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A Facilitator's Journey: Real Life Stories

Kirsty Lewis

Business & Entrepreneuriat

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Fréquence : 1 épisode/13j. Total Éps: 52

A Facilitator's Journey is the podcast that looks at how you run your businesses as a facilitator or trainer.

You started this work because you have a passion that you want to share with organisations. However, there is the small detail that you are now running a business and this requires a whole other set of skills and knowledge.

Join me, Kirsty Lewis, Founder of School of Facilitation, as I interview trainers and facilitators about how they manage their businesses. I will explore how people run their finances, price their work, scale up, scale down, decide to retire, market themselves, manage clients, and much much more.

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Episode 26: Defining my Version of Success as a Freelancer

jeudi 5 septembre 2024 • Durée 49:16

This episode is a story about discovering your passion for learning, working out how you can leave the organisation you work for, become a freelancer and work as an associate delivering workshops for others and then testing the idea of finding your own clients.

Karen Sargent is an occupational psychologist who is passionate about helping leaders and employees create results and not burn out.

Join Kirsty and Karen as they talk about what it is really like being a freelance trainer, the benefits of associate life vs managing direct client relationships, how easy it is to think life is greener on the other side of the fence. They explore topics such as consistency, defining success, financial planning, building a network, overcoming limiting beliefs, and investing in personal development. Karen generously shares her experiences and insights, offering valuable advice for those considering a career as a freelancer.

Inspiration and Journey into Learning and Development
Transition from Corporate Life to Freelancing
Exploring Different Approaches to selling and Lessons Learned
Navigating Challenges During COVID
Lessons from Outsourcing Sales Leads
Importance of Consistency and Authenticity
The Pitfalls of Creating without Action
Financial Planning for Freelancers
The benefits of Building a Network

My invitation to you is to grab a cuppa, join me on the pink seat, and tune in your ears.

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A Facilitator's Journey is a podcast that looks at how you run your business as a facilitator or trainer.

Key Links:

Connect with Karen on Linkedin HERE

Visit the Work Joyful website HERE

Visit the School of Facilitation website HERE

Connect with me on Instagram HERE

Connect with me on Linkedin HERE

contact@schooloffacilitation.com

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Episode 25: From Peacecorp to Corporate; The story of an international facilitator

jeudi 22 août 2024 • Durée 47:18

This episode is about what it is like to be a facilitator who travels the world, who works and has lived in multiple countries, experienced the nonprofit and education sectors through to corporate organizations.

Romy Alexandra is a learning experience designer and facilitator. She has been in the world of facilitation for over 19 years and has visited over 80 countries.

Kirsty and Romy explore what it is like to work and live in different countries, the trials and tribulations of travel and local authority paperwork to set up a business, and the need to pivot during lockdown having moved to a new country.

Romy generously shares insights into her life as a facilitator, how she balances the work with self-care, and the importance of staying true to your values.

How it all began
Working Internationally and Traveling - It's not all glamour
Our go-to Self-Care Activities
Navigating the Challenges of Starting a Business in a New Country
Continuous Learning and Personal Growth
Building a Successful Business Based on Values and Impact

My invitation to you is to grab a cuppa, join me on the pink seat, and tune in your ears.

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A Facilitator's Journey is the podcast that looks at how you run your business as a facilitator or trainer.

Episode 17: The evolving journey of a freelancer

vendredi 3 mai 2024 • Durée 51:16

In today's episode, Kirsty and Claire Vintiner discuss various aspects of freelancing, including valuing oneself and one's work, reframing budgets, setting boundaries, and having great client conversations.

Claire Vintiner is a coach, a facilitator, and someone who isn't afraid to bring leaders and organisations together to play a transformative role in addressing people, planetary and systems challenges. Claire has experienced being an associate as well as working with her own clients.

As the conversation unfolds, Kirsty and Claire emphasize the importance of evolving and continuously working on one's relationship with money. They also highlight the significance of trust, both in oneself and in the process, and the power of saying no when necessary. They discuss the process of client conversations and how to effectively engage with clients through open questions, deep listening, summaries, and probing questions to understand the clients' needs and objectives.

