Conor Kearney

Business Builders

Business EN ↓ 144 episodes

I created Business Builders as a weekly interview series to have honest conversations with business owners, entrepreneurs, and investors about their journeys; their successes, setbacks, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. As a growing business builder myself, I want to learn directly from my guests and share those insights with you. My goal is to provide listeners with practical takeaways, fresh perspectives, and real inspiration to help you on your own path to building and growing a business.

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Conor Kearney

Episodes

Bootstrapping, Loyalty & Scaling Up. Harry Girvan (MANTIS) 19.05.2025 51:50

Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Series 9, Episode #81, I speak with Harry Girvan, the founder and CEO of the Simplicity Group and MANTIS,...

Buy And Build, Integration & Resilience. Brian Honan (Fortus) 12.05.2025 56:08

Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Series 9, Episode #80, I talk with Brian Honan, founder and executive chair of Fortus Group. We discuss th...

Freedom, Realisation & Vision. Rani Dabrai (EOS) 05.05.2025 1:04:40

Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Series 9, Episode #79, I introduce Rani Dabrai, an executive coach and Ireland's only certified imple...

Curiosity, Guidance & Interest. Stephen Shortt (ETC Consult) 28.04.2025 1:08:30

Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Series 9, Episode #78, I chat with Stephen Shortt, the managing director of ETC Consult. Stephen shares hi...

Courage, Fulfilment & Change. Paul Ryan (Temple & The One-Hour CEO) 21.04.2025 1:24:17

Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Series 9, Episode #77, I interview Paul Ryan, CEO of Temple, about his journey in building an IT distribut...

Culture, Trust & Growing The Family Business. Barry Shevlin (Global Home Improvements) 14.04.2025 50:07

Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Series 9, Episode #76, I interview Barry Shevlin, Managing Director at Global Home Improvements. Barry dis...

A $135 Million Exit, Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Jerry Kennelly (Stockbyte/Tweak) 07.04.2025 47:36

Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. Welcome to Series 9, Episode #75, where I interview Jerry Kennelly, founder and CEO of Tweak, a productivity...

*RE-RELEASE* #034: Brian & Rachel Nolan (Nobó) 31.03.2025 42:54

*This episode was originally aired in May 2021* Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. Today's episode is very special, because I caught up...

Advocacy, Confidence & Dyslexia. Dairine Kennedy & Emma Maye (Neurodiversity Ireland) 24.03.2025 58:01

Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Episode #74 of Series 8, I speak with Dairine Kennedy, co-founder of Neurodiversity Ireland, and Emma M...

Art, Balance & Influence. Jerome O'Drisceoil (Green On Red Gallery) 17.03.2025 1:06:47

Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Episode #73 of Series 8, I interview Jerome O'Drisceoil, owner of the Green On Red Gallery in Dublin....

Detail, Grit & Vision. Alan Merriman (Elkstone) 10.03.2025 59:47

Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Episode #72 of Series 8, I talk with Alan Merriman, founder of Elkstone, Ireland's leading alternativ...

Learning, Passion & Scaling. Lorraine Corcoran (Nyrah Beauty) 03.03.2025 1:20:46

Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Episode #71 of Series 8, I interview Lorraine Corcoran, Co-founder and CEO of Nyrah Beauty. Lorraine share...

Investment Strategies, Opportunities & Sustainability. Philip Gardiner (Foresight) 24.02.2025 1:07:47

Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Episode #70 of Series 8, I interview Philip Gardiner, an investment director at Foresight Group. They disc...

Resilience, Values & Luck. John Cunningham (Complex Nutrition) 17.02.2025 1:23:30

Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Episode #69 of Series 8, I interview John Cunningham, founder and managing director of Complex Nutrition...

Launching Local TV Channels In The UK, Shifting Roles & Returning To Ireland. Dave McCormack (Fluent) 10.02.2025 1:32:03

Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Episode #68 of Series 8, I talk with Dave McCormack, co-founder of the video production agency Fluent. Dav...

Product Market Fit, Bootstrapping & An Accidental Pivot. Johnny Campbell (SocialTalent) 03.02.2025 1:02:32

Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Episode #67 of Series 8, I speak with Johnny Campbell, founder and CEO of SocialTalent. Johnny shares insi...

Evolution, Quality & Building A Potato Empire. Tom Keogh (Keogh's Crisps) 23.12.2024 1:04:22

Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Episode #66 of Series 8, I speak with Tom Keogh, founder and managing director at Keogh's Farm. Tom s...

Sustainability, Failure & Planning For The Future. Ross Culliton (Roody) 16.12.2024 1:03:48

Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Episode #65 of Series 8, I chat with Ross Culliton, founder and CEO of Roody, a promotional products compa...

Time to Talk Tampons. Aine Kilkenny (Riley) 09.12.2024 51:55

Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Episode #64 of Series 8, I sit down with Aine Kilkenny, founder of Riley, an eco-friendly period products...

Hard Work, Scaling-Up & Having "Enough". Ted Wright (Writech) 02.12.2024 53:47

Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. We're back with Series 8, Episode #63. I talk with Ted Wright, CEO of Writech, about his extensive journ...

*RE-RELEASE* #046: Becoming CEO (JD Buckley) 25.11.2024 46:27

*This episode was originally aired in April 2022* Produced by Jetbooks , Chartered Accountants Ireland. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. This week I spoke to JD Buckley, CEO at Sky Ireland. Sky, as most of you will know, is a global broadcasting and telecommunications company. Since joining Sky in 2012, JD h...

*RE-RELEASE* #002: Junior's, Paulie's, Lotts, Unify - What will Barry do next? - with Barry McNerney (UnifyOrdering) 18.11.2024 46:29

*This episode was originally aired in June 2020* Produced by Jetbooks , Chartered Accountants Ireland. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. Junior’s Deli & Cafe. Paulie’s Pizza. Lotts & Co. Can you see a pattern? Barry McNerney and his brother Paul have built all of these iconic Irish businesses, and I l...

*RE-RELEASE* #005: Investing in life - with Will Sparks (SparksWealth) 11.11.2024 37:43

*This episode was originally aired in July 2020* Produced by Jetbooks , Chartered Accountants Ireland. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. This week I spoke to Will Sparks, whose journey towards becoming a successful financial planner contained big hurdles. While at college in UCD, Will overcame immense challen...

*RE-RELEASE* #020: Maurice Pratt (Quinnsworth, Tesco Ireland and C&C) 04.11.2024 53:58

*This episode was originally aired in November 2020* Produced by Jetbooks , Chartered Accountants Ireland. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. Maurice Pratt's life in business is exactly the conversation I'd wanted for the finale of Irish Business Builders Season 2! He has been at the head of 10 compa...

*RE-RELEASE* #019: Brian Crowley (Broadlake, TTM Healthcare and Resilience Care) 28.10.2024 56:45

*This episode was originally aired in November 2020* Produced by Jetbooks , Chartered Accountants Ireland. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. This week I sat down with Brian Crowley and talked about all things entrepreneurship, challenges and growth. Brian is a former international Irish boxer, who now has a p...