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You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi. Or you can email us via [email protected]   Episode Links: How to MC, compère, or chair events What is typically expected of a conference session chair? - Academia Stack Exchange How to be a brilliant conference chair | Universities | The Guardian Chairing Events - The Turing Way What is the Role of the Session Chair in a Conference? How to be a great conference chair—Part 1: Prepare and open the session Guidance for session Chairs - RGS Seven Helpful Tips For A First-Time Speaker 10 Attributes of a Great Chair - Leading Governance How To Chair An Event | Helen Kara How to chair at a learning and development conference Learning Technologies   This week’s guests are Sarah Clayton-Jones is the founder and CEO of READ TO LEAD, delivering book-inspired peer learning experiences that develop human-skilled leaders, connected teams, and curious workplace cultures. With over 20 years’ experience leading and developing teams at global organisations including Volkswagen and Accenture, Sarah blends sharp commercial insight with a people-centred approach, to create agile, high-performing, and engaged leaders at every level. An ICF-accredited performance coach and facilitator, certified NLP and Neuroscience Practitioner, and DiSC Trainer, her unique blend of expertise brings together the science of learning and the art of human connection. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahc-j/ Sheena Whyatt is an award-winning trainer, business coach, speaker, and founder of KAPOW! Business Coaching With Impact. With over 24 years in Learning & Development, she has spent the past decade working with the Learning Technologies Conference, serving as Chairs Captain for the last three years. Sheena helps small business owners grow with clarity and confidence, replacing overwhelm with practical action. She has been shortlisted for multiple business awards in 2025 and is known for her warm humour and no-nonsense support. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheenawhyatt/ https://www.kapowme.com/ https://heroes.kapowme.com/sheenas-blog Claire Doody is a change leadership expert with 20+ years of global experience in learning and organisational development. She led transformation at Twitter and has held senior roles across sectors from tech to education. She now runs Work In Motion, a learning and advisory practice that offers a pragmatic, human-centered approach to leading change. Claire is a Certified Integral Facilitator®, Polarity Practitioner, and Transformational Coach. She regularly chairs at Learning Technologies and is a trusted guide to those shaping the future of work. www.workinmotion.io https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairedoody

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi. Or you can email us via [email protected]   Episode Links: Your Past Does Not Define You or Your Future - Skilled at Life No One Works Harder Than a Woman Who Doesn’t Like Asking for Help - luminate-group.co.uk Why Women Don’t Ask For Help - Thrive Global Why Do Women Find it Hard to Ask For Help? The Cognitive Dimension of Household Labor - Allison Daminger, 2019 Some Theories on Why Men Don't Do as Many Household Tasks - The Atlantic These Chores Don’t Count? On Men’s Hidden “Second Shift” - Life of Dad Men may not ‘perceive’ domestic tasks as needing doing in the same way as women, philosophers argue | University of Cambridge It’s a total myth that women are better at keeping track of household chores | Allison Daminger | The Guardian No, Men Don’t Suck at Doing Laundry or Other Housework ‘Because They’re Men’ | by Katie Jgln | The Noösphere | Medium Women, why is it so hard to say NO? – Angie Greaves Why Women Have a Hard Time Saying No | Psychology Today United Kingdom Gender differences on household chores entrenched from childhood The Second Shift - Wikipedia Finding Balance: A Woman's Guide to Juggling Work, Life, and Laughter American Time Use Survey Summary - 2024 A01 Results The Shriver Report What It Means to Be a Woman Juggling Motherhood, Wifehood, and Career Aspirations | by Ally Garofalo How Women Can Navigate Multiple Roles in Today’s World | SSI SCHAEFER Women Are Sharing The Unfair Expectations Society Places On Them That People Refuse To Talk About, And As A Fellow Woman, I Feel Seen, Heard, And Understood The Challenges of Being A Woman: Social Roles and Expectations - Avery Lane Gender-based Social Expectations for Women Expectation’s As Mothers – Peace Together The hidden load: How 'thinking of everything' holds mums back Losing a Parent | Coping after the Death of a Parent Alder Hey Children's Hospital - Wikipedia Women Still Handle Main Household Tasks in U.S.   