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A passionate and pragmatic facilitator and trainer with a dynamic personality, a great sense of humour and the warmth of real humanity – that’s Gerardo de Luzenberger, our guest on today’s episode, in a nutshell. This Certified Professional Facilitator | Master is the current Global Chair of IAF (International Association of Facilitators) – before this, he served on the IAF Board from 2018 till 2022 as Director of Professional Development.

Gerardo’s journey in facilitation dates to the 90s – he was one of the first to bring facilitation to Italy, and he founded the Scuola di Facilitazione, the first Italian initiative aiming at training facilitators and team leaders, in partnership with Bureau Frank Little (the Netherlands). His consulting firm, Gerardo de Luzenberger sas specializes in stakeholders’ engagement, participatory planning, deliberative democracy, conflict and change management, organizational development.

Vinay traces Gerardo’s journey so far and his vision for the future of IAF and the global facilitation community. Hit play!     

[04:30s] Journey into facilitation 
[11:36s] Facilitation in Italy – Insights
[17: 40s] Journey into IAF (International Association of Facilitators)
[22: 00s] Spreading the power of facilitation
[28: 43s] Gerardo’s vision for IAF as it turns 30
[36: 10s] Gerardo’s top tip for facilitators and the larger global community
[41:18s] RWL: Harrison Owen’s works on the ‘Open Space Movement’; ‘Ten Principles for Leading Meetings That Matter’ by Marvin R. Weisbord & Sandra Janoff

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She has been working with groups, organizations and communities in strategic group process facilitation and coaching in the public, private and non-profit sectors, as well as some First Nations communities for 25+ years. She is a Master Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF|M) with the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) and was on the IAF board for 4 years.

Meet Rosanna von Sacken, M.Sc., CPF (M) is the founder and principal consultant and facilitator of Advanced Consulting and Facilitation Ltd who is known for her visual, interactive and fun approach to facilitation and coaching work, in the areas of leadership or team development, courageous conversations, strategic planning or visioning, multi- stakeholder / community engagement, or growth journeys. She is also a certified Visual Coach and a licensed practitioner of FIRO-B. Her education and training enables Rosanna to blend methodical and evidence-based approaches with practical and people-centered processes.

[03:24s] Start of her journey into emergency management and facilitation
[09:22s] Transitioning from consulting to facilitation
[23: 44s] The IAF experience
[29: 30s] ‘A lifelong learner’
[38:23s] RWL: ‘Creating Clarity’ by Holger Nils Pohl; ‘The Inner Work of Age’ by Connie Zweig; ‘The Art of Gathering’ by Priya Parker

More about Rosanna’s work on https://www.advancedconsultingfacilitation.com/
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Meet the award-winning wildlife biologist and conservationist, Sanjay Gubbi who works extensively on the conservation of large carnivores like tigers and leopards, proposing conservation policies for their protection, and minimizing human-wildlife conflict. The PhD holder in Leopard Ecology and Conservation has won the Whitley Award (Green Oscars) in 2017 and the Co-Existence Award in 2019 and he has authored several books and articles in English and Kannada.

Through his organization Holematthi Nature Foundation, Sanjay and his team are working tirelessly to help conserve and protect the wildscapes of Karnataka, working closely with locals and the government to provide alternatives for forest-based resources to local communities, conduct outreach programmes to improve awareness on wildlife conservation, and mitigating human-wildlife conflict.

Vinay traces Sanjay’s stories from the wild – hit play to listen.

[02:35s] An ‘accidental conservationist’: Journey into conservation 
[10:00s] ‘Boots on the ground’: Conservation advocacy
[19: 34s] ‘10% science, 90% communication skills’: What it takes for conservation advocacy
[25: 17s] Managing the human-wildlife conflict
[35: 00s] Funding for wildlife conservation work in India
[43: 00s] Stories from the wild
[51:00s] RWL: David Quammen’s ‘Monster of God’; Dr. George Schaller’s books;
Sanjay’s books: ‘Leopard Diaries’ and ‘Second Nature’

See how you can get involved in saving wildlife: https://www.holematthi.org/ 
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An incredible journey from working 21 years as a corporate honcho to becoming a sports and fitness entrepreneur – that’s the story of ‘Ironman’ Kapil Arora, a fitness expert, a best-selling author, TEDx Speaker and a successful corporate leader, who holds several marathon titles, including the ‘Gold Tata Mumbai Marathon’ winner, a ‘Limca Book National Record Holder’ for performing 948 lunges in one hour, and a three-time ‘Ironman 140.6’ title. Since 2023, after almost a decade of juggling between his marathons and ultramarathons and his job as CEO of a jewellery company, Kapil has been successfully running his own sports and fitness enterprise with ‘KA Sports & Events’.

