Episode 239 That Great Business Show Laurent Germain, CEO, Egis Worldwide Steven Preece, CEO, Egis Ireland. Egis, the engineering company, the largest engineering company in Ireland, and they gave you The Port Tunnel, the Jack Lynch Tunnel, the Limerick Tunnel...and so, so much more. They're also making sure the Adare bypass happens before the Ryde…

E238 That Great Business Show Thanks to De Facto Shaving Oil Lithuanians William and Anthony explain how they ended up in Longford, set up a business called Tolvita together, importing and selling coated steel cladding that is ideal for home construction. Originally they came to 'collect a few bob' but a chat with MicroFinance Ireland led them to t…

E237 That Great Business Show UCD Smurfit School, 'Podcast of the Year' With thanks to De Facto Shaving Oil, the world's best shaving oil. Alex Harris, co-founder, CogniStream Turning market research on its head, using AI bots that sound more human than humans, creating campaigns in hours not weeks or months, cutting the cost by 90%, affordable for…

E236 That Great Business Show UCD Smurfit Business School 'Podcast of the Year' Jacqueline and Bernie Ffrench Investing in employee wellness isn’t just a trend—it’s a business advantage. A healthier, more engaged workforce drives productivity, innovation, and success. Here’s why: When employees feel physically and mentally well, they bring higher e…

Episode 235 That Great Business Show UCD Smurfit Business School, 'Podcast of the Year' An investment company that says they’re aiming to defy the "accepted norm", by flipping 70% failure, to a 70% success rate MARTIN DUFFY is General Partner with Hibernia-Lab, at Dublin based early stage venture labs ecosystem that, inter alia, conducts 'thorough …

E234 That Great Business Show UCD Smurfit Business School, 'Podcast of the Year' A special episode recorded in Longford, thanks to the Longford Local Enterprise Office that is keen to highlight the international diversity of businesses being set up in Longford, with budding entrepreneurs from all over the world being drawn to the county. On this ep…

E233 That Great Business Show A banker who wanted to run a car sharing business but turned to lens making instead. Simon Forsyth is part of the Lir Optic team at UCD Nova, the UCD spin out lab. They've come up with a 'world beating lens' they believe. It shifts shape by applying an electric current to it. That means no little motors to drive lenses…

That Great Business Show with Conall Ó Móráin – Episode 232 Ireland’s Best Business Podcast - UCD Smurfit Business School 'Podcast of the Year' brings you two incredible stories of entrepreneurship and innovation! 💼 From Milan’s Theatres to Dublin’s Boardrooms Meet Ilaria Eugenia Ferri, the ‘Mary Poppins’ of business—a Virtual Assistant who helps c…

E231 That Great Business Show Michael Guerin, founder Imvizar, making tourist attractions eh, more attractive. And, his second business, Lureo, will make anyone a Hollywood director. It's Canva for 3D videos. He travels. A lot. But that's business. And he expects his team to rock up to the office. Even the ones who live in Lisbon and Marseille. And…

E230 That Great Business Show UCD Smurfit 'Podcast of the Year' IKEA? Check. Jysk? Check. AJ Products. ??? Yes, it's another hugely successful Nordic brand, available across 19 countries, including Ireland. Tanya Cawley is the Ireland country boss and she tells us what's in the secret sauce. Not surprisingly, attention to detail is very, very impor…

E229 That Great Business Show UCD Smurfit Business School, 'Podcast of the Year' A 'handy number'? Some Non-Executive Directors, NED, can earn €80k for a monthly board meeting...some can earn twice that. Carol Bolger, formerly senior executive at Ulster Bank and Faculty member at Institute of Directors Ireland, teaches how to become a director at t…

E228 That Great Business Show Economist Alan McQuaid sees the end of the EU...and what's happening to the UK economy??? He wants our Government to spend some of the Apple billions on a massive airlift of SMEs on trade missions worldwide. He says SMEs should get more grants, rent rebates and insurance subsidies. 'No Dáil politician should be a a mul…

