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In this episode, Michael Nolan, CEO of SocioLocal, shares his insights on scaling multi-location digital marketing for businesses. Learn how SocioLocal helps brands manage localised social media while maintaining brand consistency and driving community engagement. Discover his entrepreneurial journey through Ireland’s top tech companies and plans for future expansion into new sectors and markets. Tune in for key tips on startup growth and the future of digital marketing strategies!
Key Takeaways from the Episode
🎯 Nolan's Entrepreneurial Journey
💡 What is Social Local?
📈 The Problem They're Solving
📊 The Impact of Data and Efficiency
🌍 Looking to the Future
🧠 Lessons Learned from Startup Life
📅 Tune In Now!
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🚀 New Episode Alert: Dublin Tech Talks with Conor O'Donoghue, VP of Product at Circit 🚀
In this insightful discussion, Conor O'Donoghue shares his journey from London to the Bay Area, and now, as VP of Product at Circit, a B2B fintech. He covers key aspects of building high-performing product teams, solving real customer problems, and the role of AI in product management.
Here are a few key takeaways:
- Product Strategy: Focus on solving well-defined problems and set clear success metrics from day one.
- Team Building: High-performing PMs need high agency, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to switch contexts quickly.
- AI Integration: AI is a tool to enhance PM work, but human problem-solving remains crucial.
- Cultural Differences: Insights into how Ireland’s tech culture compares to the West Coast of the U.S.
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Dublin Tech Talks with ICON Accountings Sean Piggott and talk everything Contracting!
After what can only be called a turbulent year it was great to speak with Sean and get a pulse of contracting at the moment!
🎙️ Dublin Tech Talks Overview: Navigating the Contracting Landscape with Sean Pigott from Icon Accounting🎙️
Join Gavin Fox in the latest episode of Dublin Tech Talks as he sits down with Sean Pigott, Head of Business Development at Icon Accounting. Icon Accounting, an Irish-owned business, specialises in contracting and accounting services, helping organizations and contractors navigate compliance, payments, and other solutions. In this insightful discussion, Sean and Gavin explore the contracting market's dynamics, trends, and challenges, shedding light on the ups and downs of 2022 and 2023. They discuss the impact of the pandemic, the resilience of the contracting space, and the evolving demand for specific skills in various industries. Sean provides valuable insights into the cyclical nature of the recruitment space, the challenges faced during uncertain times, and the positive turnaround observed in the contracting market. The conversation also delves into the importance of compliance and the key documents contractors and organisations need to ensure a smooth and secure process. Whether you're a seasoned contractor or a business navigating the world of contracting, this episode offers valuable insights into the contracting landscape. Don't miss out on the wisdom shared by Sean Pigott as he unravels the intricacies of contracting in Ireland. 🔗 Watch the full episode: Dublin Tech Talks with ICON Accountings Sean Piggott #DublinTechTalks #Contracting #TechIndustry #IconAccounting #BusinessDevelopment #Compliance #CareerInsights #techtrends #DublinTechTalks #techtalks #contracts #contractors #websummit #newstalk #techtalks #Martinsenmayer #ICONaccounting
Dublin Tech Talks sat down with Feargal Brady CEO & Co-founder @ NoFrixionFeargal Brady is a serial entrepreneur and investor. He co-founded Blueface Ltd (sold to Comcast) and NoFrixion (current) with Aaron Clauson. He has also co-founded a robotics company Akara, and an Impact Investing firm, Venturewave Capital.NoFrixion is a Money Movement platform combining the technology and regulatory authority to enable businesses to send, store, receive and reconcile funds programmatically. It is an Embedded Finance solution, focussed on embedded money movement.Founded in 2020 by Feargal Brady, Chief Executive Officer and Aaron Clauson, Chief technology Officer, NoFrixion raised €3.6m in seed funding in 2022. They were registered as Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) on the 31st of May 2023 by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), followed by authorisation as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) on the 25th July 2023#dublintechtalks #feargal #dublin #leadership #brand #ireland #podcast #businesses #hiring #barbara #monahans #sharon #dehmel #fyp #youtube #TechTalks #Newstalk
We sat down with Lee Bristow, Co-founder of Phinity Risk Solutions, on the latest Dublin Tech Talks podcast. Lee shared some invaluable insights into the world of risk and compliance management, especially in the context of the ever-evolving tech landscape. We also discussed rugby prior to Ireland beating South Africa.
Here are the top takeaways:
🔰 Early Policy Implementation: Lee emphasised the importance of implementing clear policies early in your business journey. Even for startups, having solid policies, particularly related to data security, can save you headaches down the road.
🤖 AI's Impact: How Artificial Intelligence is becoming a game-changer in risk and compliance management. AI's ability to analyse unstructured data and predict risks can provide a substantial advantage for organisations.
⬆Integrated Approach: Lee stressed the need for an integrated approach to risk management. Instead of handling risk assessments in silos, consider a holistic view that covers areas like privacy, information security, and health and safety.
↗ Aggregated Platforms: Lee highlighted the power of aggregated platforms that bring together different risk and compliance elements. This approach streamlines processes and makes it easier to manage compliance across the entire organisation. 👩💼 👨💼 Board-Level Concerns: Risk and compliance are not just internal matters; they're board-level concerns. Transparent reporting and visibility into risk-related data can empower boards to make informed investment decisions and avoid firefighting scenarios.
