Making It Happen: Recent Episodes
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We are episode number 56 with Collin Henderson
Founder of Master Your Mindset, Fortune 500 Speaker, mental conditioning coach, podcast host and a nine-time author.
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We are episode number 55 with Conor Buckley
Activist/ Diversity & Inclusion Keynote Speaker/Founder of Award Winning Sustainable & Inclusive Clothing brand Human
Collective
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Introduction: I’ve spent most of my adult life helping people to improve their health, feel calmer and more open and loving. I’m a: Wellness expert with over 20 years of experience Author of the best-selling book “The Blissful Breath” Certified Level 3 Wim Hof Method instructor Level 3 is the highest level of expertise awarded to instructors Teacher of coherent breathing and Breath-Body-Mind techniques Herbalist Expert in shamanic healing Ceremonial cacao facilitator Teacher of reiki Former international athlete Host of The Breathe With Níall Podcast
We are episode number 53 with Grayson Hart
My next guest is Grayson Hart former profession al rugby player Founder of Puresport, on the Natural
Medicine of Movement. CBD is fast becoming an integral part of the health and fitness scene, with PureSport
leading the way. Grayson will discuss living with pain as a professional rugby player led him to
entrepreneurship and CBD, and why community needs to be part of any company's DNA.
Our next guest Oliver Bruce
Having started his business aged 19 with 1 GCSE and whilst studying at University of Gloucestershire Oliver grew PinPoint Media literally out of his Uni halls. It was during his second year that Oliver hired his first member of staff all whilst holding down his studies in Media Production. Since it's founding the world of online video and media content has exploded allowing for significant growth within the business due to greater acceptance and understanding of how content can be used.
Oliver, now 27 has picked up awards such as the IoD Director of the Year, the 42 under 42 ones to watch in the South West and the FSB Entrepreneur of the Year award. Oliver also mentors individuals for both the Princes Trust and current Undergraduates as an alumni at the University of Gloucestershire. In 2020 during the global pandemic Oliver's branched out into the world of dropshipping working with factories in Asia and the surrounding areas ultimately landing a £13million contract with Amazon by late summer. Oliver picked up the Pivott Entrepreneur of the Year and the virtual Great British Entrepreneur Awards in 2020 for this move. During 2021 Oliver’s core business PinPointMedia will see internal investment of over £1m split between staffing, infrastructure, growing out their London and Northern offices all whilst rebranding, upsizing their operations and moving into a new, larger, purpose designed collaborative workspace inclusive of bar, pin pong table and podcast studio.
Often appearing on Podcasts Oliver also presents the show ‘Success Is In The Mind’ which as of January 2021 was ranked in the top 50 entrepreneurial podcasts on Apple Podcasts. Oliver also invests in cryptocurrencies and passionately buys into how blockchain and crypto will change the world the way the internet did.
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Welcome to Making It Happen I’ll be your host Tom Dalton We are episode number 52 with Emad Yacoub
Emad Yacoub CEOof Glowbal Restaurant Group
Few people speak of the Canadian dream, but Emad Yacoub is proof it exists. When the 19-year-old university- trained accountant moved to Canada from Egypt in 1984, he didn’t speak a word of English.
Today, the energetic entrepreneur is co-founder, president and CEO of Vancouver’s Glowbal Restaurant Group, overseeing the daily operations of 11 successful restaurants. The group of restaurants include: Glowbal, Coast, Italian Kitchen, Trattoria (Kitsilano, Park Royal and Burnaby), Black + Blue, The Roof, Five Sails, and Riley's. Black+Blue Toronto coming soon!
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Episode 50
This is special one for me
My Father, Dad, Senior, Tom
The Originator of Making It Happen
His Story
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MEET THE FOUNDER
Eoin Conroy is a co-founder and CEO at TITAN EXPERIENCE.
He has developed several key competencies in strategic areas of business and sales over his career.
A specialist in the sponsorship activation planning and process, Eoin has provided consultancy and executed effective sponsorship programmes for a range of national and international clients including Zurich, eir, Goodbody Stockbrokers, GAA, Fyffes, LIDL, IRONMAN and The Curragh Racecourse.
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Episode number 48 with Sean Bryan
MEET THE FOUNDER
Sean Bryan of Cut & Sew has built his business from one chair in the basement of a record shop to three stores in Dublin’s city centre. And he isn’t finished yet. He now has 4 locations, education business & clothing brand.
