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Sharon Keegan is the CEO and Founder of the Irish support wear brand, Peachylean who appeared on BBC TV, Dragon’s Den. With her heart felt pitch, asking for £100,000 investment in return for 11% of her business, she was able to secure three investors on the night, Touker Suleyman, Sara Davies and Tej Lalvani. Peter Jones of Dragon’s Den said, “ Never have I been more pleased that someone has walke...

Suzie Lee Arbuthnot is a celebrity Home Cook, Charter Accountant and a Brand Ambassador for the well known Irish Supermarket, Supervalu. With an absolute passion for cooking, she is currently in the process of signing off her new cookbook which will be released on 18th August 2022. In 2019 she was selected from thousands of applicants to compete in the 2020 series of BBC One’s ‘Best Home Cook’. Af...

Anna Corry is a lifestyle blogger, founder of AC Connects Consultancy and has a background in Communications and Public Relations. Through her amazing Blossoming Birds Instagram account, which has a dedicated following of over 95k, Anna has worked with some well known brands such as Mama and Papas, Joules, The White Company, Center Parcs Paris to name just a few. She understands the struggles face...

Jennifer Rock is founder and CEO of The Skin Nerd, Nerd Network, Cleanse Off Mitt makeup removal tool and Skingredients. She is a multi-award winning Dermal Facialist, Skin Tutor and author of bestseller, The Skin Nerd: Your Straight-Talking Guide to Feeding, Protecting and Respecting Your Skin. She features regularly in the Irish Examiner, Image Magazine, Irish Country Magazine, the Sunday Busine...

Mairead Mackle is a multi award winning entrepreneur. She owns and operates a wide range of businesses across several industries including care, support, housing solutions, renewables and construction. All of which are under the umbrella of Tarasis Enterprises. Mairead is continually being recognised for her innovation in Business. She is the current NatWest Everywoman of the Year & the Irish...

Jackie Reid is Chief Strategy Officer and one half of husband and wife duo who own Deli Lites, an award winning gourmet sandwich and food-to-go company, based in Northern Ireland. They employ over three hundred staff and have their own twenty five thousand square foot manufacturing facility. Not only do they supply every county in Ireland, every day of the week, they also export to nine countries...

Linzi Rooney is the founder of Born and Bred, a bricks and mortar store in Belfast and a fast growing store online. It’s a company that helps artists thrive. Furthermore, Linzi is also selling her product to the four main Stena Line ships and is regularly fulfilling huge orders for Tourism Northern Ireland and Guinness. A silversmith by trade, Linzi speaks of how her idea, to support fellow artist...

Olivia’s Haven is a luxury home fragrance business, founded by the amazing Olivia Burns, who is a leading marketing and branding expert. She has taken the business from just an idea little over a  year ago to a widely recognised brand throughout the Uk and Ireland. A brand that combines design and storytelling. It has recently been featured in Forbes, Ok Magazine, Independent, Gloss Magazine,...

Julie Hastings is the Marketing Director of Hastings Hotels and a visiting Professor at the Ulster University. She is a powerhouse in the world of business and hospitality. Julie shares with us how the hugely successful family business grew over the years to what we know as the Hastings Group of today, seven beautiful, well known hotels across Northern Ireland.  The global pandemic brought ex...

Emma Gribben is a global digital marketer with over 9 years of experience gained throughout the Uk, Ireland, and Dubai.  Emma provides so many services for her clients, such as digital strategy, website analysis, and design, social media consultancy, content marketing, email marketing, digital marketing training, and mentoring. So many small business owners manage their own digital marketing...

Meghan Semple is an award-winning Belfast-based Digital Marketer, specialising in online advertising on platforms including Facebook ads and Google ads for businesses all across Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom, the United States and beyond. She’s the Global Performance Marketing Lead at the Google and Facebook partnered agency, Digital 24. Meghan works towards building profitable strategies f...

Diarmuid McSweeney is the Co-founder of Gym+Coffee and he has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to growing a brand which is recognised world wide. Diarmuid talks about how he built his business based on his own passions and trends he could see developing in the “ath-leisure” space.  With little to know experience in the retail world they started small and they now have nine stores and a gro...

