A Facilitator's Journey: Real Life Stories

Skilled facilitator Myriam Hadnes discusses the importance of collaboration in business, building a community, clear communication, and financial transparency. They share insights on organizing a virtual festival, creating community through vulnerability, and the evolution of the Never Done Before community. Tips for beginners in facilitation and training are also provided.

How exactly did I, Kirsty Lewis, end up running a boutique training business?This solo episode shares how I accidentally came upon the idea to leave the corporate world.Setting up a business was never in my plans, but here we are 16 years on and School of Facilitation is thriving.So what happened on 7th April 2007 that changed the course of my life?Have a listen and let me know your story of origin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scaling your business can be exciting and daunting, for you or not for you.Catherine and John Nicholson, founders of The Virtual Training Team, have gone from 2 - 15 people, and a 7 figure turnover in 8 years. They openly admit it started as a lifestyle business and then questions like "what could we create?" started to pop up as their curiosity grew.The episode title references a duck factory as this is the analogy John and Catherine use when talking about The Virtual Training Team. We explore who their first and second hires were, what it is like to have a partner to work with, how they hire, and whether they have a strategy.The decision to scale our businesses is personal, I think for some it is an obvious step, some of us hesitate and the inner chat takes over causing paralysis, and some of you know it is not for you. Wherever you are this episode is full of insightful information.Enjoy this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rob Geraghty is the owner of Presenting Virtually. A business that focuses on helping people design and deliver presentations brilliantly. Rob left Vodaphone in 2000 and started working as an associate. By 2000 he had decided to work with his own clients when he realised the financials were more favourable.In this conversation, Rob and I talk about our business finances, pricing, and what investments we have made in our businesses and selves. Rob shares a personal story as to why he scaled his business operation back in early 2022 vs going all in and big.Finances and money are an essential part of running a business and I think the more we talk about them, how we use them and work with them, the easier it becomes and it helps us learn and grow.Enjoy the conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss the different thresholds we cross in our Facilitator and Trainer journey - the beginning, the finding of associate work and retirement.I was curious to understand how do we know when to retire?Join Kirsty and Meriel Swain in this conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is about decision-making in our businesses, the frameworks we use to say yes or no to work and how becoming more conscious in our decision-making is important to cultivate.Richard Stokes is a leadership coach, facilitator, and creator of the Mojo Podcast. He has been in this world of facilitation and coaching for five years, works with his own clients as well as being an associate.Kirsty and Richard dive into a conversation about how they say Yes or No to work and how having a framework for these decisions is supportive and guiding. The conversation wends its way to why a move from unconscious to conscious decision-making is positive for us and what we can do to become more conscious about ourselves and life in general.https://www.linkedin.com/company/mojo-developmenthttps://twitter.com/mojodevuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.