A sit down with Brian Kingston, coach, facilitator and trainer @Essential Training about his work, career journey and what it's like forging his own path within his father's business, Essential Training.

In this conversation Brian and I discussed the nature of the work we do, how his experience in sales and technology has influenced his approach to his work now and what it means to bring our full selves including our vulnerabilities to the work we do.

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It's been a while, but we are back with a really special guest Monica Haughey.

Monica is an experienced and established psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer who works with individuals and groups. Her passion is to support people, either individually or in a team, to identify their issues or blocks and assist them in navigating their own unique path in an empowered and creative way. 

Monica and I sat down for a conversation in which she outlined the differences and similarities that exist between coaching and psychotherapy, the types of challenges she helps her clients work through and what it means for someone to make their next courageous step in their lives.  

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Our very special guest this week is Michael Kelly.

Michael is the founder of GIY aka Grow it Yourself, a social enterprise with a simple but powerful mission - helping people to live healthier, happier and more sustainable lives by growing some of their own food.

Michael joined us to tell us about his career path which began with working in IT and has since blossomed into a multi-faceted portfolio of activity that now takes in writing books and columns, producing television series on Amazon Prime and RTE as well as running the GIY business which continues to go from strength to strength.

Along the way we also delved into his personal routines and habits, his approach to leadership and the importance and impact of the Japanese philosophy of Ikigai on his life and business. 

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This week we are delighted to be joined by another special guest Jackie Das.

Jackie is a self described “meeting rescuer” who through her recently established business the Das Approach is helping people in businesses across the world to conduct high stake meetings for maximum impact.

With a background in the Pharmaceutical industry Jackie has worked around the globe in roles that have always placed an emphasis on the need for confident presentation and communication skills and it is this passion borne out of her professional experience that is now driving her work.

In this conversation we covered a range of topics including:

• The most common mistakes made by people in meetings
• Confidence and its role in helping us to have productive meetings with positive outcomes
• Bridging the digital divide when hosting in person and online gatherings

As well as:

• The importance of not always looking for advice
• Why everyone should take a gap year.

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This week I am delighted to be joined by another special guest David Passmore. 

A native of Kent and long-time resident in Ireland, David has held a number of prominent roles in Irish Sport and Academia including serving as the Ireland Men’s Field Hockey Head Coach, assistant coach for Ireland’s women’s hockey team, National Development and Under -21 Head coach as well as lecturing in Coaching Science and Education at Dublin City University.  

He very kindly took time out of his busy schedule to talk to about all of this as well as his latest challenge – serving as the Head Coach of the USA’s Women’s Field Hockey Team and the opportunity it has given him to pursue some long held professional and personal goals. 

Along the way we spoke about what it means to be truly high performing, the role of values and bringing them to life in order to build great teams as well as what it’s like to transplant yourself from your permanent job and your family in Ireland to challenge yourself in a new environment in the US.

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This week I am delighted to be joined by another special guest John Tuohy. 

John was the CEO and founder of Parcel Motel a hugely successful parcel locker business which was acquired by UPS, in 2017. An award winning and experienced leader in the parcel delivery and logistics industry John sat down to talk about his career to date and what he has learned from his experiences building businesses and teams in a career that has had many twists and turns and is far from over yet. 

Along the way we cover everything from his new venture OohPod and returning to the world of a start up after building up a large business, the importance of looking after yourself while in the middle of pressurised situations as well as why Ireland is a great country to do business in in 2023. 

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This week we are delighted to be joined by another special guest Dr Stefanie Teichmann. 

Stefanie is a German born and now Dublin based coach and strategic advisor to clients in a variety of sectors and industries across the globe. 

Having started her professional career as a management consultant with McKinsey&Co., Stefanie subsequently held various General Management, Director and VP roles at The Coca-Cola Company, Google, and Nike, at local, regional and global levels, combining Strategy and P&L leadership positions. 

She spoke to me about her own career path and experience, her introduction to coaching how what she does now is as much about aligning with her own personal values as it is bringing her considerable experience to the people she works with as well the value and role of advice, guidance and challenge in coaching conversations. 

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This week we are delighted to be joined by another special guest Kealan Lennon. 

Kealan is the CEO and Founder of CleverCards one of the fastest growing FinTech businesses in Ireland and in this conversation he spoke to me about the early experiences that shaped his career and the inspiration behind the Clever Cards business, the challenges of growth and attracting investment, the power of having a simple and compelling business vision as well as what it’s like to be an attendee at the World Economic Forum at Davos. 

A must listen for anyone would be entrepreneur, business owner or leader this was a great conversation with a highly motivated and passionate person who has a laser like focus on where he is going and the heights he aims to take his business to. 

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This week's special guest is Stephen O'Leary.

Stephen is the Founder and Manging Director of Olytico, a Dublin based business that listens to the internet on behalf of some of the biggest brands and organisations in the world. This listening and analysis turns big data into actionable insights for organisations to make better decisions and design communications that deliver maximum impact. 

Stephen spoke to me about this career path and trajectory, the challenges he has experienced along the way, the impact of coaching on both himself and his business and how he tries to set himself up for success so that he can in turn set others up for their own success. 

On top of all this Stephen also spoke to me about his role as President of the Dublin Chamber Commerce for 2023, the issues he is hoping he can have a positive influence on in this role as well as his thoughts on the online and social media landscape right now.  

A great talk with an entrepreneur who has his sights set firmly on big things.

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For our first episode back, I am delighted to have been joined by Bernard Jackman.

Bernard is someone that would be well known to many people as a well loved and respected rugby player for Ireland and Leinster Connacht and the Sale Sharks, a coach for teams including FC, Grenoble and the Cardiff Dragons, as well as a writer, broadcaster and pundit, an Irish, UK and French media.

I invited him on to the podcast to talk a little bit about rugby, but a lot more about his own personal story, what he has learned from making a series of pivots in his life and career, and how he is bringing his knowledge and passion for the game of rugby to new contexts as a broadcaster, speaker and consultant. This was a fascinating discussion with someone who has a real passion for leadership and culture in sporting and business organisations, who has been up close and personal with some of the most respected business and sporting leaders in the world and who relishes new challenges and taking them head on thanks to an appetite for hard work and a really positive and optimistic outlook and mindset.

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