Win Happy Podcast

I am heartbroken to hear about the passing of my friend Micheál Sheridan of the Mercy Hospital Foundation . We hadn't been in touch for quite a while and despite the connected world we live in today I had never realised that he was sick. My sincere condolences to his family and friends and I hope they will take some comfort from the huge difference he made to so many when he was with us. Micheál w...

On today's podcast I chatted with former journalist and radio producer, Christine Tobin , a new senior member of the Fuzion communications team. Christine has a big story, from cheffing to 20 years of journalism, from Ireland to New Zealand and back, with lots of diverse experience gained along the way. Among other things she chatted about the huge role of parents, the changing media landscape, ro...

On today's podcast I chat with Andrew Dewar the serial entrepreneur, Thetahealer and co-founder of Five Year You . Andrew, who grew up with a sister with severe autism, lived in a constant state of stress and the very worst nearly happened when she actually tried to kill him. This traumatic experience had a huge impact on his life and it is only in the last few years after much therapy that he has...

In part two of a two part podcast with Paul Ruane , the Head of Brand with Fuzion who talks about the whole process of branding and how it works. He also talks about rebranding, when it is recommended and why he felt it was necessary to rebrand Fuzion and how he went about this. Even though the chat got a bit "nerdy" at times for anyone in business this is a valuable conversation. Enjoy the show!...

On today's podcast I chatted with Paul Ruane , the Head of Brand with Fuzion who is responsible for the "hot off the press" rebrand of the agency. Graphic Designers are a strange breed and in this episode I try to get to know Paul a little bit better and also to find out what he means when he talks about "your brand" and why it matters so much. Enjoy the show!     Podcast Production by Greg Canty...

Running your own business for 20 years is a fantastic achievement. When you run your own business and Covid throws a huge spanner in the works and you decide to grab that " opportunity " to emigrate to the United States with two children while pregnant, people might think you were nuts!! On today's podcast I chat with the co-founder of Eazy City and EZC Study Abroad , Julia Lynes who has done exac...

On today's podcast I chatted with Valerie O'Hanlon , Career Coach and founder of Clarence Consulting . In a way Valerie was her own first client as she took her own career direction into her own hands and stopped what she was doing to go out on her own. " It's not worth it to be miserable " she says, and as a career coach she helps people who might be stuck in a rut to make the necessary changes a...

On today's podcast I chatted with two inspirational women who both gave up their full time jobs to follow their respective dreams, and now they find themselves selling their products alongside each other in a new pop up shop. Martyna Potocka , originally from Poland started her baby gifting business, The Little Big Moments two years ago. Sue Kumar from India started her jewellery business, Leap of...

On today's podcast I had the pleasure of the company of much travelled media professional, Vanessa Conneely . Vanessa is a warm and fascinating character whose love of her profession and her curiosity has taken her all over the world, living in interesting places and working across all types of media. She chats about her life and career, about the changes in media and where she feels it is going ...

On today's podcast I chat with Andy Mackin , the CEO of the Mackin Group , a global success story headquartered in Cork. When a trial with Torquay United didn't end the way he had hoped he was delighted to join the Irish Navy and ended up serving for 21 years. The retired Andy , at just 39 started his own health and safety consultancy and with an ethos of hard work and customer service, door after...

As we approach the two year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I welcome back the journalist and founder of Lifeline Ukraine , Paul Niland to the Win Happy podcast. Make no mistake, this is a brutal war with endless, pointless suffering and Paul, an Irishman who has been living in Kyiv for 21 years, tells us the story of the last two decades and how he sees things going right now. Ukr...

On today's podcast I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Gwendolyn Masin , concert violinist, educator and director of the GAIA Music Festival in Switzerland. She is the fourth generation of family musicians, she started playing piano at the age of three, she was given a violin for her fifth birthday and at the age of six she performed in her first concert. Gwendolyn has lived all over the...

On today's podcast I speak with speaker, author and podcast host John R.Miles about his life, career, and his latest book ' Passion Struck '. John's career took an unexpected turn and this high ranking military professional suddenly found himself having to reinvent himself as a management consultant. He chats about the need for new leadership models, the move from command and control to coaching a...