Grainne McCoy is a multi-talented make-up artist. Her career has taken her across the UK and Europe working on film sets with international brands such as Laura Mercier and collaborating with Global Makeup brand Trish McEvoy.  Grainne has worked at Google and YouTube Headquarters and is well known for her part in the Apprentice in 2016.  Grainne talks about her early journey in business...

In the podcast we will be discussing the foundations small business owners need to put in place to a) honour their legal compliance duties as an employer and b) give them peace of mind that they have proper HR practices in place. Top tips for small business owners to put solid HR foundations in place: Understand your starting point – you already have a “contract of employment” in place even if you...

Cara from Digital Twenty Four talks us through all things video content and how to get through the overwhelm of creating video content for your business. We discuss the dos and don’ts of video content and why it is so important. Planning for your video content is so important in order for it to be successful so we get some great tips on this. Filming and Editing especially can really put people of...

Speaking at a Women In Business conference recently I covered the topic - Building your personal brand. I talked about defining your brand values and your audience. This is so important. Also being able to pitch yourself no more what circumstances you are in. Building your brand is something that will take time and hard work. I discuss utilising opportunities face to face, social&nb...

In todays Podcast Ruth and Barbara-Anne give us the background to their amazing business Ooh and Aah Cookies. From the early days of attending Balmoral Show and stalls in Victoria Square to present day where they are sending out hundreds of boxes a week and taking the internet by storm. The struggle of being a business owner and a mum is also addressed but they have now managed to create...

Rachel Molloy owns Cafe No 47  based in Donaghmore and is preparing to open her second Restaurant/Cafe in Cookstown. Rachel discusses her journey through life and employment and how she is now embracing her entrepreneurial journey. The support from her family and friends has been amazing however it is Rachel's fearless attitude and determination which has brought her to where she is...

Ellen Kavanagh Jones is the Co-Founder of Waxperts Wax, Waxperts and Heire. In the podcast, Ellen discusses her journey on social media and how she has used social media to grow her business. Community is so important to Ellen and the waxperts team. She speaks about when Covid hit and how they put their community and their team before the needs of the business. Ellen talks about building comm...

Jill McDowell is founder of Home At Rose Cottage and Rose Cottage on the Road. She is an Influencer and Instagram Expert who specialises in creating engaging content and educating businesses how to d the same. In the podcast we discuss all things Instagram. How to have your Instagram account visually appealing to encourage new followers: -Logo -Bio -Highlights -Grid We also discuss the d...

Emma Miller and Joanne Chambers are the dynamic duo known as Dollybird Interiors. With over 20 years experience between them and numerous awards they are experts in their field and are pushing their business to new heights especially since Covid. In the podcast Emma speaks about taking risks and how sometimes finance can be the only thing that holds you back. She discusses the use of the bounce ba...

Aimee Oliver CEO of Bodyfit Mums talks to us about how she founded her face-to-face fitness business which supports mums on their journey with exercise and motherhood. We discuss how important that face to face contact has been for not only the fitness of her members but also their mental health. When covid hit Aimee was determined she would support her mums no matter what the cost....

In today’s podcast, I speak to you from a place of reflection. Reflecting on the amazing guests we have just listened to over the last few months and excitement for the guests to come. I am excited for the businesses that will be pitching to you over the next few months as sponsors of the podcast. Each episode will have a 1-2min pitch from a different business that is sponsoring the podcast. They...

PR is a buzz word that we all as business owners are familiar with, but what does it really mean? How can it benefit you and your business? Fiona Brown Communications strips it right back to the basics. We discuss what PR really means on a basic level and how that can be, and should be incorporated into your marketing strategy. Is there such a thing as bad press? I love Fiona's view on this. The b...

Shopify is one of the leading ecommerce platforms in the world. In this podcast Mark Kelso (Shopify Expert) takes us through, step by step, how to get the best return from your shopify store. We discuss everything from listing a product or service, search engine optimisation and Shopify marketing. The topic is vast however the points covered in the podcast will help many retailers get some clarity...