Listen to his story!
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We are episode number 47 with Chris McNaghten
Chris McNaghten competed as one of Irelands strongest men for 12 years, in 2018 he found his biggest strength to date and started talking openly about his battles with depression...
After a local TV interview, Chris released that his story can really help make a difference. He founded Bear Strong, a mental health and LGBTQ awareness brand, named after his documentary Bear strong which with viral in 2019. Chris now travels world-wide connecting with so many people. His story is raw, open and deep. However, his survival is inspiring, and brings hope and belief to so many people.
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We are episode number 46 with Sharon Keegan
MEET THE FOUNDER
Sharon Keegan Founder & CEO Peachylean. A Fitness apparel brand which supports & instils self-esteem and confidence in women. which sell colourful and fun workout leggings, after completing her postgrad Innovation course in UCD. She tapped into the mentality of many women at the gym who were feeling low and unconfident while working out. Peachy Lean is there to make them feel on top again
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We are episode 45 with Anthony Kelly
Anthony Kelly is Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer at Glofox. Founded in 2014, Glofox now supports thousands of customers in over 30 global markets. Anthony is also a qualified solicitor and worked for many years in a large global firm. An expert in client care and customer experience, Anthony manages all of the key accounts at Glofox and built the customer organisation from the ground up.
Anthony is also a founder of Europe’s largest fitness and wellness festival, WellFest. WellFest takes place annually in Dublin, Ireland and attracts over 10,000 visitors per year.
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We are episode number 45 with Ray Goggins
Ray Goggins served in the Irish Army for 26 years, including 17 years in the Army Ranger Wing as an operator and leader in a Tier 1 Special Operations Unit. He is currently chief instructor on RTÉ’s Ultimate Hell Week and director of a training and leadership company, Coreskill, working with various corporate organisations and teams.
Specialist in Leadership and Training for Multiple organisations in sport, business, security and social.
Chief Instructor RTE Hell Week.
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Laurna Mc Dermott
Is one of the founding members of Wunjo Club
Wunjo Club is a proud Dublin-based company founded in 2020.
At Wunjo Club, we safeguard all our products guaranteeing they are made with the greatest attention to detail, ensuring they are everlasting, and maintain their quality after multiple washes and wears.
Check now what the hype is about...WWW.WUNJOCLUB.COM
Now available to buy in-store in Tribe, St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre
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We are episode number 41 with Kevin Owens
MEET THE FOUNDER
Dublin college student Kevin Owens, who started a sneaker cleaning business as a school transition year project, says he has never been busier due to the Covid-19 pandemic and also as more people turn towards “upcycling”.
The Dublin student operates his business, Sneaker Cleaner, from an office space in Dublin city centre, with Grafton Cleaners on South William Street operating as a drop-off and pick-up location for the runners.
Mr Owens, who is studying visual communications in college, started the business in 2017 while in fourth year at secondary school.
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This weeks guest -
Isaac John is a former professional rugby league footballer
John currently is the creative director and co-owner of the clothing brand YKTR (You Know the Rules) which was founded in 2016 and has gone on to form another business named YKTR Sports in 2019.
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Klara O'Leary is an ecommerce entrepreneur who founded CareBoxCollection.com in October 2020, during the first coronavirus lockdown. Through Care Box Collection Klara provides self care and wellness gifting and subscription boxes to customers and their loved ones across Ireland and the EU with the aim of providing meaningful gifts and helping people prioritise themselves.
We are episode number 39 with Geraldine Carton and Taz Kelleher of The Useless Project
The Useless Project was started by Geraldine Carton and Taz Kelleher in November 2018. Powered by energy, enthusiasm and positivity, the aim of this collective has always been to bring like-minded individuals together and highlight the positive, accessible and pragmatic side to living a more sustainable lifestyle.
Starting-off largely events-based, The Useless Project has expanded beyond the realms of swap shops and flea markets (although these continue!), merging into education, advocacy, awareness-raising and online content generation, amongst other activities.
On this site you will find a wide range of resources, ranging from DIY upcycling videos and sewing tutorials, to batch-cooking recipes, climate justice deep-dives and listicles of our favourite sustainable brands in Ireland and beyond. This is a space to learn, to connect, and to engage with new and interesting ideas. We’re not calling for a small amount of people to be perfectly zero-waste or “100% sustainable”. What we want to see is a huge amount of people making incremental positive changes in whatever way they can.
