Bio

Linda Clark MHRM, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CDTLF | A performance strategist with a finger on the pulse of the challenging conversations teams and individuals face around the language of leadership. Linda focuses on values-driven performance, active feedback, and outcomes as a path to aligned organizations of belonging, innovation, and courage.

In demand as a speaker, facilitator, and executive coach, her humorous storytelling encourages participation and inclusivity in audiences ranging from undergraduates to C-Suite executives and Boards. She combines deep experience in human resources with a passionate approach to service to deliver thoughtful programs that center adventure, vibrancy, exploration, and challenge as a path to success.

She’s an adjunct leadership professor at the University of Central Oklahoma, and a recognized HR industry leader holding positions on the OKHR State SHRM Council and Oklahoma Metro Employers’ Council. Her certifications include SPHR, SHRM-SCP, and Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator. A self-described performance locksmith (and leadership nerd!), she helps organizations, teams, and individuals liberate curiosity and confidence on the path to innovation and creativity. She’s been known to be found on big horses and in small boats when she’s not working!

Speaking Topics

5 Gremlins, 1 Adventure, and You

I bet you’ve heard the man in the arena quote. It’s not the critic that counts…except, guess who I’m listening to? Wait, even though I fail, I fail while daring greatly? Ok. Why does it still hurt so much? I don’t feel so GREAT right now.

Let’s meet those gremlins on the stairs, give them a new job, and step into bravery feeling just a bit more prepared. How do you find the courage to walk INTO the arena?