Linda Manassee Buell

Simplify Life, President and Founder

Simplify Life is an International Coaching and Consulting business specializing in small business development, effective communication, stress management, interpersonal relationships, and the human impact of change. Coaching individual business people and groups across the United States, England, Israel, Japan, Australia, Russia, and Lebanon to help start businesses, grow existing businesses, improve individual performance, create balance and reduce stress, clarify career direction and implement environments for success.

Areas of Expertise:

• Creating Vision
• Small Business Growth and Development
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Stress Management
• Change Management
• Effective Communication

Linda Manassee Buell, MCC is a Master Certified Coach and Small Business Consultant. Linda started her own company Simplify Life in 1996 after being a Senior Director of Change Management and Reengineering, Regional Director of the Midwest Region and Director of Business Development for American Express TRS Co, Inc. In numerous roles with American Express across the United States, she led and had bottom line responsibility for organizations with over150 employees and a sales budget of $52 Million. For over 10 years she was a national and local media spokesperson for American Express including appearances on CNN & ESPN and an interview in Time Magazine. Linda is certified in Change Management Processes and a certified trainer for Steven Covey's "7 Habits of Highly Effective People."

Linda is a successful author of the "Simplify Your Life" audio, workbook, and booklet series, the "Making Lives Simpler" ezine and the book "Panic and Anxiety Disorder," which is now in its Second Edition and has been translated into 5 languages. She applies these specialized skills in helping professionals achieve better work life balance and reduce both personal and business stress. She also has specialized skills in coaching virtual groups and individuals using both telephone and instant messaging. In addition, she has a certification with the Print Assessment Behavioral tool, which when combined with coaching helps professionals understand what motivates them and how to be their most productive self. Linda has also been credentialed as a Master Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation since 1999.

Linda is the former co-host of a nationally broadcast radio program on travel destinations and over the last twenty years, she has been an active public speaker and media spokesperson. She is often interviewed and quoted as an expert in the field of life simplification by national newspapers and television and radio stations including Woman's Day, Aspire, Executive Female, ABC-TV and others.