Our Leadership
How We Started
In the spring of 2018, Linda and Adam were coaching together in a personal development program for adults. During that process, and through the many conversations that it generated, they saw how their common passion was for working with young people. In reaching out to their network of friends, acquaintances and business associates, the idea of Life Unleashed Transformational Programs for Teens was born. The team of staff and volunteers continues to grow as does the vision to bring this work to more and more teens across the country.
In 2024 Life Unleashed Ventures became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We are very proud to be offering a tax free donation scholarship program for those less fortunate.
Linda Artis
When Linda Artis turned 50, she decided to retire from her successful accounting business she co-owned and operated. Linda was looking for a higher purpose in life and a career that she would feel passionate about. She authored and published a book called “Healing Our ADHD Children” and spent time educating parents on natural methods to eliminating children’s ADHD symptoms. Her next step, was to help found Life Unleashed Trainings to bring transformational and personal development work to teens.
Linda lives in Charlotte, North Carolina and has a 21 year old daughter and 18 year old son. Her daughter has participated in teen transformational work and Linda has seen the huge strides her daughter has taken in her leadership skills, communication skills and her life skills. Through her work at Life Unleashed Trainings, Linda gets to help teens every day to take steps towards building a community where teens can support each other through life’s challenges and struggles and celebrate life’s victories.
Adam Cecil
From being raised by Baptist Missionaries in the Philippines, to being sent to the other side of the world at age 16 to complete High School and College, he draws on the vivid memories of these formative years and clearly sees the way they have shaped his life. The last 15 years of his life have been spent in personal development, and being in service to teens and their families. Adam is committed to helping families avoid some of the pitfalls that can happen in relationships when parents and teens have problems in their communication.
From his commitment to connection, peace and joy, he has coached scores of people of all ages, and created and developed numerous programs that are dedicated to having people let go of the stories from their past that get in the way of being the fullest expression of who they are.
The Life Unleashed Transformational Teen Programs is the latest and most powerful version of the curriculum developed in the service of teens and their families, and the organizations that work with them.