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Founded by John Goulding and Joe Lennon three years ago, the Douglas-based company has developed an internal communications platform to increase employee engagement. The company has since won the backing of Zoom founder and CEO Eric Yuan and is creating 100 new jobs in Cork. Joe Lennon talks about the highs and lows of entrepreneurial life and how starting Workvivo with his former colleague was a turning point in his professional life.

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After recently securing a partnership with UK retail giant Asda to offer a big-basket, same-day grocery delivery service to Bristol and Leeds residents in the UK, Irish grocery e-commerce platform Buymie is opening its next chapter and is primed for international expansion. We talk to co-founder and CEO Devan Hughes about the business’s trajectory as well as his own thoughts on entrepreneurship.

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Louth-based regtech player GECKO Governance is on a mission to change this. Led by Michelle McGuire, the business is part of a regional effort to develop a Fintech Corridor in the North East of Ireland. She talks about the changing fintech landscape in Ireland and addressing the gender divide in the industry.

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 The founders of Clare-based ClubZap Declan Murphy and Aidan Quilligan have turned their passion for sport into a business and in doing so they have made social media and e-commerce effortless and less stressful for sports clubs around the world. We talk to Aidan Quilligan about how the business grew from their local club to now supporting sports teams all over the world.

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When most founders sell companies, it’s easy to imagine them jetting off into the sun. But it’s not all wine and roses and motivated founders often like to keep going. Former Irish Defence Forces officer Fintan McGovern successfully sold his business Firmwave to Taoglas and talks about what life is like after you successfully exit a business. He also talks about vital lessons in leadership that he learned in his army career that are just as relevant in business life.

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Already hit by shortages of semiconductor chips, the motor industry’s supply chain woes are likely to be exacerbated by the conflict in Ukraine. Bank of Ireland head of Motor Sector Stephen Healy looks at how the local sector in Ireland has been performing so far this year but also outlines how automotive manufacturers will need to adapt to the supply chain challenges ahead.

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Across the world people are returning to the office with the majority of offices proclaiming they are hybrid workplaces. However, there are many different takes on what hybrid actually means and many employees are fiercely protecting the remote working routines they embraced during the pandemic. We talk to Welltel chief people officer Denise Hayes and the company’s CTO Kevin Page about putting a workable shape on hybrid.

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Fast-growing Irish athleisure brand Powercut clothing has grown from zero to more revenues of in excess of €2.5m within just three years. Founded in 2019 by Irish entrepreneurs Craig Mulhall and Brónagh McKay as they worked 8am to 6pm in their day jobs before working on their passion project Powercut until 2am. As the brand flourished they focused 100% and grew the business into a global-focused player it is today. I talk to Craig about Powercut’s scaling journey, being selected by Dunne’s Stores to open outlets in its top stores, and plans to drive next-day delivery e-commerce services.

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Best-selling Irish social media strategist, Louise McDonnell’s ‘2022 Social Media Planner & Guide’, is in high demand for advice and is an inspiration on how to stay fresh and relevant on social media. She talks to ThinkBusiness about building a business from the west of Ireland and why so many businesses get it wrong when it comes to social media.

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Dublin firm All Human, previously known as Strata3, is behind the digital experience of many of Ireland’s biggest brands including An Post, Discover Ireland,  LetsGetChecked, Energia, Irish Rail as well as Bank of Ireland. We talk to All Human’s CEO John Mitchell about how most digital transformation strategies are doomed to failure because they don’t focus enough on what consumers actually want.

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