E133 That Great Business Show
Patrick O'Shaughnessy, who's great grandfather bought Killarney National Park for the Irish nation, has teamed up in Minnesota, USA with former Irish Distillers Master Distiller Brian Nation to bring us a new type of whiskey, part made in Ireland, shipped and blended in the USA and then shipped back, starting just this week, to Ireland. This pair and fun and highly informative as to what exactly they're trying to sell.
How Patrick managed to lure Brian to work with him in the States is a LinkedIn based story, writ large. And Patrick explains how his lack of familiarity with a 'stick shift' car introduced him to Dr. John Teeling.
Patrick wants to 'hire in a heartbeat' Brian's eight year old son, Briain.
Brian wants to 'hire in a heartbeat' his own father, Michael, who sadly died earlier this year.
Niall O'Connor, newly minted CEO of Dynamic Events, and Richard Phelan who recently exited as founder/owner of Dynamic Events, We had to find out why both did what they did, one to buy, one to sell? Richard is very interesting on the need for business owners to think ahead about eventually selling their businesses, but also not to leave it too late.
Niall O'Connor still wants to hire Jurgen Klopp
Richard Phelan wants to hire Johnny Sexton or Mack Hansen
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