A Facilitator's Journey: Real Life Stories
Kirsty Lewis
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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 49: From Newsrooms to Workshops: Jo Cook's purposeful facilitator's path
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.In this…
Episode 48: The Importance of Community, Connection and Collaboration
In this engaging conversation, Kirsty Lewis and Chad Littlefield explore the evolving landscape of facilitation, the impact of AI, and the importance of community and collaboration.They discuss the…
Episode 47: The brutal truth: My first five years as a freelance facilitator
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.In this…
Episode 46: Summer Reflections: My Facilitator's Journey!
Join me, Kirsty Lewis, founder of the School of Facilitation, as I reflect on my summer of 2025. From facilitating summits in London and Manila to traveling across Australia and New Zealand, I share…
Episode 45: Navigating Neurodiversity in Business
In this conversation, Kirsty Lewis and Tamzin Hall explore the themes of neurodiversity, the journey of entrepreneurship, and the importance of self-awareness in client relationships. Tamsin shares…
Episode 44: Re-evaluating Success: From corporate to creative to scaling back
In this conversation, Mok reflects on his journey from corporate consulting to founding the Innovation Beehive, a company focused on unlocking creative potential in organisations. He shares personal…
Episode 43: The Power of an Endurance Mindset in Business
In this episode, Kirsty Lewis interviews Clare Walkeden, a consultant, coach, and endurance athlete, about her journey in business and the importance of wellbeing. They discuss the transition from…
Episode 42: Websites and SEO - What Every Freelancer and Facilitator Needs to Know
Is your website really working for you - or is it quietly gathering dust?In this episode, I’m joined by Barb Davids, a website and SEO strategist who helps business owners grow their organic traffic…
Episode 41: Navigating the Legal Side of Business with Lucy Wheeler
In this episode, we dive into all things legal - what it is we need in our businesses as solopreneurs, through to partnerships or big entities. Trust me when I recommend you get the legal side of…
Episode 40: Me, my business and Neurodiversity
Kirsty and Hayley explore Hayley's journey into neuro-inclusion consulting, discussing the challenges and triumphs of running a business as a neurodivergent individual.They delve into the importance…
Episode 39: Balancing Being Yourself and Business
This episode is about kindness. Firstly to ourselves as facilitators and then to our businesses. How we navigate leaving the world of corporate to go it alone and be ok to create the life we want vs…
Episode 38: The Importance of Streamlining Operations and Processes in a Small Business
This episode is all about the importance of having your business processes streamlined and documented, whatever your size!Sneha Morjaria is the founder of The Growth Chain and School of Operations.…
SOFest: Behind the scenes
Join me, Kirsty, as I share insights into the planning and financial aspects of SoFest.I share the exact costs of running the festival, how much money we have raised to date (4th April 2025) and how…
Episode 37: Common Challenges Faced by Entrepreneurs and the importance of community
As business owners there are many common challenges we encounter, such as time management, financial planning, and the importance of having a clear vision and strategy. Working these out on our own…
Episode 36: Saying No, Finding Balance after Burnout & Redefining Success in our Business
As facilitators, trainers, and business owners, we often find ourselves saying “yes” too much, overworking, and stretching our own boundaries—sometimes to the point of burnout. In this episode, I sit…
Episode 35: Strategy, Facilitation & Finding Clients – A Real Talk with Faris Aranki
This episode is a live getting to know you session. Faris and I didn't meet until I hit record and this is very much a raw conversation as we talk about our businesses, the challenges of loneliness…
Episode 34: Money is Sexy: The Pricing Conversation
This episode is all about money and pricing. Listen if you want to stretch your thinking!Laura Payne-Stanley is a Success Management Consultant and a Coach. She works with private individuals as well…
S1E33 Episode 33: Navigating the Business of Facilitation and Training
This episode is about the pro's and con's of being an associate/sub-contractor vs having your own clients, pricing, and the power of niching.Murray Cowell is a man on a mission to support…
Episode 32: Consultant or Facilitator? The impact of our language and words
Chris Taylor is a serial entrepreneur, who in his own words, is not known as a facilitator or a trainer, yet finds himself working with this community time and again.He is the founder of…
Episode 31: The power of persistence during times of change
This episode is about Annette's journey from being a corporate trainer to establishing her own business in facilitation and training during the pandemic. We talk about the challenges and…
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A Facilitator's Journey: Real Life Stories has published 52 episodes since November 2023, covering topics in Business, Careers.
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