💱 The Evolving Regulatory Landscape: We touched upon the ever-evolving regulatory landscape. New regulations emerge all the time, and organizations need to adapt quickly, making a robust risk and compliance management system essential.
These insights shed light on the complex world of risk and compliance and how technology is transforming the way we approach these challenges. What's your take on these points? Let's continue the conversation.
About Phinity Risk Solutions The business develops cloud applications for the information risk and governance market. The Phinity Risk Solutions platform integrates into your risk and compliance processes to help you decrease your risk exposure. Boost your risk management capability and manage your organisational risks, from identification through to remediation, with the help of our powerful solutions.
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Dublin Tech Talks Gavin Fox sits down with Mark Swaine Head of product at Elkstone and founder of UX Institute talk Product Design & UX.
Mark shares his wealth of experience in the world of User Experience (UX). Together, we delve into the crucial realm of UX research, emphasising its pivotal role in modern businesses, startups, and legacy organisations.
🎙️ Meet the Guest:
Mark Swain, with his extensive background in website design and international UX consulting, offers valuable perspectives on the power of UX research and its impact on user satisfaction and business success.
🚀 Why Watch This Episode?
Whether you're a UX professional, startup enthusiast, or tech-savvy individual, this episode provides deep insights into UX strategies, industry challenges, and emerging trends. Join us for an engaging conversation that unravels the mysteries of the UX world and its transformative potential for businesses of all sizes.
🔍 Key Topics Covered:
💡 Startups and UX: Explore why startups should prioritise UX right from the beginning and understand the challenges faced by legacy businesses in adapting to innovative UX practices.
💡 Personalised Experiences: Learn about the significance of creating personalised and streamlined user experiences and why it's a key differentiator in today's saturated market.
💡 Innovation Culture: Discover how larger organisations can foster an innovation culture and compete effectively with nimble startups in the ever-evolving tech landscape.
💡 Trends in UX: Get insights into the latest trends in UX, including the integration of AI and automation in the design process.
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Unleashing Leadership and Brand Synergy for Scaling Success with Barbara Monahan and Sharon Dehmel Barbara Monahan and Sharon Dehmel provide a unique insight into the potential of exceptional leadership and brand synergy. Barbara Monahan and Sharon Dehmel bring together their expertise in BRAND Architecture & LEADERSHIP Development to create a one-of-a-kind learning experience. Their collaborative exploration of leadership and brand's role within scaling companies, and its impact on employee retention and engagement, will unveil innovative strategies to take your business to new heights.
Dublin Tech Talks caught up with Jane Gormley is Code Institute Director of Employer EngagementJane and the team focuses on helping our students get hired. Jane has a huge amount of experience in helping people make the transition from student to developerJoin us in unraveling the evolving landscape of tech education and how it paves the way for career transitions and a more inclusive tech industry.We discuss how employers perceive candidates from non-traditional backgrounds and the potential they bring to the tech sector. This conversation emphasises the importance of diversity and inclusion, as flexible online education models make tech accessible to a wider audience.Code Institute, an Irish tech education platform, offering a 16-week remote course in web development, breaking barriers for aspiring tech professionals. Dive into the stories of career changers finding their path in technology, and discover how Code Institute bridges the gap between education and industry demand.#DublinTechTalks #CodeInstitute #TechEducation #WebDevelopment #CareerChangers #NonTraditionalEducation #InclusiveTech #RemoteLearning #OnlineEducation #TechCareers #DiversityInTech #Interview #CodingBootcamp #CareerTransitions #techtrends
We had a in person event with Luke CEO and C0-Founder of Yonder, The all-in-one platform to automate health insurance and retirement benefits, globally, today announced it has raised a €2.6 million funding round led by Northzone and Frontline Ventures, to build accessible and affordable global financial benefits for an underserved generation of workers.Luke will be talking about being a founder and the fun and heartache this brings.Sound Quality not the best will work on it for the next in person podcast I record
On our final episode of Season 5 we talk with Inclusio CEO & Founder Sandra Healy https://inclusio.io/ We catch up with Sandra 2 years on from being on our Show. Inclusio is a platform developed by experts in behavioural data science, psychology, artificial intelligence, equality, diversity and inclusion. Inclusio works with organisations — both in the private and public sector — providing them with scientific, evidence-based data and inclusion insights linked to their business KPIs and ROI. Inclusio works with a brilliant existing customer base which already includes Sodexo, RSA Insurance Ireland, 123.ie, FBD insurance, Linesight, Kilsaran, Public Appointments Service, IPB insurance and Teagasc. Inclusio, has announced plans to create 80 jobs on the back of a €6.2m funding investment in the unique diversity and inclusion platform. #podcast #tech #talks #dublin #martinsenmayer #foryoupage #fyp #SandraHealy #ersl #mdersl #businesses #gavinfox #gavin #partnership #foryou #viralvideo #irlanda #explore #executive #digitalmarketing #institute #vcs #techtalks #techtalk #JessKelly #Inclusio #behavioural #Hiring #employment #artificialintelligence #equality #diversity #inclusion #funding #hiring
