Fiona catches up with one of her greatest friends - Paul Darragh of Bemodern. In this small business interview, Paul and Fiona discuss how Paul started his career, moving from New Zealand to Australia and eventually travelling to New York and work for a decade before deciding to establish a new career as a painter and artist. Lots of wonderful advice waiting for you in this interview especially if you’re also at a stage of switching careers and moving to another country to pursue your goals. Listen now!
Topics discussed in this episode:
Introduction [1:48]
Catching up [8:29]
When did Paul's career start?
On moving from New Zealand to Australia [17:13]
On getting a job in New York [20:31]
Starting a business - Manhattan Born [27:05]
Paul's projects [32:53]
On freelancing [39:51]
Moving back to New Zealand [44:04]
The challenges Paul needed to overcome [48:28]
Paul's upbringing [52:31]
Recommendations [59:44]
Is there one thing Paul would do differently now? [1:06:18]
Connect with Paul [1:08:47]
Conclusion [1:10:20]
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Bemodern Website
Bemodern Email
Bemodern Instagram
Episode transcript:
For a full transcript and links please see our show notes at mydailybusinesscoach.com/podcast/42
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By Fiona Killackey, My Daily Business
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Fiona catches up with one of her greatest friends - Paul Darragh of Bemodern. In this small business interview, Paul and Fiona discuss how Paul started his career, moving from New Zealand to Australia and eventually travelling to New York and work for a decade before deciding to establish a new career as a painter and artist. Lots of wonderful advice waiting for you in this interview especially if you’re also at a stage of switching careers and moving to another country to pursue your goals. Listen now!
Topics discussed in this episode:
Introduction [1:48]
Catching up [8:29]
When did Paul's career start?
On moving from New Zealand to Australia [17:13]
On getting a job in New York [20:31]
Starting a business - Manhattan Born [27:05]
Paul's projects [32:53]
On freelancing [39:51]
Moving back to New Zealand [44:04]
The challenges Paul needed to overcome [48:28]
Paul's upbringing [52:31]
Recommendations [59:44]
Is there one thing Paul would do differently now? [1:06:18]
Connect with Paul [1:08:47]
Conclusion [1:10:20]
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Bemodern Website
Bemodern Email
Bemodern Instagram
Episode transcript:
For a full transcript and links please see our show notes at mydailybusinesscoach.com/podcast/42
⭐️ GET MORE TIME BACK with our fave AI tool that has saved us HOURS. Use Poppy AI and code FIONA for a discount ⭐️
Get your 2026 small business marketing, brand and AI systems sorted with 1:1 business coaching packages from a one-off session to 6-months of coaching.
Build your personal brand and do something incredible for your small business with your own book. Learn how to land a publishing deal, write your book, launch and market it in our How to Get Your Book Published course and coaching program, kicking off soon.
Need some inspiration and tips today? Check out our new book, Business to Brand: Moving from transaction to transformation now.
Get started on a more successful and sustainable small business with our range of free tools at mydailybusiness.com/freestuff
Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA. We also love Descript.
Ever wanted to write your own book and build your brand authority or start your own podcast to connect with and grow your audience? Check out our How to Start a Podcast Course or How to Get Your Book Published Course at our courses page.
Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok.
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