This week’s guests:  With over 15 years in Learning & Development, Gemma Wells  currently works as an eLearning Solutions Manager. Her life outside work involves raising three children, and she’s faced the complexities of supporting her daughter through a ruptured AVM. Community is important to Gemma, she’s the Media Officer and Under 13s Team Manager for her eldest daughter's rugby club. LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemma-wells- Website  https://www.dayonetech.com/   Tanya Gallagher is the founder and Managing Director of Limitless Leadership. With over 20 years’ experience in learning and development, she brings deep expertise in the development of scalable development initiatives. Tanya is known for her collaborative approach, strong communication skills, and unwavering commitment to quality and ethical practice. She leads the delivery of client work across the business, ensuring every partnership is built on trust and excellence. Having worked with both global and local organisations, Tanya is passionate about empowering leaders and shaping high-impact learning experiences that drive real results. LinkedIn Tanya Gallagher | LinkedIn Limitless Leadership Limited: Overview | LinkedIn  Website Limitless Leadership   Engilla Loo is a mother of two, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Envia, a startup built to lighten the mental load of parenting. With over 15 years of product management experience across multiple industries, she brings deep expertise in building thoughtful, user-centred solutions. Engilla created Envia to help parents stay organised, reduce stress, and reclaim their time. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/engilla-l-401b2a127/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/106679774/ Website https://www.enviatogether.com/

This week’s first guest is Romy Alexandra. Romy is on a mission to humanise workplaces and learning spaces to accelerate high performance cultures. She specialises in designing and facilitating transformative experiences that integrate psychological safety, experiential learning, neuroscience, and sustained behaviour change. A former Peace Corps Volunteer and Fulbright Scholar, Romy brings a global perspective and nearly 15 years of international expertise spanning 85 countries across 4 continents. She has worked with organisations across every sector - from governments to Fortune 500 companies to Formula 1 teams - helping individuals and organizations unlock their potential and build the collaborative competencies necessary for high performance. In 2024, Romy was honoured as a LinkedIn Top Voice for her thought leadership in experiential learning and workplace culture. Her work is rooted in the belief that fostering a culture of learning and psychological safety drives innovation and high performance at every level of an organisation.  Romy’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/romy-alexandra/ Website: https://bento.me/romyalexandra   One of the 30 u 30 learning technologists in the UK in 2024, Anu Roy is a senior instructional designer specialising in AI learner centred technology and design. Her design values are rooted in being inclusive, trauma informed and aligned with business KPIs. In her spare time she is an avid F1 watcher, badminton player and working on gender equity CSR projects with the UN.  Her LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/anu-roy-inclusive-experiences-through-design-393993178/ Her contact email is : [email protected]   You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi. Or you can email us via [email protected]   Episode Links: Psychological Safety Daniel Ricciardo - Wikipedia Looking Ahead: Predictions for L&D in 2025 | Unboxed Training & Technology Creativity Scars — Jen Waldman Studio Your Brain on Art It takes a village - Wikipedia How L&D teams can build a learning culture that empowers individuals | Virtual College Collaborate vs cooperate (definitions and differences) | Indeed.com UK Attitude and Learning Approaches in the Study of General Didactics. A Multivariate Analysis - ScienceDirect Creating learning cultures: assessing the evidence Experiential learning Social sharing of emotions - Wikipedia Chayn Why Girls' Education | Malala Fund Pedagogy - Wikipedia Andragogy - Wikipedia I’m neurodivergent – this is what we really need in the workplace What Are the Common Challenges of Neurodiversity? Gossip Girl (TV Series 2007–2012) - IMDb How Does ADHD Affect Learning 17 Things Adults Have To Do That Are Quite Frankly Exhausting AF Tired of Adulting? Try Relearning These 4 Lessons From Your Toddler Self | by Shine | Medium The power of vulnerability | Brené Brown | TED Build a Strong Learning Culture on Your Team Girls' education | UNICEF

  You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com   You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi. Or you can email us via [email protected]   Episode Links: Adult learner - Wikipedia Purposeful Reflection | Learner Variability Project 1 Continuous learning challenges the working adult – how to provide organisational support? Laura Erkkilä, Annu-Riina Lamberg Fix the System, Not the Women by Laura Bates | Goodreads The impact of leadership on the workplace learning of individuals and teams: a literature review and synthesis | Emerald Insight Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully by Elaine Lin Hering | Goodreads The Power of Unlearning | Psychology Today United Kingdom Learning and Work Institute What is Adult Learning Theory - LearnUpon Top 5 Challenges in Adult Education | Avado The impact of leadership on the workplace learning of individuals and teams: a literature review and