Business Builders

*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 caught up with Norman Crowley, a successful serial entrepreneur who is doing remarkable things in business and in environmental awareness. Norman Crowley fou...

*This episode was originally aired in September 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. Welcome to Season 2 of Irish Business Builders! On today's episode I chat with Mick Kearney, whose life in business has taken him down many paths since he started...

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. Series 7, Episode #62 features a bonus conversation with Dr. Jack Skeen, a psychologist and executive coach. Skeen discusses his process of helping successful individuals find meaning and fulfilment beyond material success...

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. In Series 7, Episode #61, I talk with renowned sports broadcaster Brent Pope. Brent opens up about his battle with anxiety and depression and introduces his inspiring initiative, 'The Elephant in the Room'. This...

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. Series 7, Episode #60 features in-depth insights from Tommy Breen, former CEO of DCC, as he discusses his career journey, the significance of cultural values, and overcoming challenges such as the 2008 financial crisis. To...

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. In Series 7, Episode #59, I sit down with Neil Skeffington, founder and CEO of Novelplast, a pioneering recycling company in Ireland. Neil shares his journey from studying polymer engineering to building a multimillion-eur...

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. In Series 7, Episode #58, I sit down with Lulu O'Sullivan, the founder of successful e-commerce brands GiftsDirect.com and TheIrishStore.com. Lulu shares insights from her entrepreneurial journey, starting with a smal...

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 In Series 7, Episode #57, I interview Charles Cosgrave, owner and CEO of Village Vets, the largest independent vet practice group in Ireland. Charles shares his journey from a practising vet to a successful entrepreneur, de...

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 In Series 7, Episode #56, I speak with Laura Weldon, owner of Honey Honey Cafes, now with three locations in Dublin. Laura discusses her entrepreneurial journey, from her initial foray into business in 2018 to overcoming va...

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 In Series 7, Episode #55, I speak with Barry Drennan about his extraordinary journey from mechanic to entrepreneur. Barry discusses transitioning from selling and servicing golf course machinery to founding his own business...

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. In Series 7, Episode #54, I interview Mary McKenna, founder and CEO of Tour America and The Travel Suite. Mary shares her entrepreneurial journey, influenced by her father's passion and values, highlighting her resili...

Produced by Jetbooks Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth In Series 7, Episode #53, I speak with renowned entrepreneur and adventurer Enda O'Coineen. The conversation delves into Enda's early fascination with the ocean, his competitive nature, and his journey from being expelled from school to becoming...

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. In Series 7, Episode #52, I interview Lorraine Heskin, founder and CEO of Gourmet Food Parlour, about her entrepreneurial journey. Lorraine discusses her early influences from American culture, the importance of a slow and...

Produced by Jetbooks In Series 7, Episode #51, I interview Sir Michael Smurfit. Sir Michael recounts his journey from joining his father's cardboard box company at 16 to transforming it into Ireland's first multinational corporation, Smurfit Westrock. Highlighting key moments and tough decisions, Sir Michael shares valuable insights on integrity, intuition in business, and the importance...

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 had a chat with Barry Wallace, Managing Director of Dash Burger, a fast casual restaurant that specialises in something called a smash burger. Barry opened the first location on Kevin St just 18 months ago, and...

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 caught up with Jim Breen, Founder and Executive Chairman of Pulse Learning.  Jim set up the business in 1999, with start up capital of just 10 pounds. It’s now a global organisation with an enviable list of cli...

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 chatted to Phillip McGlade, CEO at Thérapie Clinic, with over 65 locations in Ireland, UK and India. Thérapie Clinic was founded in 2002 by his father and Phillip joined the clinic in his 20's and became C...

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 caught up with Brian Keegan. Brian was founder and CEO of a global outsourced payroll company called 360 Group which he started from his one bed flat in London, and grew it to 6 offices in the UK and Ireland, a...

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 has overseen the growth of the Irish business from...

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 had a great talk with Conall Ó'Móráin, founder and Managing Director of Corporate PR firm, The Media Group and host of Ireland’s (second best) business podcast, That Great Business Show ! In this conversat...

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 talked to Sarah Oullette, founder and CEO of Kindora, an online marketplace for buying, selling and renting premium children's goods. After failing to liquidate some expensive baby equipment online, Sarah...

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 we hear from James McElroy, Co-Founder of multiple businesses in the Pet Care Technology space, and along with his brother Timothy, finalists for EY’s 'Entrepreneur of the Year' programme in 2019. James...

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. I'm thrilled to welcome Dan Hobbs this week, Co-Founder and CEO of Protex, a software company using artificial intelligence to track safety for industrial employees. Dan and his Co-Founder Ciarán are recent graduates...

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 caught up with Mark Flood, Director at Renatus Capital Partners, a private equity fund manager focused on investing in Irish SMEs. In this conversation, we cover a wide range of topics from the early days of th...

Season 5 is kicking off on Monday 15/11! 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. Make sure you subscribe to hear the first episode as soon as it's published! Irish Business Builders is brought to you by Jetbooks. Jetbooks provides online bookkeeping service...