My next guest Keith Barry
As the world’s leading TV hypnotist, Mentalist and Brain Hacker Keith Barry has been blazing a trail across the globe for many years. His mind-blowing skills have been showcased in over forty international television shows, including his most recent series, The Keith Barry Experience. He also recently starred in ITV’s smash hit series You’re Back in The Room where he hypnotised the contestants to stop them winning the prize money! The first hypnotism format on TV in the UK for several years, this show garnered huge audiences and proved to be a big prime-time hit for ITV.
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Number 37 with Steve Sims
Do you know anyone that's worked with Sir Elton John or Elon Musk, sent people down to see the wreck of the Titanic on the sea bed or closed museums in Florence for a private dinner party and then had Andre Bocelli serenade them while they eat their pasta - you do now
Quoted as "The Real-Life Wizard of Oz" by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine, Steve Sims is a best-selling Author with "BLUEFISHING - the art of making things happen", sought-after consultant and a speaker at a variety of networks, groups and associations as well as the Pentagon and Harvard - twice!
As the founder of Bluefish, one of the top personal concierge services, and an expert marketer within the luxury industry, Steve has been quoted in various publications & TV including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, London's Sunday Times, South China Morning Post and many more. Welcome to making it happen.
Dan McCaffrey
Founder of No Limits Fitness & Strength Belfast
Dan started No limits fitness from my mum & dads’ garage when he came back from university in Preston.
It was definitely not a glamorous facility but it helped get him started.
He kitted the garage out with a power cage and 200kg of weights along with a few barbells and a set of gymnastic rings.
That is all he needed to get results. Dan is a huge fan of simplicity in training and in lifestyle and this fitted seamlessly into his beliefs.
Dan started out training himself and then got a few enquiries from family members who needed help to get into training. He then grew to expand his business to 1000’s of clients inside the gym and online.
Listen to his story!
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We are episode number 35 with Diren Kartel
Meet Coach Diren Kartal, a London based personal trainer who operates an online personal training business and is the creator of #neatup247.
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Episode number 32 with Kevin O’Brien
Kevin O'Brien is former Vice Captain of the Ireland Cricket Team and holds the record for the fastest century ever scored at a World Cup, coming from 50 balls against England on 2 March 2011. He made his Irish debut in 2006 and took a wicket with his first ever ball in One Day International game, the 3rd person to do that in history of game. In the 2007 World Cup in West Indies Kevin was an integral part of the squad which beat Pakistan on St Patrick's day, beat Bangladesh in the super 8's and tied with Zimbabwe in Ireland's first ever World Cup game.
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We are episode number 33 with Ian Young
Ian Young has a unique story to tell. This is a guy who won multiple Irish League titles with Crusaders and
Linfield before quitting football at just 26. The Saintfield man then turned his hand - and feet - to kickboxing
and became champion of the world.
He remains a genuine soul striving to bring the best out of those around him in his business as a fitness
instructor, with a growing client list that includes highly-rated MMA fighter Leah McCourt and British
Superbike stars Glenn and Andrew Irwin.
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My next guest is STEFFAN FUSCO
Founder of Steffan Fusco Personal Training
After a massive career change, Steffan left his 9-5 office job, working in online sales to pursue his passion for health and fitness. His background in business is integrated into his methods of training. He believes customer service is key to success and prioritizes treating all clients individually and tailoring programs to their specific needs.
Steffan knows what it’s like to lead a hectic lifestyle, so he believes that training should be enjoyable, efficient and work with your lifestyle, not detract from it.
Listen to his journey
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Episode 31
Guest Scott Furlong.
Scott is the founder of FHP Fitness Health & Performance based in Churchtown, Co Dublin
FHP has one goal in mind and that’s to help you become the best version of yourself! Whether your goal is fat loss or just looking to feel great, step by step we'll show you the way. Getting fit and healthy can be tough but with the right coaching team, community and accountability that consistently help you towards your health and fitness goals – it becomes much easier.
Listen to his journey from a finding his passion of coaching with Hockey to starting his own business.
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Making It Happen Episode 30
Guest: Eoghan Gallagher
Is the founder of Elev8 health & fitness, established in 2014 is a small group personal training facility that helps people elevate their health, fitness and lifestyle.
