The Hero Podcast

Claudia Gocoul graduated from DCU with a BA in Journalism in 2014. 2 years later she was fashion editor at Xposé Magazine. Now at 25, she is the Managing Director at Carter Beauty Cosmetics. We chat about how she has come so far in such a short period of time, how hard work, self belief and having to do it all at a fashion magazine gave her transferable skills that have seen Carter Beauty Cosmetics skyrocket in less than a year to international acclaim featuring on Arianna Grande & Kourtney Kardashian.

Instagram: @claudiagocoul

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudia-gocoul-78624748

Twitter: @Gocoul

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Joanne Condon is a creative force to be reckoned with. She studied Art in Crawford, Cork, intent on being an art teacher but soon found the structure of teaching capped her creativity. Flash forward to 2019, Joanne hosts sell out furniture painting workshops all over Ireland, she is RTE's Today Show upcycle and DIY expert, the DIY columnist for Confetti magazine and all round Instagram gold.

We chat about her journey to where she is today, what drives her, what it's really like to crowdfund, burnout, vision boards and what's next for her limitless creativity.

Buy her book, sign up to her workshops: www.kylelane.ie

Instagram: @joannecondon

This week I’m chatting about travelling solo how I find it, why I do it, what it’s like, the pro’s & con’s of it and why you should give it a go!

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Ever heard of Grainne O Malley, the Pirate Queen of Ireland? In the 1500’s she sailed from Ireland up the Thames to meet Queen Elizabeth 1 at Greenwich Palace to persuade her to stop the English from encroaching on Irish nobles. They struck a deal and became firm pen pals. A story that should have held a place in Irish history, instead was deleted from history and her story became nothing more than a myth. In recent years author Anne Chambers had proven the myth true. Joan Mulloy is a descendant of Grainne. She grew up with the stories of her heroic ancestor, in the same part of Ireland and learned to sail in the same bay. Having studied civil engineering in Galway, Joan left her promising career to focus full time on her dream of competing in the prestigious Vendee Globe Race in 2020. She will race solo (yes, on her own) around the world on a 60 foot yacht. Sounds terrifying! Joan is up for it. If she completes it, she will be the first Irish person to do so. Through a chance meeting in London, I sit down with Joan to hear her story of how her happiness is more important than a pay cheque, why she would take on such a challenge and how she will do it?

www.joanmulloyracing.com

Instagram: @joanmulloyracing

Facebook: Joan Mulloy Racing

Twitter: @JMRacing

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Cork native Stephanie Barry completed a degree is BIS in University College Cork and at 23 she moved to London to work in investment banking where she met her now husband, Tim. Steph caught Tim’s travel bug and love of Asia. Every trip away they imagined packing their bags and taking off around the world. About to get married and headed towards putting down roots. It was now or never. They sold their belongings and in April 2016 they left on a one way ticket to Bangkok with no plan beyond their first hotel. At first reluctant to blog Steph decided to create a website for those asking for her travel advice. In this episode we chat about how she’s turning her travel advice into a business, how they fund their lifestyle and will they ever go home?

Instagram: @stephmylife

www.stephmylifetravels.com

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From discovering her love of "the sesh" to 10 years in PR at Thinkhouse to founder & Madam of Tropical Popical, Andrea Horan has some serious human insight. Saoirse Ronan's mention of Tropical Popical on the Ellen Show launched it into the stratosphere and Andrea was constantly asked when Tropical Popical would do "more". Andrea realised that success to her was how she could empower and make people feel. Her authenticity, outlook and passion for the power of the sesh is an interesting and thought provoking listen. Andrea is one woke lady! Have you ever thought about how crucial "the sesh" is to Irish society? me neither, but think about it, even better listen to Andrea's take on it!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreadhoran/ & https://www.instagram.com/tropicalpopical/

Website: http://www.tropicalpopical.com

Tedxtalk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxtuGmcZj34

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

Louise Stokes dreamed of working in fashion. After graduating from Trinity College Dublin she interned with Louise Kennedy before moving to NYC where she found herself working with cutting edge jewellery designers like Alexis Bittar. In the fast paced New York jewellery industry, she calls Game Of Thrones for interns, Louise was exposed to the best in the business and learnt everything from picking stones to invoicing. In 2007 she returned to Ireland to open Loulerie, a curated edit of design lead jewellery. Almost immediately she was faced with the economic downturn. She persevered and Loulerie now boasts 2 stores, a thriving online business and her own collection called Loulerie Fine Jewellery designs. A lesson in grit, knowing your niche and coming out on top..

https://loulerie.com

Instagram: @louleriedublin

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-stokes-8a4849119/

I sat down with Rugile Mikutovskiene, CEO & Founder Of Ella Iconic known for its stunning CEO Of My Own Life Planner. We chat about her journey so far from City Of London corporate banking to Stationery Start-Up. How passion, perfectionism and never underselling herself has led her to create one of the stationery worlds hottest new brands.

Instagram: @ellaiconic

Website: www.ellaiconic.co.uk

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rugile-mikutovskiene-78b84821

My childhood friend, Julie Cobbe, creator of Stylefish.ie, tells her story of how a love of fashion and teaching has taken her on a personal journey that has evolved as she has through her 20’s and 30’s from fashion masterclasses in a recession to Dragon’s Den to realising that sometimes success is letting go, making your own rules and that finding balance can be the greatest success of all.

Instagram: @Julie_cobbe

www.stylefish.ie

Information on her next course:

http://stylefish.ie/diploma-in-personal-styling/personal-stylist-training-cost-dates/