The Continuum group is a loosely affiliated group of qualified and experienced business people, consultants and coaches who are available to support clients in a variety of special or complex issues.  Based in Morrisville, Vermont and Cotuit, Massachusetts, Continuum provides consulting and coaching services to business owners struggling with growth and underperformance issues. 

Barry Mirakian is the President of the Continuum Group. His passion is working with small business owners committed to the goal of achieving sustainable business success. He has 25 plus years of hands on management, leadership experience and a proven track record as a dynamic and creative problem solver. 

Barry’s career includes three years as President of S.B. Electronics in Barre, Vermont. At SBE his challenge was to rapidly get new product lines into niche markets as an offset against global competition which had begun to erode the company’s market share. In doing so, Barry successfully positioned the company for sale to new ownership.  While serving as VP of Operations for SBE, he helped grow the company by improving operations and developing new products and processes, broadening the company’s customer base and reducing dependence on a dominant customer.  

From 1991-1996 Barry served as Vice President and General Manager for Revere Graphics Worldwide in Massachusetts, where he was responsible for the operations of this $21 million producer of photoengraving metals and chemicals.  While at Revere he improved operations and developed innovative new products and manufacturing processes to achieve market leadership and independence from a single supplier of critical materials.  

From 1972 to 1991 Barry worked in varying leadership capacities for the Polaroid Corporation.  

He holds a BS from Northeastern University, and has attended the Financial Management Program at the University of Virginia, as well as the Executive Development and Technology Development Programs at Stanford University. Barry has studied at the Schools of Small Business Coaching and Graduate School of Corporate Coaching. A lifelong learner, he is continuously studying the art and science of business management.

Barry’s other passion is fly fishing. He believes in and often uses the lessons of the outdoors and fly fishing as metaphors for complex business situations.