Greetings everyone, I'm Felipe Espinosa, hailing from the sunny shores of South Florida, USA. I'm thrilled to announce my participation in the upcoming Agile International Conference (AIC), where I'll be diving into the crucial art of facilitation. My focus? How mastering this skill can propel leaders to new heights. For my session, I aim to strike a balance between lightheartedness and depth. I want attendees to walk away both entertained and enlightened. Most importantly, I see this as a chance to gauge interest in facilitation services among fellow leaders in my region. Here's where I could use your expertise: 1. Suggestions on infusing my presentation with humor and engagement while still delivering valuable insights. I'm keen on leaving the audience wanting more without revealing all my cards. 2. Recommendations for reference materials that align with my topic. I'm eager to enhance my presentation with credible sources and compelling anecdotes. A heartfelt thank you in advance for sharing your insights and time with me. Let's make this journey towards mastering facilitation an enriching one together. Warm regards, Felipe Espinosa

One of the great things about what we do is you can do it as an employee or go out and become your own company. Whilst the later comes with amazing benefits there are a lot of areas that need to be considers… Like - What does it take to set myself up as a business or do I just contract in. - If I am setting myself up as a business am I a sole trader.. registering by business - Defining your purpose and setting clear goals yearly, quarterly - Defining your target customers, products, services and financials. Whilst this is a passion space for a lot of us, you still need to understand your revenue needs. - Branding and marketing - What do you need to set yourself up… physically, technology - Contracts for engagements - How to build a pipeline, managing you customer base Making sure you get work life balance! Would be interested in hearing and learning from each other on what made sense for you and what you would like to share with the rest of the community…

Hello Facilitators👋 I'm really curious about where everyone is from. I'd love to make this a mega post where we can see how diverse the Facilitator Club community is. Who knows, you might find a lot more people in your area than you thought! Once I have lots of answers on this post, I want to make a nice graph!