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AIBF Business Talk is an original podcast brought to you by the All-Ireland Business Foundation. In each episode we talk to innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders to bring you practical lessons and actionable insights that you can apply to your business and in your daily life.
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Friday Nov 26, 2021
Friday Nov 26, 2021
Shay Lynch helps companies to generate profits through systems thinking.
The Futurestate Founder is a recognised performanced expert who has helped major multinationals like Boston Scientific, J&J, SanDisk to achieve growth and increase their revenue.
But according to Shay nothing is more satisfying than helping small businesses succeed.
In this week’s episode of AIBF Business Talk, Shay offered five tips for entrepreneurs and leaders who want to develop an effective business strategy.
Through his own experiences in business and those of his clients, Shay is perfectly positioned to advise you on all the mistakes you should avoid.
Shay has been recognised as a Master Practitioner by the All-Ireland Business Foundation in recognition of his continued growth and development as a nationally recognised performance expert.
He is a trusted source who moves and inspires people with innovative ideas - most importantly he turns those ideas into reality and knows and shows how to replicate his success.
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Cian Farrell is the founder of CTFL Global, an educational consultancy business based in the midlands.
Heading up an elite team of academics, Cian provides academic tutoring to students from all over the world.
CTFL Global provides student development services as well as educational consultancy services to academics and educational bodies.
Cian’s rapid transition from student to elite entrepreneur is remarkable considering he was a student at Imperial College London just last year.
In this week’s episode of AIBF Business Talk, Cian spoke to Elaine about his rapid rise from student to entrepreneur and offered some excellent advice for entrepreneurial success.
Cian believes in starting each day as if on purpose.
Cian is a two-time Business All-Star and has been acknowledged by the All-Ireland Business Foundation as Thought Leader in Engineering Education & Mentorship.
He has been identified as a trusted source who moves and inspires people with innovative ideas.
Most importantly, he manifests those ideas and knows and shows how to replicate his success.
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Eileen Forrestal is the founder of the wildly popular Get Up & Go diaries and the author of the newly published memoir, The Courage To Shine.
Based in beautiful County Sligo, she is a champion of good health and wellbeing and is in the business of inspiring people through her publishing work.
Eileen moved into publishing after a long career as the consultant anaesthetist at Sligo General Hospital, in her own words: “After twenty years of 'putting people to sleep' I am now in the business of waking people up!!’
In this week's episode of AIBF Business Talk, Eileen spoke to Elaine about her amazing personal journey and explained how we can harness the healing power of words.
Eileen’s Get Up & Go diaries are wonderful books filled with great quotes spoken by brilliant people, designed to inspire its reader to achieve their goals.
Her new memoir comes in the same vein and is sure to have a big impact on fans of the Get Up & Go journals.
Eileen has been acknowledged by the All-Ireland Business Foundation as an All-Star Thought Leader In Waking Up To Wellbeing and is a four time recipient of Business All-Star Accreditation.
Friday Nov 05, 2021
Friday Nov 05, 2021
Lisa Lynch is a Reiki Master and the founder of the Reiki School of Ireland, one of the country's leading Reiki training providers.
After building up considerable experience as a practitioner, Lisa began teaching Reiki in 2015 and has since performed more than 500 Reiki Attunements, and has initiated many more Reiki Masters to follow in her footsteps.
She has designed a new diploma course that takes students from start to completion, with lots of ‘extra’s ‘including Angelic Healing, Healing with Crystals, Essential Oils and ways to use them safely during your Reiki Treatments, Anatomy and Physiology, and Psychic Development.
Lisa believes that learning Reiki is a journey of self-discovery, self-healing, self-acceptance, and most importantly, self-belief!
In this week’s episode of AIBF Business Talk, Elaine spoke to Lisa about her healing practice and the benefits that everyone can access by balancing the body, mind & soul.
Lisa Lynch has earned Master Practitioner in Reiki Accreditation from the All-Ireland Business Foundation in recognition of her continued growth and development as a nationally recognised expert.
She is a trusted source who moves and inspires people with innovative ideas - most importantly she turns those ideas into reality and knows and shows how to replicate her success.
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
John Romanoski is the General Manager of MMP Living, an international eCommerce company that has emerged as a major force on the Amazon Marketplace.
American by birth and adopted by his wife's native Ireland, John has developed a passion for advising and helping Irish businesses use the Amazon Marketplace to achieve growth and reach new customers.
MMP Living was established in 2008 with the intent of building a customer-driven, product-focused online retail experience within the worldwide Amazon marketplace.
The company specialises in selling homeware on the Amazon marketplace but the brand has used its significant market expertise to move into consultancy.
It now also operates as a channel management company that works closely with brands and products to separate them from the pack on the Amazon Marketplace.