Here are some of this episodes themes

How We Value Ourselves and Our Work
Understanding the Worth of Your Work
Building Comfort with the Reframing of Budgets
Setting Boundaries and Saying Yes or No
Having Great Client Conversations
The Client Conversation Process
Asking Questions
Summarizing and Paraphrasing
Probing on Answers
Building Rapport and Small Talk
Asking the Next Logical Step
Budget Discussions
Proposal vs Concept Note
Winning Work on Quality

About the School of Facilitation Podcast, A Facilitator's Journey: Real Life Stories

A Facilitator's Journey is the podcast that looks at how you run your businesses as a facilitator or trainer.

Episode 16: If you build it, they will come: Creating a business on a solid pipeline (and PR)

jeudi 18 avril 2024 • Durée 50:04

In this conversation, Ged shares with me his journey of leaving the world of retail and starting his own business. We discuss the challenges he faced in his early years and how he managed to overcome them. Ged emphasizes the importance of accountability and external motivation in driving his success. He also talks about his strategies to expand his reach and find new opportunities. Ged's story highlights the resilience and determination required to build a successful business

Ged is a Negotiation skills trainer and GSCOP specialist. He can be found commentating on the world of Retail on the BBC, writing in the Grocer or the UK papers.

We discuss a myriad of topics

Leaving the World of Retail

Year One: Starting the Business

Year Two: Getting By

Year Three: Financial Struggles

The power of external Motivation and Accountability

How Finding New Contacts and Opportunities is Essential

Building Relationships and Staying Relevant

The Power of PR and Using Media to Build Credibility

Utilizing Introductions and LinkedIn for Networking

The Power of LinkedIn for Business Growth

Resilience and Adaptability in Business

Grab a cup of tea and take a seat on the pink chair, enjoy!

A Facilitator's Journey is the podcast that looks at how you run your businesses as a facilitator or trainer.

Episode 15: Are you a business or a project shop?

jeudi 4 avril 2024 • Durée 48:53

James Gairdner started out in the corporate world in a variety of roles from commercial to marketing for a well known drinks brand and then diving into Banking in 2007 as that world started to collapse. He chose to leave corporate life to help a coach build their business and from there joined Heresy Consulting.

In this episode two parts of the conversation with James jumped out at me.

The first is his challenge to me as to whether I run a project shop or a business.

The second was a quote from Elliot Jacques which suggests the way we construct our businesses is a mirror of our psychology.

Both conversations have me thinking more about what it is I am doing in my business which is both supporting and hindering SOF's growth and development.

We talk about

The mental and emotional transition that occurs after leaving a corporate
Why James wanted to build a business vs evolve his craft
The benefits of having products in your training business
The difference between being a business and a project shop
The triangle of projects, retainers and being a trusted advisor
The relevance of referral fees
Elliot Jacques thinking that we construct our businesses as a mirror of our psychology
Why developing a reflective practise benefits us, our business, and our clients
Why facilitators and trainers should have supervision

Come on in and have a listen.

If you enjoy this conversation let us know, hit subscribe, leave a rating or review

https://www.heresyconsulting.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-gairdner-1192a76/

Episode 14: I left because of a sandwich: from corporate to associate to B:Corp business

Saison 1 · Épisode 14

jeudi 21 mars 2024 • Durée 44:16

This episode is about moving from working in-house to becoming a B:Corp business, how associate relationships benefit from transparency and communication and how niching is beneficial.

Phil Walsh is a man with a big heart who works with purpose-led organisations as a facilitator.

The conversation in todays podcast follows the natural curve of Phil's career. We cover a multitude of topics:

How to grow your facilitator or trainer skills in a corporate
Our love of NLP
Leaving the corporate world and finding those initial gigs
The world in 2007!
A Kirsty rant
Associate green and red flags
Why niche and the benefits
Finding direct clients and professional persistence

Grab a cup of tea, tune in your ears and take a seat on the pink chair

A Facilitator's Journey is the podcast that looks at how you run your businesses as a facilitator or trainer.

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Episode 13: The trials and tribulations of freelance life.

Saison 1 · Épisode 13

jeudi 7 mars 2024 • Durée 37:26

Kate Jones was a consultant with PA Consulting until she realised she needed to make a change and get out. For the last 11 years she has run Neon a boutique consultancy which aims to help leaders create more deeply human organisations.

In this episode, Kate and I discuss why she chose to leave the corporate world and how she thought she had associate work lined up, but it was retracted. What to do? Resign or Stay?

