Kickoff Sessions

Part two of this mini series focuses on ten business ideas to generate an income online from unskilled to specialized. Part one explains three rational reasons to start a side business now . Each business ideas has been selected based on low barriers to entry, almost zero upfront costs and opportunity to scale over time. Whether you are looking to start a side business, unfortunately lost your job...

In this solo session, I outline three rational reasons to start a side business in 2021. I provide a detailed justification for each point, from both a personal and economic perspective and identify solutions to some of the blockers that have restricted people from starting ventures. Whether you are looking to start a side business, unfortunately lost your job due to coronavirus, or you are just b...

Mark Randall is a market veteran with over 40 years’ experience as a frontline broker for financial and commodities markets at a major investment bank. He has worked as a futures trader to institutional clients, the first technical analyst of NatWest and part of the first team within NatWest to understand and teach applications of options trading. Mark subsequently went on to become the director o...

Subir Chowdhury is a bestselling author, business management consultant and CEO of ASI Consulting Group , a global leader in strategic initiatives, quality consulting, and training. Under Subir’s leadership, ASI Consulting Group have helped hundreds of clients around the world save billions of dollars and increase revenues. Subir has worked with many organizations, large and small, across various...

Samson Williams is a senior economist at Milky Way Economy , anthropologist and co-host of The Space Economy. By the process of crowdfunding, Samson helps businesses and start-ups leverage RegCF ($5M) and RegA+ ($75M) capital raising to fuel growth in the space economy and other industries. Samson is the author of the book: ‘Blockchain & The Space Economy’ and an adjunct professor at Columbia...

Alan Carroll is a bank manager in Bank of Ireland with almost 20 years’ experience in finance and banking. He is both a chartered and professional banker from University College Dublin and offers a wealth of knowledge in personal finance and financial planning. We discuss all things personal finance from creating a savings strategy and understanding cashflows to designing an investment approach th...

Jason Sio is CEO and founder of Lizuna , an eCommerce fraud and risk analytical system integrated with Shopify . Jason graduated from the University of Hawaii with a BA in Japanese language studies and quickly relocated to Japan where he started his first company offering customers from overseas access to Japanese digital content. Since 2018, Lizuna was selected to be a part of 500 Startup Kobe pr...

In this solo sessions I break down the different avenues you can take in your career and some of the motives behind decision making. I discuss what it truly means to follow a “passion” and analyze if this is a real possibility for regular people like you and I. Lastly, I take a look into what we can do to navigate our own path and relinquish ourselves from the societal pressures of conformity. Tim...

Shane Finn is an ultra-marathon and endurance athlete, host of the Pushing Limits Podcast, charity fundraiser, and online coach at Shane Finn Training . Shane has completed numerous races in his career such as running 12 marathons in 12 days, 24 marathons in 24 days, triathlons and ironman events all around the world. Most notably, cycling and running across USA from San Francisco to New York in j...

Darren Marble is a serial entrepreneur and a leading expert in new forms of finance. Darren is co-founder of Crush Capital , CEO of Issuance and previously the CEO of CrowdfundX . He is the creator of the Going Public television series, enabling retail investors to access IPOs and other financial products which were previously reserved for accredited investors. Darren is the co-founder of the Crow...

Emily Clements is a neuroscientist and PhD candidate in neuroimaging, focusing on the research in Neuroscience of Entrepreneurship in Kings College London . Emily has a background in cognitive neuroscience and utilizing computational models to better understand peoples decision-making processes. Kings College launched its first ever collaboration between the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology &am...

A solo session focusing on restructuring your training and nutrition during lockdown. Not only are restrictions more challenging for everyone but adjusting your physical routine can be difficult without the necessary equipment. I detail where you can buy affordable, versatile equipment which can be delivered to you quickly. I break down how to emulate your regular training pattern at home and what...

Darragh O’ Riordan is a business leader with over twenty years’ experience in marketing, sales, and business systems in technology and healthcare industries. Darragh hosts the Digital Transformation Lab podcast and focuses on building resilient, high performing teams and supporting team members career growth and development. He has extensive experience in business development with VMware, CoreHR a...

