{"id":6067,"date":"2026-03-30T08:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T08:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talkpoint.com.au\/shenzhou\/?page_id=6067"},"modified":"2026-05-08T18:09:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:09:55","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/talkpoint.com.au\/?page_id=6067","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Hello, I\u2019m Robyn<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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For more than 25 years, I have brought leaders together, curated development experiences and held sacred spaces where people can connect, reflect and grow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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My work integrates both my lived experiences of grief and growth after the early passing of my mother, and my professional journey as a business and community builder.<\/p>

I am the co-founder of Talkpoint, Australia\u2019s first peer learning community for senior HR leaders, and was one of Australia\u2019s pioneers in business and life coaching.<\/p>

Today in my role as a space maker, facilitator and sophisticated holder of people, my primary purpose is to set conditions which allows the collective wisdom of gathered women to emerge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We are each other's teachers.<\/i><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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LINEAGE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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My own learning journey is grounded in three significant bodies of work.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Margaret Wheatley<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Warriors for the Human Spirit<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A path of steady, compassionate leadership for complex times.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Nancy Kline<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Thinking Environment<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A rigorous facilitation system based\u2028on presence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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MIT<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Theory U<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A deep change methodology to create from future possibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The applied knowledge from these bodies of work, alongside training, mentoring and decades of \nbusiness & community building, inform \nthe philosophy of Talkpoint Women:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The power and alchemy of women learning together.<\/i><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The necessity of intergenerational and cross-system wisdom.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Embodiment and presence as foundational to nobel leadership.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Community as the primary context for growth.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Welcome to Robyn\u2019s Nest<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Since 2010, I have stewarded Robyn\u2019s Nest at my home in Bellevue Hill on Gadigal Land, with deep respect for the Traditional Custodians of this place.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Many Talkpoint Women experiences are hosted here, in this sacred place of gathering, reflection, healing, learning, and ceremony.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Welcome to Robyn\u2019s Nest<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Since 2010, I have stewarded Robyn\u2019s Nest at my home in Bellevue Hill on Gadigal Land, with deep respect for the Traditional Custodians of this place.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Talkpoint Women experiences are often dreamed up and hosted here, in this sacred place of gathering, reflection, healing, learning, and ceremony.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\nA beautiful experience that allowed me to explore a part of myself that is often\u00a0overshadowed. Stepping into my feminine power with all these wonderful women was transformative. Thank you Robyn.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\tNiamh O\u2019Brien<\/span>Performance & Engagement Lead, Sydney\u00a0<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRobyn has pushed me to develop personally and professionally with boundless encouragement and confidence in my capabilities. Robyn is a connector of people and ideas and will generously introduce you to both when she sees the opportunity to add value.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\tMaria Raines<\/span>Strategic Marketing & Digital Communications for Purpose-Led Organisations<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRobyn has challenged me and my thinking, guided me, working with me to get the best possible thinking out of my head (no mean feat!). She is fun, intuitive and spiritual. She has helped me find something in myself that I didn\u2019t know existed and I feel utterly blessed to be in a situation now where I don\u2019t need her anymore, which sounds counter intuitive however is all down to her ability to get people to fly.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\tDebra Cadman<\/span>Coach, Teacher, Consultant<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you for such a nourishing and affirming women\u2019s leadership retreat. The experience felt spacious and restorative, while also deeply revitalising and regenerative. Having this time to reconnect with myself, with one another, and to learn from Country has been a unique and healing gift.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\tMonique Potts<\/span>Researcher, Teacher, Innovator<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Explore Robyn\u2019s reflections, poetry and field notes.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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“These times are so troubled, we can no longer deny,
<\/em>So we must come together and wholeheartedly try.
To walk side-by-side with her as a guide,
In this volatile, uncertain, complex divide.<\/em><\/p>

To open ourselves to the highest intelligence,
To draw on the strength of our diverse benevolence.
To hold space for solace and sanity,
And gradually let go of the pervasive vanity.<\/em><\/p>

To soften our hearts and lengthen our spines,
So together we might persevere in these times.”\u2028<\/em><\/p>

Robyn Katz, June 2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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