Meet Linda Merry Gutin.

Job Search Strategist.

Witty Workshop Facilitator.

And the Person Who Teaches You to Be the Best Bragger You Can Be.

She's the person you call when you know you're capable of more — but can't quite articulate why, or how, or to whom. When your materials don't do you justice. When you're ready for what's next but aren't sure how to make the case.

Linda makes you and your story stand out. She shows you how to discover it — and then how to tell it yourself.

The Force Behind The Gutin Way

Linda holds a master's in organizational psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University, and has spent 30 years at the intersection of human potential and professional storytelling. She founded The Brag Lab on a belief she's held since the beginning: every person is the world's leading expert on their own life and career. Her job is to be the skilled, curious interlocutor who draws that expertise out.

What started as career and résumé coaching evolved into something richer — a methodology for helping people see the full reservoir of what they've built, learned, led, and delivered across every chapter of their lives. And then teaching them to use it.

With 99+ LinkedIn endorsements in both résumé writing and copywriting and a following of nearly 8,000 professionals, it's safe to say the secret is out.

From Résumés to Reservoirs.

Linda has spent decades helping individuals craft documents that get results. But what she's always been most passionate about is something bigger: the moment a person realizes just how much they've actually accomplished — and what that means for where they can go next.

That's the work she's built The Brag Lab around. Live virtual workshops where small groups learn her proven process for uncovering their full reservoir of talents, skills, and experience — and positioning themselves powerfully for whatever they're reaching toward. A new career. An adjacent field. A college application. A family endeavor. A chapter they haven't started yet.

You Might Be Exactly Who Linda Works With.

Linda works with professionals ready for what's next — especially those making bold pivots, transitioning into fields like tech, or returning to the workforce after time away. She works with families positioning themselves for college applications, parental career moves, or public endeavors where the whole family's story is part of the picture.

And she works with anyone who has a nagging sense that they're more capable than their current materials suggest. Because they almost always are.

Her workshops are small, live, and virtual — built for genuine connection and real results, not passive watching.

Ready for Your Touch of Gutin?

Your complimentary 30-minute call is the perfect place to start. No pressure, no hard sell — just an honest conversation about where you are, where you want to go, and how The Brag Lab can help you get there.

Located in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina