About WholeSolar
WholeSolar: A Friend To All Quality Installers
WholeSolar LLC is a Women Owned Small Business and has created a buying group of independent small business solar installer who share a passion for solar energy. With operations based in San Diego and affiliates located throughout the United States, WholeSolar is proud to offer a full suite of services, including being able to source some of the finest world-class PV solar panels, solar lighting, solar batteries and solar power inverters for government agencies and solar installers. Our commitment is to be a friend to all quality solar panel installers. We’re on the “Good Guys” team in the solar industry.
Partnering with our installer customers across the United States, WholeSolar has also been able to offer compelling bids to the solicitations by various government agencies under the ARRA, offering top quality service, Buy American Act compliant materials at competitive prices. WholeSolar is registered as a government contractor.
We are also constantly gathering resources to assist you in realizing your dreams and goals in the solar power industry. Let us know your needs. We’ll help you find solutions.
We welcome your comments and look forward to associating with and being a part of the best the industry has to offer.
Meet the Co-Founders
Linda Gayhart – President and Co-Founder
President and Co-Founder
Linda Gayhart has devoted her career to administration, event management, marketing and public relations. Her experience includes planning and managing logistics of large and small events and trade shows, developing strategic relationships and contract negotiations. She is a passionate advocate for solar ubiquity.
Linda co-founded WholeSolar LLC, a solar aggregator and government contractor that represents a broad range of solar photovoltaic and thermal manufacturers and is strategically aligned with solar designers and installers. Previously, she began her career as a primary event planner for Anthony Robbins Companies. She broadened her marketing and event planning experience, moving into management of trade shows and conventions. She then enhanced her marketing experience as First Allied Securities’ sole conference meeting planner. Prior to founding WholeSolar, she assumed the position of Executive Director for the Financial Planning Association of San Diego.
Linda currently volunteers at Torrey Pines Elementary School in the San Diego County Office of Education Everyone A Reader program. A San Diego native, she graduated from University of California San Diego and resides in La Jolla, California.
Roy Gayhart – Vice President Business Development / Chief Financial Officer
VP Business Development & CFO
Roy Gayhart has devoted his career to high-growth, start-up and turn-around business opportunities in a variety of industries, including solar energy, government contracting, consumer products, software development, high-tech manufacturing, apparel, retail, professional services and distribution. His experience includes developing strategic partnerships, IPO’s, private placements and debt financings. He also has broad experience in domestic and international sales and marketing.
Roy co-founded WholeSolar LLC, a solar aggregator that represents a broad range of solar photovoltaic and thermal manufacturers and is strategically aligned with solar designers and installers. Many of Roy’s past business endeavors produced products with continued success, including a major-brand houseware product line, “smart” scratch-off lottery ticket and phone card vending machines and a specialty consumer electronics boutique retail chain. He has filed the Initial Cost Accounting Disclosure Statement for a Fortune 500 company and has played leadership roles in management teams that created strong revenue growth over short time periods. He began his career with Arthur Andersen LLP, as an audit manager, CPA and helped open the firm’s San Diego office.
Roy currently volunteers as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence in the San Diego CONNECT Springboard Mentoring Program and sits on the Board of Directors of Almen Laboratories. Roy graduated from San Diego State University and resides in La Jolla, California.
