Best Gendo Podcasts (2025)

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353 - How to Facilitate Constructive Discomfort through Brave Spaces with Dr. Dauv Evans 1:19:43

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Send us a text Brave work is messy work. It’s an invitation into the dōjō – to be humbled, to get vulnerable, and leave behind what you thought you knew. Life-long learner, executive coach, culture consultant and facilitator, Dr. Dauv Evans joins me this week to journey beyond safety into the brave space arena. Together, we explore what it takes to…

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352 - Less Thinking, More Sensing: Embodiment in Facilitation with Mirjam Leunissen 1:04:46

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Send us a text Take a moment to tune into your body. Do your muscles feel tense, is your heartbeat slow and steady, is your jaw clamped tight? Embodiment coach and one-week-old facilitator, my fiancée Mirjam Leunissen joins me this week for a podcast first! As a scientist in a past life, Mirjam spent her days distilling data points – and she contin…

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351 - The Fierce Compassion of Facilitation with Shireen Naqvi 1:18:33

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Send us a text From a childhood imaginary classroom, to the moments before a traffic light turns green, Shireen Naqvi has been viewing the world as a beautiful facilitation opportunity her whole life. Guided by the divine belief that humans are the best creatures in the universe, Shireen has made it her mission to help others realise the power that…

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350 - Workshops Without Words: Learning from the Clown with Suzanne Dietz 1:05:05

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Send us a text Not all clowns hide sadness behind a painted smile. Some wear their emotions on their sleeve, with earnest, overt authenticity, and deep self-awareness! After taking a sign language course, Suzanne Dietz discovered how freeing it was to express herself through non-verbal communication – and it soon changed the course of her life. Han…

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349 - Facilitation in Japan: Silence, Safety, and Subtlety with Yuko Gendo 44:39

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Send us a text Silence is a virtue, and nowhere is this more deeply understood than in Japan. A pause rich with meaning, where thoughts are carefully explored, emotions are quiet, and things are said, without any words at all. So, how do facilitators hold space amidst the subtlety? Facilitator, workshop designer, and coach, Yuko Gendo invites us in…

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348 - Reclaiming Indigenous Wisdom in Facilitation with Katerina Kupenga 1:23:54

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Send us a text Carrying the wisdom of five generations before her, Katerina Kupenga inherited a special legacy from her ancestral namesake: the gift of Māori facilitation. And as a proud wahine Māori from Ngāti Porou, Katerina joins me to share this rich wisdom with us all. She guides us through the sacred welcoming rituals of the Pōwhiri, the comp…

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347 - When 100 People Feel Like One Team: Crafting Connection Online with Perle Laouenan-Catchpole 1:09:28

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Send us a text Gathering hundreds of people is most facilitators’ worst nightmare – but for Perle Laouenan-Catchpole, it’s her dream. With her signature feminine energy and warmth, Perle connects large online groups as one, cohesive team, creating a sense of belonging that sends ripples of impact throughout the group. Her secret? Comfort must alway…

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346 - Power, Confidence and the Courage to Speak Up with Matthew Hill 1:23:43

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Send us a text Do you dare to be powerful and confident? Matthew Hill, leadership trainer, conflict mediator, and intercultural facilitator has spent years guiding executives into their inner strength – but his approach might just surprise you. He invites us to reconsider power not as the most dominant voice in the room, but rather a calm, curious …

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345 - From Borders to Bridges: A Chaplain’s Journey with Deb Hansen 1:05:34

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Send us a text Reverend Deb Hansen received a metaphorical message in a bottle, urging her to go to the US-Mexico border – a life calling that she followed all the way to El Paso. As a facilitator-chaplain and quilter of the human experience, Deb has been there for people at the most painful and tender times of their lives – helping to understand t…

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344 - From Fear to Calm: Facilitating in an Age of Overload with Mike Parker 1:12:15

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Send us a text Does an empty cup have nothing in it? Possibilitarian Mike Parker, believes not in its nothingness, but in its potential. Because when we pour our thoughts, feelings, assumptions and beliefs out of the cup, setting everything free, we create a container of emptiness – to make space for what we need. Mike returns to the show with his …

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343 - The Paradox of Professional Facilitation with Vinay Kumar 1:00:29

