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The way careers start, adapt, and grow is fundamentally broken and is changing. Collabie’s collaborative careers are part of that shift. The future of work isn’t just jobs or going solo - it’s groups of people building things together. If you want to join an event, or run an event with Collabie, please feel free to message me. Thanks to Valentina Quezada for her help in creating this video for Col...

Frozen tap water in your fancy cocktails? Sometimes that water doesn't taste so good. Finally, you can say ... eh, no thanks! Richie French has a 'cool' new product on the market. It’s called The LXRY ICE Collection. 🧊He's leveraged his role in the family business Pure Irish Ice to innovate at the top of the market. #innovation #smallbusiness #ireland #hospitality #bars #cocktails This is a publi...

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Gerard Forde started the tech company Bizimply, which employs almost 80 people from its HQ in Dublin. Hear his down-to-earth career advice on his best, worst, and next career moves. What are your Best, Worst, and Next Career Moves? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.conorlyn.ch/subscribe

Learn Earn Own is now in more libraries around the county thanks to my distributor Alan Hanna’s - this is great news and I needed more stock. However, I want more people to have the chance to look inside the book. Now you can get your free chapter from Learn Earn Own here - https://www.conorlyn.ch/p/im-sharing-chapter-1-of-learn-earn Last call to grab the book at €9.99 … once I get a chance, the s...

On Saturday, I was delighted to be invited to join Bobby Kerr on Down To Business on Newstalk radio. Bobby kindly gave me an opportunity to talk about my new book 'Learn Earn Own' for 10 minutes. The interview is below, where he describes the book as 'thought-provoking and provocative'. I agree with that description! We talked about the demise of the career ladder, creating career assets on my Ass...

As some of you may know, I’m originally from Oldcastle in Meath. So whenever I have something new to share, it is always good to turn to regional and local media for some coverage. It was great to meet Gerry Kelly in the LMFM studio in Drogheda. Gerry is a real pro, and we had a great chat. I hope you enjoy it, and let me know what you think in the comments. I did my own PR and here’s the media re...

I'm no expert in PR, but here's how I am getting coverage for my 'Learn Earn Own' book using some homemade PR activity, with the help of AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT. The initial campaign is in my home country, Ireland. Shout out to John Kennedy , Jim Walsh FPRII (Life) , and Donald Miller .Feel free to add your PR tips in the comments. Tips summary:- Use AI tools to get different versions and...

Listen in and discover why this book is unique, and I just had to write it. My audiobook will follow soon. Yours,Conor Review by Notebook LM This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.conorlyn.ch/subscribe

In the future, according to David Autor, Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), relying solely on one’s knowledge may not be sufficient for financial stability. Instead, individuals who own valuable assets will be better positioned to thrive economically. Read more in this week’s super snackable mag ‘Learn • Earn • Own’.Enjoy! Join Conor P. Lynch’s subscriber ch...

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The Instagrammys, aka The Huawei Snapys Instagram Awards in 2015 were one of the best events we ever ran at Connector. My Instagram awards idea came from an Instagram Gallery event we ran as an experiment, as I mentioned before in a previous post . The awards became a game-changer for my business as we won Huawei as a client and worked with them for 6 years before selling my personal brand ‘Connec...

Back in 2013, with my brand SocialMedia.ie, I made a promotional video with the Digital Skills Academy. This was a great collaboration, and I met some fine people who are working in digital to this day. Why partnering with emerging talent is a great move: You get fresh ideas and energy You can access a wide array of hardware and software You get feedback and advice from the youth market You get gr...

My team at Connector hosted this amazing launch party for the Huawei Snapys Irish Instagram awards back in 2016.Lots of Irish creators and influencers were present to enjoy the craic in our studio in Temple Bar. Fantastic memories. I can see Sofia D. Lorna Duffy Timi Ogunyemi Kevin O'Sullivan Alvin Perry Giovana Marques Oliveira Gabriel Mueller Marcus Albeny 🇧🇷🇮🇪 Peadar Sheerin About 200 are in th...

Some more from my archives, this time a video promoting my brand SocialMedia.ie way back in 2012.The finest of greetings to Cian Corbett , Fiona Pope , Domingo Sánchez Zarza, PhD , Anna Pospieszynska , Liane Costello , and all the others who helped out that day on Capel Street. Have a great weekend 8-)PS - I still own SocialMedia.ie so if you are active in social media and open to a collaboration,...

Team building days are such a fantastic opportunity to engage with your team, but many fail to deliver a memorable experience. However, EY didn't disappoint. I'm proud to share another video from my archives, this time featuring one of the major events we hosted for the team at EY. This Irish event was part of the build-up to a massive 500-person EY team event in Zurich with the same 'Connector In...

Imagine the scene. Instagram is a baby, but it has a growing number of superfans creating content and starting to meet up for photowalks and the likes. In 2013, as an experiment, my marketing agency 'Connector' ran a pop-up Instagram Gallery, aka Instagallery, event in Dublin, where we mixed a gallery evening with booze and a DJ. We had 200 Instafans as guests and 'a great time was had by all' as...

As you can see from the videos from my dusty 2009 archives, I was super nervous. It was a pre-recorded show, but it was all recorded in one go with no retakes. Oh oh. Thinking it might be a good idea to get free publicity for my meetups, named after my personal brand side hustle 'Connector', I applied to be on the show in season one. I hoped it might be a good experience for some of the people who...

During the summer slowdown, when many are off in the sun and I’m just back, I'm sharing some of my archives for those who want to time travel back a decade. My personal brand side hustle business 'Connector' grew from being a name for my meetups to becoming a digital agency, and later operated as an 'Open Innovation Studio'. We were based in the heart of Dublin's cultural quarter, namely Temple Ba...

Nostalgia ain't what it used to be ...This is super cringey, but bear in mind it was done in 2009. The number of times the word 'connect' is mentioned has me bright red in embarrassment. In my opinion, 2008 - 2009 was the golden age for meetups and excitement about the future. This was just before the economy hit the floor, and the rest is history. There seemed to be events for everyone, and as a...

During my five years at the Connector Innovation Studio in Temple Bar, we hosted numerous exciting events, and this was one of the most interesting - testing the Connector Innovation Game. We ultimately sold this game to a global events company. I'm still big into creating assets, and sometimes selling them. As recently as last evening, I was with another small group of mates, including Ronan Higg...

A long time ago, in 2009, one of my first big clients at Connector was Canon. By running regular meetups with my community of makers, movers, and shakers, I was picked as the competition partner. At the time, I was also regularly sharing content on my blog Connector.ie Shout out to the visionary team, which was led by Philip Brady and Jonothan Sultan from Canon Ireland , and Piaras Kelly represent...

A throwback Thursday #TBT to a Social Media campaign video by SocialMedia.ie as Conor Lynch is shortlisted for an Irish Internet Association award. Thanks again to William Peat and Martin Moylan for helping me with this video in 2011, to try to impress Joan Mulvihill and the team at the Irish Internet Association. _________Good Evening, We interrupt your scheduled viewing to bring this important n...

Sporting my dapper lab coat to promote my Career Lab meetups, I conducted critical research at the  Dublin Tech Summit . As my interviewees were all busy rushing around, I wanted to get the maximum insight in one or two minutes. How did I do this? I asked these 10 people the same three simple questions - what are your best, worst, and next career moves? I wanted to find out what are the learnings...