CONNECTING WITH SJREI’S DIRECTOR GERALDINE BARRY JOHANNA ASH
set of eyes and added focus. People are key to Barry’s success. Whether it’s reading books (“The One
Thing” by Gary Keller of Keller Williams is her current top pick), learning from keynote speakers at SJREI
events or trading parenting tips with other moms, Ms. Barry believes that community, camaraderie and most
of all other people influence her success. This drive to connect runs throughout her work from serving as
president for SJREI to publishing REI Voice magazine, to frequent public appearances sharing her expertise
on current trends and investor perspective.”
Early mornings in Ireland can be gloomy and uninspiring to its residents. While the people around her chose
to sleep through Cashel’s overcast mornings, Ms. Barry learned at a young age to get up and get motivated
alongside her father. With others still asleep, Barry would begin her day with a cup of tea and exercise. To
this day, green tea, morning yoga and friends keep Ms. Barry in balance while her semi-annual trips home to
Ireland are a time for her to completely disconnect from it all. In discussing her home base of Silicon Valley,
Barry clearly feels a special kinship to it,“...within a 50 square mile radius, Silicon Valley has the highest
percentage of wealth in the history of humanity.” The entrepreneurial spirit and creativity here, she says,
makes it a “magical place” to live.
For more information about Geraldine Barry, please visit SJREI’s website at: http://sjrei.org/