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 universitie...
Oct 03, 2023•32 min•Ep. 67
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 hello@llarn.com 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 r...
Sep 19, 2023•47 min•Ep. 66
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...
Sep 05, 2023•38 min•Ep. 65
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 hello@llarn.com 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 i...
Aug 22, 2023•41 min•Ep. 64
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 hello@llarn.com ----more---- This week’s guests are Helen Bailey is the award-winning Head of Learning and Development at Strategi Solutions and has worked in L&D across a variety of sectors including education, healthcare, retail and transport. She is passionate about...
Aug 08, 2023•41 min•Ep. 63
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 hello@llarn.com 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 ind...
Jul 25, 2023•34 min•Ep. 62
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 hello@llarn.com Guests: Our first guest is Dolores (Henry) Gaut, MBA. Dolores is a Training Specialist at Cognizant. She has over 17 years of experience in training, facilitation, learner psychology, and leadership development, spanning several industries, including event ...
Jul 11, 2023•45 min•Ep. 61
This week’s guests are Cheryl Johnson and Erin Donovan. Cheryl Johnson has more than twenty years of experience in coaching, learning, development, and workplace performance. With her pioneering attitude, Cheryl has made strong contributions in the areas of learning with an emphasis on behavioural change. Cheryl has been recognized as a leader in the architecture and design of interactive multimedia learning systems and strategies. Cheryl has dedicated her life to developing learning solutions t...
Jun 27, 2023•37 min•Ep. 60
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 hello@llarn.com ----more---- This week’s guests are Sheridan Webb and Liz Needham. Sheridan Webb is the community manager of the Training Designer’s Club and owner of Power Hour Training Materials. She has almost 30 years experience in L&D consultancy in a wide range o...
Jun 13, 2023•39 min•Ep. 59
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 . And you can email us via hello@llarn.com ----more---- Our first guest this week is Lina Jurkunas. Lina is the Academic Director of a non-profit, post-secondary English language school in San Francisco. Outside of her full-time role, she is a freelance educational consultant and instructional desi...
Jun 06, 2023•40 min•Ep. 58
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 hello@llarn.com This week’s guests are: Donna Ward-Higgs is a high energy, enthusiastic and established Coach, Mentor, Facilitator and passionate Learning Specialist. She is the Director of Learning Partner Solutions Ltd . Donna brings a wealth of experience in designing a...
May 16, 2023•42 min•Ep. 57
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 hello@llarn.com This week’s guests are Jane Bozarth has worked in the L&D industry for more than 25 years, most of it in USA state government. In that arena she worked as classroom trainer, eLearning designer, and training program manager, and developed interest and ex...
May 02, 2023•43 min•Ep. 56
Summary: This episode features guests Gwen and Sarah who discuss their passion for equality. They discuss the topic of digital and technological barriers that prevent access to the internet for everyone, and the importance of taking creative and community-focused actions to address inequality. They also emphasise the importance of managers in creating a positive work environment and taking care of their staff. The benefits of having a diverse team are discussed, along with how it can be achieved...
Apr 25, 2023•38 min•Ep. 55
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 hello@llarn.com In this conversation, Holly, Bianca, and Jo discuss their business origin stories and the challenges faced by women in running their own business. Holly started her business to control her future as a digital nomad, Bianca wanted complete location independe...
Apr 11, 2023•39 min•Ep. 54
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 hello@llarn.com This week’s guests are Kristen Hayden Safdie has done a little bit of a lot in learning, from managing 10-week online courses for members of an association to developing a tabletop card game to teach kids emergency skills. She currently works in finance, as...
Mar 28, 2023•39 min•Ep. 53
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 hello@llarn.com This week’s guests are Iffat Iqbal, Dr Sara Thompson, and Rachael Smith. Iffat Iqbal has worked as a Learning & Development Professional for over 14 years, in the energy, financial services & social housing sectors. Iffat works with Platform Housing...
Mar 14, 2023•39 min•Ep. 52
You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com or on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast . You can donate to support the podcast via Ko-Fi . You can e-mail us at hello@llarn.com ======================================================================= Our guests for this episode were: Jennifer De La Mota Shantel Dixon Natasha McIlmurray Amanda Nadri Erin Donovan, Ph.D Kristyn Williams M.Ed. Jaclyn Taylor Meg O'Rourke Sharon Claffey Kaliouby Additional notes: Wome...
Nov 22, 2022•39 min•Ep. 51
You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com or on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast . You can donate to support the podcast via Ko-Fi . You can e-mail us at hello@llarn.com This week's guests are: Lior Locher Gemma Paterson Michelle Kaye Miriam Speidel Natalie Ann Holborow Shannon Tipton Sharon Green...