In this week’s episode of AIBF Business Talk, Elaine spoke to John about the opportunities that exist for Irish businesses in the post Brexit era and how they can leverage Amazon to reach international markets.
John has recently been acknowledged as the All-Star USA - Irish Business Person of the Year in recognition of his impact on trade and commerce in Ireland since setting up his base in the country.
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Sarah MacLachlann founded her business 25 years ago after finding relief from her back problems through pilates.
She discovered a passion for helping people to feel their best through her empathetic approach and dedication to the practice of pilates.
Today, Sarah is a 2nd generation Pilates Master and Educator and her business has been named All-Star Pilates Studio Of The Year 2021.
Sarah’s husband Paul Hickey completes the ideal partnership by ensuring technology, systems & procedures are adopted, preparing the business for its next phase of growth.
In this week’s episode of AIBF Business Talk, I caught up with Sarah & Paul for a fascinating chat about the family business and its exciting future.
In her own words “Sarah’s passion is “to help and teach others how to feel their best, which naturally results in looking their best too.”
Pilates Performance has successfully achieved Business All-Star accreditation for 2 years in a row and has positioned itself as a market leader in the industry.
The All-Star business has been recognised for its conduct in the areas of trust, performance and customer - centricity.
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Bofin Consultancy is a successful All-Star business consultancy founded by Mags Boland Murphy.
Bofin provides simple professional and progressive business consultancy, training and advisory support to businesses who are focused and committed to progress and sustainable success.
Mags draws upon a wealth of experience to help leaders and owners to achieve their business goals.
In this week's episode of AIBF Business Talk, she spoke to Elaine about the positive mindset and resilience that has contributed to her success.
Mags also offered some invaluable advice for leaders on how they can overcome the challenges they face.
In her own words, Bofin Consultancy exists “to help businesses and business owners reach their full potential - because profit is not something to add on at the end, it is something to plan for in the beginning”.
Bofin Consultancy has successfully achieved Business All-Star accreditation for 2 years in a row and has positioned itself as a market leader in business consultancy.
The All-Star business has been recognised for its conduct in the areas of trust, performance, and customer centricity.
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Content Llama is a successful Irish company co-founded by Karina Kelly and Joleen Looney.
The dynamic duo are disrupting the eCommerce retail space through their innovative software and service that empowers retailers with a single feed of tailored digital product content.
From sourcing product images and descriptions through to tailoring each image and description to meet a retailer’s needs. Content Llama is creating a whole new category in the eCommerce retail space.
In this week's episode of AIBF Business Talk, Elaine spoke to Joleen Looney who offered invaluable advice on how to be an effective partner in business and how to run a successful company.
Content Llama is the All-Ireland Business Foundation’s All-Star Breakthrough Business 2021 and is scaling at pace having successfully fundraised €2.5M this year.
Content Llama’s exemplary performance can be traced back to its dynamic leaders, Joleen and Karina who bring years of expertise, solutions, and fun to everything they do.
Like Karina, Joleen is proud to form part of a female-led business and is dedicated to helping other women to achieve their entrepreneurial dream.
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
REVA is an Irish company that effectively supports pre-start-ups and early-stage growth micro & small businesses to succeed.
Vicki McGowan founded the successful business in 2015 having built up more than 25 years of experience working for semi-state bodies, corporates and micro-businesses.
Seeing an opportunity to share her market knowledge and expertise with early stage entrepreneurs, she now helps individuals gain confidence and clarity around setting up and successfully running their own businesses.
In this episode of AIBF Business Talk, Vicki spoke to Elaine about her fascinating journey and offered some invaluable advice to small, micro and startup businesses that want to succeed.
Vicki McGowan has been recognised by the All-Ireland Business Foundation as an All-Star Master Practitioner in Solo Entrepreneur Startup Support.
She joins a prestigious group of individuals who are accredited thought leaders in their fields of work by the AIBF.
Vicki is a trusted source of expertise who moves and inspires people with innovative ideas. Most importantly she turns those ideas into reality and knows and shows how to replicate her success.
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Simplí Business Finance is one of Ireland's fastest growing business finance intermediaries, specialising in the accessing of business loans and asset financing for Irish companies.
Simplí delivers tailored funding solutions for each of their clients based on their unique financial needs.
The business founded by Gary Grimes was recently named “Best SME Finance Consultancy Company 2021” at the Irish Enterprise Awards hosted by EU Business News.
Gary has more than 15 years of experience in the finance industry and has worked with countless numbers of SMEs in all sectors.
The Dublin entrepreneur has been recognised by the All-Ireland Business Foundation (AIBF) as a thought leader in the area of SME and Commercial Finance.
Gary joins a prestigious group of individuals who are accredited thought leaders in their fields of work by the AIBF.
Gary is a firm believer in the KISS method of “keeping it super simple” and was inspired to start his own business by his love for working with SMEs and seeing the positive impact that financing can have on small companies.