Linda Eaton
Senior Vice President
Performance Improvement Specialist
leaton@cannonfinancial.com
About Linda
A founding partner of The Galileo Initiative, Linda Eaton is an internationally acclaimed seminar leader and motivational speaker. Her dynamic presentation style is backed by over 20 years of experience in creating results-focused organizational programs. From keynote speeches to hands-on workshops, over 250,000 participants in 14 countries have benefited from Linda’s ability to connect life-changing concepts to everyday experience. Her extensive media experience includes featured guest spots on NBC’s Today Show, CNN, and CNBC’s Power Lunch.
Prior to founding the Galileo Initiative, Linda was Vice-President of Productivity for the Franklin Covey Co. In this position she was instrumental in the design of Franklin Covey’s flagship productivity program, What Matters Most, as well as creating custom programs for clients such as Hewlett Packard, Avon, Reebok, and Morgan Stanley.
Linda began her training career at Merrill Lynch, where, after having successfully built a book of clients as a Financial Advisor, she moved on to the training division, eventually working in Management Development for North America.
Primary Areas of Expertise
- Sales Leadership
- Consultative Sales Practices
- Relationship Selling Skills
- Sales Strategy
- Practice Management
- Complex Deal Negotiation
- Time Management
- Behavioral Finance
- Leadership Development
- Team Building
Education
- B.F.A. in Fine Arts, Boston University
Cannon Schools & Courses
- Sales and Practice Management Skills (CWS® I)
- Client Interaction Skills (CWS® II)