In this solo session I take a look into New Year’s resolutions and why so many of them are destined for failure from the very beginning. I provide a detailed insight into four major components: Financial, Career, Health and Personal . Breaking down each objective by ensuring they are both actionable and achievable . I use these as a basis for constructing well formulated New Year’s resolutions. Do...

Lem Springsteen is part of the house music duo Mood II Swing based in New York City. Lem is a song writer, music producer and recently completed an international DJ tour from 2016 to 2018. Mood II Swing became one of the most in-demand remixers in the late ‘90s, with remixes of Ultra Naté's "Free" that struck gold. Their impact extended beyond New York's house scene to techno a...

Luke Mackey is the Country Manager of Bolt , Europe’s largest mobility company. Bolt now has more than 30 million users across 40 countries and is valued at around $1.9 billion. Bolt has launched in Dublin with more than 1,000 taxi drivers and recently raised $182 million to expand its on demand transportation network in Europe and Africa.  Previously to joining Bolt, Luke was CEO of Bamboo , the...

Conor Carlson is a bodybuilder and co-founder of Accomplish Fitness , providing online physique coaching, tailored training and nutrition for clients. Conor has a BSc in Sports Science and MSc in Sports Management from University College Dublin. Bodybuilding has been a major component of Conor’s life and after university he made the difficult decision to concentrate entirely on training and online...

Gary Melican is a web developer that specializes in web design, analytics, SEO, email marketing and conversion. After a successful career in the start-ups world, a significant event drove Gary to starting Gary Melican Web Design , which he describes as “the best thing that ever happened to me” . Gary has recently curated his own online web development course, an intense 30-hour coursework covering...

Will O’ Brien is head of growth and government affairs at Zipp Mobility . Zipp are an Irish e-scooter operator bringing a more sustainable scooter sharing model to cities in the UK, Ireland and further afield. Zipp brings a quick and convenient way to travel around the city and provide customers with a ‘last-mile’ solution to and from public transport links. The Dublin-based e-scooter start-up hav...

Ryan Conlan specializes in personal branding and digital marketing strategies which have resulted in over 1.6 million views on LinkedIn. Through trial and error, Ryan learned some of approaches to tap into a rapidly growing LinkedIn user base in the last couple of years. Sharing regular content on topics such as productivity, personal development, and growth. He has recently become a TEDx speaker...

Graham Healy is the Country Manager of Avanade Ireland since 2018. Prior to this, Graham spent a number of years as a Managing Director in Sales with Accenture working across Europe, Middle East, and Africa. He has experience as the Chief Operating Officer of a scaling a start-up as well as experience with Accenture in business development, alliance management, and technology consulting.  Graham a...

Conor Lyden is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Trustap , an award-winning Irish Fintech start-up with a specific focus on enabling users to transact online with complete peace of mind. Trustap is a secure transaction platform that completely protects the consumer from fraud when you wish to buy or sell with someone you don't know. Trustap operates in over 135 countries covered in...

Victoria Fox is an entrepreneur, public speaker, writer and founder of the multi-award-winning MISS FOX Melbourne , Self-Care Sanctuary. Most recently, winning the Worlds Spa Awards for “Worlds Best Beauty Salon” of 2018 and 2019. She has recently started her online business coaching programme, providing professional advice to entrepreneurs in their own career. After building her own company for o...

Joe Lennon is the cofounder and Chief Technology Officer of Workvivo , an Irish technology company which helps companies to communicate with employees working remotely. Joe and his cofounder John Goulding have recently been nominated for the 2020 EY Entrepreneur of The Year award. In the past year, Workvivo has experienced over 200% growth in user numbers, with customers operating in over 50 count...

Kickoff Sessions is hosted by Darren Lee , who interviews everyone from entrepreneurs and tech CEOs to business leaders and high performance athletes to delve deeper into their mindset, perspectives and success factors. Providing a wealth of knowledge and advice for people in their professional careers and personal lives. You'll learn some of the building blocks to successful entrepreneurship...