Pam didn't want to go. Linda made her go anyway. And that one decision is the reason Go-Getter Gals exists at all. 💜

Pam sits down with Linda Conklin — the woman who dragged her to her very first women's networking event back in 2019, and one of the people Pam credits with shaping who she is today. Linda spent 30 years as a hairstylist before walking away from that identity entirely in 2010, and she's spent the years since figuring out who she is without it.

But this conversation goes so much deeper than a career change. Linda and Pam get real about growing up with a parent who couldn't show up emotionally, learning what real friendship actually looks like as an adult, embracing the broken parts of your story instead of grieving them, and building a legacy that outlasts you.

In this episode, we cover:

• (00:15) Meet Linda Conklin — the woman who dragged Pam to her very first networking event
• (01:27) Who Linda is and what makes her different: 30 years as a hairstylist, a hard identity reset in 2010, and learning to live for "an audience of one"
• (04:21) How Linda has changed from childhood to now — growing up with a mother with narcissistic personality disorder, a devastating loss at age five, and years spent walled off from friendship
• (10:17) Playing a part: how a self-described introvert built a 30-year career standing behind the styling chair
• (12:01) Linda's greatest support — her sister, and what it means to have "someone with skin on"
• (15:01) How Linda's definition of friendship has evolved — from built-in mom-friend circles to intentional, cross-generational "bonus daughter" relationships
• (20:56) A quiet joy: the gift Linda is secretly proud of — making people feel truly seen
• (22:48) The part of her story Linda is learning to embrace — her brokenness
• (24:23) What legacy means to Linda
• (25:41) Closing thoughts — and Linda's parting words: "find the Linda, or be the Linda"

A few of our favorite moments:

"I truly feel like I live my life for an audience of one."

"I am secretly proud that I have the talent of making other people feel seen, truly seen and truly valued."

"Either find the Linda or be the Linda. Be the Linda that speaks truth into the lives of others."

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