E227 That Great Business Show UCD Smurfit Business School, 'Podcast of the Year' We know about XXX businesses, the ones that sell the dodgy stuff, but how about 50X businesses??? The 50X Programme from SME Matters connects you and your business with like-minded business owners in a peer-to-peer learning environment that’s transformative. Damien O'B…

E226 That Great Business Show UCD Smurfit Business School, 'Podcast of the Year' Jim Campion, the man who didn't pivot, but who made a fortune (allegedly) by selling his eponymous insurance business to UK insurance consolidator PIB. Jim served a very, very short time in the Civil Service, but then got into the insurance business - a business from w…

E225 That Great Business Show UCD Smurfit Business School 'Podcast of the Year'. Ronan Dunne, former boss of Verizon in the US, current board member Marks and Spencer (who he says are in the 'experience business'), Chair of Six Nations Rugby (and much, much more), on $10,000 sports tickets, introducing Irish businesses to his network, being a mento…

E224 That Great Business Show Ireland's TOP Business Podcast, winner UCD Smurfit's Podcast of the Year How to get the top job in corporate USA. Ronan Dunne on how and why he moved from head of O2 in the UK, to head of Verizon Wireless in the US, heading a team of 120,000 people. Plenty of candid insights on the big differences between US and Europe…

Episode 223 That Great Business Show UCD Smurfit Business School, 'Podcast of the Year' Top Tip. Use Reddit...yes, Reddit. It has helped What's Exposed grow. Learn how. 'You're hacked'. It's happening all the time. It's happening to business big and small. It happened to a recent guest on the show and it cost that business many, many thousands of E…

Episode 222. That Great Business Show. UCD Smurfit 'Business Podcast of the Year' Cheesy, yet true. That’s what Noel Rowland Founder & Managing Director, wrote on the company website, ‘When we founded Churchfield, we wanted to create a company and service that our parents, friends and local community could be proud of.’ Churchfield is a full-servic…

Episode 221 Nigel O'Reilly is without a doubt one of the finest jewellery makers in the world. A one time precision tool maker making mouldings his future wife told him to follow his dreams and become a master craftsman. Luckily for the world, he listened. His works of art (we'll never refer to them as mere 'products') are now selling worldwide for…

E220 That Great Business Show We have found a lovely growing business called Tranzaura, born in 2010 and based in Limerick, that has developed fleet management software that is keeping transport fleets in Ireland, the UK and Australia on the road...including two thirds of London's red buses, 3,500 HGV's belonging to the UK's largest truck company, …

E219 That Great Business Show VisionR (fka Glimpse) is a business that counts. That's what it does. It counts millions and millions of people every month. It tells retailers where their customers are spending their time, where they're not spending time, where browsing is converting into sales, what different ages and genders are doing on the shop f…

E218 That Great Business Show President elect Donald Trump says that tariffs 'is the best word in the English language', as he threatens to apply a 10% tariff (customs tax) on all imports into the US. Ireland is the biggest European exporter to the US on a per capita basis. "This is a very serious moment" - Dan O'Brien, Chief economist at the Insti…

Episode 217: That Great Business Show Release Date: November 7, 2024 Host: Conall O'Morain Welcome to That Great Business Show, the podcast where we bring you tips, insights, and opportunities to fuel your business journey. Each episode, we feature high-flying entrepreneurs and industry leaders, and today is no exception. In this episode, we’re div…

E216 That Great Business Show Sharon Yourell Lawlor has mayonnaise degree - or at least she wrote a dissertation on the marketing of mayonnaise. She wasn't so much interested in the taste or formula of it, but in what made shoppers choose Hellman's over Goodalls. She's now a world expert in how and why people shop, covering every type of shop. On t…

🌟 Check out Episode 215 of That Great Business Show with Conall Ó Móráin! 🌟 Dive into fascinating discussions about spy satellites and ice cream from a Cork farm - with world ambitions - once #Lidl re-orders. Perfect blend of innovation and deliciousness! 🍦🛰️ Featuring Ubotica - aiming big to own Space AI and The Good Dairy Company also aiming big,…

