The Entrepreneur Experiment

In the Lab this week, I reveal my plans to record live versions of the podcast but I need your help to pick a location. We also look at the "end of Covid" and what that means for us as business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs.

Finally, I share a book that's having a huge impact on me this month. 

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Lisa, alongside her sister Vanessa and fellow dentist Barry launched Spotlight Oral Care just 6 years ago. Now they are a global brand exporting across the world and on their way to reinventing the entire oral care sector.

In this episode, I discover what sparked the idea, what it's like to work with family and how Lisa juggled 2 jobs for 4 years in order to build Spotlight.

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In the Lab this week, I reveal why Airbnb is a sleeping giant about to wake up & how you can leverage the platform to make money.

I also share what Airbnb's Q4 earnings tells us about the future of work.

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Paul has gone from a single office room in Ranelagh to competing with the world's largest telecoms companies. In a no holds barred chat, Paul breaks down the ruthless competitive streak and sales tactics that are the backbone of his success. This is a straight talking conversation that will teach you what it takes to succeed in one of the world's most competitive industries.

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In the Lab this week, we figure out what is the one thing you should be doing right now to give you the most leverage. We cut through the noise and work out what is the single thing you should be focused on.

I also reveal 3 upcoming events for early stage, scaling and hyper scaling entrepreneurs. 

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Mary McKenna is a maverick. She is a travel boss who has never sold a holiday. Learn her contrarian strategies in this week's masterclass with one of Ireland's best entrepreneurs.  Find out how Mary guided her business, Tour America, through natural disaster, terrorist attacks & now a pandemic. Mary shares the full story of how she has grown a company that spans continents and decades with incredible success. 

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In the Lab today, I breakdown the basics of Storytelling 101.

Stop selling and start telling.

Can you tell me the story of your business in just one sentence?  Do you have a "huh" moment? Find out why you need both on today's pod.

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In 2018, Ciaran Mulligan sold his company, Blue Insurance for a reported €70 million. The entrepreneur is now a serial investor & adventurer!  On today's episode, we learn how he built Blue by not following convention and Ciaran reveals the strategies that disrupted an entire industry.

We discover the investments he's been making since and why a random conversation plunged him deep into the crypto world.

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In the Lab this week, I share my process for stripping away all the inefficient parts of my work & personal life to free up more time to enjoy the good stuff. You'll learn my process for delegation, automation and removal of ineffecient activities.  I share the tools and tricks I've learned from guests and my own experience to get back more time to work on the things that matter most. 

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Today, I'm joined by the man who sees 100s of startup pitches each year. John Phelan is the head of HBAN (Halo Angel Business Network) in Ireland and also the co-founder of RecommenderX. We discuss what makes a great pitch, the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs and how to get started as an angel investor. (Spoiler: It costs much less than you might imagine)

John has skin in the game on both sides of the table and is able to give unique insights as an entrepreneur and investor. 

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