The conversation continues and we dive into these topics:

Leaving the corporate world
The serendipity of finding the first piece of work
Experiencing loneliness as a freelancer
Why community is important to elevate loneliness
The need for professional development
The benefits of having a supervisor
How do you find work now?
What happens when client work is quiet?

Come on in and have a listen.

If you enjoy this conversation let us know, hit subscribe, leave a rating or review

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About the School of Facilitation Podcast, A Facilitator's Journey: Real Life Stories

A Facilitator's Journey is the podcast that looks at how you run your businesses as a facilitator or trainer.

Episode 12: Master the art of negotiating: essential skills and tactics for trainers and facilitators.

Saison 1 · Épisode 12

samedi 24 février 2024 • Durée 52:45

This episode explores what negotiation is and how we can have better negotiation conversations. I noticed that sometimes selling and negotiation do not come easily to facilitators and trainers hence my desire to talk to Mark. I want to start to share what you can do when you find yourself in these situations.

Mark Davis is known as the Cultural Navigator. He weaves negotiation and cultural intelligence together supporting businesses with their negotiation skills, cross-cultural communication, and Leadership development.

Mark and I wend our way through this conversation thinking about a fictitious negotiation with a client. We pull out a variety of skills, behaviors, and mindsets that can be adopted to enable there to be a positive outcome for both you and your client.

What is the difference between Selling and Negotiating
The language of selling
What to do when you meet someone from purchasing?
The different skills and behaviours we can use in a negotiation
What are the three things to prepare for your negotiation
Negotiation as a ritual
Three questions to ask in a negotiation
The benefit of using summaries
Assumptive statements and how to use them to gain clarity

Pull up a chair, grab a cuppa, and enjoy the listen.

Connect with Mark on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/culturenavigator/

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Episode 11: The power of two: creating good partnerships

Saison 1 · Épisode 11

jeudi 8 février 2024 • Durée 47:25

In this episode, Richard Bellars and Darren Hilton join us in a captivating exploration of partnership dynamics as they unveil the intricacies of their collaboration through The Sourcery Project. Let’s embark on a journey exploring the essence of fruitful partnerships, learning from the experiences and insights of these seasoned professionals.

Through candid conversations, Richard and Darren illuminate key aspects of effective partnership formation, including:

Establishing shared values and leveraging individual strengths
Cultivating synergy to achieve collective goals
Embracing vulnerability and anticipating challenges
Harnessing transformative frameworks like Theory U for innovation
Utilising profiling systems for enhanced communication
Navigating the practicalities of financial management
Offering sage advice for aspiring partners on their journey

With Richard's emphasis on regenerative leadership and values-based influence, complemented by Darren's passion for nature and human potential, the episode offers a rich tapestry of perspectives and practical wisdom.

So, grab your favourite beverage, settle into the pink chair, and immerse yourself in this insightful conversation on the art of successful partnerships.

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Episode 10: The parallels between a romantic relationship and a business break-up! With Meg Bolger

Saison 1 · Épisode 10

jeudi 25 janvier 2024 • Durée 52:58

This episode talks about the different relationships we have within our businesses - working with a sibling, our relationship with ourselves, leaving a business partnership that no longer works, and our relationship with goal setting and systems.

Meg Bolger is a facilitator, author, and creator of The Facilitator Cards.

Meg and I have a candid conversation about

What it's like to work with your sister and know you are responsible for someone else's monthly salary
The processes she uses in her business, weekly and monthly
Goal-setting and how goals pop up for Meg and how she grabs them
Her neurodivergent diagnosis and being creative
The different relationships we experience in our businesses. We don't always talk about these easily and yet they are a core part of our everyday world
How you process a business divorce in your early 30s when you weren't expecting it and more importantly what you learn

Grab a cup of tea,

Take a seat and enjoy.

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About Meg:

Meg Bolger is a facilitation geek passionate about social justice, teaching facilitation, and creating resources for a more beautiful world. Meg is the captain of Facilitator Cards, co-author of Unlocking the Magic of Facilitation, co-creator of The Safe Zone Project, and many other resources for facilitators and social justice educators. Meg lives in Vermont where she tries to get into the woods everyday and keep up with her three nephews.

Learn more about all of Meg's work at

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