Awesome chats with Eoghan in his facility in South Dublin. Very honest about is journey growing a business and tribe, talking about challenges in the current climate.
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Making It Happen #29
Faisal Abdalla
@faisalpmafitness
My next guest Faisal Abdalla, also known as Mr PMA, has been working in the fitness industry for over 7 years.
During this time, he has become a trainer to the stars with clients including Ellie Goulding and Ella Eyre.
He has previously worked with Nike as a NTC master trainer and Barry’s Bootcamp. Faisal infectious motivational & positive energy, ensures that his clients leave his training studios buzzing and his endless enthusiasm has earned him the title Mr PMA among clients. He is best seller author of: The PMA Method
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We are episode number 27 with Richie Norton
My next guest is Ex-professional rugby player turned Yogi adrenaline junkie, he has spent the last 10 years working alongside sports professionals and some of the most respected pioneers of human performance. Getting Actors movie ready and Athletes game ready, experimenting with Meditation, Breathwork, Callisthenics, Capoeira, and my beloved Yoga, his coaching will take you on a journey of self-discovery, giving you all the tools to unlock and develop your full physical and mental potential.
Instagram: @richienorton_
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We are episode number 26 with Gina London
GINA LONDON
From delivering a keynote to emceeing an event to training your team, Emmy-winning former CNN anchor and global campaign strategist Gina London knows how to encourage, motivate and inspire people to life-changing action. Gina creates a custom experience which both highlights your organization’s goals and truly uplifts and connects with your audience.
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Episode number 26 with Simon Gwilliam
Change maker, Author, Speaker, And all-round nice guy
Simon Gwilliam is a world class coach and creator of the Unbreakable Mind Training Program a path to a free mind, open heart and laser Focus so you can BE greater than your current reality and make the changes you truly want in life.
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Episode number 25 with Kareem Mostafa
Kareem is an Egyptian entrepreneur living in Dublin.
Co-Founder of tribetactics, a monthly subscription service that helps businesses build their own original video series and repurpose each existing episode into tons of social content across video, audio, written, and image.
He is the author of the book Original Series: How to create binge-worthy, B2B content that drives revenue.
Previously a Partner Marketing Consultant at Hubspot, helping our agency partners grow revenue through inbound marketing and inbound sales strategies.
Listen to his journey!
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Next Guest: Garrett Flower
Garret is an experienced entrepreneur and innovator specialising in prop tech. Garret has founded and successfully exited previous businesses and has been featured among Ireland's business leaders "30 under 30" in 2017 & 2018. He now leads ParkOffice where he and his team are on a mission to revolutionise the way we park. ParkOffice won the Irish Times Innovation Award last year for Sustainability for our new solution ParkOffice that is designed to maximise office parking efficiency.
Great inspiring story showing how you can change industries from a bakery to tech.
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Making It Happen Episode #23
Joe Doyle
Joe started his career as a bricklayer and now he successful property investor and Ireland’s No. 1 business mentor for the construction sector. Joe mentorship business, provides support and mentorship to tradesmen and construction company owners with over 200 clients. In the property business he specialises in buying houses all around west Dublin and rent them to tenants on HAP or to the council. Joe current portfolio is valued at approx. €11million. Welcome to making it happen.
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Making It Happen Episode #22
Shane Monahan
Shane Monahan is the founder, designer and main driving force behind Limor.
Shane has been a professional rugby player for the past ten years having played with a number of top European rugby sides including Leinster, Munster, and Gloucester Rugby in the English Aviva Premiership.
Shanes passion and belief in the Limor project led him to hang up his rugby boots and make his idea for Limor a reality. With this in mind Shane Understood that ideas alone will remain stationary without execution and set about assembling a group of talented and experienced people to help drive his highly ambitious and innovative project forward.
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Making It Happen Episode #21
Stephanie Roche
Next Guest is Stephanie Roche is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Peamount United, she has formally played for Florentina, Houston Dash, Sunderland & ASPTT Albi and the Republic of Ireland women's national football team.
Her October 2013 goal in the Women's National League for Peamount United was the runner-up for the 2014 FIFA Puskás Award for the best goal of the year.
Listen to her inspiring story of dreaming to be a footballer to getting her first cap and her highs & lows of being a professional footballer.
