🎙️Ep #27- The Hidden Science Behind Transformative Workshops

🎙️Ep #27- The Hidden Science Behind Transformative Workshops

From The Action Mappers Podcast by Tamar Stolz

July 27, 2025 · 33 min

About this episode

Tamar Stolz interviews Andra Stefanescu about the neuroscience behind effective workshops and leadership.

This episode was such a full-circle moment for me. I sat down with someone who has been a role model of mine since 2021— Andra Stefanescu —and honestly, it felt surreal. Back when I joined the AJ&Smart Workshoper Master program, Andra was one of the names I wrote down to just “watch and learn from.” And now, here we are. Andra is a leadership trainer and certified neuromindfulness coach who teaches neuroscience-based frameworks to help leaders transform resistance into collaboration. What I love most is how she brings the brain into the boardroom—translating big scientific concepts into super practical, empathetic communication strategies. In our conversation, Andra shared the emotional turning point in her leadership journey—sitting on a park bench, burnt out and wondering if she was even cut out for this work. What shifted everything? Learning about the amygdala hijack and the SCARF model. She didn’t just read about it—she applied it. And saw her team dynamic, her product quality, and even her boss’s perception of her change overnight. We explored: * What makes some workshops magnetic and others fall flat * The secret power of asking open, non-assumptive questions * Why…

People in this episode

Host: Tamar Stolz

Guest: Andra Stefanescu

Topics covered

  • transformative workshops
  • leadership training
  • neuroscience
  • collaboration
  • communication strategies

Keywords

  • workshops
  • leadership
  • neuroscience
  • collaboration
  • communication

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Organizations: AJ&Smart

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