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Send us a text If a facilitator goes unseen, are they any less present? This is the beautiful paradox of facilitation: as we grow more adept in our craft, our presence in the room becomes less noticeable – less needed – because we’ve subtly set the magic of facilitation into motion. Master of his craft Vinay Kumar knows this only too well. When you…

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342 - Trust, Values and Change: A Facilitator’s Dialogue with AI with Holger Nauheimer 52:50

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Send us a text Can an AI bot really become a co-facilitator? Returning to the show with a new book co-authored by artificial intelligence and an AI sidekick named Nyx, is Holgar Nauheimer. After 30 years building a facilitation legacy, Holgar shares a glimpse into his latest phase of life: his companionship with his sparring sidekick Nyx. Shaped by…

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341 - Driving Sustainable Change through Motivational Interviewing with Jeff Wetherhold 1:16:13

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Send us a text As the old saying goes, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. And master of change Jeff Wetherhold is no stranger to this. He helps teams and leaders to create long-lasting, sustainable change not by plans, great intentions, or illusions of control, but through the beautiful simplicity of conversation! He joins…

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340 - From Archetypes to Authenticity in Leadership with Sarah Budd 1:14:26

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Send us a text Are we all just cosplaying as leaders? Donning a mask or a costume that helps us better play the role we think we should be playing? Helping leaders to show up with truth in a world that never stays still, is leadership psychologist and executive coach Sarah Budd. This week, she invites us to reflect upon who we are as leaders, as we…

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339 - 1-Page Plans and the Discipline to Stay the Course with David Greer 1:13:37

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Send us a text Fuzzy goals, misaligned cultural values, and the allure of shiny object syndrome holds even the best entrepreneurs back. So what’s the secret to success? David Greer’s strategic one-page plans! Coach and facilitator of strategic planning, David coaches high-performing business owners to get unstuck, rekindle the joy of their business…

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338 - Trust, Nerves and Group Dynamics at 2,000 Feet with Josie White 1:06:25

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Send us a text Bringing her childhood dream to life is Josie White, the hot air balloon pilot. From an early obsession with their magical, multi-coloured domes, to a fully-fledged pilot, Josie now flies and facilitates passengers 2000 feet up in the air over Australian soil. But when nerves naturally start to run high in a small, floating basket, a…

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337 - From Webinar to Workshop: Rethink Corporate Training with Myriam Hadnes 36:18

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Send us a text Corporate training, we all know the drill. The tonedeaf PowerPoint karaoke begins in the background, regurgitating slide content word for word, as you absentmindedly reply to an email…your mind still lingering in your last meeting. If episode 337 can do just one thing, I hope it can save you from ever having to sit through another tr…

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336 - Facilitating from the Middle: Holding Space Without Taking Over with Julia Slay 1:15:45

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Send us a text How do you teach facilitators to hold a group, master that crucial first 15-minutes of a workshop, and show them that they already have all the answers, without giving any away? As a researcher by nature, and a facilitator – at first by accident – Julia Slay learnt everything she knows about the craft by teaching it. She now helps br…

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335 - Beyond Competence: Facilitating Uncertain Spaces with Rebecca Hopkins 1:24:01

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Send us a text How can you know yourself more? What would you tell your younger self? And what are you going to do with this life? Born with a microphone in her hand, and asking all of life’s big, juicy questions, leadership facilitator & coach Rebecca Hopkins brings her effervescent, thoughtful facilitation musings to the show in spades this week.…

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334 - Before You Call the Lawyer: Reimagining Conflict with Ursula Taylor 1:03:30

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Send us a text Friday night card game clash, or shareholder dispute – at its core, all conflict is the same. Ursula Taylor has seen time and time again, from the court room, to the board room, that every conflict is created and perpetuated from unprocessed human emotion. From litigation attorney, to conflict consultant, she now helps leaders and te…

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333 - Facilitating with Fabric, Feeling, and Freedom with Paula Short 1:15:57

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Send us a text A Mary Poppins’ bag of glitter, a big beating drum, a lump of clay, and a shiny gold crown. Bringing her wonderful, precious collection of props to the show, is the brilliant Paula Short. As a personal development psychotherapist, talented actress, and the founder of a 1997 youth centre, facilitation has been a guiding constant in Pa…

