{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6560b822a0ec710012693832/6690099f7356c01be8ba6ac7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 22: The Birth of School of Facilitation","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6560b822a0ec710012693832/1720715658663-a9278a7d9a7242eac981911fcbd75e64.jpeg?height=200","description":"<h1>Kirsty shares her personal journey from leaving the corporate world in 2008 to the establishment of School of Facilitation in 2014.</h1><h1>This solo episode looks at personal and professional challenges, growth, and the birth of her business idea. It's a story of resilience, self-discovery, and the evolution of a successful venture (got to love AI for bigging you up!)</h1><h1>In this episode I talk about what happened when I left the corporate world, became an associate, and where the idea for School of Facilitation came from.</h1><p>I think about what happened chronologically as I know that informs my story and actions</p><p><br></p><p>2008: Become an associate sales trainer</p><p>2010: Started to think about having my own clients. Mum's cancer diagnosis</p><p>2011: Mum dies and I go into plug-and-play mode</p><p>2013: A gift is given which changes my path</p><p>2014: Deep dive into the world of Systemic Constellations and the birth of SOF</p><p>2015: THAT Linkedin article is published and a new corporate client appears</p><p>2016: No more associate work</p><p><br></p><p>I invite you to grab a cuppa, join me on the pink seat, and tune in your ears.</p><p>____</p><p><br></p><p>A Facilitator's Journey is the podcast that looks at how you run your businesses as a facilitator or trainer.</p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p>","author_name":"Kirsty Lewis"}