Gary Linford’s coaching skills are shaped by over 20 years of senior business leadership. He has implemented successful marketing strategies in the finance industry, managed regional buying operations for a major retailer, been general manager for an international manufacturer, and built the initial enrolments for Canada’s first private university. He also has taught college, undergraduate, and graduate-level business courses. This unique background, along with an inquisitive and creative mindset and an MBA from one of the best business schools in North America, lets him deliver exceptional coaching, education, and meeting facilitation services to his clients.

Amy Martyn began her career in furniture sales and then moved on to the automotive industry, where she hit top sales numbers at three different car dealerships. She also sold software for car dealers, before her ‘yearning for learning’ led her to business college, where she majored in marketing. After college Amy joined Redbird Communications, where she organized talent, locations, props, and logistics on TV and video shoots for clients like the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the BC Ministry of Health. She also managed the agency’s internal workflow and invoicing, and gained a deeper understanding of marketing strategies across the agency’s diverse client base. Amy is excited about her role as Executive Assistant with Blackbird BOSS, and looks forward to helping B-BOSS clients build their ‘best business’ and find their ‘best life’.

Your Business
coach will:

• Help you identify and clarify business issues
• Give you a confidential sounding board 
• Provide ‘eye opening’ advice and ideas
• Hold you accountable for progress in resolving issues
• Respect your strengths and support your vulnerabilities
• Guide you through challenges that are paralyzing you 
• Mediate disputes between owners/partners
• Provide tools to gauge the progress of your business