Linda Leigh Francis has a Masters Degree in Education and has been an educator for the past 25 years. She started and ran her own business for 10 years, a non-profit corporation serving people with developmental disabilities. The business included a residence and a full service landscape operation, an organic farm and nursery, and a gift shop. Since 1989 she has conducted business related seminars and training statewide and nationally. She consults with and has trained hundreds of businesses ranging from family run businesses to national corporations. The majority of her time is spent in the building industry. She has regular columns in the nationally distributed magazines Qualified Remodeler, Painting and Decorating Retailer, and World Fence News.