Down To Business

Bobby talks to Fiona Harold, life coach, business mentor and author of multiple books such as ‘Be Your Own Life Coach’ about her life and career.

For this week’s Industry Review, get your sweet tooth ready, because we’re looking at the world of chocolate around Easter. Bobby is joined by Karen and Natalie Keane, sisters and founders of Bean and Goose, Gráinne Mullins, founder of Grá Chocolates and Mary Healy, Director & Co-Owner of The Chocolate Garden.

This guest has written an article that compares running an SME in the countryside to being a contestant on Squid Game, where they struggle to survive. Are things really that dire for businesses in rural Ireland? And what can be done to help? Stuart Fitzgerald, CEO of Fitzgerald Power and Strategy Columnist for The Currency, joins Bobby.

This week, Bobby visits Naoise Barry and his company, Seaweed and Saltwater: a camper rental and camper sales business. He checks out a converted camper Tesla!

Bobby is joined by Rebecca Harrison, MD of Fishers of Newmounttownkennedy and Declan Ralph, Retail Development Director of BWG Foods to look at the business stories that are making the morning papers.

Bobby is joined by Marine Tanguy to discuss her new book ‘The Visual Detox: How to Consume Media Without Letting it Consume You’'. Together they discuss how the imagery we see every day shapes our wellbeing and how to combat information overload.

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair is Billy Hann, CEO of Dublin Bus.

For this week’s industry review, Bobby speaks to three people in the honey business to find out what it’s like for beekeepers up and down the country. They are: Emma Finn of ‘Bees on the Roof’; Eoghan Mac Giolla Coda of ‘Lannleire Honey’; and Pat McCormack of ‘Farmhouse Bees and Trees’.

The UK is talking about banning Zero-hours contracts but is this bad economics? Bobby is joined UK Economics Editor, David Smith to discuss.

We are a nation of tea & coffee drinkers and usually, that means the hot kind. But cold brew coffee is also incredibly popular elsewhere in the world, so why not here in Ireland? Dee Schronder & her husband Jeff are the founders of Goodbrew, a company that specialises in cold brew coffee - they join Bobby to discuss.

A recent survey commissioned by Peopl Insurance, showed considerable interest in the idea of pay-as-you-go car insurance cover - but is this the right way to go for insurance and how would it work in reality? Geraldine Herbert Motoring Editor with the Sunday Independent joins Bobby to discuss.

Cameron Herold is a business consultant, top-selling author, and speaker who is going to be in Dublin for the Wealth Summit on May 15th - he took some time to chat with Bobby about his writing, his business career, and some of the lessons he learned along the way.

Sitting in the Executive Chair this week is Catherine Toolan, the Managing Director of Diageo Irish Brand Homes.

Bobby is joined by Sophie Williams, author of ‘The Glass Cliff’ to discuss the phenomenon and the leadership roles women have in business.

This week’s industry review is taking a look at DJ’ing in Ireland. Bobby is joined by 3 DJ’s, Mark McCabe, Aoife Nic Canna and Robbie Kitt.

A survey this week is suggesting that 59% of those surveyed indicated that they were willing to forego pay rises for flexibility. To discuss this, Bobby is joined by Chris Kane, author of ‘Where’s my Office?’ and Rossa Mullaly of Sigmar Recruitment.

This week Bobby is talking to the Co-Founding Director of the Winding Stair, Elaine Murphy in the bookshop / restaurant in the heart of Dublin city.

Bobby is joined by Rebecca Harrison, the managing director of Fishers of Newtownmountkennedy and Doug Keatinge, Head of Communications at Avolon to look at the business stories that are making the morning papers.

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair is Richard Kennedy, CEO of Carbon AMS. With thanks to Eversheds Sutherland – Ireland’s largest and most established global law firm.

No Crows are a dynamic world music orchestra from Sligo's diverse music scene, formed in 2005 via a casual session in Sligo’s famous ‘Shoot the Crows’. Eddie Lee & Steve Wickham joined Bobby to chat and to play us out of what was a fantastic first edition to the new roadshow series ‘Open for Business’.

Bobby is joined by TD Dara Calleary, Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation to discuss the Family and Care referendums, the general health of business in Enniscone, and more.

On the face of it, a seaweed bath is nothing more than a tub filled with hot seawater and seaweed, but to leave its description at that would be to do it a grave disservice as thousands of people consider it to be the ultimate bathing experience. Bobby went out & about to Kilcullen’s Seaweed Baths to find out for himself.

Easkey Britton began surfing at the age of four up in Rossnowlagh in Donegal, now holds a PhD and is passionate about women’s rights. Her new book ‘Ebb & Flow: Connect with the Patterns and Power of Water’ discusses how water has the power to heal, inspire, and offer meaning to us. She joins Bobby to discuss.

Bobby chats to some people living and working in the Enniscrone area to get a sense of how they and their businesses are faring. They are: Beatrice Timlin, Facility Convenor of Enniscrone Golf Club John Shiel, Chair of Enniscrone Golf Club Maeve McCormack, co-ordinator of Sligo Women in Business Network  Niall McAllister, co-founder of Quick Crop  Louise McDonnell, founder of SellOnSocia...

David McGowan burst into our national consciousness with his plans to turn a jumbo jet into a glamping attraction back in 2016. Since then, we have seen him talking about his ‘day job’ in an RTÉ documentary on his funeral business - he joins Bobby for a catch-up.