Betsy Myers and Linda Newlin

Betsy is a leadership expert, author and advocate.  She is currently speaking and leading workshops around the world on the changing nature of leadership and women's leadership based on her book Take the Lead: Motivate, Inspire and Bring Out the Best in Yourself and Everyone Around You.   

Myers experience spans the corporate, political and higher education arena.  She was the founding director of the Center for Women and Business at Bentley University and executive director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.  

Senior adviser to two U.S. Presidents, Myers was the Chief Operating Officer of President Obama's 2008 national presidential campaign.  During the Clinton Administration, Myers launched and was the first director of the White House Office for Women's Initiatives and Outreach.

Linda is a Master Certified Coach, leadership development expert, author and speaker with over 30 years experience as a business leader and consultant to executives and organizations globally.  She helps  leaders create cultures that engage and retain their most valuable assets and increase their effectiveness and sustainability.  

She was the pioneer in on-boarding in 1990, with her unique executive search firm that specialized in placing women and diverse leaders.  In her early career, she served as the Assoc. Director of Pepperdine University's Presidential/Key Executive MBA Program and worked for the American Express Co. in Human Resources.  

Linda is the author of several books including WFH: Working From Home: A THRIVAL GUIDE for Challenging Times and Beyond;   Drop It: A Coach's Secret to Productivity, Presence and Possibility; Harnessing  Time; Growing Up Whole: A Child's Guidebook; Being Whole: A Teen's Guidebook and Living Whole.