TheHiddenHustlePodcast

The Hidden Hustle Podcast

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The Hidden Hustle Podcast - a business podcast focused on learning from some of the best business owners across a wide range of industries. Hosted by two brother Alan & Sean Holmes with a shared dream to own our own business one day. But before that day comes, we’re on a mission — to learn, to grow, to build a network and to shine a light on the kinds of business owners we admire most: the ones you don’t always hear about. We hope you enjoy these weekly episodes and learn something new about these incredible businesses and the people behind them. Happy learning,Alan & Sean Holmes

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EE#5 - £11M a year niche toy business. Learn how Eddie Holmes turned around a struggling toy business. 19.08.2025 59:59

🌍 A niche toy business making a massive impact on the world stage . In Episode 5 of The Hidden Hustle Podcast, we sit down withour uncle — Eddie Holmes from TFH . TFH specialises in designing and manufacturing toys for people with disabilities 💡. This is an incrediblyinsightful episode on how Eddie, together with his father and brother-in-law, grew TFH to £11 million in consolidated worldwide sa...

EE#4 - How to Build €80M accounting software group in 33 years while competing in 8 Ironmans. 11.08.2025 1:11:34

🔥 33 years. Multiple acquisitions. €80M collective turnover. 8 Ironman’s and a World Championship and ….. winning Entrepreneur of the Year 2024 🥇. What does it take to build a group of software companies worth millions 💻 and compete at the highest level in sport 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️? 🎙️ In this episode of The Hidden Hustle Podcast , we sit down with Marc O’Dwyer , former owner & CEO of Big Red...

EE#3 - From Unemployment to a €22 Million Revenue a year business – Aidan O’Reilly’s Inspiring Journey. 04.08.2025 1:05:58

In the latest episode of The Hidden Hustle Podcast, we had the privilege of speaking with Aidan O’Reilly, former owner of Medray. A supplier of medical equipment. Aidan is now the co-owner of Emerald Greens Irelands largest vertical farm! Aidan shares an incredibly honest account of his journey from only getting 120 point leaving cert to being unemployed to building a medical equipment business tu...

EE#2 -2024 Business Woman of The Year - Building a €45mil a year Empire in the Construction Industry 25.07.2025 53:35

This is an incredible story of resilience, vision, and outstanding leadership… In this episode of The Hidden Hustle Podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking with Emma Maye—an inspiring entrepreneur whose journey is nothing short of remarkable. Emma shares how she built her group of companies, Ardale and Core Building Providers, into the success they are today and ultimately leading to Emma being n...

EE#1 - Paul McCarthy the founder of Snapfix. 16.07.2025 1:02:00

In this episode of The Hidden Hustle Podcast, we talk withPaul McCarthy, Founder and Head of Product at Snapfix. Paul founded Snapfix in 2016 and has been solving the complex problems faced by property managers eversince — through an easy to use app that applies photographs with the familiar traffic light colour system to help manage hotels, offices, and other buildings—as simple as using WhatsApp...