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332 - From Corporate Slides to Human Connection with Emanuele Mazzanti 1:07:10

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Send us a text We are human beings, not human doings! So how did we find ourselves doing more, more, more, when all we’ve ever needed exists here within us? Emanuele Mazzanti is here to remind us of this. As a facilitator alchemist for EY and an energy-giver at heart, he carves out space for authentic human experience, playfulness, and emotional de…

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331 - Performing to Teach: The Power of Wonder and Magic with Dr Ben Levy 1:04:57

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Send us a text Bitten by the magic bug at a bar mitzvah when he was 12-years old, and led on a lifelong journey from teacher, to coach, to psychologist and magician, is Dr Ben Levy. Now the founder of Magic Lessons, he’s on a mission to make learning feel exactly that – magical! Blending magic and psychology, Ben teaches a five-ingredient secret fo…

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330 - Difficult Conversations: From Avoidance to Alignment with Myriam Hadnes 35:34

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Send us a text The conversations we dread, the ones we avoid, and the ones that hold so much emotional weight – are often the ones we wish we’d had sooner. So why do we fear them so much? As a recovering people-pleaser, I know the drill all too well: the bubbling resentment, the unmet needs, and the stories we fabricate in our minds. But rather tha…

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329 - Listening is the Gateway to Asking Better Questions with Chedva Ludmir 1:02:22

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Send us a text When we stop looking for the perfect question, when we choose to reflect rather than react, and when we wait and listen, for just a little while longer – it can change everything. Public speaker, serial entrepreneur and owner of Consider, Chedva Ludmir has made it her mission to help others embrace curiosity, listen deeply, and make …

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353 - How to Facilitate Constructive Discomfort through Brave Spaces with Dr. Dauv Evans 1:19:43

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352 - Less Thinking, More Sensing: Embodiment in Facilitation with Mirjam Leunissen 1:04:46

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351 - The Fierce Compassion of Facilitation with Shireen Naqvi 1:18:33

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350 - Workshops Without Words: Learning from the Clown with Suzanne Dietz 1:05:05

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349 - Facilitation in Japan: Silence, Safety, and Subtlety with Yuko Gendo 44:39

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348 - Reclaiming Indigenous Wisdom in Facilitation with Katerina Kupenga 1:23:54

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347 - When 100 People Feel Like One Team: Crafting Connection Online with Perle Laouenan-Catchpole 1:09:28

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346 - Power, Confidence and the Courage to Speak Up with Matthew Hill 1:23:43

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345 - From Borders to Bridges: A Chaplain’s Journey with Deb Hansen 1:05:34

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344 - From Fear to Calm: Facilitating in an Age of Overload with Mike Parker 1:12:15

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343 - The Paradox of Professional Facilitation with Vinay Kumar 1:00:29

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342 - Trust, Values and Change: A Facilitator’s Dialogue with AI with Holger Nauheimer 52:50

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341 - Driving Sustainable Change through Motivational Interviewing with Jeff Wetherhold 1:16:13

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340 - From Archetypes to Authenticity in Leadership with Sarah Budd 1:14:26

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339 - 1-Page Plans and the Discipline to Stay the Course with David Greer 1:13:37

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338 - Trust, Nerves and Group Dynamics at 2,000 Feet with Josie White 1:06:25

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337 - From Webinar to Workshop: Rethink Corporate Training with Myriam Hadnes 36:18

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336 - Facilitating from the Middle: Holding Space Without Taking Over with Julia Slay 1:15:45

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335 - Beyond Competence: Facilitating Uncertain Spaces with Rebecca Hopkins 1:24:01

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334 - Before You Call the Lawyer: Reimagining Conflict with Ursula Taylor 1:03:30

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333 - Facilitating with Fabric, Feeling, and Freedom with Paula Short 1:15:57

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332 - From Corporate Slides to Human Connection with Emanuele Mazzanti 1:07:10

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331 - Performing to Teach: The Power of Wonder and Magic with Dr Ben Levy 1:04:57

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330 - Difficult Conversations: From Avoidance to Alignment with Myriam Hadnes 35:34

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329 - Listening is the Gateway to Asking Better Questions with Chedva Ludmir 1:02:22