Best Of Belfast: Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast

In this month's show, we sat with Dillon Osborne in front of a live audience at the Bullitt Hotel. 

Dillon Osborne is most well-known for his daily vlog on Instagram stories @diltakesphotos and has just recently made the transition from working for an agency to working for himself.

Hear how Dillon got into photography, videography, what it's been like to go freelance and how you can improve your online digital storytelling. 

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To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to Dillon (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/dillon-osborne-diltakesphotos

Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.

To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/

Cheers!

— Matt 

Alright guys?!

Very excited to announce that our next meetup is going to be a LIVE podcast interview with the digital 'jack of all trades' Dillon Osborne.

Dillon is the mastermind behind @diltakesphotos and works freelance to create incredible digital storytelling content from photos, graphics to videos and beyond.

Come along to hear his incredible story, ask your own questions and connect with the local creative community.

The podcast will last around 40 mins leaving plenty of time to hang around afterwards for some drinks + chats.

We're meeting in Baltic again (big thanks to the Bullitt Hotel for partnering up with us!)

Just head towards reception and turn right towards the signs for Baltic.

If you've got any questions, please feel free to ask them.

See you soon!

- Matthew

https://bestofbelfast.org/live

In this month's show, we sat down with Jess Lowe, a local headshot photographer with a passion for capturing the portraits of local entrepreneurs, creatives and business owners.

Jess is one of our city's best headshot photographers, and we've been so blown away by her work over the past few months and the process of her craft that we had to get her on the show so we could find out more.

In this episode, you'll hear Jess Lowe discuss her journey to self-employment, how she got into photography, who her clients are and how websites/social media pages have become the new shop window.

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To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to Lyn (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/jess-lowe-headshot-photographer

Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.

To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/

Cheers!

— Matt 

Michael Deane is the godfather of fine dining in Northern Ireland and the chef/restaurateur behind the 'Deanes Belfast Empire.'

With 7 establishments in the city and a Michelin star, Michael Deane's career as a chef is unarguably a huge success.

But we caught up Michael to hear about some of the challenges he faced along the way in this incredible journey, how he's seen the city change during his career and where he likes to eat in Belfast for under fiver!

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To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to Micheal (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/chef-michael-deane-deanes-belfast

Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.

To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/

Cheers!

— Matt 

We caught up with Carol Fitzsimons, CEO of Young Enterprise Northern Ireland to chat about this amazing, empowering entrepreneurial charity for young folk in Belfast/our wee country, what a CEO actually does and what it takes to get an MBE.

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To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to Carol (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/carol-fitzsimons-young-enterprise-northern-ireland

Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.

To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/

Cheers!

— Matt 

Hear how a one-for-one luggage company is making a difference to the lives of kids in care.

In this episode, we chat with founder David Linton about what it was like to set up a social enterprise, have brunch with Richard Branson and why you should find your 'black bin bag story'

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To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to David (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/david-linton-madlug

Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.

To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/

Cheers!

— Matt 

Last year Belfast went absolutely gin-sane for the old drink that has undoubtedly made a modern comeback.

Hear: how he founded Jawbox Gin, where the name comes from, why 'gin is in,' his favourite street in Belfast and much much more.

Gerry is incredibly passionate about our city and his story will get your fired up for the new year and all you want to achieve in it (I know it did for me!)

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To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to Gerry (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/gerry-white-jawbox-gin

Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.

To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/

Cheers!

— Matt 

Belfast has gone absolute burrito-crazy over the last few years... On this week's show, we sat down with Samina Kauser to hear how Kurrito – a Mexican Pakistani restaurant on Botanic Avenue - is spicing up the local Burrito industry.

Samina is a highly passionate, driven and entrepreneurial woman with a love of cooking, food and making the customer experience the best it can be.

We caught up with her to hear her story of how she went from working at a strategic level in Chrysler to opening up Kurrito on Botanic Avenue. 

Check it out.

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To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to Samina (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/samina-kauser-kurrito-botanic-avenue

Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.

To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/

Cheers!

— Matt 

Hear the founder's story of OutsideIn, a street wear brand that wants to rewrite the story of homelessness here in Belfast and around the world through their unique 'wear on share one' model.

After co-running HumansOfEdinburgh, David Johnston was blown away at the incredible stories from the homeless community and far from the truth public perception really is towards these individuals.

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To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to David (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/david-johnston-outsidein

Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.

To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/

Cheers!

— Matt 

On this week's show, we caught up with Brian Donnelly and Jenny Holland - the dynamic duo behind Bia Rebel - a food truck located outside The Big Fish that dishes out the best Ramen food in Belfast.

Brian (from Tyrone) has a background as a Michelin chef and has worked for some of the biggest names in the industry such as Gordon Ramsey. He enjoys Ramen, running ultra marathons and breaking rules.

Jenny is an Italian-New Yorker born in Belfast and has a background in journalism with the New York Times, speechwriting for the FDNY and writing as an independent food blogger.

After meeting in the Crown Bar here in Belfast, they have joined forces to take Belfast's street food scene by storm with a hyper-local approach that is obsessed with quality and taste, all at an affordable price for their customers.

Check it out.

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To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to Brian and Jenny (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/brian-donnelly-jenny-holland-bia-rebel-ramen

Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.

To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/

Cheers!

— Matt