Weinman worked in the film industry with self-taught computer skills as a special effects animator on block-buster hits such as Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and RoboCop 2 . Lynda was a faculty member at Art Center College of Design, UCLA, and American Film Institute. Together with her husband, Bruce Heavin, Lynda founded Lynda.com, later acquired by LinkedIn for $1.5 billion in 2005.
Lynda, a prolific film maker, has produced 23 documentaries since 2009, including the critically-acclaimed, award winning documentary, Chasing Coral, about the disappearing coral reefs. Plus, Loca Fresh Foods founders, Cameron Dennis and Albert Chen.