Hanna Liimatainen
Hanna, host of the L&D Leaders Podcast, draws on her background in communications, systemic thinking and digital facilitation to help organizations reimagine how people work, lead, and learn.
With her warm yet thought-provoking style, she sparks conversations that reveal not just what works in learning, but why, and how others can put it into practice.
Emilia Åström
Emilia is a learning experience designer, facilitator and community builder who helps L&D leaders turn learning into living, social systems.
Rooted in design thinking, digital transformation, and collaborative learning, she inspires organizations to make learning more participatory, human, and impactful.
What is L&D Leaders Podcast about
The L&D Leaders Podcast, hosted by Hanna Liimatainen, brings together experienced voices in learning and development to share real stories about how people and organizations learn and grow.
Each guest offers their own perspective on making learning more collaborative, strategic, and connected to everyday work. Together, these conversations uncover what helps learning truly make an impact.
Known for her warmth and curiosity, Hanna creates space for honest dialogue that helps guests open up and listeners see learning from new angles. Her conversations leave audiences with both inspiration and practical ideas to apply in their own work.
Why we started L&D Leaders Podcast
Today, work and technology evolve faster than any course catalog can keep up. That’s why learning and development has become one of the most business-critical functions in organizations.
The challenge isn’t finding more content — it’s helping people learn together: reflecting, sharing, and making sense of change in their everyday work.
The L&D Leaders Podcast explores what that shift looks like in practice.
Through open, honest conversations with learning professionals across Europe, Hanna and her guests talk about what it really takes to make learning collaborative and meaningful: the experiments, uncertainty, and lessons learned along the way that help L&D leaders move learning closer to everyday work.
What makes L&D Leaders Podcast stand out
We noticed that while everyone was talking about the future of learning, few were figuring out how to actually make collaborative learning work in practice.
As conversations among L&D professionals grew — and our L&D Leaders community took off — it became clear that people were hungry for real-life examples and stories, not just theory.
The podcast was born from that realization: a space where learning leaders share how collaborative learning can be scaled to support business goals and navigate uncertainty together.
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