Episode 214 That Great Business Show Brendan Fitzpatrick RESTART JOURNEY – If you've had enough of your job, or your business is getting you down and you crave a change, then Brendan is the man for you. In 20 minutes he'll explain what you should and could do to make change happen. It could be life changing. Literally. His hire in a heartbeat? Spor…

E213 That Great Business Show A daring raid by Italy's UniCredit bank has seen them take a 21% stake in Germany's Commerzbank - a pillar support of the Mittelstand (Germany's big SME's) - and German politicians aren't happy. This could be the start of a period of consolidation in European banking and though Ireland is tiny in European terms, there …

E212 That Great Business Show Nigel Owens, legendary rugby referee, on his life and times and why you should base your business in Wales. He's searingly honest about his own near brush with death, by suicide and his continuing battle with bulimia. This episode is essential listening for any person, of any age, going through tough times. Nigel is si…

E211 That Great Business Show Want to start your own food company, then this is the episode for you. You could be the next worldwide food brand, or you may have more limited aspirations, to keep it simple and local. Either way, author and food industry expert Oonagh Monahan, author of 'More Money for Jam', joins That Great Business Show with a chec…

E210 That Great Business Show A biking business that has taken some years to flourish. GoBike.io founder, Ronan Whelan, has spent a couple of years refining his cycling holiday booking platform and now is looking for cycling tour providers to contact him, to check out his site and, ideally, to post holidays on the platform. A bit like mountain cycl…

E209 That Great Business Show Peter Davitt, CEO, FIT. (spoiler alert, nothing to do with fitness). No matter what your age or qualifications, you can switch to tech, thanks to FIT - fast track to information technology - basically a tech internship - earn while you learn. There are many, many vacancies, there are many, many opportunities. If you've…

E208 That Great Business Show Government backed MicroFinance Ireland, the micro business specialist lender, has doubled its lending limits and businesses can now apply for loans of up to €50,000. MFI CEO Des McCarthy joins us on That Great Business Show to explain who can get this cash, and how best to go about getting it -but not if you're in sex,…

E207 That Great Business Show We reveal a great Northern Ireland secret. OS Kitchens started 35 years ago on a kitchen table. Now they have a 450,000 sq ft plant, employing 360 skilled workers. Having conquered the UK and Ireland they have started to export to Chicago partially thanks to That Great Business Show. Listen to learn how. The business i…

E206 That Great Business Show 'Highly Commended', Irish Podcast Award Winner Conor O'Donovan, Head of the National Enterprise Hub. Why do 100,000 SMEs not avail of government business supports? Too complicated, too much paperwork, too busy??? Not so says Conor, where they're working to simplify application processes and they've brought all supports…

E205 That Great Business Show Irish Podcast Awards 'Highly Commended' Winner Tipple is shaking up the alcohol distribution business. Headed by Eoin Bara, based in Tullamore Co. Offaly, they have a growing number of warehouses to supply drink directly to the consumer - D2C. It's a very interesting business model, mixing Amazon know-how with a distil…

E204 That Great Business Show Irish Podcast Awards, 'Highly Commended' Winner According to Revenue Commissioner figures customs' declarations jumped from 1.7 million in 2020 to 55 million to 2023. No wonder the process needs to be automated. That's what Customs Window Technologies does. Learn how they keep ahead of their competitors. Customs declar…

E203 That Great Business Show Emma Meehan, founder of Precision Sports Technology, is about to revolutionise sports physiotherapy globally. She's put in the hard yards to create an incredible bit of tech. We've seen it in action. REAL TIME feedback on how you are moving, all from an iPad. Uses? Physios, sports clubs, gyms, anybody with any mobility…

E202 That Great Business Show Big news from Waterford company PlayerStat Data who have just cracked the North American market, with two deals they couldn't tell us about. But we asked enough questions so that you may be able to find out who the deals are with. Founder Colin Brett says that after seven long years (he almost had his CV on Indeed.com)…

