Welcome to the "RDI Hub: Accelerating Innovation" podcast. Join us as we explore the world of tech entrepreneurship and innovation. We connect startups, corporates, and academia to scale businesses through mentorship, technology, and research. Each episode features insightful discussions with industry leaders, providing actionable advice and inspiring stories. Tune in to accelerate your innovation journey with us.

Liam Cronin, RDI hub CEO tells us about the latest news and events taking place from the RDI hub

From Hiring to Scaling: HR Secrets for Startup Success! Fionnuala O Callaghan sits down with Fexco's HR Experts Caoimhe Clifton and Marie Brosnan to reveal the roadmap for creating resilient, people-focused foundations in your entrepreneurial journey. 

Fionnuala O'Callaghan Interviews Rose O’Sullivan Strategic Finance Manager, Fexco Group

Rose O’Sullivan is a graduate of the University of Limerick (BBS) and trained as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte. She has almost 20 years of experience working in Finance including renewables, outsourcing, customs, fintech and aviation. 

She is passionate about ongoing education and having recently upskilled in the Aviation and ESG areas she is now undertaking an MBA with University College Cork.

Rose works in Fexco where she has progressed from Management Accountant to Finance Business Partner, Strategic Financial Analyst, and her current role of Strategic Finance Manager.

In her current role she leads a team who manage the finance needs of the Technology, Innovation and New Ventures areas of the Fexco business.

She also supports the team who look after Fexco’s investment activity be that in the M&A space, internally generated ideas, or business acceleration opportunities. 

The Digital Journey - brought to you by Radio Kerry and the RDI Hub in Killorglin and funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television Licence Fee – is a new feature on In Business, supporting digital transformation in the county.

This issue focuses on Generative AI, and was recorded at an event at the RDI Hub in Killorglin. It features Martin Duffy, Head of Gen AI at PWC; Aidan Connolly, CEO Idiro Analytics; and Dr Kevin Marshall – Head of Education with Microsoft Ireland.

The Digital Journey is brought to you by Radio Kerry and the RDI Hub in Killorglin, and it’s funded by Coimisiún na mean with the Television Licence Fee.

On this latest episode, Amber Galwey is joined by Megan Daly Tyrrell who is business development manager at the RDI Hub to discuss the Skillnet Innovation Exchange, which is a programme that facilitates collaboration between Irish SME’s and large multinationals to boost innovation and digital transformation.

The Digital Journey is brought to you by Radio Kerry and the RDI Hub in Killorglin, and it’s funded by Coimisiún na mean with the Television Licence Fee.

In this episode of The Digital Journey we are focusing on gender, equality, diversity and inclusion and we’ll be speaking about the STEM Passport. Fionnuala O’Callaghan, who is a senior operations manager at the RDI Hub, explains how the programme makes STEM inclusive for young women.

On this episode we are discussing gender, equality, diversity and inclusion with Dina Vyapuri of Purpl Unicorn; Rabia Mirza who is CEO and owner of Leadership and HR Solutions; and Gearoid Kearney who is diversity and inclusion lead at the RDI Hub in Killorglin. The Digital Journey is brought to you by Radio Kerry and the RDI Hub in Killorglin, funding by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television Licence Fee.

On this episode of The Digital Journey Amber Galwey interviews CEO of Graphite Note Hrvoje Smolic. Graphite Note is an AI data insights platform and they are expanding and plan to create over 20 local jobs in the county. The Digital Journey is brought to you by Radio Kerry and the RDI Hub in Killorglin, funding by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television Licence Fee

The Digital Journey is brought to you by Radio Kerry and the RDI Hub in Killorglin, and it’s funded by Coimisiún na mean with the Television Licence Fee.

On our latest episode of The Digital Journey, we are discussing the RDI Hub’s new digital community. Megan Daly-Tyrrell, who is Business Development Manager at the RDI Hub, outlines the benefits of taking part and explains why having a digital community is so important in the modern world of work and digital technologies: