The Hero Podcast

Nadine Reid is a celebrity make up artist turned TV, Social Media and Cover Star. Born in Birmingham, with Jamaican roots she now lives in Dublin sharing a home with 94 year old Minnie. I met Nadine in Preen in December 2017. She did my makeup the morning of my TedxTalk when I was so nervous and apprehensive. She let me practice my speech, putting me right at ease. We talked about life, its meaning and the importance of happiness (thats what the TEDxTalk is about). Flash forward a couple of months and when I tried to book Nadine again, to my horror, she was no longer doing makeup. Soon after she pops up as an Xposé's presenter and on the cover of magazines. Nadine tells her story of picking her wildest dreams and making them happen, how her mothers illness made her stop, slow down and make changes that have led her to new dreams. Nadine is a lesson in the power of positive thinking, manifestation and self belief. Since we recorded this episode Virgin Media announced the end of Irelands much loved, Xposé but Nadine was already manifesting new opportunities, being announced as Tatler Magazines Woman Of The Year In Entertainment and will be staring in this years Olympia Panto Cinderella.

www.nadinereid.com

Instagram: @nadinereid

https://www.elderhomeshare.ie

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Jo Browne is founder of her eponymous brand, Jo Browne. She always loved solid perfumes and when in 2013 she could no longer find any she decided to make her own. In 2016 she launched her business from her hometown of Hacketstown in Carlow. Since then, the brand has become a multi-award winning success story. Jo tells her story of building her business her way, balancing family life and the demands of a thriving business. She is a lesson in determination, grit and "where there's a will there's a way".

Website: https://jobrowne.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jobrowne_ireland/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jobrowneIreland/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jo_Browne

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-browne-063939124/

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#26 Grace O'Mahony - Model

Kilkenny gal Grace O'Mahony is one of Irelands top model. A total sweetheart, she is a million miles from the stereotypical model. Case and point, she still works in the family petrol station often selling magazines with her face on the cover. Having suffered with scoliosis in her teens she owns her looks and has worked hard to get where she is today. She tells her story so far and her hopes for whats next.

Instagram @gracefomahony

Bookings: https://1stoption.ie/talent/gracie/

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Niamh Hogan is the owner of multi-award winning, Irish made, natural skincare brand, Holos. A serial entrepreneur, having been a holistic therapist for 15 years, her clients wanted to buy the blended oils she used in her therapy and Holos was born. Niamh has an unshakable belief in her products, proven by winning the coveted "Most Innovative Irish Brand at the 2018 Image Beauty Award. It has been far from an easy ride, Niamh tells her story of building her business, her way, in a highly competitive industry, what winning awards really mean and how she harnesses her fear to propel her forward.

Website: https://holos.ie

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niamh-hogan-94383612/

Instagram: @niamhholos @holosskincarefromnature

Twitter: @holosskinniamh

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Holosskincarefromnature

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Courtney Smith is a Fashion Stylist, Creative Director & Designer. Her online feeds are filled with dreamy outfits, exotic locations and glamourous photoshoots. She is "living the dream" but if you look closely you'll see that Courtney's life is hard work, long hours and being the biggest risk taker in the room. In this episode we talk the business of fashion, taking leaps of faith and how choosing passion projects over a pay cheque is the only way to keep delivering in a creative role.

Instagram: @courtneysmithstyle

Twitter: @cocosmithstyle

Website: https://www.courtneysmith.ie

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneystylist/

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Jackie Tyrrell is a Kilkenny All Star Hurling Superstar. Hurling is an amateur Irish sport played at a professional level. Kilkenny, (specifically the years that Jackie played) has been the most successful team in the history of the sport. He is one of the most hard working people I've ever met, a complete perfectionist, he gives 100% to whatever he is doing. This episode is not about hurling but about hard work, determination and making a commitment to be the best you can be. Now retired from the sport, Jackie tells his stories of the euphoric high of winning, overcoming self doubt and what now after such a successful sporting career.

Twitter/Instagram: @MrJackieTee

Buy Jackie's Autobiography here: https://www.easons.com/the-warriors-code-jackie-tyrrell-9781910335727

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Geraldine has taken her passion for skin and turned it into a thriving business Mediskin in Nenagh, Tipperary. Her commitment to expertise and quality has seen incredible success, with the business winning multiple coveted industry and business awards. Not content with an award winning clinic, she has just launched her own cosmeceutical products and had a baby within months of each other. Geraldine is one of the most hard working, driven people I know, she does not settle for less than excellent and her expertise is clearly written all over her face with her own flawless skin.

Geraldine Jones:

Twitter: @geraldineby10

Instagram: @geraldinejonesbyrne

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geraldine-jones-bb637391/

Mediskin:

Instagram: @mediskin

www.mediskin.ie

Skin Formulas:

Instagram: @skinformulas.ie

www.skinformulas.ie

Heidi Higgins always wanted to be a fashion designer. Some might say you must be in the fashion capitals of the world to have a thriving fashion label but Heidi has done it her way. She runs her premium fashion label, by her own rules, from her hometown of Portlaoise. From humble beginnings she stuck to her vision of creating high quality, limited quantity, design-led pieces to become one of Irelands shining fashion stars.

Heidi Higgins Boutique ‪42 Grattan St, Kylekiproe, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 HR62‬

Website: https://heidihiggins.com/

Instagram: @heidihiggins

Twitter: @higginsheidi

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidihigginsfashiondesign/

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Jennie McGinn is some woman for one woman. An OG Blogger, Tech Entrepreneur of Prowlster & Opsh, University Lecturer, Brand Specialist, Agency Owner and all round Digital Expert. Jennie was at the forefront of the very new and very unknown world of digital and tech. She has a wealth of experience and wisdom that came from taking risks and experimenting in an evolving industry. Experience, no university can teach and that money can not buy. Her story to date is inspiring, exciting and scary. It hasn't been an easy road but it has been worth it. Enjoy!

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniemcginn/

Webstie: https://sistertheagency.com/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/mcginnsisters

Twitter: www.twitter.com/jenniemcginn

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Niamh Martin finished school at 16, throwing herself into the working world, keen to make money and find her niche. She discovered a passion for makeup and business. Niamh has done her time on counter in the beauty halls of Selfridges & Harrods, been a teacher, a sales rep and everything in between. She tells her story of how she combined her passions to create the award winning Nima Brush, the ups and downs of her career and finding allies in the unlikeliest of place. It hasn't been an easy ride but it has all been worth it.

www.niamhmartin.com

www.nimabrush.com

www.instagram.com/nimaniamh

www.instagram.com/nimabrush

www.twitter.com/nimabrush

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niamhmartin080782/

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