We got to sit down with CEO at MyComplianceOffice Brian Fahey to discuss everything MCO In this video, we're chatting with Brian Fahey, CEO of MyComplianceOffice. Now EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2023 finalists for the International category Brian shares with us his insights on the current state of compliance, and how his company is helping businesses comply with the evolving GDPR regulations. If you're looking for insights on compliance from the CEO of a company that's experienced with GDPR, then check out this Dublin Tech Talk with Brian Fahey. He'll share his insights on the current state of compliance, and how MyComplianceOffice is helping businesses comply with the evolving GDPR regulations. ( Dublin Tech Talks with Brian Fahey CEO at MyComplianceOffice ) Tags: #podcast #tech #talks #dublin #martinsenmayer #foryoupage #fyp #BrianFahey #businesses #gavinfox #gavin #partnership #foryou #viralvideo #irlanda #explore #executive #digitalmarketing #institute #vcs #Ireland #MyComplianceOffice #businesses #dublintechtalks #partnership #fintech #fintecs #funding #growth #leadership #ey #EntrepreneurofTheYear #WEOY #EYEOY #EOY #EY
Delighted to sit down with John McElligott COO Kara Connect talking about Kara Connect moving to Ireland and expanding their team. Connect your employees with accredited, vetted and experienced mental health and wellbeing professionals. Provide your employees with the support they need. Kara Connect is a Series A funded health and well-being platform which connects employees with coaches, counsellors, and therapists. It provides organisations with a suite of solutions enabling employees to access services which are tailored to their individual well-being requirements ( Dublin Tech Talks with John McElligott COO Kara Connect ) #podcast #tech #talks #dublin #martinsenmayer #foryoupage #fyp #susanbowman #ersl #mdersl #JohnMcElligott #businesses #gavinfox #gavin #partnership #foryou #viralvideo #irlanda #explore #executive #digitalmarketing #institute #vcs #techtalks #techtalk #JessKelly
We caught up with Susan Bowman from ERSL - ERS is a leading Irish provider of IT solutions and services to the company registration domain. The company was founded in Dublin in 2002 and is rapidly becoming the supplier of choice for Company Registries internationally. Information Services completes ERS acquisition Purchased by Canadian business ISC 5 years ago, Susan joined the business 9 months ago as Irish MD and sits on the group board. She has been working on Transforming the business ever since. In this talk we discuss her journey to a Irish Business leader, from working with Dell in San Fran to returning to Ireland in Lease Plan and now her journey in ERSL. Susan discusses Leadership, transformation, her journey and so much more. Thanks as always Workhuman for their continued support of Dublin Tech Talks
Dublin Tech Talks sat down with the amazing Anthony Quigley who is one of the leaders in Edtech, a seasoned entrepreneur with over 30 years' experience in starting, developing, managing and leading successful businesses. He is a senior board-level advisor to venture companies and start-ups.
- Investor, Director & Board Institute of Sustainability Studies
- Founder of Corporate Governance Institute in 2020.
- Founder of Code Institute in 2015.
- Founder of Digital Marketing Institute in 2009 (acquired).
- Founder of 3XE Digital (acquired), Net Results (acquired), WebKitchen (acquired) & Xanthal. Board of UX Design Institute, Learn Signal, CX Academy, Digital Learning Institute.
Delighted to sit down with Simone (Design Operations Manager) and Gerard (VP, Product Design) at Workhuman and talk everything Product Design
In this episode we talked through
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Scaling and Building great teams
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Diverse Teams
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Hiring Challenges
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Upskilling
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Growth of Design Opps
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Design Fest how to grow design ideas internally
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The future of Product Design
Dublin Tech Talks with Michelle Concannon Global SVP of Engineering who are expanding here in Ireland.
Signify Health is a leading healthcare platform that leverages advanced analytics, technology, and nationwide healthcare provider networks to create and power value-based payment programs.
Founded in 2017, Signify has more than 2,000 employees in the US and a national mobile network of around 10,000 doctors and nurses, and the new positions are based in areas such as product management and software engineering, and the firm is also seeking scrum masters. Signify Health is building a tech base in Galway, with plans to create 125 new jobs in Galway by 2024.
Signify Health is locating its new Irish business at the Bonham Quay campus in the city centre.
Now working with Elaine Murphy site lead for Signify Health they are growing out the team Michelle's own journey from Ireland, to the west coast and back to Ireland is a brilliant story.
She brings her own learnings from San Fran and the growth of Silicon Valley and how she uses that now in her leadership.
Michelle focuses on Mission and Purpose and has a passion for growing Diverse teams
We were delighted to sit down with Anthony Kelly Co-Founder & Chief Customer Officer at Glofox Great chatting with Anthony about growing Glowfox and the journey they have been on since 2016 - We chat through how GloFox grew and the Go to Market strategies they used Areas that stuck with me from the talk Managing teams as they scale and what is needed Focusing on scalable and repeatable customers helped grow out the market Customer Success was a big focus from early days White glove approach Proactivity Customer Stakeholder and knowing the market they were selling into
We sat down with Colum Lyons Founder & CEO at ID-Pal As always we sat down and talked everything leadership, business growth and personal growth.
Founded in 2016, Dublin-based ID-Pal offers organisations market-leading identity verification services. ID-Pal harnesses the power of technology to enable any business to verify identities and addresses in a matter of seconds by cross-referencing AI-led biometrics with document and database checks.
The award-winning ISO 27001 solution streamlines the identity verification process in a way that guarantees GDPR compliance, including for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) purposes. In October 2022, ID-Pal received government certification for digital Right to Work and Right to Rent checks in the UK.
ID-Pal has been flying over the last number of years winning numerous Awards in the Payments Industry and successfully securing €7 million in Series A funding round as it continues to scale at pace. This new wave of funding will allow the Dublin-based identity verification company to further scale its global sales and marketing efforts to meet the growing demand for the solution following its official UK launch earlier this year.
