Facilitator Edge
Mentorship, practice, and certification for facilitators who lead with presence, confidence, and skill
Facilitator Edge is a mentorship and certification pathway for experienced facilitators who want to deepen their craft and strengthen how they lead learning conversations in the room.
Blending teaching, mentoring, and hands-on practice, Facilitator Edge focuses on developing facilitators as people in the room — not just deliverers of content. Participants learn to read groups, respond in real time, design meaningful learning experiences, and navigate complexity with care and clarity.
This work is grounded in real facilitation — real rooms, real people, real moments.
Facilitator Edge also offers pathways to certification and licensing to deliver selected Evoke Leadership workshops, summits, and tools, for facilitators who are ready to steward this work with integrity.
Because facilitation is not just a skill — it’s a practice.
Our Philosophy
Facilitation is not just a skill set.
It is a professional and ethical practice — shaped by presence, judgment, and experience.
Facilitator Edge honours the facilitator as the primary instrument of the work. This program supports facilitators to develop confidence, discernment, and integrity in how they hold space, make decisions, and intervene in groups.
Through mentorship, practice, and reflection, Facilitator Edge prepares facilitators to lead learning experiences that are thoughtful, responsive, and deeply human — especially in moments of uncertainty, emotion, or complexity.
This is not about performance.
It’s about presence.
Certification for
Experienced Facilitators
Facilitator Edge certification recognizes a facilitator’s readiness to deliver Evoke Leadership workshops and learning experiences with consistency, care, and professional judgment.
Certification reflects demonstrated capability in:
Presence-based facilitation
Ethical practice and professional boundaries
Program design and learning flow
Working skillfully with group dynamics in real time
Certification is not a guarantee of outcomes.
It is a recognition of professional alignment, competence, and integrity in practice.
Licensing & Stewardship
Licensing provides approved facilitators with permission to deliver selected Evoke Leadership workshops, summits, and tools within defined guidelines.
Licensed facilitators agree to steward the work responsibly by:
Honouring the spirit and core principles of Evoke Leadership
Delivering programs with fidelity and care
Respecting participants and the learning space
Engaging in ongoing reflection and professional practice
Licensing supports both quality and stewardship — ensuring consistency while allowing facilitators to bring their own voice, experience, and humanity into the room.
Why Facilitator Edge, Why Now
The world of work has changed.
Teams are navigating complexity, uncertainty, and human exhaustion at levels few of us were trained for. The ability to lead conversations, hold space for real dialogue, guide difficult moments, and create connection in a room is no longer a “nice-to-have” skill — it’s essential.
And yet, most leaders and facilitators have never been taught how to do this well.
After more than 25 years designing and leading thousands of sessions across industries, I’ve seen one truth repeat itself again and again:
People don’t remember the content.
They remember how you made them feel — and what you helped them see in themselves.
That is the heart of facilitation.
As the pace of work accelerates and stress sits closer to the surface, teams are craving spaces where they can think, reflect, reconnect, and learn in ways that feel safe, meaningful, and human.
Those who can create those spaces will shape the next generation of leadership.
Facilitator Edge exists because this craft deserves deeper attention — and because the world needs more facilitators who lead with presence, skill, courage, and heart.
Not more slides.
Not more scripts.
Not more techniques.
But more humanity in the room.
Why This Matters to Me
We are in a global moment of transition — in our workplaces, our communities, and ourselves.
Many people are stepping into roles where they are expected to guide others… without a guide of their own.
And we are rethinking what leadership truly means — realizing that the ability to listen, engage, and facilitate real conversation may be one of the most powerful leadership capacities of all.
Facilitator Edge is the culmination of my decades in the field. It is my legacy-forward contribution to the facilitators and leaders who will carry this work into their own rooms, conversations, and communities.
If you feel called to deepen your presence, strengthen your voice, and refine the art and nuance of facilitation — this may be your moment.
I would be honoured to guide you.
A quiet first step - no pressure.
Facilitator Mentorship & Coaching
Support for facilitators, coaches, and trainers who want to deepen their practice and deliver with confidence.
Develop your craft. Strengthen your presence. Lead the room with integrity.
Facilitation is not a technique.
