The Women Talking About Learning Podcast is, well, women talking about learning and development. Underrepresented in senior roles in the learning function, this podcast amplifies women’s voices talking about all things learning and development related. You can find more on our website www.womentalkingaboutlearning.com.
Episodes
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
This week’s guests are Beth Cougler Blom and Alex Suchman.
Beth Cougler Blom is a facilitator and learning designer who, along with her team at Beth Cougler Blom Facilitation, works with clients across all sectors to design and facilitate great learning experiences and meetings, both in person and online. Beth is the author of Design to Engage: How to Create and Facilitate a Great Learning Experience For Any Group and is the host of the Facilitating on Purpose podcast.
Website: https://bethcouglerblom.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethcouglerblom/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethcouglerblom/
Design to Engage book: http://designtoengagebook.com
Facilitating on Purpose podcast: http://facilitatingonpurpose.com
Alex Suchman’s mission is to make work a source of genuine meaning and connection for everyone, and uses games and play to achieve that. Her company, Barometer XP, makes game-based experiences available for a wide range of learning and development outcomes.
Contact information:
Email: alex@barometerxp.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrasuchman
Website: https://www.barometerxp.com
Episode Links:
63% of men say Barbie movie made them more aware of patriarchy in the workplace
How to Shift From Expectations to Intentions
How to manage client expectations on every creative project
“We Want Training!”: When Client Expectations Stop L&D From Modernising
Contextual learning: linking learning to the real world
Self-Determined Learning: Heutagogy in Action
The Top 5 Challenges Volunteer Managers Face — And What You Can Do About It
The-art-and-science-of_learning-design
How to Write a Lesson Plan for Corporate Training
Pygmalion (Rosenthal) and Golem effect
How-to-develop-high-expectations-teaching
The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
Training Expectations: What to Expect from Training Programs
A Misunderstanding About Expectations
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Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
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This week’s guests are:
Tanya McCalmon is the director at Lennox Learning and Development, and a DEI consultant focused on helping SMEs create a culture of inclusion through strategic learning and development. She works with clients around the world and is on a mission to inspire global inclusion.
Website address: www.lennox-lld.com
LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanyamccalmon/
Maria Mander is the Founder of ‘Mander Wellbeing’ providing Wellbeing Consultancy to SME’s and large corporate companies across the UK. She is a renowned expert and leader in employee wellbeing, engagement, DEI-B and culture change.
Most recently, Maria has been supporting organisations to develop their menopause strategy, including conducting workshops to educate employees and training managers in managing menopause in the workplace.
Maria’s insights on wellbeing are regularly seen through her writing, podcasts and speaking engagements at events, as well as being a guest panellist. She has been a judge for the UK Company Culture Awards and Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter Awards. Currently, Maria is Co-Chair of Pro Manchester’s Wellbeing Champions Committee.
Maria brings a fresh holistic approach to wellbeing in the workplace and is passionate about inspiring others to make positive changes in their lives, both personally and professionally.
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-mander-56a9a0141/
X - @MariaMander1
Insta - @mariamander1
Nicola Texeira is an HR professional, having worked in L&D initially then Generalist HR before specialising in recruitment and more recently qualified as a Registered Nutritional Therapist. Currently working in Talent Acquisition as well as having a remit for Wellbeing, for employees and focusing on the wellbeing of corporate professionals when she launches her business in 2023.
LinkedIn: Nicola Texeira | LinkedIn
Liz Needham’s career focus has been on people and organisational development since 2007. She is passionate about facilitating practical, context specific dialogue and learning that delivers change. Liz is known for creating reflective spaces and helping leaders to step back and understand how they can think and work differently. She has been supporting senior female leaders to grow their impact by understanding their leadership values and strengths for over a decade, partnering with them through critical transitions including promotions, first Director roles, exits and career changes. Liz has successfully delivered senior roles in business operations, programme management, change management and HR and has been a member of senior leadership teams. She founded Needham Consulting Ltd in 2018 to fulfil her ambition to impact a broader audience of leaders.
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/lizneedham
Twitter @yourdreamgoal
Website https://www.lizneedham.com/
Email liz@lizneedham.com
Lisa Wright – Founder - Menopause the Wright Way (MtWW)
After a career spent working within the data industry, including 18 years as the MD of an internationally based corporate, Lisa decided to change focus and pursue a business opportunity based upon her lifelong interest in sport and nutrition. Following completion of a Masters’ degree in Exercise and Nutrition Science at University of Chester, whilst also qualifying as a British Triathlon Coach, Lisa founded MtWW. Lisa’s interest in the subject was triggered by her dissertation research project that examined the impact of Vitamin D on peri/menopausal symptoms experienced by female endurance athletes.
