On today’s show, I chat to Steph Clarke. Steph is originally from the UK and is now based in Melbourne, Australia. She runs her own business, using her experience in learning, leadership development and executive coaching to develop courses to help organisations develop and professionals become more confident, productive and effective leaders.

We cover topics in this episode, ranging from how she pivoted from being an accountant into the world of Learning and Development, and how she grappled with being a First Time Facilitator.  She also shares why she’s decided to focus her business on leadership and creating effective teams; and how she’s created a very unique and cool personal brand.

Listen in when she shares a book recommendation that’s really influenced the way she sets up her learning environment, and gives her the language to challenge clients on some of their decisions in the lead-up to delivering a workshop or meeting.

In this episode you’ll learn

* Why it’s important to challenge decisions made prior to a workshop

* How Steph changed careers and entered the world of Learning and Developments

* How Steph uses self-discovery techniques to keep her participants engaged

* Why she decided to focus her business on teaching leadership skills for emerging managers/technical experts

* Her Venn diagram process for leadership (and how she created this model)

* Her book recommendation and how it changes her outlook on why we bring people together

About our guest

Steph Clarke is a learning and development professional and pommy (that’s a Brit living in Australia for the uninitiated) based in Melbourne.

After starting life as an accountant she realised she enjoyed developing others more than deciphering technical accounting standards. Cue a career pivot and for the last nine years she has worked in learning and development in a global professional services organisation. Steph runs her own business, using her experience in learning, leadership development and executive coaching to develop courses to help organisations develop and professionals become more confident, productive and effective leaders.

She also hosts the ‘Future Leaders Collective‘; a meetup in Melbourne for emerging leaders across industries to come together and learn, collaborate and hear from other successful professionals.

When she’s not creating and curating killer content, you’ll find her in the pilates studio, in the kitchen, on a plane or hiding somewhere with a podcast, book or a great Spotify playlist

Resources mentioned in this episode

* Steph Clarke’s website

* Steph Clarke on Instagram

* Connect with Steph on LinkedIn

* ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens’ by Sean Covey

* The Art of Gathering: How we meet and why it matters by Priya Parker

* Fiverr

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