In Conversation with Michelle Obama What Michelle Obama Reminded Me About Leadership, Life & Walking Through Fear This week in Sydney, I had the privilege of attending “In Conversation with Michelle Obama” alongside journalist Leigh Sales. What unfolded over the evening wasn’t simply a discussion with a former First Lady. It was

Career Guidance Interestingly in the last little while, I have been asked a lot for career guidance from those leaving school, just starting university or even those in their first job post degree. These questions are coming from young people themselves, but also from their parents who are helping them

AI & Leadership: Thinking With, Not Replacing, What Makes Us Human This month I’ve spent a bit of time thinking about AI and how it is impacting businesses day to day. There have been several companies laying people off as their jobs get automated, graduate needs and programs are changing

Building Strong, Enduring Relationships in Leadership and Life Last week was my parent’s 60th wedding anniversary. What a milestone! Not one that that many couples get to celebrate. Looking at them still in love after all these years had me and my sisters asking “what is the secret”? While they

Welcome to our final newsletter of the year. It is hard to believe it is December already – I swear June felt like 5 minutes ago. We have achieved a lot this year, as have you – both as teams and as individuals! We have enjoyed our formal and informal

Giving and Receiving Effective Feedback In a leadership role, effective feedback is not optional—it is a critical lever for performance, engagement, and culture. Teams thrive when leaders communicate expectations clearly, recognise strengths deliberately, and address performance gaps early. Yet even experienced leaders can hesitate to give feedback or struggle to

The Importance of Understanding Your Why, Your Personal Values and How These Align with Your Company’s Values This month I have been seeing lots of people talking about their why, their core values and company values. It had me reflecting back to the start of Twalk in 2019 and how

Why Twalk? I hope wherever you are, you have been out and about Twalking. Spring has sprung and the magical weather in Sydney is the perfect time to get out and about in nature, enjoy the sunshine, and take in the world around you.  Why Twalk? Twalking provides a variety

August Newsletter Key Leadership Qualities of C-Level Executives What do you think are the key leadership qualities C-level executives should have? I challenge you to spend a couple of minutes brainstorming your ideas before you read this month’s newsletter. If your key attributes are different to those below… I’d love

July Newsletter​ Work Life Balance I am not sure if you realised but I am sending this newsletter a little later this month than usual. As you probably know (or at least if you are in Australia and have kids), it has been school holidays. While I often do the

June – Newsletter Building High-Performing Teams Unlocking the true potential of collaboration As most of you know, I come from a sporty family and my kids, as a result, are sporty. Healthy mind, healthy body, efficient, effective, common interests, like minded friends at school, in the community and on the

May – Newsletter Culture Last week on social media I was curious and as part of my Tuesday Twalks I pondered Culture – from a personal, family and corporate perspective. This was my observation and question asked: Over the recent holidays with Easter, Greek Easter, Passover, Anzac Day, etc, it

This month I wanted to talk to you about Burnout. I’m not sure if you agree but I feel like ever since COVID burnout has been more of a “thing”. Or perhaps we are just being more open as to how we are actually feeling and talking about it more.

What a picture-perfect day we had for our High Performing Teams Workshop with Outdoor Media Association.

Our Christmas Gift to You… Our key take-away or lesson learnt in 2019 Tania Beck Soulos “I want life to slow down a little over the break, to really enjoy time with family and friends, focus on the power of positivity, and create amazing memories through experiences and simply doing

Being Authentically Vulnerable in Business and Life! by Nicola Sapsford Have you ever felt like you were in a holding pattern? Have you ever felt that you might class yourself as ungrateful? You are happy and healthy and you seem to have it all together, but there is something you

Song Division: Team Building Using the Science of Music What is it about team building that gets our palms sweating and hearts racing? When you stop to think about it, it is a strange scenario in which to find oneself — thrown together with co-workers and asked to take part

Team Profile: Nicola Sapsford Leadership Coach, Facilitator, Training Consultant – Perth Nicola Sapsford could have never predicted that, following the loss of her mother, buying a pink notebook would end up transforming her career and lead to finding professional and personal contentment. From early childhood Nicola’s innate passion has been

The Impact of Nutrition and Lifestyle on Mental Health by Melissa Bradbury It is estimated that 45% of Australians aged between 16-85 years will experience a mental health disorder within their lifetime. The most prevalent mental health disorders being anxiety and depression, with approximately 14% of the population diagnosed with

Interview with Barry Du Bois – “Hammer It Home” Tania Beck Soulos was lucky enough to be interviewed by Barry DuBois, from Network Ten’s The Living Room for his popular podcast, “Hammer It Home”. We had so much fun chatting about what it takes to start a small business, the common pitfalls

