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Linda Pollock simplifies lives. Through seminars, consulting, coaching and writing, Linda uses an interactive educational approach to help her clients create systems that work for their specific situation. Her greatest strengths are understanding patterns of human behavior and simplifying what you want into easy to understand terms that generate changes and produce results.
Because traditional approaches and systems don’t seem to work for Linda’s niche audience of highly active, creative thinkers, Linda’s real work is helping clients find their own answers. Her unique methods have given her the reputation of being the Organizer that other Professional Organizers refer to when they are searching for an outside-the-box-because-nothing-else-seems-to-work solution.
As a Professional Organizer since 1995, Linda was a Golden-Circle Member (long-timer) of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) and served as Co-Chair for the National NAPO Conference and Vice President of the NAPO San Francisco Bay Area Chapter.
By combining her non-traditional ways of thinking with solution oriented results, Linda is a natural at product development and inventing. As a graduate of the inventRight program, Linda uses the 10-Step System to Licensing Product Ideas and coaches others on the process as well. Her first product to market is the Pendaflex Desktop Organizing Tray and she has several other ideas in consideration with manufacturers. In addition to inventing products, Linda works with manufacturers to evaluate their current and upcoming product lines and is asked to develop products on behalf of the manufacturer to solve specific market needs.
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As a consultant to numerous businesses, a coach to successful business owners and a student of small business management courses, Linda understands what it takes to make a business succeed. No matter which industry, all businesses have the same core elements to address: Creating and implementing a business plan, identifying the audience and how to market to that audience, developing services or products and the method of delivery, making money, establishing industry relationships, policies and procedures and day-to-day operations.
In addition to helping her clients identify the next steps to take, Linda also participates in the implementation phase of the process. She continually expands her business education, with her most recent training being a 30+ hour course on how to make money through teleseminars.
Whether developing a piece from scratch, ghost writing, or editing her client’s materials, Linda utilizes her writing and editing skills to present the final materials in a professional polished manner. Her writing includes business pieces, marketing materials, policies and procedures, short stories and articles in publications. In addition, she is experienced in basic layout and design.
Linda has a degree in Journalism and was the Membership Director of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA).
Since the age of 12, Linda has either volunteered or been employed by non-profit agencies. Whether developing funding resources, coordinating events, recruiting new members, managing volunteers, designing marketing materials, overhauling internal structures or serving on the Board of Directors, Linda has experience working with a vast array of non-profit agencies and organizations in a variety of fields.
She has been employed in the development department of Easter Seals and March of Dimes, was a Membership Director of a Chamber of Commerce and provided marketing services for a career resource center. Additionally, Linda has served on two Boards of Directors; as a Vice President and as a Membership Chair. She has also volunteered her services for helping visually impaired, self-help organizations and inventors groups in addition to numerous other types of non-profit groups.
For Linda, coordinating an event is just pure fun. Whether it is a large business venue for hundreds or a small intimate gathering, Linda has the ability to bring together all aspects to generate a smooth flowing event. Her background in event coordination is vast and includes business meetings, educational conferences, expos, concert coordination, fundraisers, retreats, special events and many other venues. In addition to being the Co-Chair of the NAPO National Conference, Linda developed events for Easter Seals, March of Dimes, inventRight and for numerous private businesses and clients.
Due to the quality of her work, Linda is often invited by her professional clients to continue her work with them in their personal lives. Her specialty is helping people through transitional phases of life; making it through challenging times, finding one’s purpose in life, job transition, adjusting to health changes, special needs parenting and more. Linda maintains the highest level of confidentiality in her work. Given that life is constantly full of changes, Linda continually learns new information and methods to more effectively guide her clients to their goals.