
John Linford
5.0
(28)
I've built 2 AI-first businesses with multi-threaded autonomous agents
1,050 min coached
Studied at Brigham Young University
Works at Barefoot
Successful clients at
Available tomorrow at 9:00 PM UTC
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John's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $129/hr
Get help with AI Ethics & Responsible AI, AI Research, and .
John also coaches for AI for Product Development, Startup Founders, and College. View all.
John’s AI Automation & Agents Qualifications
Experience level: Executive
John has helped clients get into these companies:
The only people qualified are the ones building. I'm building right now, staying as far to the edge of this new building era as possible. I'm working out agent fleets, Ai-enabled/run automations, agentic workflows, agentic product development (at every stage), the whole thing. Specifically expert in process development, ethical/safeguarded/private AI, B2B services, and client communication.
John can help with:
AI Ethics & Responsible AI
AI Research
AI Fundamentals
Prompt Engineering
AI Tools & Integration
AI Agents
AI Automation
John also coaches for AI for Product Development, Startup Founders, and College. View all.
Work Experience
Head of Product
Barefoot
May 2025 - Present
We're building a hybrid AI mental wellness platform with AI-first principles

Co-Founder, Co-CEO
Deckability
September 2023 - Present
We design decks that eyes and ears download instantly -- serving CEOs who want to translate their story into dollars Storytelling, Fundraising and +2 skills

Strategic Project Manager
Scan123
May 2023 - August 2024
I research for, connect with, and create relationships with partners, groups and vendors
Data Analyst
Castiron
March 2023 - July 2023
-Built 79 analyses & 27 dashboards, with data housed in BigQuery, ProfitWell, Amplitude, Segment, Hotjar, & GA4 Market Research and Data Analytics
Strategy Analyst
Philo Ventures
January 2023 - May 2023
Created presentation decks, revenue models, and financial pro formas for multiple portfolio companies, used to gain new customers and partnerships.

Managing Director
The Social Venture Academy
March 2022 - May 2023
Mentored student founders on ideation, validation, and GTM strategy. Coached dozens to receive tens of thousands in grant funding from BYU's Ballard Center for Social Impact
John was also given offers to work at
Actiondesk
Education

Brigham Young University
Applied Statistics & Analytics, Statistics
2017 - 2023
Statistics and Data Analytics
28 Reviews
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John has helped clients get into these companies: