Kickoff Sessions

Richard Turrin is the international best-selling author of Innovation Lab Excellence. He is an award-winning executive previously heading fintech teams at IBM, following a twenty-year career heading trading teams at global investment banks. Richard is now the author of Cashless: China's Digital Currency Revolution . Living in Shanghai for the last decade, Rich experienced China going cashless...

Rocco Strydom is founder of AMZ Trader , host of the SGM Podcast and highly skilled in fundamental and technical analysis of financial markets. Rocco has deep experience in the energy and financial services industry, coupled with a grounded knowledge of financial principles and theories to achieve corporate objectives. Check out my episode on the SGM Podcast here on superapps, fintech & person...

 Jonathan Tesser is a data analyst, career advisor, and LinkedIn content creator. Jonathan’s work aims to connect the human mind to the world of data, career development, and writing. He helps early career professionals through an intense career development process he calls “career whispering”. Lastly, Jonathan is a LinkedIn content producer. Every day, thousands of people read his posts on career...

Lane Kawaoka has been investing in property for over a decade and controls more than 4,800 units. As owner of Crowdfund Aloha , Simple Passive Cashflow , and Rei Aloha , Lane is responsible for finding property investment opportunities, analysis, and marketing. Lane received a BS in Industrial Engineer and MS in Civil Engineering and Construction Management from the University of Washington. He ha...

Rob Lipsett is an online coach, fitness YouTuber, best selling author and founder of Game Plan and Fuel Cakes . Rob was one of the original Irish fitness accounts on YouTube and over time he scaled rapidly across multiple different social platforms and launched several successful businesses. He published The Rob Lipsett Game Plan book in 2019 which targets three elements of fitness: mindset, nutri...

Graham Brown has spent over fifteen years helping corporates, startup founders and storytellers find their voice. Graham is the founder of CEO Pikkal & Co , who creates award winning podcasts for brands. As well as Podcast Guesting Pro , which enables founders and leaders to get booked on 24 podcasts over the next 6 months. He is the founder of The Podcast Accelerator , a global mastermind of...

Somil Goyal works with investors in innovative UK companies to help maximize capital efficiency across their portfolio. Somil has deep experience in finance and consulting with skills honed at Deutsche Bank and the Big Four. He runs an alumni angel network in the UK focused on digital industries and climate change. He has also managed and worked at start-up companies, especially in fintech. At Gov...

Kris Holmes is the author of the best-selling book, Ignite Your Career, Strategies and Tactics to Unleash Your Potential . The information in the book was built during Kris's 25+ years at O’Connell Group where she placed more than 1000 candidates and counselled more than 20,000 on how to navigate their careers. Kris's book is aimed at students graduating college to people changing career...

The Happy Pear started out back in 2004 with a small veg shop and a big dream. Dave & Steve Flynn had been travelling on opposite sides of the world and they both switched to a plant based diet within a week of each other. The Happy Pear seed was sown. The brand has slowly been building for 14 years. First came the shop, then the cafe, followed by the farm, the product range and the roastery....

Conor Carlson is a bodybuilder and co-founder of Accomplish Fitness , providing online physique coaching, tailored training and nutrition for clients. Conor has a BSc in Sports Science and MSc in Sports Management from University College Dublin. Bodybuilding has been a major component of Conor’s life and after university he made the difficult decision to concentrate entirely on training and online...

Daniel Mauro is a portfolio manager with Patrick Mauro Investment Advisor and has been actively involved in financial markets since 2000. Dan received a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Nuclear Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1998. He served as an artillery officer in the United States Army from 1998 to 2002, serving in the Federal Republic of Germany.  In 20...

Graham Allcott is founder of Think Productive , host of the Beyond Busy Podcast and author of several books including How to be a Productivity Ninja and How to Fix Meetings . Think Productive offers practical support to organisations that aim to increase productivity. Graham helps employees to beat stress, increase engagement and develop actionable, productive momentum, through in-house workshops...

Neal Schaffer is a digital marketing expert, podcast host, author, and lecturer in areas of digital and social media marketing. Neal is a guest lecturer to executives at Rutgers Business School, the Irish Management Institute, and the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland. Some areas of expertise include influencer marketing, social selling, digital transformation of sales and marketing, social media...