Team Profile: Melissa Bradbury, Nutritionist Melissa Bradbury worked in advertising for over 10 years in a large multinational advertising agency. Her role as account director was client-facing and entailed working regular 12-hour days in order to reach seemingly impossible deadlines. The pressure was intense and relentless. Along with others in her workplace,

September 2019: Breaking the Glass Ceiling by Julie Elliott According to source, Australian Institute of Company Directors,women now represent 29.7% of ASX 200 Boards, up from 8.3% in 2009. However, women CEO’s of ASX 200 Companies only represent a mere 7%, with 23 of these companies having no women on

Twalkfest Spark Festival 2019 JOIN OUR NEXT EVENT Twalk have been invited to host a Twalkfest as part of Spark Festival 2019. Date: Wednesday October 23 Time: 7.15am-9am Place: Sydney Startup Hub, 11 York Street, Sydney Registration: Closed Please note all proceeds from this Twalkfest will be donated to our charity of

Team Profile: Julie Hyam Elliott Julie Hyam Elliott is a company director, entrepreneur and leading business growth strategist. Finance and strategy are the most essential tools we have in business today and it impacts every aspect of an organisation. That is why Julie is so passionate in creating strategies that

August 2019: Building Leadership Habits for High Performance By Mandy Holloway Over my extensive career I have observed the global business environment to be a constantly evolving landscape. New technologies, competitors, trends and sentiment mean business leaders are continually needing to adapt to change. Unfortunately, humans are not very adept

Podcast: WOW Success Circles Thanks to Tracey Sofra, on the most recent episode in the WOW podcast series, she interviews me about my journey to Twalk, my passions, my mentors, juggling being a mum and more. It gets quite personal… take a listen!  https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/wow-success-circles/tania-soulos-wow-success-2fxXFMtSU-L/?fbclid=IwAR1s2sQYQjF9hrZ5LJ573IBgaKL_ae676fi12snYhvkqp-P9pOGSDlzyn88 Back to blog archive

FREE Twalk Networking and Retail Therapy Event JOIN OUR NEXT EVENT Twalk are hosting a Networking, Retail Therapy, cheese and wine evening. Date: Thursday September 26 Time: 6-8PM Place: The Nowhere Nation, 706 Military Rd, Mosman Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/twalk-networking-retail-therapy-cheese-and-wine-evening-tickets-68663599675 Come join us at designer shoe boutique, The Nowhere Nation, for some cheese, a

Team Profile: Mandy Holloway Twalk Collaborator, Co-Founder/Owner Courageous Leaders, Facilitator, Executive Coach, Mentor, Keynote Speaker and Chair of CEO Institute Syndicate Group. As a leadership trailblazer, Mandy Holloway has truly ‘walked her talk’, and put courage into action to achieve significant ‘firsts’ in her career. Mandy now inspires and guides

July 2019: Giving to ourselves first enables us to give more to others In the hustle and bustle of the busy world we live in, it’s easy to feel time-poor. Many of us juggle partners, children, work, household duties and friendships on a daily basis. Then it’s time for bed

FREE Twalk Parentfest: Friday September 6, 9.30am, Bondi Beach JOIN OUR NEXT EVENT FREE Twalk Parentfest Date: Friday September 6 Time: 9.30-11.30AM Place: The Well, 78 Campbell Pde, Bondi Beach Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-twalk-parentfest-september-6-2019-tickets-64403393283 Come on a coastal walk: Walk the Twalk to Thrive with me, Tania Beck Soulos, and the Twalk team. Twalk specialise

Team Profile: Leah barthel Q: Leah, how would you describe your life to date? Leah: I have had a great life, with great relationships but have faced a fair amount of adversity as well from a young age. While this has been challenging, I made a conscious choice early on

TWALK – where leaders walk the talk to thrive! The brainchild of Founder and CEO, Tania Beck Soulos, TWALK is letting the sunshine into the boardrooms of Australia and beyond. A revolutionary approach to Leadership Development and Executive Coaching, the premise is refreshingly simple. We give leaders permission to get outside

Sidekick Collaboration As you know, we at Twalk, love to collaborate and work with companies aligned to our values. We recently discovered Sidekick. They demo’d how to build a bot with RPAready and showed us RunThru. If you have systems or compliance training needs or procedure documentation standards, you need

Let’s Twalk Christmas! This Christmas start a new office tradition.  Let TWALK, Australia’s premier Leadership Development consultancy, take your hum-drum Christmas party to a whole new level, where the only leftovers will be tangible business results! Simply choose your outdoor passion: stand-up paddle boarding, hiking, golfing or perhaps even yoga, and let the

Twalk Founder: Tania Beck Soulos With over twenty years of Executive Coaching experience, Tania believes that corporate success is directly linked to wellbeing. Based on compelling research, and a gut instinct, she understands that outdoor activity can bring personal, organisational and economic benefits to any workplace. Deeply interested in people, she