Lecturer, Center for Integrated Design
Julia Winston (she/her) is a master facilitator of human connection in the workplace and beyond. As a business consultant and executive coach, Julia uses her design and facilitation skills to guide leaders and teams through transformative experiences that unlock individual and organizational potential. As the co-creator and host of the Refamulating podcast, Julia invites us all to expand our collective understanding of what makes a family in today's world. With 20 years of experience as a facilitator and more than a decade as an entrepreneur and executive, Julia has led culture and community-building initiatives for a diverse range of groups, from startups and software businesses to nonprofits and universities, as well as private equity and wealth management firms.
A leader in her field, Julia trains and teaches facilitation and experience design to fellow practitioners worldwide. Drawing on her years as a yoga and meditation teacher, she employs mindfulness-based tools to push people into their stretch zones for personal and professional growth. A creative at heart, Julia founded The Rainbow Letters to share stories of LGBTQIA+ families worldwide through letter writing, and the Facilitator Forum podcast to spotlight diverse facilitators across industries. Julia and her team successfully launched the first season of Refamulating in spring/summer 2024 and are enthusiastically preparing to release a second season in November 2024.