It is a practice.
This mentoring and coaching is for facilitators who want to deepen how they hold space, work with groups, and lead conversations that matter — not by performing, but by becoming more grounded, skillful, and intentional in the room.
Whether you’re early in your facilitation journey or highly experienced and refining your edge, this work supports you to facilitate with clarity, steadiness, and humanity.
Who Is Mentoring For?
This work is well-suited for:
Facilitators working in leadership, organizational, or community settings
Coaches who regularly work with groups and want stronger facilitation presence
Internal facilitators leading conversations inside organizations
Experienced facilitators seeking reflection, refinement, or renewal
Practitioners who want feedback on how they facilitate, not just what they deliver
This is for people who care deeply about their craft — and want a place to think, practice, and be challenged with respect.
What We Work On
Each mentoring relationship is shaped around your real work and real rooms.
Common areas of focus include:
Presence in the room — before, during, and after sessions
Designing conversations that are purposeful and humane
Working with group dynamics, resistance, silence, and emotion
Intervening cleanly without over-controlling
Balancing structure with responsiveness
Using yourself intentionally as an instrument of facilitation
Navigating confidence, authority, and self-trust as a facilitator
Debriefing sessions: what worked, what didn’t, and why
This is not certification-by-checklist.
It’s professional practice, reflection, and skillful application.
How The Mentoring Works
One-to-one mentoring and coaching sessions
Typically 60 minutes, online
Session cadence shaped by your facilitation work and goals
Sessions may include:
Case consultations
Session design support
Live or retrospective debriefs
Practice conversations
Reflective inquiry
Some facilitators engage for a specific project or challenge.
Others work over time to strengthen their practice and confidence.
We’ll design what fits your context.
The Orientation of This Work
My approach to facilitator mentoring is grounded in:
Presence over performance
Thoughtful design over rigid process
Dialogue over control
Integrity over technique
I draw on decades of experience facilitating complex conversations — from leadership programs and organizational change to community and restorative spaces — alongside a deep respect for facilitation as a professional and ethical practice.
This work honours facilitation as both craft and calling.
How This Differs from Training
Training teaches what to do.
Mentoring supports how you do it — and who you are while doing it.
This space exists to:
Think out loud with someone who understands facilitation deeply
Receive honest, respectful feedback
Name what’s hard without judgment
Strengthen your footing in complex rooms
What Facilitator Mentorship Includes
Pre-Session Planning
Bring your agenda, workshop idea, or tricky situation. Michelle helps you design the flow, timing, and questions.
Real-Time Facilitation Coaching
Work through room dynamics, interventions, difficult conversations, emotional moments, challenging participant behavior, reading the room, and how to close a session
with impact
Use of Evoke Leadership Materials
If you're certified in Michelle’s system (or learning it), she supports you in using:
The Unstoppable Team materials
Hospitality Summits
Leadership Essentials
Workbooks and scripts
Tools and activity guides
Debrief Skill-Building
Learn to ask powerful questions, draw out insights, manage silence, hold story-based debriefs, and help groups reflect deeply
Mentoring Contract (Optional)
A 3–6 month mentoring program for facilitators developing their craft.
Who is the Facilitator Mentorship For?
New facilitators
Experienced facilitators wanting to deepen their art
Coaches expanding into group work
Trainers delivering your licensed materials
HR and OD professionals building internal leadership programs
Anyone who wants more confidence in the room
The Connection Call
A professional conversation — not a pitch
The Connection Call is an opportunity to:
Talk about your facilitation work and what’s calling for attention
Explore whether mentoring or coaching would be useful right now
Ask questions and discuss possible ways of working together
Ensure the fit feels right
There’s no pressure to decide in the moment.
If it’s not the right time or fit, that clarity still serves you
Facilitator mentoring is tailored to the scope and focus of the work.
Details are discussed during the Connection Call once we understand what support would be most useful.
Facilitation shapes how people experience each other.
This work supports you to hold that responsibility with clarity and care.
Register Interest
Facilitator Edge is offered when there is sufficient interest to form a thoughtful, committed cohort.
Registering your interest does not commit you to the program. It simply lets me know you’d like to be contacted when the timing aligns.