Digg Podcast

Nathan Grimley, in little over two years, has amassed more than seven hundred thousand social media followers and is in the process of writing two cookbooks. With a strong desire to help people with their home cooking at the start of the global pandemic, March 2020, ‘Bored of Lunch Belfast’ was born. He has since rebranded as ‘Bored of Lunch’. Nathan comes from a corporate background which gives a...

Matt Swain has worked alongside Steven Bartlett, the British Entrepreneur who started his social media marketing agency when he was just twenty two and in May 2021 it was valued at over £300 million. Steven is the founder of The Diary of a CEO Podcast which has five million downloads. Matt worked on Steven’s social platforms, content creation, his No.1 UK podcast Diary of a CEO and his personal br...

To bring the podcast to a live audience in The Galgorm was a dream come true. I am so grateful for the whole digg community and how much passion and energy they have.  Also truly grateful for our wonderful partner for Series 5 -Evolve. https://evolvewomen.org/academy-programme/

When we are faced with challenges and the ever-changing business landscape we can often feel deflated, defeated, and like we want to give up. This is not an option. We can't give up. We have to fight hard for our businesses and our families therefore growing resilience and learning ways to keep coping is key.  In the podcast, I give some quick tips and advice on how I have grown resilient wit...

Often in life and business, we have so many excuses as to why things didn't work out, or why progress isn't happening. More often than not it's because we are finding reasons not to take the steps that are needed. In order to reach your goals you have to take action therefore in this podcast today I encourage you the listener to "Just do it." I describe times I took the steps and the huge benefits...

Time is something we all have the same amount of. 24hrs in a day. It's how we manage that time that is most important and it can have such a huge impact on both business and family life. In this episode, I put my heart and my sleeve and tell you all about not having time to get groceries for my family. This is crazy and I hope to never let that statement come out of my mouth again. I outline three...

Being in business in today's world in most cases requires a presence on social media. In my business, it requires constant attention and hard work to achieve growth and rewards. This I was prepared for however I wasn't prepared for the negative impact it would have on my family. In today's episode on The Digg Podcast I talk about how to address the topic of negativity surrounding social media and...

Many of us feel that we aren’t good enough in certain situations, or that we don’t deserve to be in a certain position.  This type of negative mindset only stands to halter our progress in life and in business.  In this podcast I discuss ways in which you can combat those intrusive thoughts and move forward to grab opportunity and be the best version of ourselves.

Tonya Kidd-Beggs is founder and CEO of Stories Parfums, a gender inclusive luxury fragrance and bodycare brand that transports the mind and transforms emotions. It’s a multi award winning global brand that is stocked in designer department stores such as Harvey Nichols, Fenwick and Brown Thomas. After a trip to France, Tonya realised the power of fragrance, how it could heal, release locked memori...

Richie Crawford is the Creative Manager at the well known McElhinneys Department Store, Ballybofey, Co Donegal. They are renowned throughout the UK and Ireland for having the best window displays. Over the years, they have won many awards. As McElhinneys celebrated their 50th year in business they won the Drapers Independent Christmas Window Award for 2021. Richie expressed, “Winning the award as...

Kerry Nevins is Founder of Babocush, the Ergonomic Bouncer and Comfort Cushion for babies, which in its first year of business turned over 1.3 million. When Kerry’s son was born he was only settled and content when resting against her chest. As a busy Mother and Childminder, this proved to be extremely challenging. With no item on the market to replicate this position, her quest for designing the...

Aisling Bremner is a Brand and Marketing Strategist whose career has spanned over two decades working with leading global organisations, household consumers brands, B-to-B and SMEs. Her ethos is simply ensuring that strong foundations are built, that there is a clear why and that businesses and brands consistently connect with their customers at all touchpoints. Aisling has worked with brands such...

Louise Conn is CEO of Benone Getaways, a four star luxury glamping village and two beautiful self catering apartments, situated within walking distance of a seven mile blue flag beach, one of Northern Ireland's most popular along the North Coast. They are one of the main sponsors of series four of The Digg Podcast. The glamping village houses six pods, four of which have their own hot tubes. All p...

