Win Happy Podcast

On today's podcast I chat with Katie Krimitsos , who is based in Tampa Florida in the USA. Katie has had an eventful career and as well as being a busy mum, she is also the founder of the Women's Meditation Network where she creates many different "love notes" to women. Having a second baby and a determination to be a great mum as well as a great business person guided her to this business, which...

In part two of this two part podcast Johnny Quaid chats about getting on with his "Life Part two" as a young wheelchair bound man. He dug deep.went back to school, joined the Global Volunteers in Greece for a month and he found work. He chats about the difficulties that people with disabilities face, the attitude of people towards him, and his wheelchair basketball career that satisfies the compet...

On Friday the 23rd of March, 2006 17 year old Johnny Quaid fell off a roof while collecting his jacket after work from the building site where he was working. Two weeks later, Johnny eventually woke up from a coma in the Mater Hospital with no recollection at all of what had happened. While recovering he quickly learnt that he would never regain the use of his legs as a result of a spinal injury....

On today's podcast I chat with Gizem Cetgin , originally from a military family in Turkey who now lives in Raleigh, North Carolina This engineer and innovation consultant turned her back on a successful career when she experienced so much "disconnection" in the workplace. She started her own business, Omnipresence Consulting helping people and teams to connect again and she says that "we should sh...

On today's podcast I chatted with Cork City FC legend, Gearoid Morrissey about his career and life. On part two of our conversation Gearoid chatted about his successful career with Cork City FC , a short spell in England with Cambridge United including a debut in the FA Cup at Old Trafford against Manchester United . He also spoke about the difference between the leagues and the mentality it takes...

On today's podcast I chatted with Cork City FC legend, Gearoid Morrissey about his career and life. On part one of this two part conversation Gearoid chats about his early career, the joy of playing football with your friends and the excitement of fulfilling your dreams of becoming a professional footballer at the highest level in England. Arsenal, Derby, West Ham, Southampton, Blackburn and Liver...

On today's podcast I chatted with the very special Mary Doherty and her equally special son Aaron about her career and their lives together. Mary has spent 30 years with An Garda Síochána , a career that saw her progress through the ranks to the position of Detective Inspector , looking after the Protective Services unit , dealing with the worst of abuse and sexual crimes. Mary's son Aaron is a vi...

On today's podcast I chat with founder of Next Wave Africa, Greg Serandos , the Californian, who is living in Johannesburg in South Africa . At the time of recording he was in the middle of one of the daily scheduled rolling power outages as we chatted about his life and career with the company of some very loud crickets! He spoke about the beautiful country and climate, the declining economy, eve...

On today's podcast I chatted with two very special and talented people, the duo behind the new musical project, Hibsen . Grainne Hunt and Jim Murphy have teamed up to bring the James Joyce book " Dubliners " to life through a special collection of songs inspired by each story in the book. This project was born during a "Covid lockdown" songwriting workshop and now it comes to life with a new album...

Sometimes figuring out what you want to do in your life can be difficult, unclear and confusing and sometimes it can be crystal clear and there is only one path that is right for you. On today's podcast I chat with the super talented Fiona Kennedy , my old neighbour who was born to write and sing beautiful songs. She chats about her new album ' Find Me ', the life of a professional musician in Ire...

On today's podcast I welcome back Professor Connell Fanning , Director of The Keynes Centre at UCC and co-author of The Leadership Mind . Books are a key part of the development programme at The Keynes Centre and critically he says " It's not the book, it's how it is read" that is important . Connell describes how we should "read with intent" , developing a dialogue with ourselves, engaging with t...

In part two of this two part podcast I chat with Eoin Kernan , about his recovery from mental illness and his new venture, Discover SUP . In part one he spoke about his OCD and his eating disorder, which led to a full breakdown in 2019, and his subsequent road to recovery. In this episode he speaks about his partner, Carolina and his family and the role they played in his recovery, as well as his...

Eoin Kernan: " It's like I fell off a cliff in 2019 " In part one of a two part podcast I chat with Eoin Kernan , founder of Discover SUP about his OCD and eating disorder, which led to a full breakdown in 2019.  Eoin found his own secretive ways of coping with his mental illness until eventually it came to breaking point and he needed help. He speaks about the pressures of modern life, workplace...

