Who is Lyn Christian?

Lyn Christian is a woman of courage. She captivates audiences and her clients with her presence of passion and truth telling.

Lyn is a coach’s coach. She has trained hundreds of coaches across five countries. As CEO of Soul Salt Inc. Life Strategies and Business Coaching, and CEO of Head Trip Audio, The audio magazine for small business owners, Lyn resides in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Lyn’s most recent efforts as Director of Innovation have been to design and lead the creation of the coach training school at Legacy Learning LLC (formerly Franklin Covey Coaching LLC).

Lyn moved from academics in 1998 to assist Franklin Covey to innovate and develop several world-class training products. She holds a Master Certification with the International Coach Federation and certifications from both Franklin Covey Coaching and renowned Executive Coach Marshall Goldsmith. She is a graduate of Coach U. Lyn is also a member of the Worldwide Association for Business Coaches. She holds a PMP, Project Management Professional, certification from the Project Management Institute.

Lyn is credited as a contributing author in: Renewal, Nourishing body, mind, heart and soul, of the Portable 7 Habits™, Franklin Covey 1999; Choice, Choosing the proactive life you want to live, of the Portable 7 Habits™, Franklin Covey 1999; and Simply Brilliant, 1800 success tips and life lessons from America’s top personal and business coaches, Leonard 1999. Other writings include: Achieving Balance, Thoughts on personal renewal, Franklin Covey 1999, and Self Integrity, Identify your governing values, Franklin Covey 1999, as well as assisted with the writing for Let’s Get Real or Let’s Not Play, Franklin Covey 2000.

Earlier in her career Lyn was an educator. She was awarded Multi-Sensory Teacher of the Year in 1997, as well as being nominated as a Huntsman Teacher of the Year for the state of Utah. However, her desire to innovate and give her energy to an industry that thrives on being nimble and responsive required that Lyn reinvent herself and move from academia into business.

During the fiscal year 2000, Lyn was recognized for outstanding achievement and performance as a Senior Project Manager in Product Development & Innovation at Franklin Covey and attended President’s Club held in Los Cabos, Mexico. During the fiscal year 2001, Lyn served as the Associate Director of the Franklin Covey Project Management Innovation Center. Her commission was to infiltrate the Franklin Covey culture with a project management methodology. Working with the PMIC staff, she trained and coached hundreds of employees on project management. Through the efforts of Lyn and the PMIC staff, Franklin Covey quickly accrued 4 million dollars of value in nine months.
Clearly Lyn is a thought leader. She has a taste for life that takes her to diverse populations in a variety of industries. From celebrity to sixth-grader, CEO to warehouse auditor, her innovative and balanced approach to life and coaching is stimulating. With all this said, Lyn lays claim to being an expert at only one thing – learning. She hungers for knowledge and personal evolution like most hunger for grandma’s hot apple pie. In the end when it is time to sit and relax, Lyn loves a good book, a hearty fireplace, and an abundant supply of warm cookies and cold milk.

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