We speak with Rena Maycock CEO & Founder Cilter about the business her journey
We open up with the growth of www.cilter.ie
Talk about how the business is leading the charge defending harmful content on mobile devices
An Amazing product and delighted to speak with Rena
Cilter is child-protection software that makes internet use safe for children by analysing ALL data both coming into and going out of the device, filtering it for offensive content and then alerting parents if there is an imminent threat to their child. Children are bullied, coerced, harassed and groomed through communication channels on their devices. As Always thanks to Workhuman in supporting Tech Talks
Delighted to sit down with Helen Cahill Co-Founder of InvoiceFair We talked all things Growth, business and how to scale your company successfully Our Podcasts are brought to you in association with Workhuman www.workhuman.com www.invoicefair.com Follow us - www.linkedin.com/company/dublintechtalks www.martinsenmayer.com
I speak with Pierce about everything Equine MediRecord
Pierce Dargan founded his first start-up when he was fresh out of college. Equine MediRecord might be an industry leading platform, but that doesn’t mean Pierce didn’t have lots to learn on the journey. Never underestimate the value of timing
During the pandemic, Equine sport – like so many other industries – came to a standstill. The outlook was bleak for Equine MediRecord founder, Pierce Dargan. He laid off the whole team, including his brother, the CTO.
Today, Equine MediRecord is expanding across Europe, Northern America, and the Middle East. Knowing when to quit, and when to persist, is often the determining factor in an entrepreneur’s success.
Our talk explores the impact of timing and resilience for start-ups, with a focus on how entrepreneurs can hone the skills to be able to make tough decisions about sticking or quitting. Also some great advice every first-time entrepreneur should hear
Dublin Tech Talks with Nick Keegan from Mail Metrics We talked with Nick about conception, pivoting, growth, value, M&A and everything in between.
Mail Metrics is a technology solution to help companies in Highly Regulated Industry to Outsource and Digitally Transform their Customer Communications. Brilliant Irish business with an exciting future ahead
Bynaric is a Irish based, social housing management solutions that are user-friendly, cloud based, and always on. Bynaric provides software to help improve the management and processing of social housing waiting lists.
We talked about Aria starting his own business and growing Bynaric during the Pandemic and hiring his team all remote - Tech stack , Cloud First , Cyber , Next 6,12 , 24 months
We ask Aria as a founder for advice he would offer to other people looking to start up their next chapter
I spoke to Albert Baker COO and co-founder of danalto. danalto delivers Asset Tracking solutions Made Simple.
I found this a really interesting insight into the world of IOT and all of the hidden technology innovation that often goes under our radar but is enabling smart cities and businesses and contributing to important movements like sustainability. danalto makes massive-scale IoT universally easy and accessible, enabling asset tracking and mangement across wide open spaces, both indoor and outdoor.
Thanks to Albert for sharing the danalto story. Its given me a new perspective on how light touch technology can have massive impact on all kinds of enterprise and business problems.
We spoke with Louise Bernstein who is Director of Product HubSpot
We are joined on this talk with Dawa Riley, Head of Product Design with CleverCards Louise manages multiple teams delivering product for HubSpot and we discuss building successful teams and all things product.
www.linkedin.com/in/louisebernstein/ www.linkedin.com/in/dawariley/
We talk Prodcut with Emma Mulholland who is Principal Product Manager at Instil Software and Product leader based in Belfast. She has been the driving force behind ProductTank Belfast, Women Techmakers Belfast and Belfast Lean coffee
We are joined in this show with Dawa Riley Head of Product Design at CleverCards as we discuss the growing demand for Product leaders in Belfast, changing mindsets around Product, leadership and influencing and trying to get people to love the problem!
Leaving things on a knife edge on seeing why things fail?
I was delighted to sit down with Glen Holmes Senior Product Manager at Workday and discuss everything Product and Leadership Glen is Senior Product Manager with experience in business analysis, product and software development. Heavy emphasis on product design and development from functional, technical and commercial perspectives.
He can be found here - www.linkedin.com/in/glen-holmes-6057741a/
Glen also lectures in the Higher Diploma in Data Analytics in NCI and he is a guest speaker at many product events around the globe. We hope you enjoy If you want to work in Workday click here https://www.workday.com/en-us/pages/careers-dublin.html Sign up to Dublin Tech Talks and enjoy
Dublin tech Talks got to sit down with Randy Silver Product consultant to the stars Randy is a Product leader, Co-Host Podcast host - Product Experience, Virtual lean coffee organiser, & Author – What Do We Do Now
We talk about Product Leadership and what good looks like Randy moved from the music industry, early days Amazon Music, moving away from being a music editor which made him a natural fit for Product Leadership. Randy believes that understanding your clients and the markets and solve problems in a unique way is what good product leadership is - listen to find out more
www.linkedin.com/in/randysilver/
www.mindtheproduct.com/the-product-experience/
Dublin Tech Talks sit down with Linda Thackeray Senior Director of Microsoft’s The Garage
Linda has been in Ireland for the past 12 months setting up the Microsoft Garage here in Ireland. Linda is one of the nicest people you could talk with and we talk everything
Microsoft Garage and the changing culture in Microsoft and how that has been driven by leadership;
www.linkedin.com/in/linda-thackeray-a204284/
www.microsoft.com/en-us/garage/
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en
We were delighted to sit down with with Professor Tiziana Margaria & J.J Collins about UL Immersive Engineering program https://software-engineering.ie/
In this talk we discuss everything about the new course launching in 2022 where you get a Masters qualification in four years. Where you spend half your time being paid to solve some of society’s toughest problems in the world’s best companies, and half your time learning with the best lecturers and researchers.
