About Lynda
What do branding, wine, high heels, travel, cycling, tarot and naturopathy have to do with each other? The answer - Lynda Kavanagh. As most people are, I am a mish-mash of stuff. If you really want to know about me, here is my down-and-dirty resume:
- 1st job: 1971 - 1973, receptionist & sales at a cow rendering plant / junk yard / steel sales.
- Sabbatical: 1974 - 1979, I had two beautiful twins.
- 2nd job: 1979 - 1986, sales then Sales manager Steel Service Centre.
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Pivot…. new career.
- Lethbridge College: 1986 - 1988, Communications & Media Studies Program (Ad/PR). Graduated with honours.
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3rd job: 1988 - 1990, sales representative at 1090 CHEC Radio.
- Took Dale Carnegie Public speaking course (6-month weekly meetings).
- This job is where I learned how to drink wine.
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4th job: 1991 - 1994, University of Lethbridge Development & Public Relations
- Graduated with a Distance Diploma Grant MacEwan – Organizational Fundraising.
- Graduated with a Distance Diploma H & R Block – Tax & Estate planning.
- 5th job: 1994, six-month contract as general manager at Lethbridge Magazine.
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1994 - current, WOW Communications & Training
- 1994 - 2001, Part-time Adjunct instructor Lethbridge College in media and communications. Also, part-time instructor in Sales plus I wrote a Sales course manual.
- 1994 - 2001, Part-time instructor Multi-Media Marketing at Lethbridge College. Wrote a Marketing and P/R teaching manual for this course.
- 1994 - 2001, Part-time instructor Organizational Management at Lethbridge College. Wrote a teaching manual for this course
- 1999 - current, network consultant at BDC.
- 2000, opened a Calgary office
- 2005 - current, became a member of Canadian Association of Professional Speakers.
- 2020, became a Certified Virtual trainer.
- 2020, became a Certified Tarot Card reader
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1998 - current, Tarot Reader
- 2020 became a Certified Tarot Card reader (Hay House certification and Biddy Tarot Certification)
- Zoom Tarot Card Reader: I have read cards for people all over the world.
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2000 - current, WOW Tours International.
- Tour organizer for cycling tours
- Began offering Bucket List Travel Webinars and travel consultation.
- My experience for providing travel consulting is visiting Europe every year since 1994.
- 2025 - 2026, Began a online course to become a Certified Naturopathy Practitioner.
- 2026 Retired WOW Communications & Training
- Current focus is Naturopathy consulting and Tarot Reading.