Jul 26, 2022•18 min•Ep. 50
You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com or on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast . You can donate to support the podcast via Ko-Fi . You can e-mail us at hello@llarn.com Helen Bailey is an award winning Interim L&D specialist and has worked in L&D for over 20 years across a variety of sectors including education, healthcare, retail and transport. She is passionate about Mental Health, Leadership Development and Evidence Based L&D and has del...
Jul 05, 2022•39 min•Ep. 49
You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com or on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast . You can donate to support the podcast via Ko-Fi . You can e-mail us at hello@llarn.com Show Links Davinder Rihal Jo Squires Theresa Mayne Charlie Evans Gaelle Watson Amalia Corbett Denise Sanderson-Estcourt Rachel Burnham CIPD Festival of Work CIPD Line Manager Academy Charity Learning Consortium SyncSkills Borrow My Doggy for Work Damson Belle Rachel Burnham L&D...
Jun 21, 2022•18 min•Ep. 48
You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com or on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast . You can donate to support the podcast via Ko-Fi . You can e-mail us at hello@llarn.com ======================================================================= Ciara Lees is a founding member of the company, New Wave Learning . She has been working in learning for the past 6 years and continues to be fascinated by human behaviour. Alongside her team at New Wave, she works ...
Jun 07, 2022•34 min•Ep. 47
You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com or on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast . You can donate to support the podcast via Ko-Fi . You can e-mail us at hello@llarn.com ======================================================================= Iffat Iqbal has worked as a Learning & Development Professional for over 13 years, in the energy, financial services & social housing sectors. Iffat works with Platform Housing Group as Learning & Organi...
May 24, 2022•40 min•Ep. 46
Guest Links Michelle Parry-Slater Melissa Hobson Holly MacDonald Martine Bolton Aimee-Jayne Young Amanda Hosenfeld Iffat Iqbal Margaret Burnside Sheena Whyatt Niki Hobson Janet Webb ======================================================================= You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com or on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast . You can donate to support the podcast via Ko-Fi . You can e-mail us at hello@llarn.com...
May 10, 2022•34 min•Ep. 45
Guest Links Donna Ward-Higgs Sarah Ratcliff Lydia Charilou Rachel Wood Lior Locher Helen Hill Sharon Green Gemma Wells ======================================================================= You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com or on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast . You can donate to support the podcast via Ko-Fi . You can e-mail us at hello@llarn.com...
May 03, 2022•25 min•Ep. 44
Laura Drury - Head of Marketing at THRIVE - recently joined THRIVE to focus on building their momentum and getting the THRIVE brand in front of more eyes than ever before. Laura has been in the technology industry for around 10 years, covering just about every part of marketing along the way, and has a real passion for storytelling and authentic connections. When she's not working she's trying to keep her sanity whilst parenting 3 small but very rambunctious boys. Helen Marshall - Head of Learni...
Apr 19, 2022•32 min•Ep. 43
Linnéa Sjögren is a freelance learning producer who looks at new things through the lens of her motto: “How hard can it be?”. She describes herself as a swiss army knife - she is not the perfect tool for one thing but she’s a pretty good tool for a lot of things. In May of 2020 she decided to quit her safe job, in the middle of a global pandemic, and decided to start her own company, selling her services as well as ready made concepts to clients in Sweden and the rest of the world In February of...
Apr 05, 2022•30 min•Ep. 42
LnDcowork is a place where L&D / HR / OD professionals can work in the company of fellow professionals, on their own work. There is no charge to attend, though you may have to pay for coffee & cake! ========================================================= Show Links https://about.me/lndcowork Gaelle Watson Linda Gent Joanne Williams Vanessa Deroo Niall Gavin ========================================================= You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, woment...
Mar 22, 2022•21 min•Ep. 41
Tina Dreisicke is Agile Learning Professional and Co-Founder at mevolute - natural learning and technology. She has a background in the field of education science and is rooted in the topic of human centred innovation. For many years she worked as an innovation consultant and designed learning experiences on agile ways of working. With her new company she supports and accompanies larger companies on the way to a holistic learning culture. Her favourite social media channel is LinkedIn and she li...
Mar 08, 2022•36 min•Ep. 40
Katrina Collier is on a mission to end the collaboration chaos that ruins recruitment and candidate experience; exacerbated by hybrid working. Her inclusive workshops help companies fix the real issues preventing successful talent acquisition, and her unique shared-learning Mastermind programme develops the skills HR & recruiters need to partner effectively with the business and candidates. She is also a Mentor , Author of The Robot-Proof Recruiter , a global keynote speaker, and host of The...
Feb 22, 2022•45 min•Ep. 39
Meg Bertapelle has true global influence as a Principal Learning Experience and Instructional Designer. She is an instructor and training developer, visual communication and graphic designer and has enhanced the communication effectiveness of training and course materials for many years. A regular conference speaker, Meg is acknowledged by some of the biggest names in learning as an expert in Instructional Design. I’m delighted to get Meg on the podcast because we’ve known each other for a decad...
Feb 08, 2022•39 min•Ep. 38