MtWW helps businesses and individuals to manage the impact of this life transition that women will experience. Support and guidance are available for diverse groups including:
- senior leaders, enabling them to understand the business impact
- managers, who may have menopausal team members and need to have difficult conversations
- female employees, providing evidence-based information and support around all aspects of the perimenopause and menopause
- male employees wishing to support their partners
Website: https://menopausethewrightway.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/Menopausethewrightway
Email: lisa@menopausethewrightway.com
Episode Links:
Menopause resources for LGBTQIA+ people — Queer / LGBTQIA+ Menopause
How Behavioral Science and ‘Nudge Theory’ Can Make a Difference in Gender Equality
Ageism in the workplace – the privilege of being the ‘right age’
The Change review – Bridget Christie’s super-cool menopause comedy is like nothing else on TV
The lived experience of perimenopause and menopause
Self-help tool: Menopause and mental wellbeing
Meditation and Sleep Made Simple - Headspace
Toolkit-Menopause-at-work-%E2%80%93-Employees-10.10.19
MENOPAUSE CRIPPLES THE UK ECONOMY
Menopause and the Workplace: How to enable fulfilling working lives: government response
Working from home: can it impact menopause?
Supporting staff through the menopause
The Knowledge: Your guide to female health – from menstruation to the menopause
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
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This week’s guests are Michaela Tabinor is Head of Account Management at Strategi Solutions and has spent all her career in client facing roles that encompasses media and advertising for both sales and learning and development, and prides herself in managing customer expectations to deliver the highest levels of customer service to all clients. Strategi Solutions focus on three specialisms - People, Marketing and Creative offering relevant, impactful, and meaningful solutions for all their clients. Priding themselves in a ‘no one size fits all’ approach, Strategi Solutions put simply, help businesses perform better.
Cathy Brennan is a financial educator, coach and money mentor with qualifications and experience to back her expertise. Cathy believes financial decisions are the cornerstone to making meaningful change in life and it’s why she founded Resourceful Planner in 2022 where she shares her financial services knowledge and money management experience in a jargon-free way.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/brennancathy
https://www.linkedin.com/company/resourceful-planner/
Episode Links:
Is it normal to feel grief with menopause?
Menopause knowledge and education in women under 40: Results from an online survey
Self-care-isn-t-selfish-or-superficial
menopause and internal tremors/vibrations
Menopause and cognitive impairment: A narrative review of current knowledge
Confessions of a mConfessions of a menopausal mother | Family | The Guardianenopausal mother
Open-label placebos for menopausal hot flushes: a randomized controlled trial
Buying and sending Kindle Books to others
Gather to eat cake, drink and discuss menopause
Davina McCall: Sex, Myths and the Menopause
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
This week’s first guest is Erica Farmer. Erica has over 20 years of learning and development experience with some of the UKs best known brands such as LV=, British Gas, Specsavers and Virgin. She is an engaging and passionate speaker who is often invited to keynote at learning and education conferences and events. Erica’s area of specialism is the future of work and skills, digital learning and challenge the quality of our education systems. Erica also shares lived experience with mental health and neurodivergence.
Erica is passionate about providing opportunities in business, specifically driving innovation and thought leadership. Recent examples is the work around AI and hosting ‘AI for the Average Joe’ podcast, with the aim of ‘making the complex, simple’.
In 2022 Erica has become a LinkedIn Learning Instructor, a TEDx speaker and member of the AI in Skills and Work forum.
Our second guest is Rachel Grant. Rachel is currently working as the Project Manager for online learning at the Mental Health Foundation, one of the UK’s leading mental health charities where she creates digital courses to empower, educate and inspire the nation to lead more mentally healthy lives. With a background in working with vulnerable children and young people as well as teaching in schools, Rachel has experience in supporting people with a range of mental health needs and is passionate about breaking down the taboo that exists around mental health.
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Episode Links:
Occupational health: Stress at the workplace
Physical health and mental health
Naming the problem: disorders and their meanings
Sertraline - Brand name: Lustral
Media overload is hurting our mental health. Here are ways to manage headline stress
Do Not Bring Your ‘Whole Self’ to Work
CIPD | Managing and supporting employees with long-term health conditions
RW-Mental-Health-And-The-Remote-Workplace-Guide
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Our first guest is Erin Huizenga. Erin is Co-Founder and CEO of Desklight, an innovation company that specializes in designing learning experiences. Erin and the Desklight team have partnered with organizations such as McGraw Hill, Smithsonian, and the American Marketing Association. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Crain’s Chicago Business, and Fortune, and she has been included on Chicago Inno’s list of “Women Founders in Chicago Tech.” Erin has taught at nine universities including Northwestern University and the Institute of Design graduate program at Illinois Institute of Technology. She recently published Amazon #1 New Release "Learning in the Wild."
