Win Happy Podcast

On today's podcast I chat with John Crotty the new Strategy and Economic Development officer for Cork City Council . John, who is originally from a comes from a small village in Waterford chats about his varied career including 11 years working in retail in the UK, 6 years as CEO of Spike Island and now this new important role. He outlines both the challenges and opportunities for Cork city and he...

On today's podcast I chat with Alan Craughwell , director of Mixed Ability Sports Ireland . He chats about his life and career, including his experience working with people with various disabilities, and how this led him to what he is doing today. Sport should be fun, and it's even more fun when everyone can join in, as well as so many other benefits that this real inclusion brings to so many. " W...

Today I chat with Katie Jefcoat , the host of the ' Everyday Happiness ' podcast. This small town girl realised her dream and became a lawyer in the super charged atmosphere of Washington DC. She chats about Jan 6th, the divisive atmosphere in the United States, but most important the need to step off the ferocious treadmill and look for "harmony" in your life. What does she mean by "intentional m...

On today's podcast I chat with Professor Connell Fanning , Director of The Keynes Centre at UCC, about the new book that he has co-authored with colleague Dr. Assumpta O'Kane . He chats about his life and career, the work of The Keynes Centre and the huge topic of leadership, the subject of the new book " The Leadership Mind ". When we use the word "leader" or the word "leadership", it's important...

On today's podcast I chat with the powerful singer/songwriter, Victoria Renee Hand from Indiana, now living in LA. Victoria, the singer and songwriter of that evocative song about the environment and our world, which you will definitely have heard on CNN, has a huge story. A traumatic incident when she was young left her unable to speak for years and eventually she found her voice through music. V...

On todays podcast I bring you my conversation with Giacomo Toscano , the co-owner of the most special hotel in Siena in Italy , where we were fortunate enough to stay recently while on holidays. Giacomo chats about the history of the Hotel Palazzo di Valli , built in the 1700's, the beautiful city of Siena in the heart of Tuscany and the magic of the Palio , community festival which we were lucky...

On this episode I chat with Conor Cuneen , motivational speaker and work culture advisor. Corkman, Conor, otherwise known as ' An Irishman Speaks ', has been living in Chicago since the late eighties. He speaks about his career in sales and marketing in Ireland, the UK and US with large FMCG companies, and his path towards motivational speaking. Humour goes a long way with Conor, and on the podcas...

After 150 days of Putin's pointless, brutal war in Ukraine, Paul Niland , who has been living in Kyiv for nearly 20 years, gives us his perspectives of life in a war zone and his deep insights about what has happened and how it is likely to end.  He met Taoiseach, Micheál Martin on his recent trip to Ukraine and explained how the Russian brutality witnessed in some towns is the norm and not the ex...

On today's podcast I chat with Fiona Forman , former teacher and now trainer and the author of books about well-being and positive psychology for children. After nearly 30 years of teaching young children and knowing that their anxiety levels are increasing each year (one third of students), Fiona discovered Positive Psychology, and went about applying this in her classroom and immediately saw the...

This is part two of a two part conversation with Philip McKinley , recently ordained Church of Ireland deacon. He chats about the changing role of the church in Irish society, the relationship between the Catholic and Protestant churches, and what he hopes to achieve in his new life as a priest.  Listen to part one, episode 236 The song featured at the end of the podcast, 'Don't take my brother' w...

On today's podcast I'm proud to have as my guest, Dan Fleming , the owner of Aperture Media and the producer of the new six part RTE show, Paul Flynn's Food Truck Favourites , that starts this month ( 6th July - 10th August ). I love Dan's path to success that started in school with mini productions with friends, working as a freelance cameraman for years, and then starting his own company, which...

On the 12th September 2021, a 40 year old, married father of four, Philip McKinley was ordained a deacon of the Church of Ireland . In part one of this two part podcast Philip talks about a life changing visit to Uganda at the age of 18,  growing up the son of a priest and his work with immigrants including initiatives such as City of Sanctuary and the Discovery Gospel Choir . He also talks about...

