Before starting her own business, Linda worked in corporate America for fourteen years in Sales and Marketing Management with Fortune 500 Companies, including Pitney Bowes and Bristol-Myers Squibb. There she became familiar with the challenges of an era when down-sizing, rightsizing and reorganization became the norm. During the same time, dramatic change was imposed upon her life when her son was diagnosed with multiple disabilities. Now, as the president of The Barrett Resource Group, she combines her business background with her formal education and real life experience to help businesses and associations thrive through their "organizational metamorphoses".

With her unique combination of talents, life experiences, and contagious belief in the unconquerable nature of the human spirit, Linda captivates audience members and helps them realize how they can creatively conquer the challenges of change, transform obstacles into opportunities, juggle their roles and responsibilities, build winning relationships that last and perform to their potential.

One of the keys to Linda's success is the research she does prior to every engagement to ensure that her message is timely, relevant and valuable to her audience members. A graduate of Trinity College, hailed by US News and World Report as the #1 Liberal Arts School in the Mid-Atlantic region, Linda is often referred to as a modern day renaissance woman, a whole mind thinker who helps others to help themselves. Combining her experiences as an entrepreneur, educator, performer, musician, athlete, mom and leader in her community, Linda is described as a cross between Victor Borge, Mark Russell, Barbara Mandrell and Mother Teresa.

Association Memberships:

• The National Speakers Association
• National Capital Speakers Association, member of the Board of Directors
• International Platform Association
• Toastmasters International, board member of the Towson Toastmasters Club
• The Family Caregivers Association

Degrees & Certifications:

• BA in Psychology with a minor in Music from Trinity College
• Colorado Outward Bound School Alumna
• Certified Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linquistic Programming and Neuro-Linguistic Humanistic Psychology
• Certified Trainer of Vital Learning's Customer Oriented Selling III Course
• Licensed PhotoReading Instructor
• IDEA and AFAA Certified Fitness instructor

Accomplishments:

• Jazz vocalist and pianist
• Recipient of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Employee Community Volunteer Service Award
• Member of the 1997 Maryland Team of Volunteers in Mission to Costa Rica
• Award winning Sales Account Executive, Sales Manager and Domestic Marketing Manager
• Founder and President of the TC Striders Running Club and marathon runner
• Advocate for Children with Disabilities, former board member of the Parents Place