Barbara Blacksheep, a black sheep in a charcoal blazer and pearls, arms crossed

Barbara Blacksheep✓ VERIFIED REAL PERSON

Chief Wool Officer at Three Bags Full LLC · Yarn Supply Chain Strategist · Keynote Speaker · Not Made Up

Over the Hill, Down the Lane · 500+ connections

About

Results-driven ruminant with 14+ years converting underperforming pastures into high-yield wool ecosystems. I don't follow the flock — I am the flock's most polarizing strategic asset. Three bags full, every quarter, no excuses.

Yes, I am a real person with a real name. No, you may not "just double-check that."

Experience

Chief Wool Officer

Three Bags Full LLC · Full-time

Jan 2019 – Present · 6 yrs · Over the Hill

  • Delivered exactly three (3) bags of wool per fiscal year for six consecutive years — 100% quota attainment, zero variance, industry-leading.
  • Architected a three-tier stakeholder allocation model (Master, Dame, and the little boy who lives down the lane), eliminating distribution disputes entirely.
  • Owned the "Baa, Baa" brand voice across all channels. Message discipline: unmatched.

VP, Pasture Operations

Meadow Dynamics

2015 – 2019 · 4 yrs

  • Led a cross-functional herd of 40+ direct reports, none of whom could open a gate.
  • Reduced fence-related incidents 60% by identifying and removing the root cause (me).

Regional Manager, Fence Adjacency

Greener Grass Partners

2012 – 2015 · 3 yrs

  • Personally verified that the grass was, in fact, greener. Findings disputed by ownership. Findings correct.

Intern, Fleece Quality Assurance

Little Lamb Industries · Internship

Summer 2011 · Somewhere near a school

  • Reported directly to Mary L. Followed her to school one day, which was explicitly against the rules.
  • Key finding: a fleece white as snow is a serious liability in any mud-forward environment.

Skills

Existing ★ Baa-sic Communication Wool Sourcing Herd Alignment Gate Circumvention Nonlinear Grazing Ruminating Strategic Wandering Stakeholder (Master / Dame / Boy) Management Being Counted At Bedtime

Education & Certifications

The Ewe-niversity of Pennsylvania

MBA, Fleece Management

2009 – 2011

  • Captain, Debate Team. Argumentative style described by judges as "repetitive."

Licenses & Certifications

  • Six Sigma Black Sheep Belt — Institute of Ovine Excellence
  • OSHA-Certified: Fence Jumping, Level II
  • Notary Public — Pasture of Ohio

Recommendations

"Barbara is absolutely a real person and I have met her in person, with my own eyes, at a real meeting."

— Mary L., Little Lamb Industries

"Three bags. Every time. Never four. Never two."

— The Master

"She's fine."

— The Dame

"I live down the lane."

— The Little Boy Who Lives Down the Lane