Noreen & her husband John created Irish Biltong with nothing more than an idea and the will to make it happen.

Noreen shares her story of how grit, determination and being willing to go further than anyone else would be able to is the key to their explosive success.

She shares: - Their early experiments in making Biltong

- How saying yes to every opportunity has transformed their business

- The story behind how they got their first big break after an unplanned pitch competition victory.

- How they rapidly shifted focus to online retail after Covid impacted their normal outlets. 

In this week's Idea Lab we break down the Clubhouse app. What is it, how does it work and do you need to be on it? Clubhouse is the most talked about app of 2021. Valued at over $1 billon, the voice only app is popular among celebrities & business moguls.

I give you the pros, cons and overall verdict. 

Imagine being minutes away from receiving 1 billion dollars for your company only to see all vanish in a heartbeat.

This is a extraordinary story in anyones life but in Norman's, it's merely one in a long line of incredible adventures in business. 

We talk multiple million euro exits, a complete change in lifestyle and how he's building a global company that is aiming to solve climate change.

Strap in for this story as it's a wild one. 

Ryan & his co-founders built DropChef from a small local operation into a company delivering fresh meal ingredients all across Ireland.

Hear how they launched without even having a product before scaling their business using the best financing of all, customer sales! 

If you are passionate about building a bootstrapped business or launching your own food brand, this episode is for you.

Today on the pod, we reveal how the launch of The Entrepreneur Experiment Community went and how you can get involved.

I also share 4 ways you can generate business ideas using visualization exercises such as your dream day plan and the lotto win scenario.

Trevor is fulfiling every child's dream of working in the professional sports arena. He manages and helps elite level athletes all across the globe.

Hear how Trevor made his dreams a reality when he became a sports agent to the world's most interesting athletes on this week's episode. 

His company, Sport Endorse have also just launched a marketplace that allows athletes to find companies and brands to work with, on their terms.  Brands also get access to 1000's of elite athletes who otherwise, they would have no way of connecting with.

Today, I am going to share 6 businesses you can start working on & making money from immediately. I shared my big trends for 2021 back in December, and today we look at very specific businesses you can start during Covid.

Sometimes I meet a business owner whose business seems to have been born for exactly the times we live in.

Jack Crotty set up NeighbourFood to bring local and farmers markets online & make the whole process digital. 

Covid, Brexit and a move towards sustainability in all aspects of our lives mean this business is set to explore.

Hear how Jack is building the 2021 version of the farmers market. 

I had planned to do the hottest ideas of 2021 but after speaking to so many people over the last few weeks who are struggling, I have switched things up. Just like everyone else, I’ve been massively impacted by Covid and have found the start of 2021 tougher than expected. So in this week’s pod, I’ve shared the 5 things that have helped me move into a positive headspace and get my momentum back.

We're back for another season & kicking off season 5 with one of the biggest success stories in Ireland of 2020.

Rónán's company went from a 20% market share to 86% in less than 12 months. Thriftify helps charity stores get their products online and handles everything from advertising to distribution.  

This episode will fire your brain with hundreds of ideas.   Starting off 2021 with an early candidate for episode of the year!