synthesis - ScienceDirect How to Link Learning and Performance Management | Acorn Adult Learning Theory: How Adults Learn Differently | Park University How leaders learn Five reasons to learn as an adult – The Education Hub Pedagogy, Andragogy, & Heutagogy | University of Illinois Springfield   This week’s guests are Candice Neveu is a certified life coach, educator, and the founder of Candice Neveu Coaching. With nearly 20 years of experience helping people grow into their fullest potential, she supports adult learners — especially women — to overcome self-doubt and take courageous, aligned action to step into their next level, whether that means returning to school, pivoting careers, or reclaiming their purpose. A former mid-career student herself, Candice understands the mindset shifts and inner courage it takes to grow beyond self-doubt. Her 2023 TEDx talk explored how closing the confidence gap is key to adult learning success — a message she brings to all her work.   https://www.linkedin.com/in/candice-neveu-a055034b/ Website https://improveyourself.ca/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/candiceneveu_coach/ TEDx https://www.ted.com/talks/candice_neveu_returning_to_school_mid_career_here_s_what_you_need_to_know?language=en   An award-winning learning and development professional with over 15 years of experience, Giorgia Gamba Quilliam is recognised for crafting innovative and impactful learning content. She has a wealth of experience in creating digital, blended, and face-to-face learning programmes with areas of expertise in Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), management and leadership, and sustainable business practices.  After almost 10 years at the CIPD, Giorgia has joined Christian Aid as a Global Learning and Talent Partner. Alongside this, she works as a freelance and consultant to create learning content, facilitate courses, support with learning strategy creation and implementation as well as skill gaps analysis and learning evaluation. https://www.linkedin.com/in/giorgiagamba/

  You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi. Or you can email us via [email protected]   Episode Links: Organisation design | Factsheets | CIPD Karren Brady's Women in Business & Tech Expo (@wibtexpo) • Instagram photos and videos Here's how you can incorporate confidence into your HR decision-making. Increase Your HR Courage: Replace Fear with Confidence 3 Fundamental Flaws of Employee Surveys and a Way Forward The new possible: How HR can help build the organization of the future | McKinsey What Is Purposeful Leadership And Why It Matters Technology and data use in HR functions | CIPD People Analytics | Factsheets | CIPD Storytelling: The Secret Weapon for HR's Influence and Impact The science of storytelling in HR: four reasons to harness its power Embracing storytelling in HR: transforming engagement and culture through the power of narrative - HRD Women In HR Network | LinkedIn One in seven HR heads believe men are better suited to top jobs | Women in the boardroom | The Guardian Full article: Employee perceptions of HR practices: A critical review and future directions Why is HR going 'under the radar' with employees? DOMINANCE OF WOMEN IN HUMAN RESOURCES ROLES AND THE RISE OF A NEW NARRATIVE. | by Clean Technology Hub Human resources - Wikipedia This week’s guests are Joanne Whitlie is a senior HR, Projects and Operations Leader with 18+ years of global experience. She founded WHR to combine her corporate background with a deep understanding of people and psychology. Joanne turns strategy into action, delivering sustainable, people-first solutions that create real impact. Known for her clarity, empathy and energy.  Through her consultancy she leads organisations through people challenges,  transformation, growth and cultural change.   A proud Geordie, mum, runner and nature lover, she brings warmth and honesty to everything she does and understands the reality of juggling priorities. She embraces both the chaos and the journey, helping others do the same via coaching and her hrleadermum community on linkedin.   Website: www. whrpeople.com  Linked in: Joanne Whitlie | LinkedIn   LinkedIn Community: HR Leader mum  Facebook: whitliehr Instagram: whitliehr   Daman Kailley is a data-driven People & Culture professional at Lloyds Banking Group, specialising in colleague insights, leadership, and innovation. With a background spanning learning, recruitment, and strategic HR, her job is to blend analytical rigour with human-centred design to drive cultural transformation. From shaping behaviour-led campaigns to building insight dashboards that influence executive decisions, she thrives on turning ideas into impact. A passionate advocate for inclusive leadership and continuous learning, she brings curiosity, empathy, and bold thinking to every challenge; whether mentoring, podcasting, or reimagining the future of work. LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/damankailley

