The Women Talking About Learning Podcast
The Advice One
Published: 26 May 2026 at 06:30 Europe/London
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This episode's guests:
Lorraine Taylor has over 25 years' experience in L&D. She runs her own business advising organisations and individuals on how to align people capabilities with business goals so teams quickly adapt, lead effectively and deliver results. Alongside creating learning experiences that resonate and deliver ROI, she has spent much of her career coaching and mentoring others. She attributes her career success in part to the advice others have given her along the way. Paying it forward is a key part of her business ethos including volunteering to help young adults from a low socioeconomic background find the career of their dreams. lt-learning.com linkedin.com/in/lorrainetaylor1
Georgie Smith is a midlife and menopause coach who helps women who feel like they've lost themselves after years of looking after everyone else. Supporting women through identity shifts, confidence dips and life transitions, Georgie focuses on helping them reconnect with who they are now. Her work is rooted in self-trust, emotional awareness, and creating a life that feels calm, clear and genuinely fulfilling. linkedin.com/in/georgie-smith-36438693 instagram.com/i_am_georgie_smith substack.com/@iamgeorgiesmith
Katie O'Malley is an executive coach and leadership educator with twenty years of professional experience serving the nonprofit, education and corporate sectors and a Master's Degree in Counselling and Board Certification in Coaching. Since 2018, Katie has worked alongside hundreds of individual, team and organisational clients as founder and principal coach of (en)Courage Coaching. Established with the mission of providing exceptional, financially accessible coaching services to Chicago area professionals, (en)Courage Coaching has grown to support individuals and businesses from around the world. Katie is currently a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council and in June 2025 took the TEDx Stage in Boston to talk about The Attention We Give: Lessons from Listening for a Living. linkedin.com/in/kateomalley