On today's podcast I chat with the retired owner of O'Sullivans Bar in Crookhaven in West Cork, where you can enjoy the most southernly pint in Ireland. Billy O'Sullivan , 86 years young, ably assisted by his granddaughter, Alex , chats about his life and career and the story of the pub which has been in the family name for nearly 91 years. He chats about Crookhaven with a population of  just 37 p...

On part two of this two part podcast I chat with Conductor and Composer Vincent Kennedy about his 10th album ' Music of People and Place ' performed by the RTE Concert Orchestra featuring Mark Redmond on uilleann pipes. Vincent chatted about the powerful magic of an orchestra, the role of the conductor and the monumental task of recording 18 songs in just two days. Enjoy the show...   Click here f...

On today's podcast I chat with Composer and Conductor, Vincent Kennedy who has just released his 10th album ' Music of People and Place ' performed by the RTE Concert Orchestra . On part one of this two part podcast Vincent chats about a piece of music he heard when he was just 3 years of age that changed his life, mastering the trumpet, winning multiple awards as a young boy and going on to compo...

On today's podcast I chat with playwright, author and high performance leadership consultant, Shane Cradock about his latest book, ' The Inner CEO ', and what we need to do in 2024 to start living the life that we were born to live. Shane chats about his fascinating story, how a phone call changed the course of his life and how understanding your mind can be the key to unlocking the real you. I ho...

Paul Niland an Irishman has been living in Kyiv for over 20 years - he is the founder and CEO of Lifeline Ukraine . Daryna Hruzdieva was forced to leave her home in Kyiv with her family because of the war and she has been living and working in Ireland since March 2022. I asked them both to chat about the challenges of Putin's pointless war and in particular how they are feeling about another war t...

On today's podcast I continue my conversation with Saiphin Moore , the founder of the successful chain of restaurants in the UK, Rosa's Thai . Saiphin chats about opening a food stall at a Sunday market and then the very first Rosa's Thai in Spitalfields in London in 2008, some of her celebrity guests, and how she grew this business to a chain of 40 across restaurants in the UK. She chats about th...

On today's podcast I chat with Saiphin Moore , the founder of the successful chain of restaurants across the UK, Rosa's Thai . In part one I chat with Saiphin about the village in Thailand where she grew up, her love of cooking and her first little food business at the age of 14. She also chats about her brave move to Hong Kong, then to Jersey and back again, and then to London where she desperate...

On today's podcast I chatted with Shelly Rourke, the owner of Shelly's , an online baked goods gift business. Shelly is one of the early stage entrepreneurs participating in the UCC Ignite accelerator programme and as one of the marketing sessions was wrapping up recently the group started chatting about the horrific attacks by Hamas in Israel . Shelly took everyone by surprise when she announced...

On today's podcast I chat with nature, hurling and dog lover, Anne Harrington Rees . When Anne says that " Nature is my reason for being, it's my whole life ", you know she means it! After a debilitating illness the Kilkenny native had to give up her landscaping career and she then turned to arts and crafts when she recovered. She now runs a successful business, Anne Harrington Rees Designs , insp...

On today's podcast I chat again with legendary artist, Jim Fitzpatrick who celebrates his 80th birthday in December of this year. Jim chats about his special relationship with the driving force behind Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott , about his life obsession with Celtic mythology, the goddess Bríd or Saint Brígid and his intimate work with Sinead O'Connor . Jim is as passionate and as motivated as ever a...

On today;s podcast I had the honour of speaking with one of my heroes, the artist Jim Fitzpatrick who brought us the iconic painting of Che Guevara , who brought the essence of Thin Lizzy to life on their classic album covers, who worked intimately with Sinead O'Connor and who's life passion is Celtic mythology. Jim celebrates his 80th birthday in December of this year and on part one of a two par...

On today's podcast I chat with the warm and wonderful Claire Barrett otherwise known as Claire Marconi to the people of Crookhaven in West Cork. While on honeymoon in Kenmare in the late seventies her husband George asked her to make a diversion to the small little village of Crookhaven, the most southerly point of Ireland. Whatever it was about this special place, Claire was hooked and shortly af...