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi. Or you can email us via [email protected]   Episode Links: Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers Jacinda Ardern Captured the World. And Then She Walked Away. Nationwide boss: Women working at home risk missing out Nurturing Women’s Leadership: Building Strong Foundations Calling All Women: Supporting Other Women in Leadership Matters Bias in AI What is AI bias? What Do We Do About the Biases in AI? News flash: People tend to hire people like themselves Managers are hiring people based on whether or not they like them personally and it could lead to some big problems at work The High Cost Of Ambition: Why Women Are Held Back For Thinking Big Busting the Myth That Women Are Less Ambitious Than Men The #IlliniLeader's Digest Do Women Lack Ambition? Why male executives should not be praised for taking paternity leave Paternity leave: The hidden barriers keeping men at work Paternity Leave Benefits Both Men and Women. So Why Don’t More Fathers Take It? Queen perform a cover of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ in 2005 Breaking the chains of traditional masculinity: another hidden driver of ge The Masculinity Trap: Rethinking engineering culture Work as a Masculinity Contest A Bad Business The collapse of Enron and the dark side of business From the toxic culture that gave us mansplaining and manterrupting, here comes … hepeating The English Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom (Official) Equal Pay Day 2024: Gender Pay Gap HIGHER than previously thought Gender pay gap in the UK: 2024 Female leaders: Beware the glass cliff – Michelle Ryan, Professor of Social and Organisational Psychology at the University of Exeter Women leaders make work better. Here’s the science behind how to promote them Barriers for women in the workplace: A social psychological perspective - Hanek - 2022 Expanding Women’s Access to Male-Dominated Jobs - Center for American Progress 10 Male-Dominated Industries (And How to Succeed as a Woman) Patriarchy   This week’s guests are Laura Howard. Laura’s passion and professional purpose is making work work for everyone – leaders, teams, and customers. After a twenty-year global career in the private and public sectors, including ten years as a senior leader, she qualified as an Organisational Psychologist in 2022. This led her to launch The Contented Workplace, fulfilling her ambitions for everyone to be their best and bring that best to work. She remains dedicated to research and teaching as an Associate Tutor for Birkbeck College (University of London). Her work is data and evidence-driven; as a previous people leader, her expertise has been forged in real-world experience.  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/execcoachlaura/ My research - Authenticity and woman’s leadership: a qualitative study of professional business services in the UK | Emerald Insight   Cornelia Raubal is a former 9-figure CEO, certified NLP and strategic leadership coach who specialises in helping ambitious women become board-ready in 6 months. With a unique blend of commercial insight and mindset transformation, she equips professionals to lead with confidence, clarity, and impact. Her work is grounded in behavioural science and executive experience and whether in the boardroom or on stage, she empowers leaders to own their voice, develop the mindset and strategy that delivers results, and achieve measurable growth. Cornelia is also a board director for the national Governing Body of Ice Hockey in England and Wales, and hands on managing at club and national level.  Cornelia Raubal - Executive Coach - CRAFTPORT CONSULTING LIMITED | LinkedIn www.craftport.com Cornelia Raubal (@craftport) • Instagram photos and videos  

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi. Or you can email us via [email protected]   Episode Links: The Serviceberry Find Your WHY | Simon Sinek 4 Ways That Women Can Lead Authentically Developing Women’s Authenticity in Leadership Getting Real How High-Achieving Women Can Lead Authentically Why Women Hold The Key To Authentic Leadership Banned from education: A review of the right to education in Afghanistan | UNESCO Tracy Roberts Women and teaching Timeline of women's education How Continuing Education Is Opening Doors for Women Everywhere The Accessibility One The power of vulnerability in leadership Harvard Business Publishing Education The power of vulnerability | Brené Brown | TED Social eating connects communities Education Happens Everywhere The Imposter Syndrome One 6 Ways That Women Can Champion Each Other At Work What it really means when women celebrate each other Pedagogy, Andragogy, & Heutagogy Wildfire status Female education Girls' Education   This week’s guests are Dr. Alisha David. Alisha is an educator, researcher, and lifelong lover of a good story. Over the past fifteen years, she has worked across a range of educational settings—from educational assisting to classroom teaching—and now serves as a full-time post-secondary instructor. Much of her learning and life has been shaped by the people of Treaty 8 territory in Alberta, Canada, the ancestral and traditional lands of the Cree, Dene, and Métis. Having called this beautiful region home for many years, she is deeply impacted by its ongoing destruction, which has inspired her research into disaster-induced loss and its implications for education and adult learners.   