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Role Model: Linsey Lindberg
- Linsey Lindberg
Linsey Lindberg
Creating an Extraordinary Life of Her Own.
Strong Woman, Guinness World Record Holder, and now a successful San Antonio business owner, Linsey Lindberg is her own Ringmaster creating a life full of entertainment, innovation, and inspiration.
Within the first few minutes of meeting Linsey, you immediately sense her love for life, and her positivity is genuine and contagious. You can’t help but immediately smile and look around in “awe” when you walk into the remarkable Artisan Oddities & Entertainment headquarters and showroom. The rooms are filled with stunning custom costumes, and there’s a designer hard at work sewing a beautiful historical gown for one of their clients.
Linsey started Artisan Oddities & Entertainment eight years ago, and it’s now one of the leading Entertainment Agencies in San Antonio. Originally from Kansas, she has fully converted to being a San Antonian and deeply loves breakfast tacos, local coffee shops, and the community. “I wanted to live in a place where I could put down roots, make friends, and impact my community,” says Linsey.
Her favorite thing about being a business owner is that she gets to help independent artists & performers make their art. “I’m thankful that my job creates opportunities for artists to earn a living wage. I also love providing working environments where I can ensure they feel protected, valued, and are placed in good situations.”
Linsey has enjoyed a life full of incredible and fulfilling accomplishments, including traveling the world as Mama Lou, one of the only performing Strong Women in the world, and being a 5-time Guinness World Records holder… Yes, 5!
But she admits that life didn’t give her a straight path to success. When her dream of joining a European Circus didn’t go as planned, she didn’t let it define her and instead turned it into an opportunity to live out her passion.
“Nobody gets to tell you if you’re good enough to practice more and get better at what you want to do in life. If you’re going to be great, you can’t wait for someone else to give you permission to live your dream,” says Linsey. “I believe that your perfect path, what you’re meant to do, will combine all your best skills effortlessly. There’s no need to stress because what’s meant for you can’t miss you.”
She laughs when she recounts the many times she’s had to start over in life, and she gives this advice for other women in a moment of reinvention, “Don’t limit yourself.” She continues, “To be in a place where you get to start over is a very powerful place to be. Now you get to rebuild the world around you, to create a life you love. What an awesome opportunity. The greatest thing in life is that there isn’t only one right prescribed way that your life should go.”
Linsey learned one of her most valuable leadership lessons during the COVID-19 Pandemic. “When things get hard in our individual lives, it’s easy to become overwhelmed. But really and truly, we have the power to figure it out and become stronger because of the challenge. I believe if I’m only a good leader on the good days, then I’m not a good leader at all. It’s easy to be a good leader when the sunshine is out. What matters most is if you’re a good leader when things go wrong; or when the weather is not great. That’s when you find out who you are as a boss, a mentor, and a leader. My goal is always to emerge from the storm shining.“
She smiles when asked about the future and says, “I’m living my best life. I enjoy spending time with my neighbors and riding my bike to work.” She continues, “But I always have a next thing I’m looking forward to. I’m very in love with life and all the opportunities that life has to offer. And I believe something new and exciting is always on the horizon.”