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Making It Happen Episode #20
Next Guest is an Irish Entrepreneur who began in 2009 with €500, founder Dublin Barista
school, world Barista Institute, host of the modern-day Entrepreneur podcast welcome
James McCormack.
Listen to his story of starting from nothing and grow a successful business and his mistakes along the way how he pivoted during really challenging times.
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Our next guest is Brian Pennie an author of new book Bonus Time.
Brian is an author, speaker, PhD candidate, university lecturer, and life-change strategist.
Brian life used to be very different, however. On October 8 2013, he experienced his first day clean after 15 years of chronic heroin addiction.
Listen to his honest, raw, inspiring story of how he changed for the better and turned his life around.
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Making It Happen #18
John Doran
Our next guest is Author, TEDx speaker, John is a Guidance Counsellor in the Patrician Secondary School and author of Ways to Wellbeing a programme promoting resilience and positive mental health for students nationwide and internationally.
“We're born with two fears – the fear of loud noises and the fear of falling over. ... The fear of missing out, the fear of not fitting in, the fear of not being enough… you always were enough, you always will be enough, because you were born enough.”
Listen to his story
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Making It Happen #17
Orlagh Farmer
6 time all Ireland winner for Cork GAA Ladies-footballer.
PhD Candidate, UCC Lecturer in Sport Education.
PhD project: 'Gaelic4Girls' - improving physical activity levels, fundamental movement skill proficiency & enhancing psychosocial well-being of Irish female youth through the 'Gaelic4Girls' Intervention.
Empowering others through the medium of Sport
Listen to her story.
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Making It Happen #16
Cillian Moffat.
Business Owner, Coach, Triathlete
Listen to his story of Average Joe to Pro
An experienced Triathlete who races at the top of the Age Group field, he has been on the podium across all distances from Sprint to Ironman events, and has competed at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, the Ironman 70.3 World Championships and The Challenge Championship Event.
He is the youngest Irish triathlete to ever qualify for Kona.
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Gerry Duffy
Author, Professional Speaker, Endurance athlete
This is a must listen!
At the age of 27, (1995) he found himself stuck in a rut. He was bored with life and his physical condition was a symptom of how he was living his life back then. Gerry was 50lbs heavier and he was an addicted smoker. Gerry wasn’t happy, but every day he did the same, so I got the same.
He decided to take responsibility for himself and made some changes, took up running.
Fast forward Gerry has completed
32 Marathons in 32 Days
10 Ironman Triathlons in 10 days
Has published 3 books two best sellers.
Has a professional speaking business has working with some of the world’s biggest clients.
Enjoy his story!
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JASON KANE
Jason Kane is one of the finest kettlebell instructors in Ireland and is the only person in Europe to have tamed the beast (48Kg kettlebell; strict press, pistol squat and pull-up). He is constantly studying the latest training techniques to ensure his courses are of the highest standard possible and always the most up to date.
Jason graduated from Dublin Institute of Technology in 2009 with a BEng Hon’s Degree in Structural Engineering. After the down turn in the construction industry Jason decided to make a career out of his passion for fitness and performance. Since he was a child, Jason has trained and competed in many styles of martial arts including Kenpo, Muay Thai, BJJ and boxing.
In 2010, Jason gained his personal training qualification from the National Training Centre. After working in commercial gyms and becoming frustrated watching people invest huge amounts of time and money without ever achieving their goals, Jason co-founded Urban Fitness with the mission to enable people to reach their health, fitness and performance potential safely and efficiently.
Jason has invested hugely into continuous education by attending workshops, seminars and certifications to keep his clients up to date with the latest fitness trends. If there is a book on nutrition or exercise Jason has read it.
Listen to his journey in life in coaching and business. Jason has completed KOKORO™ is considered the most powerful and challenging physical, mental and emotional training available to civilians in the world. Modelled after the U.S. Navy SEAL’s famous Hell Week and integrated with Mark Divine’s world-renowned Unbeatable Mind™ training, KOKORO is the premier training event for forging mental toughness, emotional resiliency, and elite team skills.
Listen to his story.
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Ep#13 Sean McGarrity
Entrepreneur, Speaker, MD Elite Academy Gyms
Sean has been instructing students at his academies in Blackrock since 2011. He has built Elite into the greatest provider of courses for the fitness industry with graduates being commended in gyms all over the country. He surrounded himself with the best fitness minds and coaches in Ireland to realise his true passion of educating the elite in the fitness industry.
