Don W. Barden

Don Barden is Managing Partner and CEO at GaXtracts, where he leads all facets of the business including client development, strategy, sales and marketing. A classically trained economist, Don specializes in corporate leadership, organizational change management and business development. He is also the Founder and CEO of the Perfect Plan Company, which specializes in talent, technology, television, agriculture, finance and leadership training. Don earned his MBA in global technology management and international business and his BBA in economics and finance. He has also completed doctoral studies in international finance and behavioral economics. In addition to his professional achievements, Don has a whole host of personal attributes that make him exceptional, including his humility, his immense generosity, his patriotism, his servant leadership, his rabid love of the Georgia Bulldogs and his penchant for a good cigar or a fine brandy. Despite all these virtues, the talent they most enjoy in Don is his enthusiasm. Oh, and they're not just taking about some ordinary, average, run-of-the-mill enthusiasm. Talking epic enthusiasm here, an effervescent, animated, sparkling, boundless, charismatic, exuberance that grabs you by the lapels and won’t let you go. You will not find a more energetic sponsor or supporter. Don has an effusive, robust vitality.

The guy is a human accelerant. A supernova. He is hard wired for action. A virtuoso, a maestro, a marvel. He’s like some omnipotent force. It may have something to do with his predilection for Red Bull but once he has you in his grasp, it’s impossible not to get drawn in to his warm, positive, optimistic spirit.