Certifications

Coaching Qualifications

Linda Holroyd has spent the past two decades leading coaching, development, and advisory work for FountainBlue clients. Recent certifications and training have also helped her better support managers and leaders with their challenges and opportunities.

Summary of Work Experience

Experience – As a versatile and agile professional, I thrive with challenges brought on by change and leverage my vast and broad experience to support client companies.

  • Executive coach, leadership consultant, strategic adviser, FountainBlue LLC – since 2005
  • Nonprofit management, fundraising and advisory – 2001-2004
  • Strategic Adviser and Consultant for client companies, Galatia Inc – 1995-2001
  • Sales and marketing leadership for three startups – 1992-1995
  • Elementary school teacher

Recent Coaching and Leadership Development Certifications and Trainings

Consulting Qualifications

Recent Management, Technical, and Strategy Trainings

Recent Generative AI, Business, Prompt Engineering Specializations and Certifications

  • Generative AI for Sales Professionals Specialization, IBM, 2025, including courses on Generative AI: Introduction and Applications, Generative AI: Prompt Engineering Basics, Generative AI: Boost Your Sales Career
  • AI for Sales, AI Business School, 2025; Courses included: Introduction to AI for Sales Professionals, Practical AI and Prompting for Sales Professionals, AI Agents and Creator Tools for Sales Professionals
  • Generative AI Learning Path Specialization, Coursera Instructor Network, 2025, including Introduction to Generative AI, Introduction to Large Language Models, Introduction to Responsible AI, Responsible AI: Applying AI Principles with Google Cloud
  • Harnessing AI for Business Impact Specialization, Coursera Instructor Network, 2025, including courses on What are GPTs and How can they work for my business?, AI for Business: Generation & Prediction, 8 Most Controversial Terms in AI, Explained, GenAI for Everyone, User Awareness and Education for Generative AI, Understanding Large Language Models in Business, Build and Execute an Organizational AI Strategy, OpenAI Chat GPT: Enterprise Solutions Unleashed
  • Understanding Large Language Models in Business, Coursera Instructor Network, 2025
  • Generative AI for Customer Success, Coursera Instructor Network, 2025
  • Google Prompting Essentials Specialization, Google, 2025, including courses Start Writing Prompts Like a Pro, Design Prompts for Everyday Work Tasks, Speed Up Data Analysis and Presentation Building, Use AI as a Creative or Expert Partner
  • Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT, Vanderbilt University – 2025 – part of the AI Agents and Agentic AI in Python Specialization series

Recent Business Courses and Trainings

Industry and Technical Courses, Trainings, and Specializations

MBA, Human Resources, and Employment Law

Financial, Accounting and Negotiation

GenAI in Paralegal

Strategic Board Advisory

Additional information is available on LinkedIn and on our About Us page and a board bio is available if you’re a global technology company looking for strategic advisory and human capital management expertise.