Prior to his time as director of fitness professional academies, Sean has had over 20 years business experience and has headed up some of the most successful franchise operations in Ireland.
Listen to his story.
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Ep#12 Thomas Arnold
YouTuber Videographer Entrepreneur
Listen to Thomas story of starting a YouTube channel on cricket videos to now having over 14,000 YouTube subscribers.
At 22 years old Thomas has achieved a lot in business and life and still driven to succeed.
Thomas talks learning from door to door sales, taking his passion for video and turning it into a business. Also, about the mistakes he has made along the way that are some great lessons.
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Kevin English
Running Coach & Physical therapist.
Listen to Kevin insight of taking his love for running and making it his career.
Super tips for beginner to advance runners to take away!
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Caitriona Redmond
Who is Caitriona Redmond and what does she do?
Well she is a food writer, a food blogger, a photographer, an editor, a videographer, a content creator, a Lidl ambassador, columnist for the Irish Independent & Choice Magazine, a pig farmer, a veggie grower.
Listen to her very honest story.
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You Asked… So, you Got It.
Guest Tom Dalton
This time I’m on the other side of the Mic
This episode hears my story of Making it Happen.
Delighted to have guest host Michael Daly interview me.
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Michael Daly
Author, Speaker and Mentor
Michael's work is all about enabling individuals, groups, and organizations to get clear about what they need to do, so as to bring meaning and purpose, to all they do, so as to achieve true success faster and easier than you would ever think possible.
His former training to be a monk in Ireland for nearly a decade;
Michael's over 20 plus years of working both here in Ireland and Internationally enabling individuals, groups, and organizations to bring clarity, meaning, and purpose to all they do and;
His qualifications attained to date in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise, Social Care, Public Administration, and having an MA in Health Care Management.
Jamie White
Is an award winning entrepreneur, winning Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur in Dublin in both 2014 and 2015.
He is an acclaimed public speaker, speaking in Ireland, the UK and internationally on start -up business, social media & entrepreneurship.
He has worked with some of the biggest names in business & entertainment, such as Gary Vaynerchuk & Jordan Belfort and worked with seven of the world’s top ten DJ’s.
He also created, established and sold CollegeTimes.com & TeenTimes.com, two fast growing youth websites that collectively reached over 100 million millennials weekly.
David Gillick
A former professional track and field athlete, his achievements include.
2 times 400m European Champion & World 400m Finalist.
He represented Ireland in 2008 Beijing Olympics.
National outdoor and indoor 400m record holder.
Author & Winner of celebrity master chef.
Listen to his inspiring story of becoming an elite Olympic athlete, his highs & lows of the sport and what it was like to retire deal with starting a new career. Very honest & real.
Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh is an award-winning broadcast journalist, specialising in sport, in both Irish and English languages, working with RTE, TG4, Eir Sport & Newstalk
We discuss what it has been like working in an industry dominated by men, how she deals with online abuse, and why she decided to go back to school to study medicine.
Skilled in radio and television broadcasting, print journalism and documentary making.
Máire holds an MSc in Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology from the University of Limerick and a Sport Ireland Institute accredited Sport and Exercise Psychologist.
Listen to passionate love for the Irish language & inspiring story
Eric Fitzpatrick is an International Speaker, Sales Presentation Expert, Coach and Author.
He has spoken, coached and trained in the USA, the UK and throughout Ireland and for the last few years has been recognised as one of the leading speakers in Europe.
Eric has coached some of the world’s leading corporate brands.
Listen to his story of leaving his lucrative job, to follow his passion for speaking & coaching.
Listen to his tips on how to improve your Communication & Presentation skill.
Dave POW Tabain
Speaker. Author. 3x World Champion
A guy who chose the path less taken.
He started from the bottom in a small-town Australia, from a shed, his story will inspire and make you appreciate what you've got!
He has doubled, tripled, even quadrupled businesses.
Although, that isn't just what he is known for.
You'll hear why it's just a side effect of being associated with him and understand the value of his story is when you listen to him.
Oliver Cruise
Co-Founder at Pineapple - Owner/Operator at Network Cafe
“Hiring is boring, impersonal and slow. We’re trying to fix that” the app that’s swapping CVs for stories.
Get an insight into his journey of leaving the corporate finance world to opening a successful café in Dublin City Centre & launching Pineapple