About

Linda Roszak Burton, NBC-HWC, ACC, BBC, BS, Founder, Managing Partner of DRW, Inc., a leadership development, executive coaching, and organization design firm. The firm’s underlying philosophy is to help clients achieve organizational results by aligning strategic goals and organizational values through leadership development and employee engagement initiatives.

As a leadership and team coach, Linda is passionate about working with individuals and diverse teams to resolve conflicts, build consensus, and foster an environment of collaboration and accountability. Some of DRW’s clients include The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, the University of Maryland Medical System, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Specialty outpatient services, and the senior living industry.

Linda supports various research initiatives in positive psychology, positive OD, and neuroscience, as they relate to leadership development, employee engagement, and building a healthy work environment (HWE). Most recently, she completed a Gratitude Intervention Study, resulting in statistically significant improvements in employee engagement and meaningfulness of work. Linda served in an advisory role on a Nursing Steering Committee at a major academic medical center, serving as a gratitude subject-matter expert. She is also conducting research with Central Queensland University in Queensland, Australia, and Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England, on gratitude interventions to support nurse resilience and stress management.

Linda is a credentialed executive coach through the International Coach Federation, a National Board Certified Health and Well-being Coach (NBC-HWC), a certified Brain-Based Coach through the NeuroLeadership Institute, a certified Positive Psychology-Based Health and Well-Being Coach through the College of Executive Coaching, and a Charter Member of A Loving Organization. A member of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School Affiliate, she holds a B.S. in Health Education from Virginia Tech and has completed coursework pursuing an M.S. in Conflict Management at the University of Baltimore.

In addition, she has provided pro-bono consulting services to many organizations, including Grassroots, the Caroline Center, and the Johns Hopkins Women in Academic Medicine Colloquium. She mentors students and adults in career development and transition.

“Linda’s talk on The Neuroscience of Gratitude was powerful! Linda connected all the essentials: what the science tells us, how to practice gratitude, and its impact on increasing our personal well-being, group capacity, and ongoing progress. It’s rare to host such a clear, concise speaker whose material can create both an immediate impact and boundless possibilities. Thank you, Linda!”  Adam Venker, Director of Teleclass Programs for ICF Los Angeles Chapter.