Hit play to listen as Vinay traces the story of a man who is truly unstoppable!   

[03:10s] Life before 
[05:31s] Start of his fitness journey (and writing his bestsellers)
[21: 38s] On ‘KA Sports & Events’ and the running industry
[32: 28s] What it takes to stay fit and motivated
[36:19s] RWL: Kapil’s recommendation to Read ‘Buddha’s Diet’ by by Tara Cottrell & Dan Zigmond;
Kapil’s books: ‘5 Secrets: 5 Time Management Secrets of Ultra Successful People’; ‘21.1 Running Mistakes’; ‘Made Not Born’

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At the height of the excitement for the 2nd edition of #TheLastRun ‘Pangong Frozen Lake Marathon’ in Ladakh happening this February 20, to increase awareness on the impact of global warming, we bring you this very special episode where Vinay digs deep into what sustainability in business means and looks like, in conversation with the award-winning sustainability entrepreneur, Rigzin Lachic.

Rigzin is Founder and Proprietor of Dolkhar in Ladakh, a boutique luxury hotel that exists in perfect harmony with the environment and the local community. Inspired by Ladakh’s people, culture, and tradition, Dolkhar is a fully sustainable business with the values of conscious, sustainable, and contextual travel at its core.

Rigzin’s deep-rooted vision of sustainable and responsible tourism for Ladakh extends beyond Dolkhar – as Vice President of All Ladakh Hotel and Guest House Association, Rigzin has played a pivotal role in bridging the gap between the local community and the administration.

Rigzin is winner of Inspiring Women of Travel Asia’s ‘Forward Thinker in Travel Award’, and the Economic Times’s Travel & Tourism Annual Conclave ‘Boutique Hotel of the Year 2023-24’, among her many accolades and recognition for her work.

Hit play to listen to her extraordinary story.

[03:22s] Genesis of the idea of Dolkhar
[13:50s] Building Dolkhar, a sustainable business
[18:48s] Running a sustainable business
[24: 03s] Sustainability: Leading by example
[41:46s] RWL: Read ‘The Forty Rules of Love’ by Elif Shafak; ‘Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh’ by Helena Norberg-Hodge   

Explore Dolkhar at https://dolkharladakh.com/
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This exciting episode, meet Ben Renshaw, considered one of today’s foremost leadership thinkers, whose innovative work with leading organisations, senior executives and entrepreneurs has brought him international acclaim. Ben writes about how to lead and be successful in today’s volatile world and is the author of 11 popular books, including How to be a CEO, LoveWork, Being, Purpose, Lead! and SuperCoaching.  An inspirational speaker, his keynote talks include Leading with Purpose, Purpose with Performance, and Leading Sustainable Growth.

As an executive coach and leadership consultant, Ben has worked with clients including Allen & Overy LLP, Barclays, BT, ClearScore, Diageo, Entrepreneurs Organisation, Government Communication Service, Heathrow, Heinz, Henley Business School, HSBC, Imperial Business School, IHG, KPMG, M&S, National Highways, P&G, Sainsbury's, Sky, TfL, UBS, Unilever, Virgin Media and Warner Bros.

Hit play to find out about his journey.

[05:00s] His journey into leadership coaching
[10:02s] Growth of purpose-driven organizations today
[12:53s] Genesis of How to be a CEO
[16: 06s] Evolution of CEOs – then and now
[38:10s] RWL: Listen to ‘The Diary Of A CEO’ podcast with Steven Bartlett ; Read ‘Right Kind of Wrong’ by Amy Edmondson 

Find more about Ben, his work and his book here: https://www.benrenshaw.com/
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