Sharon Green is a people change profession and founder of, Chiara Consultancy, her own company. She is a lifelong learner, connector, people tech lover and fan of taking pictures; especially of doors! Sharon works as a professional interim, qualified coach and sometime consultant, helping clients, change, innovate and enable people. She’s worked across sectors and in different businesses from ones that make games (Candy Crush) and represent You Tube influencers, to the Dept. of Health and a Private Bank. Her work focuses on three areas: people change and transformation, delivering people tech, and people experience (brand, comms, EVP, employee development and engagement). One of Sharon’s passion project, side-hustles is co-founding and leading a global Linked In community the HR Interim Networking Group for people professionals working as interims, coaches, consultants and freelancers.
Twitter URL https://twitter.com/SharonGChiara & SharonGChiara on Instagram.
Linked In profile url https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharongreenchiara/
Dr Kinga Petrovai is a learning consultant and podcaster. She brings research informed solutions to workplace learning and develops learning organizations. Combining her multidisciplinary background in engineering, finance, and education research, as well as her international experience, she has a well-rounded approach to designing and developing learning and evaluation strategies. Kinga created The Art & Science of Learning podcast in which she interviews global leaders and thinkers in learning.
The Art & Science of Learning https://www.theartandscienceoflearning.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kinga-petrovai-phd-30b7a539/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KingaPetrovai
You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com
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Episode Links:
How To Incorporate Artificial Intelligence Into Learning And Development
Purposeful use of education technologies
6.2 A short history of educational technology – Teaching in a Digital Age
A short guide on the use of technology for learning
9 Reasons To Use More Technologies In Learning And Development
Women in Tech – A FutureLearn Perspective
How to fuel girls enthusiasm for tech at a young age
Women in tech statistics: The hard truths of an uphill battle
Women In Technology: The Problematic Statistics & The Change Required
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com
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This week’s guests are Dr Ashley Morgan is a masculinities scholar at Cardiff Metropolitan University. She has published on male geek identity, sexual asceticism as a viable form of male sexual behaviour and the presence of mediated toxic masculinity. Her research on Running Punks will be published next year. She is an award-winning Running Punk and campaigns against men’s harassment of women.
E-mail: asmorgan@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Twitter: @DrAshleyMorgan1
Toni Summers Hargis is an author and columnist. With a law degree and a Masters in Organisation Development under her belt, Toni spent years working in corporate HR, Training and Organisation Consulting. Always ardent about equality, she was termed "difficult" in many a meeting and strives to continue in that vein. She has written about women's rights issues for the past several years, with a popular column on the Medium platform. You can catch her on Twitter @ToniHargis and at her new website tonisummershargis.com
Episode Links:
How To Stand Up To Sexism: Words for when enough is enough
Taking action about harassment
Why the harassment we women face while running won’t stop us
Online troll called social services to get female MP’s children taken into care
Women are “Bossy” and Men are “Decisive”
‘Toxic masculinity’: what does it mean, where did it come from – and is the term useful or harmful?
Research: What Fragile Masculinity Looks Like at Work
I'm all for educating boys and men…
Gary Speed's death: A day that shook football
Andrew Tate charged with rape and human trafficking
Nevertheless, It Persists: Disrupting the Vicious Cycle of Institutionalized Sexism
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
This episode’s guests are Susie Adams and Dr Blanka Bellak
Susie Adams is a leadership and career coach at Carolin Associates, where she is owner and founder. She began coaching and consulting following a 30-year career with one of the United States’ largest energy companies. In that capacity, she served as a communications leader and counsellor for senior leadership. She also teaches in the mass communications department at Winthrop University.
Website: www.carolinassociates.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susieadams
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarolinComm
Instagram/Threads: https://www.instagram.com/carolinassociates
Dr Blanka Bellak supports her clients in integrating mind, emotions and body for authentic leadership and wellbeing so that they can navigate complex situations with mastery. She specialises in neurocoaching and coaching methods that go beyond the cognitive realm.
Website: http://leadership.associates
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blanka-bellak
Episode Links:
We teach best what we most need to learn
Find Out How People Really Perceive You : You May Have Got It Wrong.
Communication tips: How to harness the power of pause
10 Types of Nonverbal Communication with Examples
Why Communication Is So Important for Leaders
Developing Breath Control Can Make You a Better Leader
Eye contact: An introduction to its role in communication
The Subtle Dance of Eye Contact in Conversation
Women At Work: How To Command A Room #SHRM18
Ted Lasso - Rebecca Calms Her Anxiety
Eye Contact Perception in the West and East: A Cross-Cultural Study
What Leaders Need To Know About Male/Female Body Language
Bridging the Digital Gender Divide
Q&A: How to influence through visual storytelling
13 Differences Between Online and Face to Face Courses
Step In Front of the Camera to Improve Communication
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Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
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This week’s guests are Laura Patsko and Lauren Weber.
