Patrick Daly Interlinks Podcast

In this episode we talk to Bruno Pesec, engineer, innovator and businessman. Bruno is president of Pesec Global, a business consultancy specializing in helping business leaders increase the returns on their investments in innovation, based in Oslo, Norway. This is the second time that Bruno has been on Interlinks with us and I have asked him back on this occasion because he has just produced a new...

In this episode of interlinks we are going to be taking a deeper dive into the world of the supply chain, with a group of international experts, all colleagues of mine from the Supply Chain Special Interest Group at the Society for the Advancement of Consulting joining me here in Europe from, Australia, and both the East and West coasts of the US. My guests are: Evan Bulmer, President of Evan Bulm...

In this episode we will be talking to Colin Keogh, PhD, who is an innovation, technology, and engineering consultant among many other things. Colin is from Bray in Co. Wicklow, Ireland and continues to live there which makes me and him neighbours. We actually teed up this interview on Bray seafront. While Colin is still close to his roots he has packed so much into the last 10 years that it is dif...

In this episode of interlinks we are going to be taking a deeper dive into the world of the supply chain, with some international experts, colleagues of mine from the Supply Chain Special Interest Group at the Society for the Advancement of Consulting from Europe, and America. We will be touching on how COVID is affecting supply chains in these major regions of the world as well as touching on som...

In this episode we talk to Professor Marc Sachon of the IESE Business School in Barcelona Spain. Marc is a Professor in the Production, Technology and Operations Management Department and holds a Ph. D. in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (MS&E) from Stanford University, an MBA from IESE, University of Navarra, and a Master in Aerospace Technology from the University of Stuttg...

In this episode we will be talking to Alexander Nowroth, partner at the Dusseldorf based Management Consulting company LEBENSWERK CONSULTING GROUP. Since the inception of LEBENSWERK in 2016 Alex has successfully helped dozens of company leaders to create fast and long-lasting top and bottom line growth. Alexander is also an expert on digital sales tools and driving behavioral change deep down into...

In this episode we talk to Richie O’Flynn, the Commercial Director of Southcoast Logistics based in Fermoy, Co. Cork, here in Ireland. Southcoast is a specialist logistics services provider with a particular focus on the thriving food and pharmaceutical industries in Ireland and with niche capabilities in waste logistics as well as in chemicals and petro logistics operating an extensive fleet of t...

In this episode we are going to be taking a deeper dive into the world of the supply chain, with a group of international experts, all colleagues of mine from the Supply Chain Special Interest Group at the Society for the Advancement of Consulting (SAC). We are already hearing a lot about supply chains in 2021 in Europe because of the effects of Brexit and the many supply issues and import and exp...

In this episode we will be talking to Lisa Anderson the founder and president of the LMA Consulting Group based in Claremont, California in the metro area of L.A. Lisa is an expert in manufacturing strategy and end-to-end supply chain transformation, and she works with clients in manufacturing and distribution across multiple sectors such as aerospace, defence, industrial products, healthcare, foo...

In this episode of interlinks we are going to repeat the format that we initiated last month of taking a deeper dive into the world of the supply chain, with a group of international experts, all colleagues of mine from the Supply Chain Special Interest Group at the Society for the Advancement of Consulting. We are going to hear a lot about supply chains in 2021, not least because they will be swi...

In this episode, I talk to Diane Garcia, founder and president of Lorraine Consulting located in Portland Oregon in US. Lorraine consulting is in the supply chain space which is very topical currently given the imminent roll out of COVID vaccines worldwide. Lorraine Consulting commenced activities in 2017 and prior to that Diane had roles in various aspects of materials management, production, sch...

In this episode of the program we talk to to Dave Gardner, management consultant, speaker, blogger, and author based in Silicon Valley, California. Dave is author of the book "Mass Customization: An Enterprise-Wide Business Strategy" published in 2009 and his second book is in the works and due for publication in 2021. Through his career over the last 40 years or so Dave has held management positi...