UL teams up with tech leaders to shake up computer science education During the four years of the course, ISE students will complete five paid residencies. Each of these will be between three and six months long, giving students multiple opportunities to work with real-world tech teams. Hope you enjoy
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We get to sit down with Joe Lennon CTO / Co-Founder at Workvivo
In this talk we discuss everything Workvivo and how Joe got to where he is today. We discussed Workvivos journey, leadership, hiring funding and how Cork is becoming a hot bed for technology based businesses -
Workvivo Social network for a Work environment focused on a community Providing managers with actionable data to understand their employees It provides Employee communication platform to excite, engage and connect your entire company
Workvivo are 12 months post Series A funding and are on a brilliant growth path
We recently spoke with Tyler Patterson who is leading the CH Robinson Technology Labs set up in Cork.
Tyler has been with the business for over a decade and we discussed the evolution and impact of technology in the supply chain & logistics space.
With the combination of CH Robinson's multi-modal transportation management system and expertise, they use their information advantage to deliver smarter solutions for more than 119,000 customers and 78,000 contract carriers.
Their technology—built by and for supply chain experts—and expertise gives their customers a clear advantage in the marketplace. And C.H. Robinson® Labs™, the internal innovation incubator, drives the industry forward with the latest predictive analytics and technology to solve your supply chain challenges. Another really exciting development for Tech in Cork and it was great to get to speak to Tyler about their plans.
We sit down with Shane O'Flynn who is Head of Engineering with TradeIX
TradeIX headquartered in Dublin and offices in London and Singapore, TradeIX is a company challenging the status quo of siloed and manual-intensive trade and supply chain solutions. We supersede these highly inefficient systems with one that is better connected, thoroughly automated and makes use of an open infrastructure leveraging blockchain technology.
TradeIX is the world’s leading provider of technology for global trade and supply chains. We enable our customers, partners, and stakeholders to transact and exchange data smarter, faster, safer, and with more transparency. Our exceptional team of visionaries, trailblazers and builders empowers our ecosystem to digitally connect, conduct, and finance trade and supply chains in entirely new and transformative ways.
Gavin Fox sat down with Sean O'Connor COO of StatSports, which is one of the leading players in this $4.6billion industry.
GPS Technology for Tracking Live Data tracking, StatSports deals with some of the worlds largest biggest brands. Leinster Rugby was one of the first teams to use this technology and now we see Bras / Bumps on backs of a lot of top clubs such as Liverpool, top international soccer teams, Rugby Unions along with NFL and US soccer federation and other major sporting team. We talk with Sean about the growth of the business from the side of the pitch to boardrooms with leading sporting superstars - StatSports sell into over 90 countries world wide and now moving into Amateur Sports so how have they done it?
Sound is a small bit out but I hope you enjoy as this is one of my favourite areas of tech and sport! www.linkedin.com/in/seán-o-connor-3178b916/
Graham Brocklebank, founder of Peer. Graham shared his personal experiences and how this was a catalyst for him to look at a different solution to the problems he encountered. Peer is a Cloud-based Assistive Technology, that supports reading and writing in education and the workplace for people with dyslexia, ADHD and related reading challenges.
Dyslexia does not discriminate. It affects all people equally. Peer believes academic achievements are awarded by the foundational ability to read and spell which follows people for the rest of their lives. The Peer product removes this discrimination by firstly removing the barriers facing students with reading and spelling and secondly and more importantly supports personalized learning for the user to help them achieve and workplace succeed.
Recently awarded a place in the Early Stage Startup 2020 at the National Startup Awards, Graham and Peers success is a brilliant example of how far you can come if you are passionate about a purpose.
Capella are experts in workplace design, home office audit, and employee wellness and productivity, we partner with you to ensure that your employees thrive, whether they are working from your office, or their home office
We speak with Criona about conditions for staff working from home and what businesses have to do to ensure they are prepared https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2021/0204/1195146-remote-working/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/criona-turley-0779091/
Technically this is a Kerry Tech Talks as I caught up with Emily Brick recently to discuss Athena Analytics based out of Tralee. Emily’s background in data science and analytics combined with some early exposure to the school’s system led her to found Athena Analytics.
Our school’s system are busy, busy places and young people can find themselves out of sync and not achieving their individual potential. Athena’s mission was to tackle the “data problem” in schools. That is, taking the large amounts of data schools are looking at every day and translating them into interpretable and actionable results.
Emily and I discussed how their platform can help support the individual at the heart of the school system as well as how school administration staff can reap the rewards of real time data analysis. Thanks to Emily for sharing her story, well worth taking 20 minutes to hear how this business came about and all the important work they do.
Dublin Tech Talks – Sandra Healy CEO of inclusio - Data and AI in organisational culture development
I had the pleasure of speaking with Sandra Healy of incusio about how their platform combines technology, psychology and artificial intelligence to create workplaces where people want to work. inclusio harnesses the collective power of employees to shift and transform the culture, from the inside out!
