Invisible to Visible

When we become a parent (or in many cases well before that...) we usually know whether we want to be a stay-at-home parent or if we want to be a working parent. But what if we choose the latter but the Universe has a different plan for us? How does it feel to give up on the plan we have had for ourselves? In this episode Anna talks about her personal experience of taking a career break to become a...

Tracy Gunn is a co-founder of Platform55, an award winning HR platform that transforms how organisations supports modern families at work, with solutions for Leaders, Employees and HR.  Tracy was a former Head of Leadership Development for Marks & Spencer in the UK, and has over 25 years of experience in learning and leadership development.  As a Mum of two boys, she is well versed in juggling...

Pat Finnerty is a psychological coach dedicated to guiding organizations and individuals toward more meaningful and rewarding outcomes in work and life. With over two decades of self-employment, he possesses a diverse skill set marked by self-motivation, enthusiasm, and resilience. As a proponent of lifelong learning, his recent educational endeavors have further refined his abilities, particularl...

Ian Dinwiddie is Coach, Mentor and The Founder Of Inspiring Dads. He delivers coaching, presentations and workshops to innovative businesses who put supporting new dads at the heart of their gender equality strategy , recognising the positive impact on equality and well-being of helping dads solve the challenge of “how to be a great dad WITHOUT sacrificing a great career.” An ex-Management consult...

In this episode I was joined by Ciara Fitzgerald and Janet Lavelle, my former work colleagues and now good friends. In this episode we talked about: 1) What does female solidarity mean to us and the importance of female solidarity in work places as well as in private life. 2) The barriers that women were facing and are still facing when comes to building the solidarity between themselves 3) ... an...

Marjan Mahoutchian is an independent global leadership and team advisor and coach. She is a co-founder of Captivate Coaching and Consulting. Marjan is a business transformation specialists, an ICF accredited ACC coach, a certified Gallup® coach, certified 4-Stages Psychological Safety coach and a chartered accountant. Marjan works with Small to Medium sized enterprises to transform their businesse...

Claire is a qualified Executive and Career coach. She works 1:1 with mid-career professionals to identify and enhance clients’ strengths and values, so that they can tackle workplace & life transitions more effectively. That could be changing jobs, becoming a manager, leaving a corporate to set up your own business, figuring out what to do after redundancy or returning to work after illness, m...

Marjan Mahoutchian is an independent global leadership and team advisor and coach. She is a co-founder of Captivate Coaching and Consulting. Marjan is a business transformation specialists, an ICF accredited ACC coach, a certified Gallup® coach, certified 4-Stages Psychological Safety coach and a chartered accountant. Marjan works with Small to Medium sized enterprises to transform their businesse...

Brian Pennie is a former heroin addict turned doctor who's on a mission to show people that change is possible. Since embracing his second chance at life in 2013, he has become a doctor of neuroscience and psychology, a lecturer at the top two universities in Ireland, an executive coach to some of Ireland's most influential leaders, and a consultant to some of the world's largest organ...

Paula Fyans is an author of "The Invisible Job – How Sharing Home and Parental Responsibilities Leads to Happier Lives" The book shines a light on the societal expectation that responsibility for parenting and managing a home defaults automatically to women. The book highlights the extent to which we all underestimate and undervalue the scale of these responsibilities, and the impact thi...

Deirdre McGinn is a founder of StepUp StepIn. She is a career and confidence couch for women.   Before setting up StepUp StepIn, she has spent 25 years working in senior roles for big corporations. At the age of 49, she 'redesigned' her life and now she helps women with their confidence, taming their imposter syndrome, building their personal brand through individual and group sessions. In...

Janet Lavelle is a HR professional with many years’ experience of working in different HR, People and Talent  roles including Leadership Roles. She has experience in working in startups as well as in bigger international companies. For the last couple of years she has been a Head of People for an IT company and currently she works as a Head of People Operations in Ireland.   In this episode we exp...

Christina Wallace is a senior lecturer of business administration at the Harvard Business School, a book author, Angel investor, mentor, podcast host and public speaker. She describes herself as human Venn diagram. Christina crafted a career at the intersection of business, technology and arts. In her new book ‘The Portfolio Life', she talks why pouring yourself into a single full time job is...