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Podcast 228 — Running a small L&D business

Are you an L&D specialist running a small business? Or are you thinking of becoming one?

Written by Ross Garner

Published 19 January 2021

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Podcast 228 — Running a small L&D business

On this week's episode of The Good Practice Podcast, Lightbulb Moment's Jo Cook and Syncskills' Gaëlle Delmas-Watson join Ross G to share their experiences and advice.

We discuss:

the advantages and disadvantages of running a small business
the importance of values
tips and advice for people who are thinking of setting up their own L&D business.

For more from us, including access to our back catalogue of podcasts, visit emeraldworks.com. There, you'll also find details of our award winning performance support toolkit, our off-the-shelf e-learning, and our custom work.

You can find out more about Lightbulb Moment at: lightbulbmoment.online.

You can find out more about SyncSkills at: syncskills.net/About.

In What I Learned This Week, Ross G shared the story of Helen Viola Jackson, the last remaining US Civil War widow. Find out more at: theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/08/last-civil-war-widow-dies-helen-viola-jackson.

Gaëlle Delmas-Watson

Principle Consultant, SyncSkills

Gaëlle founded SyncSkills in 2014 with the vision to provide work-life balance to mums. SyncSkills trained Digital Producers to support trainers and training organisations delivering personalised and meaningful experiences in the virtual classroom.

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Jo Cook

Director, Lightbulb Moment

Jo has over 20 years experience in L&D roles in a variety of sectors and organisations. The journey of helping people to improve their training led her to live online learning in 2013.

Jo was immediately excited at the potential she saw in live online learning. With a strong background in IT she knew it would help shape the future of the learning industry and business' approach to staff development.

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Ross Garner

Head of Learning Experience, Emerald Works

Ross has been working in L&D for seven years and he heads up the instructional design team at Emerald Works. In 2019 he completed a Masters in Digital Education and was named Learning Technologies’ Learning Designer of the Year. He is also one of the hosts of the GoodPractice Podcast.

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About the author

Ross Garner

Head of Learning Experience

Ross has been working in L&D for seven years and he heads up the instructional design team at Emerald Works. In 2019 he completed a Masters in Digital Education and was named Learning Technologies’ Learning Designer of the Year. He is also one of the hosts of the Good Practice Podcast.

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