Sandra is a seasoned leader in technology and a long-standing champion of the ED&I movement. Recent events like the Black Lives Matter movement, COVID-19 causing workforce disruption, #MeToo movement, gender equality reporting and increasing legislation in diversity monitoring are forces outside of the control of global organisations; However, they must seek ways to respond in these unprecedented times. inclusio provides a platform for employers to engage and support their people in a meaningful, measurable way with a focus on action!
Its always great to speak with Sandra who is always happy to share her experience in this space
Dublin Tech Talks Data Security with Bonafeyed
Our webinar was led by Lance Smith (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lance-smith-308b30/) who talked us through Bonafeyed who are a Silicon Valley company with an innovative technology and approach to data protection and complements existing deployed security perimeter solutions covering detection, prevention and transportation
In this talk We are going to introduce a Silicon Valley company with game changing technology that helps businesses keep their data protected - even after a data breach.
Can your business afford a data breach? Cybercrime is on the rise globally while data breaches continue to yield high margins for cybercriminals. You will hear from the CEO, and founders (based on the West Coast) of Bonafeyed who will discuss their product and answer questions anyone has about their approach and data security in general.
Dublin Tech Talks with Kate Kidd HR Director at Workhuman
We talk with Kate from Workhuman where we talk about #GreatPlacetowork, Productivity, Support structures, OnBoarding, building relationships and learnings from the past 12 months.
Have a listen and us know your thoughts Workhuman operates employee reward and incentive schemes on behalf of some of the world’s biggest companies, including Cisco, GE, LinkedIn, Procter & Gamble, Symantec and KPMG. More than 5 million employees are on the Workhuman platform across 160 countries.
Workhuman are hiring - https://www.workhuman.com/company/careers/
Kate Kidd - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-kidd-10221012/
Workhuman Live - https://workhumanlive.com/
Dublin Tech Talks hosted a Lunch and Learn with Andrson
How AI can help artists get their music discovered
Andrson is joined Dublin Tech Talks Lunch and Learn Series talking about - How AI can help artists get their music discovered
First 13 min Intro about Andrson with Neil Dunne & Zach Miller-Frankel 18.30min on Data Discussion with Neil & Cárthach Ó Nuanáin Round up after 60mins
In this talk, Neil, Zach, and Cárthach from sound-driven, music discovery platform Andrson will explain how they are connecting unsigned artists with music industry professionals - via its audio analysis, AI technology. They passionately believe that artists deserved to be heard, and will explain how their technology combined with human discovery, can save time and money, but more importantly, keep music at the forefront of the industry.
Speakers: Neil Dunne, Co-Founder and COO, Andrson Zach Miller-Frankel, Co-Founder and CEO, Andrson Cárthach Ó Nuanáin, Head of Audio Analysis, Andrson
Some people are natural entrepreneurs, some forced and times of crisis often make the latter. However you end up at that embryonic stage and looking to take your big idea and make it a reality, there is a lot to consider to make it a viable business. Thankfully there is an abundance of support and advice you can avail off including people like Heidi Corr and the team @Dublin Bic.
I spoke to Heidi about what you should be mindful off in these early stages and what type of support is available to you. If you want to know more, reach out to Heidi and she'll be happy to help or point you in the right direction.
Dublin Tech Talks with Maeve Kneafsey about the Building Blocks of Digital Transformation
Maeve Kneafsey who is an Advisor/Founder/Entrepreneur with real world experience leading her own businesses through seismic digital transformation . More recently she has been working with larger organisations helping them with digital transformation, as well as working with startups to accelerate their growth and market entry. If that wasn't enough to keep Maeve busy she is also a mentor for both Enterprise Ireland and Ignite NI Accelerator and an advisor for ASTIA. I really enjoyed speaking with Maeve and this will serve as an introduction to a larger piece of content we'd like to bring to you in the coming month or two.
Dan Ring from Foundry gave me some fascinating insights into the world of the technology behind movies and high end TV which augments and supports the creative artist. Foundry has been developing creative software for the Digital Design, Media and Entertainment industries for over 20 years, manifested in breath-taking visual effects sequences on a wide range of feature films, video-on-demand, television and commercials. Dan’s role as Head of Research puts him at the cutting edge, blending the worlds of the possible with what can be done right now.
Dave speaks Financial Safety nets for Gig workers
Garret Cassidy - CEO of Trezeo discussed their mission to provide the platform and services to offer financial regularity and safety to the ever growing population of workers not in traditional employment scenarios.
Dublin Tech Talks with Kelly Becker Country President, Ireland at Schneider Electric
Kelly is a friend to Dublin Tech Talks after being our key note speaker at our International Women's Day event back in February
Kelly is a real leader and a brilliant person to speak with and in this talk we discuss her changing leadership style due to new ways of working through to ensuring how we can keep a balance at the top table where Kelly sits within Schneider
We hope you enjoy Kelly's enthusiasm and as always brilliant take aways
#DublinTechTalks #LeadershipSkills #Leaders #30%club #Leadershipp #tech #culture #employeeengagement #diversity #inclusion #leader
Dublin Tech Talks had a Lunch and Learn with Bojan Furlan about Machine Learning Projects Development.
Bojan is Principal Software Engineer Machine Learning at Informatica Bojan talked us through a full Machine learning project with some amazing incites
Thank you Bojan and Informatica for allowing him speak Forgot to press record at the very start but you only missed 30 seconds :)
As always we like to thank Icon Accounting for their ongoing support
Dublin Tech Talks is back, and we are back with a brilliant webinar talking about the ‘Tesla’ of Cryptocurrency Chainlink!
