Business Matters with Karl Fitzpatrick

Gillian Whelan, Managing Director and Country Manager for the emagine Group’s operations in Ireland, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the growth which the business has enjoyed in Ireland, how its clients are focusing on using AI in their business, the challenges which she overcame to pursue her career in executive leadership and what needs to change in order for more women to secure these roles....

John Cronin from Sea Point Insights joins Karl Fitzpatrick to analyse the impact of digitalisation on the traditional banking industry, the opportunities and challenges of Open Banking technology and how the presence of new digital and neobanks is changing the industry. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acas...

Nirmal Saverimuttu, CEO of Virgin Voyages, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss what he learned from working with Sir Richard Branson, how its offering is differentiating itself from traditional cruise lines and the new global itineraries which it will be offering next year. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Ac...

Donal Daly from Future Planet joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how its platform helps businesses to meet their sustainability requirements, the factors which are causing businesses to prioritise sustainability and his contribution to the handbook, The Customer is the Planet. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted o...

Dave Smallwood, Managing Director of Mollie, joins Karl Fitzpatrick, to discuss how the organisation has become one of Europe’s fastest growing financial service providers, its ability to adapt to technological advancements in the world of payment solutions and how retailers can protect themselves from friendly fraud during the busiest shopping period of the year. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters...

Jim Dowdall, CEO of Level Health, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how the first new health insurer to enter the Irish market since 1996 aims to provide more choice to customers, its approach to removing the confusion surrounding health insurance and why this market needs more competition. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatr...

Dervla McCabe from Enterprise Ireland joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the Food Works programme, how it helps Irish food and drink start-ups to get investment ready and the latest trends within the food and drink markets. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave Quinn, Managing Director of Investwise Financial Planning, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how businesspeople should navigate the investment world, the importance of tax efficient investments and the most popular investments for business people. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

Fionnuala McAuley, Acting Chair of The Institute of Flowers, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the reasons for creating a membership organisation for professional florists, the supports which it will provide to its members and the challenges facing the floristry industry in Ireland. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie H...

Alan Vallely, the newly appointed General Manager of Druids Glen Hotel and Golf Resort, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss his plans for the five-star hotel, how the hotel approaches innovation and his leadership and management style. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Neil Twa from Voltage Holdings joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how he has helped over 1000 entrepreneurs to build businesses on Amazon, how he uses data and the RISE algorithm to increase sales and how multi-channel businesses will increase the sale valuation for entrepreneurs when exiting the business #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneu...

Bianca Zwart from bunq joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the Dutch neobank’s success in the Irish market, how it can compete with the pillar banks from a deposits perspective and its approach to developing new products for its customers. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Mediator, Michael Bready joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the benefit of mediation when resolving business disputes, his approach to mediation and why he believes that mediation will become more popular in the years to come. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

Eoin McArdle from BILD Tents and Structures joins Karl Fitzpatrick to speak about its growth in the outdoor events space and the type of events which it provides structures for. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ciaran Marron from Activ8 Solar Energies joins Karl Fitzpatrick to outline how it has grown to having 270 staff and 18,500 customers, what the government needs to do to incentivise solar installations and how its participation in Deloitte’s Best Managed Companies programme has helped the business. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlf...

Larissa Feeney from Kinore joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the growth of the fully remote accountancy firm, its extensive service offering and challenges which its clients are facing. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tony Delaney from SYS Financial joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the Finance Bill, the changes which it will make to pensions and how entrepreneurs need to plan their pensions to maximise tax efficiencies. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kent Lim from Knightbridge joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the key areas of focus for the private equity firm, why it has purchased established brands, Freshly Chopped and Scrumdiddlys and its expansion plans for both businesses. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Jack Murray from MediaHQ joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how AI can be used in the world of PR, the technological advancements that are impacting PR professionals and what the future of PR might look like. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Mac Ghiolla Phádraig from SkillStack joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss his previous success with Sigmar Recruitment, the concept behind SkillStack and how the business aims to develop the skillsets of early career professionals through storytelling. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

John Cronin from Seapoint Insights joins Karl Fitzpatrick to provide an overview of the Irish banking landscape, to assess the competitive threat posed by emerging digital banks and to discuss the increasing emphasis which banks are placing on technology. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

Paul Murphy from Climeaction joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how its helps businesses to reduce their carbon footprint, the details of its FAST methodology and Climeaction’s expansion into the North American market.   #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The new 2023-2027 LEADER Programme has almost €2.5 million in grant aid available for the enterprise and social enterprise sectors in County Wexford between now and 2027. The grant aid of <60% of eligible costs is now available for niche new and expanding businesses involved in tourism, food and the circular economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

StoryToys is an award winning company that creates apps that help children learn, play and grow for world-renowned children's brands such as Disney, LEGO, Pixar, Marvel, Penguin, Hasbro, Warner Bros and Nickelodeon. To date, they have achieved over 200 million downloads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Barry Guiney from Odgers Berndtson joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the emerging role of Chief AI Officer, why companies may need to recruit for this role and his take on the big tech firms’ decisions to mandate a return to the office for their employees #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...