitney Emanuel for the Moneyweave® Academy podcast, Motherhood and Money. 

03/29/22 Regina Barr and Mary Quist-Newins interview Jayne Ellegard for the Moneyweave® Academy podcast, Discover Your Financial Brilliance: Steps Smart Women Take to Increase Their Financial Confidence. 

01/28/22 Regina Barr and Mary Quist-Newins interview Dr. Daralee Barbera for the Moneyweave® Academy podcast, Financial Literacy for Women: A Toolbox for Financial, Tax and Legal Advisors. 

12/29/21 Regina Barr and Mary Quist-Newins interview Kathy Longo for the Moneyweave® Academy podcast, Women and Investing: What You Need to Know Right Now. 

11/15/21 Regina Barr interviews Mary Quist-Newins for the Moneyweave® Academy podcast, Women, Men and Money: How Gender Shapes Finances.

10/18/21 Regina Barr and Mary Quist-Newins interview Libby Hornibrook & Robyn Murray for the Moneyweave® Academy podcast, Year End Tax Planning. 

10/01/21 Regina Barr is a featured interviewer in the Moneyweave® Academy Blog, “Maximizing Your Business Value – An Interview with Tax and Legal Expert, Susan Markey, JD, ESQ.” 

09/16/21 Regina Barr and Mary Quist-Newins interview Susan Markey for the Moneyweave® Academy podcast, Maximizing Business Value. 

08/24/21 Regina Barr and Mary Quist-Newins interview Jocelyn Wright for the Moneyweave® Academy podcast, Women & The Color of Money.

06/2021 Regina Barr is interviewed by Kimberly Layne Podcast, Power of Connection in Biz Show, Going Back to the Office with Emotional Intelligence.  

05/25/21 Regina Barr and Mary Quist-Newins interview Whitney Emanuel for  the Moneyweave® Academy podcast, Creating a Small Business Benefits Package. 

04/28/21 Regina Barr and Mary Quist-Newins interview Kim Curtis for the Moneyweave® Academy podcast, Money Mistakes Everyone Makes. 

04/25/21 Regina Barr is mentioned in the CEO Blog Nation article, 19 Entrepreneurs Explain Why or Not They Have A Virtual Assistant.

04/15/21 Regina Barr interviews Mary Quist-Newins, founder and Executive Director of Moneyweave® Academy, Why Moneyweave® Academy, Why Now?

8/2019 Regina Barr is mentioned in a BankBeat.biz article,Getting to Win-Win Through Negotiation.  

Regina Barr is awarded the Leadership Award from Housing First Minnesota.  

11/2017 Regina Barr is featured in the November 2017 edition of NorthWestern Financial Review in the article, Raise Your Hand: Resources abound for women looking to advance their banking careers. 

10/20/16  Regina Barr is featured in the article, Minnesota Women Business Owners to be Honored by NAWBO, in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.
07/16 Regina Barr is featured in the article, The Next Wave of Leadership, in the July 2016 Focus North publication from Association North.
5/26/16  Regina Barr was featured in the NAWBO-MN May 2016 online newsletter at a Women Business Owner You Should Know.
7/16  Regina Barr was featured in the BBVA Compass Bright Ideas for Business Blog, Business 2.0: How to do a Reorg.
11/7/15  Regina Barr was interview by Lori Lorenz of Communication Hero Radio at the Women of Words Book Fair.  Listen to podcast here.

3/11/15 Regina Barr was published in the March issue of Drake Business Review Online with the article, Moving the Needle on Employee Engagement and Commitment. 

9/23/14 Regina Barr was quoted in the article, Empowering Hi-Po Women.  The article also referenced the 2014 Women at The Top® Study.

9/2/14 Regina Barr was quoted in the article, Women Hold Their Own in C-Suite at Nation’s Largest Banks. The article also referenced the 2014 Women at The Top® Study.

10/31/13  Regina Barr is featured in the article,Owatonna Business Women announces fall event a success, published in the Owatonna People’s Press.

03/01/13 Regina Barr’s article, The Next Wave of Leadership: Finding and grooming your company’s diamonds in the rough,was published in the March/ April issue of MBA Banking magazine.

2012

11/08/12 Regina Barr was quoted on WCAX.com (read here) regarding status of executive women in banking.

06/05/12 Regina Barr’s article, 5 Tips to Prevent a Vacation Hangover, was published in the June issue of Glass Ceiling Breakthrough online magazine.

5/12/12 Regina Barr was inducted into the Adelphi Academy of Distinction.  Read her Alumni Profile.

03/01/12 Regina Barr shares her advice on how to find and groom your company’s diamonds in the rough in her article, The Next Wave of Leadership, published in the March/April issue of California Banker magazine. 

01/20/12 Hugs in the workplace: appropriate or not? See what Regina Barr had to say in Career Builder’s official blog, The Work Buzz and the Baltimore Sun. 

2011

11/22/11 Regina Barr shared her advice on not being afraid to take the initiative in the article, Career Lessons Worth Thanks, and Sharing.

10/21/11 Regina Barr shared her insights on why More Women Are Moving Into The C-Suite In Banking.

09/29/11 Regina Barr’s article Five Steps for Handling Workplace Conflict was a Self Improvement Spotlight on www.SelfGrowth.com.