The Chainlink network provides reliable tamper-proof inputs and outputs for complex smart contracts on any blockchain, using "oracles" to bridge the gap between smart contracts on the blockchain and the real world. We are delighted to be working with Brian O’Beirne founder of the Chainlink Meetup group along with Keenan Olsen & Patrick Collins to bring you this brilliant topic. Brian will be leading the evening with loads of information on Chainlink and its evolution and Keenan and Patrick are going to talk about chainlinking a smart contract and on chain verifiable randomness: https://blog.chain.link/verifiable-ra...
Keenan www.linkedin.com/in/keenanolsen/
Patrick: www.linkedin.com/in/patrickalphac/
Dublin Tech Talks sat down with Patrick Garry CEO & Co-Founder Loylap
LoyLap lets Merchants engage and reward customers with spectacular accuracy. Easily create a gift, loyalty or ordering system; all contained in one beautiful white label app designed for your business brand. We talked through their journey, their business how they add value to companies looking to understand their customers better using data and increasing sales. LoyLap focus on Gift Cards, Loyalty, Online Ordering, Digital Wallet & Campaigns www.loylap.com/ Really enjoyed the chat and think the product has lots hands to play! #DublinTechTalks #Loyalty #DigitalWallet #Payments #CustomerExperience
Dublin Tech Talks had the pleasure of speaking to some of Irelands leading information security leaders about everything IS related in this post-covid reality. We discussed vulnerability considerations, the pitfalls of having some many remote workers, threat actor approaches as well as privacy considerations. Thanks so much to @Eoin Keary from @EdgeScan, @Tom Keating from @Proofpoint and Jon Gleich from Protegrity for providing their insights.
We really enjoyed speaking to them so check it out!
The New Normal talks with Founder & CEO at Popertee - Lucinda Kelly
We talk with Lucinda about everything Popertee; how the new market conditions are effecting the business which has been reliant on footfall and marketing spend.
Popertee is building the first global data platform that will use artificial intelligence to match the perfect audience with the perfect location, enabling brands to intelligently find the optimum short term retail or marketing space for campaigns.
StartUPs #Data #Marketing #TheNewNormal #DublinTechTalks
The New Normal talks with HRLocker CEO Adam Coleman about their Journey, culture, and how the software can help companies be a continual learning environment HRLocker is one of the best HR Software for SME's Manage your people Both On-site & Remote Working Employee HR Software that includes Absence Management, Performance Management, Timesheets, Training & Development, Recruitment, Remote Working
Wagestream are proud to be funded by social impact charities in order to help bring financial security and stability to the lives of working people by challenging the negative effects of the monthly pay cycle. It's a combination of smart technology, flexible processes and access to income as you earn; all underpinned by financial education. I talked to Adam about current payment processes, how things can be different and all the benefits a new way of working can offer not only employees but also organisations.
Adam provided some great insights all based on large data sets. If you are interested in hearing more about Wagestream you can reach Adam at adam@wagestream.co.uk https://wagestream.com/ #DublinTechTalks #TheNewNormal #FinancialWellBeing
The New Normal talks with Pest Pulse Co-Founder Tim O'Toole On this talk we discuss, the Product, selling early and the joys that is Pest Control in 2020 - a brilliant success story and a company to keep an eye out for!
Not just another Pest Control company
Pest Pulse is The World's First Tech Led Pest Control Company It's Developed by a team of Pest Control, IoT and Software experts we develop smart pest control solutions for commercial clients in the UK and Ireland. #DublinTechTalks #TheNewNormal #PestControl
The New Normal talking with Jamie Heaslip about his array of technology ventures, investments, leadership and a lot more. Jamie Heaslip is currently consulting with Flender as head of brand marketing. Flender is one of a number of companies Jamie has invested in since retiring for professional rugby. In the last decade, Jamie has also backed Kitman Labs, where he sits on the board along with Lovin Media Group, UrbanVolt as well as Pointy, which was recently acquired by Google. Jamie is involved in a number of other business ventures, with his commercial firm Sabra Management and his pubs. Jamie Heaslip is ex-Irish Rugby Captain earning 95 Caps, during his international career from 2006 to 2017, making him one of the most capped players in Irish national team history. Flender offers flexible, multi-purpose loans to Irish SMEs, and the platform can approve loans within 24 hours of receiving a completed application.
TheNewNormal #DublinTechTalks #Flender #Investment #Chats #Flender #Pointy
The New Normal talking Business Agility and Transformation with Fin Goulding
Fin Goulding has consistently been named as one of the top global CTO/CIO’s year-on-year, who in the past five years, has transformed into a business agility expert having worked for organisations like Visa, RBS, NatWest, HSBC, Aviva and digital startups such as lastminute.com, travelocity.com and paddypower.com. As well as being a popular keynote speaker and panellist, Fin also coaches executives through the challenges of transformation and is the co-author of Flow: A Handbook for Changemakers and 12 Steps to Flow
www.linkedin.com/in/fgoulding
We speak with SoapBox Labs Founder/CEO Patricia Scanlon #
Patricia talks about driving the success of SoapBox labs which is Voice Tech for Kids. Developed using Speech recognition (AI and machine learning) being used in every day products specifically for Kids. We talk about funding, scaling, evolving, hiring and a lot more in a brilliant chat with Patricia. Listed on Failory 53 Irish Startups to Keep an Eye On and with an amazing revenue stream SoapBox Labs is one of Ireland's true success stories so far.
