Linda Proctor-Merritt is a woman of passion, purpose and vision with over twenty years of hands on experience in the areas of speaking, training, organizing and facilitating. Linda's tailored presentations are interactive, informative and entertaining. She believes in utilizing her business acumen and personal experiences to teach real life-applications. Linda has a superlative talent in simplifying information with her analogy approach and her energetic style in delivering strategic resolutions derived from iconic thinking. She is a life-long learner with a limitless capacity of emotional intelligence that displays consistent compassion as she orchestrates perceptions, thoughts and feelings which ultimately lead to resolution. She is often referred to as a Life Practitioner. In order to increase family cohesiveness, Linda shares her expertise with the Juvenile Justice Center facilitating educational life skills, character development and parenting workshops to increase parent and teen communication. She also delights in inspiring adults through interactive and informative workshops on professional and personal development. The best part is; her love and zest for life alone causes people to immediately see her natural gifts and talents in managing projects, consulting, training and life coaching and solicit her help in these areas. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, she has resided in Atlanta for over 30-years and is the mother of two children and one grandchild.