In this episode we talk to Art Koch, consultant, author and speaker, and President of Arthur Koch Management Consulting based in Miami, Florida. In his consultancy work Art helps his clients in Manufacturing, Distribution and Financial services to turn operational problems into profits through complexity reduction, inventory velocity, and effective measurement and dashboards to keep track of perfo...

In this episode of Interlinks to do something a little different – we are going delve a little bit deeper into the world of the supply chain with a panel of guests. Why the supply chain? Well, because the topic of globalization that we regularly discuss on this program is underpinned and made possible by the international supply chains that function day-in-day out to fulfill our material needs inc...

In this episode I talk to Mark Wolf, consultant, executive coach, and CEO of Lavafish Advisors based in New York City. Lavafish Advisors is a consultancy dedicated to helping business leaders deliver long term success through sustainable innovation. Mark is also the founder and co-chair of the New York City chapter of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals. Mark's career stretch...

In this episode of Interlinks we talk to Richard Shakespeare, Assistant Chief Executive at Dublin City Council. As Dubliners we may not be aware that our home city is now ranked as a global alpha city in the ranking of the Globalization and World Cities Research Network putting it among the 30 top cities in the world in terms of economic connectivity. For anyone who lives here or who has visited i...

In this episode we talk to Grainne Lynch who is a specialist is Serialization and Supply Chain Traceability with the multinational professional services company Accenture. In this role she helps businesses their supply chains so that they can see better where material has come from and where products are going. I hope we can have shine some light into this complex technical, yet fascinating area....

In this episode we talk to David Evans, an experienced executive and consultant in the international construction business. David joins us from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Originally from Dublin, David has been living and working in the Middle East for over 15 years. David works as a consultant to private clients in construction and development advising them on every aspect of their constru...

In this episode I talk to Dan Toma, an innovation thought leader and the author of the book the The Corporate Startup (Vakmedien, 2017) Dan comes has an eminently entrepreneurial background and has been involved with technology start-ups across the world as well as being an innovation community leader in Europe. In many ways Dan is the embodiment of globalization, being a Romanian national, reside...

In this episode I talk to Bill Phillips a man with a fascinating and varied career in training, HR and consultancy, principally in UK, but also in continental Europe, Latin America and Southeast Asia. He spent some time in Spain pioneering modern horticultural growing systems in Almeria a region that has now been transformed into a European horticultural powerhouse. Today, Bill works with business...

Today we will be talking to Bruno Pesec, engineer, innovator and businessman. Bruno, as a Croatian based in Norway, is a true example of the potential of an integrated Europe to provide opportunity, creativity and value across geographical and cultural boundaries. In Bruno’s work as a consultant, he draws on his extensive international experience to help business leaders to adopt and apply a syste...

Today we will be speaking with Teresa Vigon, Director General of Asturex, the body responsible for the international promotion of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain. Previously to taking up this post in 2017, Teresa the international director of the technology services and business consultancy Futuver Group in Panama. For 24 years prior to that, Teresa worked for ICEX, the Spanish publ...

In this episode I talk to Stuart Cross, CEO of Morgan Cross Consulting, based in Nottinghamshire in the United Kingdom. Stuart is an expert in business strategy, growth and transformation. In his consultancy work Stuart acts as trusted partner and adviser to top companies in the UK and 15 other countries. Stuart is a Chartered Accountant as well as a recognised and sought-after speaker and author....

In this episode I speak with the Director of the Spanish and Portuguese markets for Bord Bia, Cecilia Ruiz Lafuente. Cecilia is Spanish and is based in Madrid. She has been with Bord Bia for over 25 years and has seen Ireland's agrifood business with Spain and Portugal grow over the years. As many listeners will already know, Bord Bia is responsible for the marketing and promotion of the food, dri...

In this episode I will be talking to economist Jim Power on foot of a call for from the Local Jobs Alliance (LJA) for the establishment of a state agency with specific responsibility to grow and develop SMEs in Ireland. Jim Power is chief economist at Friends First and founder of the economic research and consultancy firm Jim Power Economics and has authored the report titled, Significance of the...