From Neuroscience to TEDx: Gill McKay on Visibility and Voice

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If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! S3 E:4 In this episode of The Secrets of Learning and Development, Julia and Valerie are joined by the inspiring Gill McKay, speaker, neuroscience advocate and co-founder of Speak and Shine. Gill shares her fascinating career journey across learning and development, corporate leadership and addiction recovery coaching, highlighting the pivotal moments that shaped her work. From designing leadership programmes informed by neuroscience to delivering a powerful TEDx talk on sober shaming, Gill reflects on the personal and professional experiences that helped her find her voice and support others in doing the same. She also introduces the mission behind Speak and Shine, which creates inclusive spaces for women to step into visibility with confidence. This is a thoughtful and uplifting conversation about identity, growth and speaking up, even when it feels difficult. Key Learnings Visibility begins with self-acceptance and clarity of purpose Gill emphasises that confidence in public speaking and in professional life more broadly comes from knowing what you stand for and being able to say it out loud.

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