Posts by: Emily Newport
From Peacecorp to Corporate; The story of an international facilitator
Watch on YouTube Listen on Spotify This episode is about what it is like to be a facilitator who travels the world, who works and has lived in multiple countries,...
SOFest: The Why, The What (and the worries)?
Watch on YouTube Listen on Spotify In this impromptu episode, I share an exciting announcement—SoFest, a festival for facilitators, trainers, and coaches, is happening Summer 2025. Join me as I...
The Accidental Profession: How DO we become facilitators?
Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube This episode is about how we find our way into the world of facilitation and training, what it means to have a co-founder walk...
Lights, Camera, Facilitate: The Transition from Model and Actor to Facilitator
Watch on YouTube Listen on Spotify This episode is about becoming a facilitator and trainer later in life, how your previous life experiences can set you up for success, and...
The Birth of School of Facilitation
Listen on Spotify Watch on Youtube Kirsty shares her personal journey from leaving the corporate world in 2008 to the establishment of School of Facilitation in 2014. This solo episode...
Navigating Growth from start-up to scale-back
<iframe src="https://embed.acast.com/6560b822a0ec710012693832/6672f7b50a2b428d02971c51" frameBorder="0" width="100%" height="80px"></iframe> Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube In this episode of the SOF Podcast, host Kirsty welcomes Mark Walsh, an embodiment teacher, and business entrepreneur, to...
Prosperity Over Profit: Redefining our definition of Success with Kurt Lindley
Watch on Youtube Listen on Spotify Join Kirsty and Kurt Lindley as they dive into the life of running a business as a facilitator, trainer, coach, and consultant. They chat...
The Evolving Journey of a Freelancer
Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube In today's episode, Kirsty and Claire Vintiner discuss various aspects of freelancing, including valuing oneself and one's work, reframing budgets, setting boundaries, and having...
If you build it, they will come: Creating a business on a solid pipeline (and PR)
Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube In this conversation, Ged shares with me his journey of leaving the world of retail and starting his own business. We discuss the challenges...
Are you a business or a project shop?
Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube James Gairdner started out in the corporate world in a variety of roles from commercial to marketing for a well known drinks brand and...
