Linda Barnby, our founder and CEO, is a multi-faceted entrepreneur and practicing attorney in Orlando, Florida.
Founding and leading the National Association of Entrepreneurs is the culmination of Linda’s years of diverse experience in small business, law, philosophy, strategic partnerships, online marketing and social media.
Before NAE
Prior to creating the National Association of Entrepreneurs, Linda has been a teacher, a lobbyist for a non-profit organization, real estate investor, certified mediator and a lawyer. As a teacher, Linda taught gifted students in public and private schools. As a young teacher, she organized the first gifted education program in Summerville School District, near Charleston, South Carolina.
After receiving her law degree from the University of Florida, she began her legal career with the law firm of Swann and Haddock, P.A. in Orlando, Florida. Soon thereafter she felt the pull of entrepreneurship and founded her own boutique law firm.
Linda is delighted to have heard and answered the call of entrepreneurship early in her life. Only through entrepreneurship could she have the flexibility and autonomy to engage in so many diverse interests while enjoying and meeting the needs of her family. Entrepreneurship enables her daily to express her creativity and create a lifestyle that honors her core personal values.
Most recently, she was host and producer of the News Talk AM 580 WDBO live radio show Building Your Business where she interviewed guests, answered callers questions and shared insights and tips with listeners.
Through the National Association of Entrepreneurs, and the community and resources it provides its members, Linda facilitates, mentors, trains and empowers others to create and build the business and the lifestyle of their dreams.
Linda Barnby is an active entrepreneur, community leader and thought leader. Some of her on-going ventures include:
- National Association of Entrepreneurs, founder and CEO
- Entrepreneur Nation TV, host and producer (Coming Soon!)
- Linda J. Barnby, P.A., her law firm specializing in domestic adoptions
- A Brave Heart Choice, a non-profit company to benefit women facing an unplanned pregnancy
- Adoption Match Book, a free service to birth mothers seeking the perfect family for their baby
- Orlando Treasures, A Guide to Having Fun in Orlando, editor and author
- Oak Lane Cottage, a vacation rental home in Maitland, FL
- Riverbend Investment Partners LLC, a private real estate investment company
Linda currently resides in Winter Park, Florida with her husband and two daughters. She can most often be found at a lake cheering on her two daughters, Courtney, a rower in high school, and Chelsea, a full-time college student and high school crew coach. Linda is an avid rower as well.
Work With Linda
She enjoys sharing her enthusiasm to groups large and small about:
- Personal Branding
- Social Media Marketing
- Entrepreneurship
- Managing Time, Talent and Family
Her expertise, poise, and infectious enthusiasm make her an engaging public speaker.
If you would like to engage Linda for a personal appearance or to speak at an event, please contact her at: Linda@theNAE.org.
If you would like a private telephone or in person consultation with Linda, contact her at info@the NAE.org.
Linda is also open to potential business partnerships. Please direct all inquiries to info@theNAE.org