On today's podcast I have the two powerhouse economists, Jim Power and Chris Johns as my special guests. Jim and Chris are the co-hosts of The Other Hand podcast , a podcast about economics and life! We chat about many things including Tom Cruise, the importance of ESG, the economic outlook and a very real bias today towards the  " Male, Pale and Stale " professionals in the workplace.  Enjoy the...

On today's podcast I chat with a Pastor from Bayside Church in Sacramento, California , Kevin Thompson about the increasing role of politics from the pulpit in the United States. I asked Kevin about changing voices in the community and the politically motivated pressure that may have influenced him to make a move away from his beloved hometown church in Arkansas, where he had served for 19 years....

On this episode I chat with Australian fantasy writer of novels, comics, scripts and music producer, Morgan Quaid . This conversation fascinate me because Morgan balances a double life. he is a 9 to 5 person holding down a mundane job (his words!) in a bank but he is then a very real and different creative force, who even goes by a different name! Can you Win Happy by not going all in on the thing...

Do you remember the shock and the confusion and trying to figure out how " the pandemic " would affect you? Just after we were all sent home at the very beginning of the very first lockdown over two years ago, I recorded a podcast with business storytelling consultant, podcaster, poet and good friend Paul O'Mahony . This " moment in time " conversation captures brilliantly the shock that we were a...

In this episode Greg chats with Happiness Coach , Maggie O'Sullivan about the importance of finding happiness in your life. She talks about taking stock of where you are, making a plan for the future and building the right bridges to get you there. She also talks about the summer being a great opportunity for some self reflection when you get the chance to break away from your normal routines. You...

On today's podcast I chat with Jared Karol , Diversity and Inclusion expert and author of " A White Guy Confronting Racism ". Jared, who is based in San Francisco has had an interesting upbringing, which led him on this path. At 14 years of age he discovered that his father was gay and over time, confusion, anger and then understanding brought him to a career that confronts difference and encourag...

Today I chat with Niall Harbison who has already had a fantastic career and is now taking on the biggest challenge of all, looking after 10,000 street dogs in Thailand. Niall chats to me about his attention disorder, getting kicked out of many schools and falling in love with cheffing. Cheffing for the rich and famous on yachts means lots of free time on your hands and he put that to great use cre...

Today I chat with CEO of Reputation Science , Natasha Konstantinova , a very experienced international communications professional. Natasha is from Russia, she went to university in Kyiv in Ukraine and she now lives and works between Switzerland and the United States. We chat about the role of communications, the importance of truth and the huge difference between Breaking News and Breaking Storie...

In this episode I chat with CEO and Founder of Starcircle , James Galvin . James was born with tech in his blood and there was only ever going to be one path for him. At an early stage he saw the potential of technology to solve the huge talent challenges experienced by giants such as Google and Facebook. He developed sophisticated technology enabled solutions to discover the impossible to find ta...

On this podcast I chat with Russell Goldsmith , CEO and founder of Audere Communications in London. After a career predominantly involved in content creation, Russell and his team produce a number of successful podcasts for clients. We talk about the special magic of podcasting, the very different opportunity to reach audiences in an intimate way and the early career lessons he learned working as...

On today's podcast I had a really big conversation with my good friend, Maria Walsh, MEP and former Rose of Tralee. She is very special, one of a kind and someone who loves breaking new ground and loves making a difference even more. We had a huge chat about bias, carrying the "Rainbow" flag, Mayo football. the Defence Forces, World War III and what real leadership looks like. We also spoke about...

On today's podcast Greg chats with Stephanie Meehan of Priory Hall fame, one of the many victims of the economic crash who happened to find themselves with a mortgage in a property that was so badly built it had to be vacated. Under the immense pressure of the situation , with two young kids and KBC Bank relentlessly breathing down their backs, her husband sadly passed by suicide on the 15th July,...

On this episode Greg Canty and Alma Brosnan of Fuzion Communications chat about some of the big changes in 2021 and the digital marketing trends to watch out for in 2022. They chat about the user shift between Facebook and Instagram as well as new features, they chat about the role of TikTok for business, the B2B platforms, LinkedIn and Twitter as well as the increasing role of audio and podcasts...