Laura Patsko is a learning experience consultant, teacher and trainer, currently based in Athens, Greece. She specialises in the use of English as an international language of communication, accent and identity, and the practical applications of linguistic research in teaching and learning. She has written and presented extensively on these topics worldwide and has a professional portfolio available at www.blackbirdLXD.com. She's also a self-taught artist and crafter. When not teaching, crafting or designing learning experiences, you’ll probably find her exploring Athens on foot with her awesome little dog, Hero.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurapatsko/?originalSubdomain=gr
Our second guest is Lauren Weber. Lauren is the VP of Sampling & Ambassadors for Soho Experiential. Her experience leading teams in HR, hospitality, events management and learning and development – including through the uncertainty of COVID – has led to her elevation as a leader for driving customer preference for one of the biggest spirits brands in the world.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-weber-296ab673
Episode Links:
Everybody Talks About Communication, But…
The importance of communication in event marketing
The Science of What Makes People Care
Learning English through stories
How to Develop a Passion for Learning
Emotions and Communication – Exploring Relationship Dynamics
Break The Bias: Why are Women Leaders called "Bossy", while Men are called "Leaders"?
Communication is a two way street Better Communication Habits: A Guide for Family and Friends
Why Communication is NOT a Two Way Street
The Double-Bind Dilemma for Women in Leadership
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
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Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
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This week’s guests are Laura Casale and Keren Eldad.
Laura is a highly experienced consultant, program manager, coach, and leader. She has had a long career in HR, primarily in Learning and Leadership Development, in both the tech and financial services industries.
Laura is passionate about career development and empowering people to achieve their potential. She thrives in fast-paced environments, and is able to quickly build trust with clients to help them drive towards the growth needed to achieve their vision.
Laura is complimented most for her ability to truly understand her client’s needs, meet them where they are, and tailor the experience.
In 2015, Laura started a path to coaching certifications, with the intent of approaching careers, especially career transitions with a whole-life approach. Her certifications include: IBM Career Coach (2015), Integrative Wellbeing Coach (2018), Life Coach and Life Purpose Coach (2020). She will use coaching methods that align best with each individual client. During the sessions, she supports her clients to gain perspective, align to their purpose and passions, envision and set goals, and stay accountable. She believes everyone has the power within themselves to live authentically and achieve their potential.
Laura is also the founder of the Women in Transitions Group (July 2021). Here she collaborates with other coaches to provide coaching, education, and events that empower women through professional career transitions.
She has written articles for ThriveGlobal and volunteers as a Life and Career Transition coach through MeetUp.com, SkillCycle, and Women’s Mentoring Networks.
You can find Laura:
- On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lcasale/
- Website: https://www.womenintransitions.com/
- Women In Transitions LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13971999/
- Women in Transitions Mastermind Group: https://www.womenintransitions.com/women-in-transitions-mastermind-group
- Monthly coaching series for women in transition on Meetup.com: https://www.meetup.com/women-in-transition-making-a-career-of-life-shift/events/
Keren Eldad (“Coach Keren”) is an executive coach and trainer working with media personalities, founders, teams and executives at organisations such as NIKE, Estee Lauder, Salesforce, Twitter and more. Her mission is to advance teachings that help people cultivate personal agency, a positive self-image, and a strong sense of purpose so they can thrive as individuals and in teams.
Keren’s work has been featured in numerous leading media outlets, including: The Harvard Business Review, CNBC, The Today Show, and in 2019, Goop named her one of the 11 life-changing coaches of the year. Her first Tedx talk, “You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know,” has been viewed over 250,000 times, and her second, “Why You Should Pray for a Midlife Crisis,” will debut at TEDx Harker Heights in 2022. She holds gold-standard International Coaching Federation credentials (PCC) as well as advanced academic degrees from The London School of Economics and the University of Jerusalem.
Keren lives in Austin, Texas with her husband, Ryan, and their four pets.
- Her website is https://kereneldad.com/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgGViwGVn_yrHkq3PQ9R_-Q
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachkeren/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keren-eldad/
Episode Links:
Why Men Still Get More Promotions Than Women
The gender gap in employment: What's holding women back?
Revealing Intersectional Dynamics in Organisations: Introducing ‘Intersectional Identity Work’
It’s not about the office, it’s about belonging
How can you illuminate the power of belonging?
Struggling to be heard at work? Follow this three-step process
9 Tips for Building Trust in the Workplace
Why More Women Than Men Are Quitting in the Great Resignation
‘Fair Play’ Author Eve Rodsky On How To Level The Dynamic At Home
How These 4 Companies Are Embracing Flexible Work — and Why You Should Too