Alisha can be reached via email ([email protected]) or by LinkedIn: Alisha David Helena Prins is an advisor of learning and teaching at BC campus, where she coordinates the Facilitating Learning Online (FLO) portfolio. She began her career as a high school teacher in South Africa. Over the past 20 years, she has taught students of all ages and stages on four continents. A golden thread throughout her career has been breaking down barriers to learning. Prior to joining  BCcampus in 2020, she worked as a career learning and development advisor at Royal Roads University. As an immigrant and now Canadian Citizen she continues to value the opportunity to support all students, especially international students, in finding and building their career path in Canada. She is a certified career strategist with Career Professionals Canada and associate faculty at Royal Roads University. At the time of the recording Helena was preparing for her doctoral defence at the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary.    Helena can be reached via email ([email protected]) or by LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenaprins  

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi. Or you can email us via [email protected]   Episode Links: Personal Boardroom – Who is in yours? How to build a personal board for your career Comparative Analysis of Trust in Online Communities 6 Tips To Build Trust In Your Online Community Building trust in communities How To Develop A Community Strategy Community Strategy Insights How to Create a Learning Culture: 18 Best Practices Build a Strong Learning Culture on Your Team Creating learning cultures: assessing the evidence : State of the Global Workplace Report GLDC (Global Learning and Development Community) Example of Career Change as a Journey with a Clear Destination in Mind Ep. 23: Efficiency vs. Effectiveness: Learning generosity in the L&D profession Tayloring learning: generosity of the L&D community The 10 Golden Rules of Building Communities That Matter The Institute for Performance and Learning The evolution of L&D: Strategies for success and impact | People Management The evolution of learning and development The evolution of L&D strategies examined The Learning Network L&D SHAKERS This week’s guests are Anita Gouveia. Anita is an organisational development and learning leader who's spent the last 20+ years helping people grow, lead and making work better for people (and people better at work). She's led leadership programs, built practical and inclusive learning strategies and coached teams across industries.  She's not afraid to challenge outdated models or call out the fluff that gets in the way of real development.  Outside her day job, she volunteers as Chair of the Peel-Halton Chapter of the Institute for Performance and Learning, where she helps connect and elevate L&D professionals.  She's also a fan of improv, walks and a good podcast! https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitagouveia/   Sinead Heneghan has worked in senior roles with the Learning & Development Institute for many years. In her role as CEO, she leads the team to develop a high value member offer and the strategic alliance of the IITD with all stakeholders.    She has vast experience with Individuals, Corporates, Further and Higher Education Providers and State Agencies and has represented the industry in an influencing and Advocacy role for many years.    She holds an MBA from DCU, an MSc in Leadership & Change Management, a BA in Local and Community Development from Maynooth University and a Certificate in Training & Development.    She has led the Institute's strategic development work and has overseen research and engagement with members to inform the ongoing development of the member offer and continuous professional development opportunities for practitioners.    She is an industry representative on the Regional Skills Forum for the Mid East Region and has been appointed by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science of Ireland to the National Skills Council.    She has served as a Board Member of IFTDO (International Federation of Training & Development Organisations) which represents more than 500,000 learning and development professionals in over 30 countries.     On a voluntary basis, Sinead strategically contributes to the work of Down Syndrome Ireland where she has represented and advocated at ministerial level, led fundraising campaigns delivering over €200,000 and contributed to doctoral research in the field of qualitative education provision for learners with special needs.  She manages a heavily subsidised Speech & Language Therapy Service providing specialist interventions to over 70 people with Down Syndrome and manages a team of clinicians in this regard.  Sinead sits on the GAA Leinster Council Games For All Committee where she has developed a framework for GAA clubs to include children and teenagers with additional needs in social and sporting activities.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sineadheneghan Oyindamola Ojo-Eriamiatoe is a digital learning strategist, EdTech career coach, speaker, and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience helping organizations and individuals transform how they learn and grow. She’s the Managing Director of Beccamola Ltd, where she leads digital learning innovations that make education more inclusive and impactful. A Certified Digital Learning Professional and Clinton Global Initiative Fellow, Oyindamola also founded the eLearning and Instructional Designers (eLID) Hub to mentor underrepresented professionals in EdTech. She’s been recognized as a finalist in the Milton Keynes STEM Awards and served on the Learning Network UK Board. Outside of work, she enjoys badminton, singing, and empowering young people in her community. [email protected] http://linkedin.com/in/oyindamola-ojo-eriamiatoe-90864579