www.failory.com/blog/irish-startups Not many startups can boast that they have been officially endorsed by Mark Zuckerburg. The SoapBox Labs team are aiming to improve literacy amongst children. Unlike other voice assistants, this one is made specifically for kids and helps improve literacy through games, toys, language learning and more. They recently got a $30m contract with the University of Florida to use their technology in an educational program
DublinTechTalks #TheNewNormal #SoapBoxLabs #AI #Podcast
We spoke with Cristiane ‘Coca’ Pitzer who is an Agile Transformation evangelist and we talk about how companies can continue to be Agile, Transformation Coca has been a business transformation specialist for the past 15 years and more specifically with agile for the past six to seven years. Coca also has a wide experience with remote working - managing remote teams and bringing agile and cultural transformation into distributed environments. www.linkedin.com/in/cocapitzer
The New Normal talking Cloud with TEKenable Operations Director Noel Walsh. TEKENABLE are experts in digital evolution through Low Code platforms. They provide faster project delivery with more functionality per Euro at a lower risk requiring less effort by you and us using Low Code platforms and bespoke extensions We talk about Cloud Adoption, Security, Digital Evolution, Multi-Cloud& Low Code / No Code. Noel has over 14 years experience in I.T. delivery across various technical competencies and industry sectors. Within TEKenable Noel has been involved in project deliveries to companies in the Financial, Retail, Public and Private sectors. Focused on delivering quality project solutions to customers, Noel is currently Operations Director with TEKenable involved with providing Business Process Optimisations solutions for customers through the intelligent use of technology. www.tekenable.ie www.linkedin.com/in/walshnoel
We speak to Workhuman's VP of Engineering (and all round nice guy) Ronan O'Dulaing about a blog he shared recently highlighting the importance of Culture as a Platform for engagement & innovation. We discussed the importance of Trust and Purpose in building resilient teams and how this culture has helped the Workhuman teams not only manage the recent changes but also deliver new innovations and help existing and potential customers (and humans) in a really meaningful way. If you’re interested in finding out more about how you can improve the culture of your organisation, and increase employee engagement and retention, visit http://welcome.workhuman.com
Ronan is Chief Product Officer for Alpha Fintech, in this podcast we discuss Payments/Fintech and COVID-19 #DublinTechTalks #TheNewNormal
https://alphafin.tech/
www.linkedin.com/in/rajgallagher/
Alpha Fintech is a fintech's end-to-end middleware, connecting the merchant buyer and vendor supplier across the entire fintech spectrum. Alpha Fintech is a fintech's end-to-end middleware, connecting the merchant buyer and vendor supplier across the entire fintech spectrum
We spoke with Tracy Keogh Co-Founder of Grow Remote
We talk about what GrowRemote is trying to do on promotion of remote working as norm -
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The typical health & fitness professional spends up to 4 hours every week managing their business. This equates to lost revenue of over €10,000 every year. This is a €125M market opportunity in Ireland given there are over 12,500 of these health & fitness professionals and a €10B market opportunity in the UK, US and Australia.Legit Fit is a web and mobile application that allows health, fitness and wellness professionals manage their business effectively. It enables them to take bookings and payments online, manage cancellations and communicate with their clients.
Hidai Degani - With more than 14 years of experience working for different companies in Customer Experience, eCommerce, eGaming, Fintech, CRM & Loyalty, 6 relocations (and one cross-Europe trip), and countless struggles and successes along the way, Hidai will share the knowledge & experience accumulated over the years on Customer Experience & Loyalty. https://www.linkedin.com/in/hidaidegani/
Podcast with Luca Boschin from LogoGrab We talk Logograb, Product evolution, culture and how they were able to develop their business. www.logograb.com
Caroline Hynes, Director of Product in Zendesk gives us her thoughts on how things are working out for her and the team, listen in and let us know your thoughts.
Dublin Tech Talks continue our Podcasting with the brilliant Joan Mulvihill joining us for a live podcast
Joan Digitalisation Lead at Siemens Ireland will be talking to us live about Creativity – Skills for Innovation.
Now more then ever skills needed for Innovation will be crucial as we adapt to the new normal - join us for this exciting live Tech Talk - Joan is an experienced CEO and Senior Manager with breadth of business experience across the gamut of industry sectors – ICT, FMCG retail, manufacturing, professional services and not-for-profit.
IIA DOT IE Net Visionary Awards 2016: WINNER Overall Net Visionary Award European Commission Innovation Luminary Awards 2013: WINNER Innovation Champion for Ireland Lord Mayor Awards 2013: WINNER Dublin Digital Champion PRII, PRCA, CIPR - PR Awards 2012: WINNER Best Public Affairs Campaign Business Woman of the Year Awards 2011: WINNER Professional Business Woman of the Year Chambers Ireland CSR Awards 2011: Commendation Best CSR Initiative by a micro-business
In this episode we are talking with Self Employed Ireland founder Eddie Mulrooney www.selfemployedireland.ie Self Employed Ireland is a national collective body serving and informing the self employed Business Owner across the country of Ireland. Working together can greatly improve the process, promotion and profitability of all our businesses while learning from each other and spreading best practice throughout the working society. Working together in a structured cohesive manner can deliver significant improvements on a personal and business level to all our members, and thereby benefiting the country as a whole.