09/15/11 Regina’s article, Five Tips for Networking Success This Holiday Season, was featured in the September 15th issue of the National Association of Female Executives News & Notes.

08/19/11 Regina was mentioned in BlogHer article, 25 Career and Business Women Bloggers Worth Reading.

06/17/11 Regina was quoted in the Sign On San Diego article, Women-Dominated Fields Should Be Women-Led.

06/08/11 Regina’s opinions were featured in the Creston News Advertiser article, Lunch Hour Versus Minute.

06/01/11  Regina talks more about your lunch hour and its impact on your executive image in the Miami Herald article, Is Lunch Hour Outdated?

04/19/11  Regina Barr’s blog, Women at the Top®, was featured as one of 25 career and business women bloggers to read by BlogHer. Access her blog at http://www.thewattblog.com/

04/06/11 Is she FOR or AGAINST brown-bagging your lunch? Read what Regina Barr has to say in the Wall Street Journal article, The New Power Lunch: Strategies for Brown-Bagging at Your Desk, With Executive Image Intact.

02/23/2011 Women at the Top® vConference Re-Energize Your Career was mentioned in an article on www.Examiner.com.
(Read Article)

02/16/11 The 2011 Women at the Top® Study was mentioned in the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Directorship blog. (Read More)

02/15/2011 Red Ladder announces Second Annual Virtual Leadership Conference. (Read More) Learn more about the Re-Energize Your Career vConference.

02/09/11 The 2011 Women at the Top® Study was mentioned in The Glass Hammer blog. (Read More)

2010

11/10 Regina Barr shares advice in the article, Best Things Entrepreneurs AVOIDED when Building Their Businesses. (Read here)

11/10 Regina Barr shares business lessons she learned from the recession with Toilet Paper Entrepreneur. (Read here)

10/10 Regina Barr was quoted on the role of image and attire in customer service on www.560TheSource.com during the Experience Pros segment with Eric Reamer and Angel Tuccy. She shared her “tale of two surgeons.”

2009

04/09 Regina Barr was quoted in the Northwestern Financial Review article, After 87 years, Financial Women International will close its doors.

04/09 Regina Barr’s article, Riding a Runaway Train: Five Strategies for Developing a Sense of Control in Turbulent Times, was featured in the April issue of the Eagle Informer magazine.

03/09 Regina Barr is now a featured speaker with Business Experts Webinar.

2008

11/06/08  Regina Barr was honored on November 6 as one of the Top Women in Finance by Finance and Commerce newspaper.

09/7/08 Regina Barr’s book review on Hit the Ground Running by Liz Cornish was featured as an Executive Read in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press.  For book information go to 100days.com/products.htm. 

07/22/08 Regina Barr was quoted in Bill Tingle’s Leadership Blog, Executive Presence: An Ontological Perspective.

07/22/08 Regina Barr was quoted in the Finance & Commerce article, The St. Paul-based Bank Cherokee looks for new niche markets.

05/29/08 Regina Barr is the featured executive coach on the newly launched blog, Women At The Top.  More information on this site at the news release, Four Coaches, One Forum.

05/01/08 Regina Barr quoted in NorthWestern Financial Review magazine article, Bankers Promote the “Softer” Side of Affinity Marketing. Regina addressed the topic of marketing to Boomers based on five Boomer priorities: personal, financial, nesting, enjoyment and experiences. 

04/25/08 Regina Barr quoted in the Long Island Business News article, The Art of Patience.

01/07/08 Regina Barr quoted in The Tennessee Banker article,Executive Roles Still out of Reach for Many Women in Banking.

2007

07/24/07 Regina Barr’s article Next Wave of Leadership published on Page 36 of Balance Magazine, Winter 2007 edition.

01/22/07 Regina Barr quoted in the Star Tribune article, Rapport-Building Increases Sales.

2006

10/10/06 Regina Barr quoted in Star Tribune article, Conflict Resolution.

07/06 Regina Barr’s article, The Next Wave of Leadership, Finding and Grooming Your Diamonds in the Rough was published in Minnesota Business.

06/19/06 Regina Barr quoted in Star Tribune article, Revisit Goals.

06/06 Regina Barr’s article, 5 Steps to Accomplishing Your Goals, featured in Flip Times, The Business Newsletter for Electronic Publishers.

05/30/06 Regina Barr quoted in the article, Business Etiquette, in the Star Tribune.

05/14/06 Regina Barr quoted in the article, Getting It Done Among Multitakers, in the San Bernadino County Sun.

02/06 Red Ladder “Old Boys Network” Poll featured in NAFE Newsletter.

01/01/06 Regina Barr quoted in the article, FWI prepares education to boost women’s careers, in the NorthWestern Financial Review. 

2005

10/05 Regina Barr quoted in the article, 360 degree’s Performance, in US Banker magazine cover story.

09/05 Regina Barr quoted in the article, Ethics Plays a Part in Pricing, Says AIM-Sponsored Class, in Upsize Magazine.

08/05 Regina Barr quoted in the article, Hold the Line on Prices, Even if New, in Upsize Magazine.

2004

12/04 Regina Barr profiled in FWI TC Metro Newsletter, page 4.

05/14/04 Regina Barr recognized in The Mpls/St. Paul Business Journal as one of the Twin Cities 40 Under Forty.