Linda Swindling

About

From the courtroom to the boardroom, Linda Swindling, JD knows firsthand about influencing decision makers and asking outrageously. She is a “recovering” attorney, popular speaker, executive coach and strategic consultant. Additionally, Linda is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) and president of Journey On, a speaking and consulting company.

Linda is the author of several books including Ask Outrageously: The Secret to Getting What You Really Want, Stop Complainers and Energy Drainers: How to Positively Negotiate Work Drama to Get Things Done and The Manager's High-Performance Handbook: How to Drive Winning Performance with Everyone on Your Team. She also created the popular Passports to Success book series which offers thirteen titles on workplace and communication issues. Her TEDx Talk, “Why the World Needs You to Ask Outrageously,” was presented in 2016 at TEDx SMU.

Linda holds a Broadcast Journalism degree from Texas Tech and her law degree from Texas Tech School of Law. She is married to Gregg who received his Finance Degree and a Masters in Economics. Their son Parker and his wife, Victoria, will graduate in the spring of 2018. Their daughter Taylor hopes to start Tech in the fall of 2018.