Our first guest is Kirsty Lewis. She is the founder of the School of Facilitation. Known for her passion for designing and delivering brilliant workshops that create purpose, ownership, safety and engagement, she is a convener of freelance facilitators and trainers through the SOF collective whilst supporting corporate clients to evolve their learning game. On the side she is dishing up SOFest 2025, a festival for all facilitators and trainers. www.schooloffacilitation.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsty-schooloffacilitation Sarah Wood loves creating learning and development programs that really help people grow and do their best work. With a solid background in L&D, she brings that experience into high-velocity sales enablement teams where things move fast and impact matters. Sarah builds practical, engaging frameworks that support both individual growth and team success. She’s big on collaboration and enjoys working closely with stakeholders to make things happen. From early ideas to full rollout and review, she takes a hands-on, flexible approach—making sure every learning experience feels relevant, useful, and helps people thrive in fast-moving environments. https://www.linkedin.com/in/woodsarah/ Episode Links: Building Rapport in a Professional Setting (With Tips) | Indeed.com How to build rapport: 6 tactics to build strong relationships The 6 Stages of Sales Process: Sellers vs. Buyers Do You Know What Your Company Is Actually Selling? The ‘Reflective Elevator Pitch’ – 100 Ideas for Active Learning The essential components of a successful L&D strategy L&D Disruptors Toolkit Part 1: How to sell learning internally Facing the Challenge: How to Sell eLearning Internally Daring to Zlatan: How To Sell E-learning Internally Selling consulting services into large organisations Women in sales: It’s time to smash clichés (including real tips from female sales leaders) What is the Difference Between Sales and Marketing? Women in Sales: How Female Leaders Are Empowering the Sales Industry [2025 Data] You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi. Or you can email us via [email protected]  

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi. Or you can email us via [email protected]   Episode Links: What Job Seekers Really Want in 2025 Top 20 reasons we go to work Employees Seek Personal Value and Purpose at Work. Be Prepared to Deliver. This CEO Just Brilliantly Explained How Remote Work Will Change the World by 2030, and It's Next-Level Flexible working practices The Surprising Benefits of Work/Life Support Stress, overwork and poor work-life balance undermine UK job quality Nine in 10 women experience mental ill-health from poor work-life balance, study shows Exploring the Impact of COVID‐19 on Employees’ Boundary Management and Work–Life Balance Work-Life Balance vs Work-Life Fluidity: What's the Difference? Women value work-life balance more unless managers ‘Work-life balance is a lie’: women in business urged to stop trying to have it all “There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life.” Work-life balance Self-Confidence and Work-Life Balance: Nurturing Personal Well-being. AI anxiety: The workers who fear losing their jobs to artificial intelligence Work–life balance This week’s first guest is Kim Edwards. Kim leads several of Getty Images’ learning and leadership initiatives, designing meaningful and memorable learning moments for 1,800 employees globally. Whether that’s crafting the company’s onboarding experience, enhancing leadership and team dynamics, or elevating employee well-being and potential, Kim enjoys helping others to work well and fulfil their potential. As Director of Culture & Development, Kim is focused on developing people managers’ capabilities and communication skills, and coaching and consulting with teams for success. In her spare time, she enjoys being a mum, mentoring other mums via Mentor Mums, playing netball, reading, gardening, and learning yoga and pilates.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimsusanedwards/   Kavita Brown is the Owner and Learning Director for LDG Training.  She is a highly experienced independent trainer, facilitator and learning and development consultant, having worked across various sectors.  Kavita has significant experience in a range of people roles across learning and development, HR, Recruitment and organisational design.  Kavita is passionate about empowering change, transformation and growth in a fun, creative and inspiring way.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kavita-brown-9943a332/