On today's podcast I welcome back to the podcast, Paul Niland , CEO of Lifeline Ukraine , the suicide prevention helpline service in the country, to reflect on a year of this terrible war. Paul chats about his experience of Ukraine in his 20 years of living there, the relationship with Russia, the political environment and the unlikely rise to power of Volodymyr Zelensky , the comedian and star of...

On part two of this two part podcast I chat with  Daryna Hruzdieva , Recruitment Resourcer with AA Euro Group . In part one she spoke about escaping from Kyiv in Ukraine, leaving her happy, successful life behind and finding her way to safety in Ireland with her family. On this episode she speaks about the kindness of strangers, in particular the host family, Mike and Matilda Morrison. She also sp...

On part 1 of this two part podcast I chat with Daryna Hruzdieva , Recruitment Resourcer with AA Euro Group . Nearly one year ago she was forced to leave her life in Kyiv in Ukraine when the unthinkable happened and she woke up on the 24th of February to the sounds of bombs landing in her city. She speaks about the political environment in Ukraine, being forced to leave her home with her family, ho...

On today's podcast I had the privilege of chatting with the down to earth, no messing, Dr. Paul Deane , a senior research fellow at UCC and someone who could be referred to as an "Architect for a Cleaner Future". Paul who comes from a farming background has a huge love and connection to our earth which has led him to a successful career with all things environmental. He spoke about the challenge o...

On today's podcast I chat with Marital Therapist, Author of " I Love you, but I'm not in love with you " and host of The Meaningful Life podcast, Andrew G Marshall . At the beginning of each year we typically make resolutions about our weight, our fitness and our professional lives, but do ever take time to reflect on our core personal relationships and attempt to improve these. I asked Andrew to...

On today's podcast I celebrate the 75th birthday of Elvis Presley with a conversation with his cousin, Edie Hand who shares unique insights into his life, the humble beginnings that shaped him and her book, ' The Genuine Elvis' . Edie, who grew up in a small town called Burnout in Alabama is an author, an actress, a publisher and a movie producer. In her life she has suffered some huge setbacks bu...

On the last podcast of 2022 I chat with Irish artist, Elizabeth Cope about her work and her solo exhibition, which runs until the 15th January at the Visual Centre at the Carlow Studio Gallery. Elizabeth who is 70 years young, chats about her exhibition " The palpable bump at the bridge of the nose " and the accompanying book. She chats about her process, the inspiration for her work and how some...

On today's podcast I welcome back Paul Niland of Lifeline Ukraine , who has been living in Kyiv for the last 20 years. Paul gives us a fresh update about life in Ukraine, his assessment of the progress against Putin's forces and the international help that is needed to end this " war " for once and for all. There is no doubt about the resolve of Ukraine and that victory is guaranteed, it is just a...

On todays podcast I have a big conversation with Emily Murphy , the founder and CEO of a new business, The Mind Mechanic . Emily has a caring heart, an impulsive nature and a positive outlook which has led to an interesting career and this new business. She trained and practised as an intellectual disability nurse, took on roles in nursing management and was plunged into the most intense nursing s...

On today's podcast I chat with our very good friend Kieran Troy , about his new book " In the Stars and the Glory of his Eyes: The Tales of an Italian tour guide in Rome ". After 20 years of running tours in Rome, Kieran has experienced many different stories and his gas captured some of these in his fantastic new book. One of these stories was about our very own World War 2 hero, Monsignor Hugh O...

Making a difference is something we would all like to achieve in our lives, and some of us get a real chance to do just that. On this episode I chat with Dr. Saranna Fanning who is busy working with her team at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital doing just this. Saranna talks about her life and career, the accidental journey to science and the work that she and her colleagues...

In this episode I chat with Peter Nuhn , a specialist workplace consultant for over 30 years. Peter who comes from the oldest town in Germany spends his time sorting out problems in companies caused by friction between people. He calls his special formula for success " Powered by Responsibility " - he looks for people willing to take responsibility and then he ensures that they are equipped with t...