Linda Nazareth

Linda Nazareth is an economist, a futurist and a respected authority on the future of work. As a newspaper columnist and an author, she knows how to frame things in ways that both educate and entertain, and as the Senior Fellow for Economics and Population Chang at think-tank the Macdonald Laurier Institute she knows what she is talking about.

Linda's career has taken some non-traditional turns for someone in her field. Her first jobs was as a government economist where she specialized in labor market planning, which was followed by a stint at a major financial institution where she spent years as a Senior Economist. Wanting to change things up while she could, she lobbied to have a job created for her on Business News Network (BNN, Canada's answer to CNBC) while it was a start-up, and spent a decade on-air as their in-house economist.

During her time on BNN, Linda started writing books and giving keynote presentations, and eventually left daily broadcasting to give those passions her full-time attention. Her clients have included everyone from American Express through to The Economist Magazine, and all have benefitted from her ability to take big ideals and distil them into information that they can use for their own strategic plans.

Linda's fourth book, Work Is Not a Place: Our Lives and Our Organizations in the Post-Jobs Economy draws on the research she has been building for years as well as the insights gained from interacting with audiences across a range of sectors. With it, she is eager to engage people in thinking about what the world might look like when we replace the idea of 'jobs' with that of 'work' – and why that might not be a bad idea at all.

A frequent media commentator, Linda has been quoted everywhere from the Wall Street Journal to Wired magazine.

Client Testimonials: 

• Linda Nazareth shares a breadth of information that business leaders need to know in order to make informed decisions. She presents the information in an engaging and informative way leaving the audience with an increased knowledge base and an energized mindset toward the topic. It's easy to get caught in the narrow focus of your own industry, Linda does a great job of reminding us all to pay attention to the wider world around us and how it impacts our specific industry. Because of her we were able to craft stronger strategic plans that took into account global elements.

  Event Organizer for Meeting of C-Suite Executives, Marcus Hotels and Resorts

• "My association engaged Ms. Linda Nazareth to provide the keynote address to our annual conference. She delivered a dynamic presentation linking demographics to economic and population changes…the audience was very engaged and impressed with Linda's mastery of the topic."

  Philip G. Rahrig, Executive Director, American Galvanizers Association

• "Best presentation for the entire conference. Fabulous speaker. Makes you think outside of the box. The speaker knew how to keep the audience interested. I have listened carefully and with great interest to all her ideas. I appreciated the fact that she was a woman presenter as there aren't enough at this conference. The tone of voice, the way she moved on stage was perfect to keep the audience interested. The coverage of every subject was well done and well presented."

  Feedback from audience members, International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans Conference

• "I wanted to reach out and, first, thank you for the excellent work you did during Friday's program. I heard from my team, as well as from the client that you did a great job as host and moderator. Second, I want to thank you for your patience last week and throughout the entire process. As we discussed, there was a lot of anxiety about this program and, unfortunately, I believe some of that was put onto your shoulders during the days and hours leading to the live performance. You were professional and understanding throughout the process, thank you for that."

  From an event organizer dealing with a very high event in the financial sector

• "Linda is a great speaker and I would have her back again!"

  Organizer, Community Futures, Alberta, Canada

• "Our conference was a great success and your presentation was a wonderful way to kick it off.  I think people got a lot of good information and takeaways and several of the other speakers referenced some of the points you made in your remarks.  I really enjoyed working with you, and I hope your Symposium experience was a pleasant one."

  Organizer, International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists Symposium

• "Linda did a great job – she was prepared, engaged, and interesting.  My only comment would be that I wish we could have allocated more time to her (this was our call), as I think she would have held the audience for longer….It was really very nice to meet her and spend some time with her – I would highly recommend her as a speaker."

  Organizer, Certified Financial Analysts (CFA) Association meeting

• "I wanted to thank you for your contribution to the success of last week's Canada Summit…The event was extremely well received, and we have had great feedback from our audience and the broader business community. You have a great gift for summarising big, complex issues succinctly"

  Event Organizer, The Economist Group (The Economist Magazine