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Hosted by Valerie & Julia · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 98 episodes
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Our podcast is designed for business leaders, managers, consultants, industry experts, and individuals who are passionate about driving change and promoting growth in their organisations or personal development. Each episode will delve into crucial topics such as mindset recalibration, visibility, and strategic planning. We will have insightful conversations about change management and innovative initiatives that can transform your approach to learning and development. Our aim is to equip you with valuable insights and practical strategies to enhance your leadership skills, business acumen, and personal growth. We are focusing on our leaders and professional guests' unique journeys and the key moments that have shaped their careers. We are passionate about sharing stories that inspire, educate, and ignite a spark within our listeners Join us on this journey as we unlock the secrets to success in the dynamic world of learning and development.
Valerie & Julia hosts The Secrets of Learning & Development, a business show with 98 episodes published.
If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! What happens when one dismissive comment becomes the catalyst for more than two decades of change? In this episode, Julia and Valerie are joined by Lynne Parker, f
If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! What if the part of your career that made the least sense taught you the most? In this bonus episode, Julia and Valerie explore the qualifications, roles and unexp
If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! S5: E6 In this episode of The Secrets of Learning and Development, Julia Bend and Valerie Merrill are joined by Roz Morris, author, broadcaster and founder of TV N
If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! In this bonus episode of The Secrets of Learning & Development, Valerie and Julia turn their attention to a group of employees who are often underserved by traditi
If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! In this episode of The Secrets of Learning and Development, Julia Bend and Valerie Merrill are joined by Christine Marsh, transformation catalyst, global keynote s
If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! In this bonus episode of The Secrets of Learning and Development, Valerie Merrill is joined by co-host Julia Bend, Executive Career Transition Coach and founder of
If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! In this episode of The Secrets of Learning and Development, Julia and Valerie are joined by David Horne, award-winning businessman, CFO, author and advocate for fa
If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! In this bonus episode of The Secrets of Learning and Development, Valerie leads a timely conversation with Julia on critical thinking in the age of AI and everyday
If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! In this episode of the award-winning Secrets of Learning and Development, we speak with Dr Samantha Hiew, founder of ADHD Girls, speaker, writer and advocate. Sam’
If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! In this bonus episode of The Secrets of Learning & Development, Julia and Valerie explore Mark Granovetter’s influential idea, The Strength of Weak Ties, and why t
If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! S5:E In this episode, we’re joined by Abi Rogers, founder of The Better Brain Company and solution-focused hypnotherapist, for a thoughtful conversation on the hid
If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! In this bonus episode of The Secrets of Learning and Development, Valerie and Julia explore the powerful idea of borrowed belief: those moments when someone sees a
If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! Jacqueline Rogers didn’t set out to build a networking organisation. She simply noticed that the rooms she was being told to walk into were not working for her, or
If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! A look back at some of the most memorable moments from Season 4, as Julia and Valerie revisit the guest insights, standout quotes and thought-provoking reflections
If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! Sarah Clay is the kind of guest who makes you laugh, think, and then quietly reassess the way you have been doing your own career. She began in law, chasing approv
If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! Most of us rely on our strengths every day without naming them. But what happens when a strength goes into overdrive? In this bonus episode, Valerie interviews Jul
If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! In this bonus episode, Julia Bend explores why coaching still matters in a world where AI can offer ideas, prompts and polished answers in seconds. Together with V
If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! Nigel Lowe’s career did not begin with a fast track or a perfect plan. It began with starting where he could, learning quickly and saying yes to opportunities that
If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! In this episode of The Secrets of Learning and Development, we’re joined by Charlie Warshawski — coach, trainer, mentor, speaker, YouTuber, and founder of Love You
If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! In this bonus episode, Julia and Valerie explore why strategy alone isn’t enough and how building from self-worth changes everything. Julia reflects on what happen
Sarah Clay
Voices of Hope
1 appearance on this show
Valerie Merrill
Merrill Consultants International
4 appearances on this show
Sarah Armstrong-Smith
former Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft · Microsoft
1 appearance on this show
Sam Isaacson
author and coach consultant · AIcoach.chat
1 appearance on this show
Lynne Parker
Funny Women
1 appearance on this show
Roz Morris
TV News London
1 appearance on this show
Christine Marsh
Prime Objective
1 appearance on this show
Julia Bend
Premier Coaching
1 appearance on this show
Abi Rogers
The Better Brain Company
1 appearance on this show
Jacqueline Rogers
The Athena Network
1 appearance on this show
Nigel Lowe
PA Consulting
1 appearance on this show
Charlie Warsawski
Love Your Coaching
1 appearance on this show
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The Secrets of Learning & Development is hosted by Valerie & Julia. The show is categorised under business (education) and has published 98 episodes.
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