Sarah Thompson co-founded Ted and Stitch, along with her husband Paul, back in 2019. The company specialise in embroidered branded workwear, promotional clothing, slogan clothing, fashion t-shirts and fashion sweaters. In November 2021 they turned over in one month their projected turnover for the entire year. Sarah is just not an inspiration to that person who has an idea but is afraid to take th...

Sean Cavanagh has worked in accountancy for eighteen years. He is the Director of SCC, which for the past two years, is the fastest growing practice across the UK and Ireland. They currently have five physical offices and employ over fifty professionals who all strive to complement their client’s businesses in the best possible way to ensure their clients are maximising their business potential. O...

Sharon Keegan is the CEO and Founder of the Irish support wear brand, Peachylean who appeared on BBC TV, Dragon’s Den. With her heart felt pitch, asking for £100,000 investment in return for 11% of her business, she was able to secure three investors on the night, Touker Suleyman, Sara Davies and Tej Lalvani. Peter Jones of Dragon’s Den said, “ Never have I been more pleased that someone has walke...

Suzie Lee Arbuthnot is a celebrity Home Cook, Charter Accountant and a Brand Ambassador for the well known Irish Supermarket, Supervalu. With an absolute passion for cooking, she is currently in the process of signing off her new cookbook which will be released on 18th August 2022. In 2019 she was selected from thousands of applicants to compete in the 2020 series of BBC One’s ‘Best Home Cook’. Af...

Anna Corry is a lifestyle blogger, founder of AC Connects Consultancy and has a background in Communications and Public Relations. Through her amazing Blossoming Birds Instagram account, which has a dedicated following of over 95k, Anna has worked with some well known brands such as Mama and Papas, Joules, The White Company, Center Parcs Paris to name just a few. She understands the struggles face...

Jennifer Rock is founder and CEO of The Skin Nerd, Nerd Network, Cleanse Off Mitt makeup removal tool and Skingredients. She is a multi-award winning Dermal Facialist, Skin Tutor and author of bestseller, The Skin Nerd: Your Straight-Talking Guide to Feeding, Protecting and Respecting Your Skin. She features regularly in the Irish Examiner, Image Magazine, Irish Country Magazine, the Sunday Busine...

Mairead Mackle is a multi award winning entrepreneur. She owns and operates a wide range of businesses across several industries including care, support, housing solutions, renewables and construction. All of which are under the umbrella of Tarasis Enterprises. Mairead is continually being recognised for her innovation in Business. She is the current NatWest Everywoman of the Year & the Irish...

Jackie Reid is Chief Strategy Officer and one half of husband and wife duo who own Deli Lites, an award winning gourmet sandwich and food-to-go company, based in Northern Ireland. They employ over three hundred staff and have their own twenty five thousand square foot manufacturing facility. Not only do they supply every county in Ireland, every day of the week, they also export to nine countries...

Linzi Rooney is the founder of Born and Bred, a bricks and mortar store in Belfast and a fast growing store online. It’s a company that helps artists thrive. Furthermore, Linzi is also selling her product to the four main Stena Line ships and is regularly fulfilling huge orders for Tourism Northern Ireland and Guinness. A silversmith by trade, Linzi speaks of how her idea, to support fellow artist...

Olivia’s Haven is a luxury home fragrance business, founded by the amazing Olivia Burns, who is a leading marketing and branding expert. She has taken the business from just an idea little over a  year ago to a widely recognised brand throughout the Uk and Ireland. A brand that combines design and storytelling. It has recently been featured in Forbes, Ok Magazine, Independent, Gloss Magazine,...

Julie Hastings is the Marketing Director of Hastings Hotels and a visiting Professor at the Ulster University. She is a powerhouse in the world of business and hospitality. Julie shares with us how the hugely successful family business grew over the years to what we know as the Hastings Group of today, seven beautiful, well known hotels across Northern Ireland.  The global pandemic brought ex...

Emma Gribben is a global digital marketer with over 9 years of experience gained throughout the Uk, Ireland, and Dubai.  Emma provides so many services for her clients, such as digital strategy, website analysis, and design, social media consultancy, content marketing, email marketing, digital marketing training, and mentoring. So many small business owners manage their own digital marketing...