632: Perfect Timing With Linda Raynier

Linda Raynier CPA, CA is a Career Strategist, Speaker and Coach for corporate professionals looking to enhance their personal brand to pursue careers they will truly enjoy. After receiving her CPA designation and working at a Big Four accounting firm, Linda became a top-performing recruiter/headhunter in Toronto where she’s placed over 200 individuals in permanent opportunities across the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) from Financial Analyst up to CFO/Director of Finance levels. She now works with international clients from all over the world through her online career consulting business. Her Youtube channel has also been rapidly growing reaching millions of viewers where she shares her insights on anything career-related such as interview and resume tips, personal branding, confidence building and more. Linda’s unique strategies has helped her clients land exciting career opportunities.

Linda shares how being laid off from her job made her realize it was perfect timing for her to do something different and create her own path that led her to become the success that she is today in all aspects of her life. Check out her episode to listen to her story.

Bio

Linda Raynier CPA, CA is a Career Strategist, Speaker and Coach for corporate professionals.

Cultural Background

Linda is of Chinese and Vietnamese descent.

Favorite Self Confidence Quote

You know of your own greatness before anyone else does.

Definition of Self Confidence

Self confidence is to find it and stay with it. It is willing to listen and follow through your dreams regardless of what others say.

Her Life Before the Discovery of Self Confidence

Linda knew her accounting job wasn’t her dream job. She wasn’t good at it because she didn’t like it. She faced self doubt, putting herself down and not being happy in all aspects of her life.

The “AHA” Moment

Linda was let go from her accounting job but instead of being sad about it, she realized it was perfect timing and the opportunity for her to do something different. Becoming a recruiter gave her confidence and because of that she did well. She experienced success internally and externally. She started listening to herself.

Her Life After the Discovery of Self Confidence

Linda now has an online business as a career coach and listens to her true voice with the best interest in mind in all aspects in her life. She and her husband decided to move from Toronto to Hawaii for 6 months.