Darragh Lucey is cofounder of Yooni , alongside his best friend and business partner Nathan Mayes . Yooni is a machine learning career guidance tool which simplifies the university course searching process. The youthful and vibrant platform uses machine learning, Yooni's Assessment Tool and Yooni Fit that enables students to discover their best-fit university courses. Darragh is also the foun...

Paddy Ryder is cofounder of Covid Interns , a social enterprise established to connect businesses with university students and graduates to help combat the commercial challenges of Covid-19. Paddy is a recent graduate from Trinity College Dublin and currently pursuing a masters in Finance & Accounting in Imperial College London . Covid Interns has placed over 300 students into internships by s...

Colin Bryar joined Amazon in 1998, four years after its founding and spent the next 12 years as part of Amazon's senior leadership team as Amazon grew from a domestic seller of books to a global, multi-dimensional powerhouse and innovator. Colin served as Vice President at Amazon, and for two years was Chief of Staff to Jeff Bezos working directly with him advising on technical and business a...

Simon Ree is a best selling author, options trader and senior finance and investment professional with over 28 years of experience with leading global investment banks including Goldman Sachs, Citibank, and Credit Suisse. He has significant experience across all major asset classes in areas of equities, derivatives and fixed income. Other specialties of Simon include asset allocation, wealth manag...

Ernest Cantillon is co-founder of Kinsale Spirit Co and director of both Electric and Sober Lane . He has over 10 years’ experience in the hospitality and beverage sector and previously the president of the Cork Business Association. Kinsale Gin , owned by Kinsale Spirit Co was awarded Gin of The Year, Gin Producer of The Year, and a Double Gold at the highly prestigious Bartender Spirits Awards i...

Bernard Walsh is head of pensions and investments at Bank of Ireland Investment Markets. Bernard has worked in pensions and investment-related roles in Bank of Ireland for over 15 years. Before that, he worked with Ulster Bank Markets and Barclays Bank. Our conversation focused on deconstructing the different elements of pensions and investments. Looking at the benefits of starting a pension schem...

Nick Leeson is CEO of Bull & Bear Capital and former derivatives trader notorious for the collapse of Barings Bank, the United Kingdom's oldest merchant bank. Nick was the “Rogue Trader” who made fraudulent, unauthorized and speculative trades, and his actions led directly to the 1995 collapse of the bank, for which he was sentenced to prison in Singapore. 🎙️ Podcast University: https://b...

From a small town in Canada to CEO of a hedge fund and former member of NY Federal Reserve Investor Advisory Committee, Garth Friesen has unique insights into financial markets as a successful trader. Garth is currently CEO of III Capital , a hedge fund management company specializing in fixed-income and credit. Garth has served as a member for five years on the esteemed New York Federal Reserve’s...

In this session, I break down five lessons learned after working from home for over a year. Remote working has previously been scrutinized for its inefficiencies before coronavirus. Now, one year later, everyone has adapted to a new way of working. This episode discusses how to build a healthy routine that increases both productivity and engagement. Most importantly, how to take sufficient steps t...

Alan Carroll is back on Kickoff Sessions to provide a comprehensive overview of mortgages and property investing. Alan is a bank manager in Bank of Ireland with almost 20 years’ experience in finance and banking. He is both a chartered and professional banker from University College Dublin and offers a wealth of knowledge in personal finance and financial planning. Check out my first episode here...

Gary Fox is host of The Entrepreneur Experiment podcast where he interviews some of Ireland’s leading entrepreneurs to discover how they experiment with growing their business. Gary is also the founder of HostButlers , which caters for everything a host requires to provide a 5-star service to clients. HostButlers takes care of property listings, guest communications, check-ins, property cleanings,...

Aidan Corbett is CEO and co-founder of Wayflyer , an Irish eCommerce revenue-based financing and marketing analytics platform that recently raised $10.2M in seed capital funding. Founded in 2019 by Aidan and Jack Pierse , Wayflyer enables eCommerce brands to meet their potential by providing them with affordable capital up to $5M for advertising and inventory. For eCommerce companies, this is an i...