E201 That Great Business Show Lorcan Healy, goalkeeper with Shelbourne AFC and founder of Eos Elite sportswear. A professional athlete in the morning, a startup dynamo in the afternoon, and beyond. His secret sauce starts, he says, with his first hire, Simon Feeney, marketing and events manager. He explains how he has built a community of over 17,0…

E200 That Great Business Show Key Patent Innovations MD Angela Quinlan - incredible young (2020) Irish business, founded by Angela Quinlan, that bought 33,000 Blackberry patents for $170m. They now have to 'sweat' those patents. Think of buying a Prince or David Bowie back catalogue and finding new (and existing ways) of making the music sing (fina…

E199 That Great Business Show Commercial litigation can cost an absolute fortune. That's why more and more businesses are opting for mediation to settle disputes. Peter Leonard BL is a barrister, co-presenter of The Fifth Court legal podcast and he's a certified mediator. He joins That Great Business Show to explain how mediation works, what the pr…

E 198 That Great Business Show We may have confused Kilgarvan and Glencar in County Kerry, but we certainly didn't mess up a great business story - that of Glencar - a leading construction company, growing to become one of the UK’s most successful privately-owned contractors having been founded only in 2016 (revenues of over half a billion Pounds S…

E197 - How to sell a dinosaur. You will never hear a business podcast like this elsewhere. Paddy Meade, former Dep. Chair and CEO of worldwide auction house Bonhams, is probably the world's best known seller of dinosauria. Paddy was asked to sell a dinosaur that had been pledged by a Creationist property developer (they believe the world is just 6,…

E196 That Great Business Show - Part II of III of the Paddy Meade interviews. Paddy starts by explaining how to make money at auctions and explains that's there a question of time - how long can you 'sit' on your investment? Then there's a question of fashion - objects, furniture, art all go in and out of fashion. Paddy sold a lot of 'nostalgia'. I…

E195 That Great Business Show - the Paddy Meade Triptych - three episodes featuring Ireland's most successful auctioneer. Paddy Meade is former Deputy Chair and CEO at Bonham Auctioneers, one of the most prestigious sales houses in the world. A born storyteller if you don't laugh out loud we guarantee your money back. We love a good backstory on TG…

E194 That Great Business Show The Republic of Ireland (pop. 5m) has 2.7 million Revolut users. Percentage wise Ireland is the biggest adopter of neobanks across the EU. Head of Revolut EU is Joe Heneghan who talks to us about what the future of banking looks like. Will we ever darken a banking hall again? Also biting the heels of the so-called 'pil…

E193 That Great Business Show David Broderick, Director of the SFA (part of IBEC), discusses the organisation's 'Four Just Demands'. David knows business as he was sent both to deliver cakes from his family business, and then also as a young boy, sent to collect the cash. Business in its rawest from an early age. He was also made redundant during C…

Episode 192 @That Great Business Show Serial investor (but don't call him an angel!) Gianna Matera has backed some of Ireland's best known unicorns (value >$1bn) including Glofox and Flipdish. On this episode we have a rare one-on-one with Gianni, a man with many strong views, but ones he normally keeps to himself. A former Italian army lieutenant …

E191 That Great Business Show We headed to the Fexco backed RDI Hub in Killorglin, Co. Kerry where we recorded one of the most curious people and business we have ever encountered. Rarely on a podcast can you have a cast bigger of A-listers bigger than Glastonbury. But how about...Joe Strummer (The Clash), Neville Staple (The Specials/Fun Boy Three…

E190 That Great Business Show with Conall O Morain Barry McNerney, CEO of UnifyOrdering, doesn't want to be a 'busy fool' so he has co-created a new ordering platform for the wider food industry. He has a solid backkground in business, a former Davy stockbroker he's now CEO of Lotts & CO, co-founder of Pauli's pizza and Junior's Cafe and he was onc…