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ThinkBusiness talks to Bank of Ireland’s head of Agri Sector Eoin Lowry and Sherry Fitzgerald’s associate director of Country Homes, Farms and Estates Philip Guckian about rising demand for Irish farm land. The latest quarterly review from Sherry Fizgerald indicates that while the start of 2021 was somewhat slow, activity has quickened and shortages in land for sale has fuelled recent value increases.

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We talk to Barbara Sheahan, founder of Dublin-based Healthcare Compare, Ireland’s newest health insurance comparison website. The platform is unique in that it helps users identify the most suitable healthcare plan to suit their requirements and budgets through its advanced comparison tools and advice from health insurance specialists. Barbara talks about what to look out for when shopping around for health insurance.

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One of Ireland’s fastest-scaling indigenous software companies XtremePush is at the beating heart of the future of digital marketing. Founded in 2014 by Tommy Kearns and Kevin Collins, the company has been on an acquisition trail and has plans to grow internationally. CEO Tommy Kearns talks about the future of digital marketing and the realities of scaling a business in a world shaped by the global pandemic.

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Growing up in the countryside meant that Emma-Jane and her siblings spent most of their childhood exploring the outdoors and natural environment around them. Each night Emma-Jane Leeson’s father would tell “a story about Johnny Magory” – usually derived from the adventures herself and her siblings had gotten up to that day! Many years later, she began jotting down her father’s stories. Emma-Jane left her full-time job to pursue Johnny Magory as a business and the book series is now becoming a brand for all things children, outdoors and exploring Irish heritage and culture.

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John Kennedy talks to Andrew Fitzpatrick, one of the founding fathers of Ireland’s successful animation sector. Monster handles a diverse range of programming in the area of children’s entertainment. Prior to Monster, Fizpatrick laid the foundations of the multi-million-dollar Irish animation sector when he ran the Don Bluth companies, which at its peak was one of Europe’s largest animation studios and creators of the highly popular and high grossing An American Tail. He talks about the past and future of animation in Ireland.

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Bank of Ireland head of Motoring Sector Stephen Healy reveals how the electric vehicle revolution is being embraced in Ireland, accounting for 11.3pc of sales in Q1. He reveals that despite Covid-19 restrictions, overall 60,000 cars were sold in Q1 and draws a correlation between better-than-expected van sales and the rise of online shopping.

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John Kennedy talks to Richie Foley, SVP of Product and Design at LetsGetChecked, the Irish company that experienced over 800pc growth year-on-year in 2020. They rose to the coronavirus challenge, shipping over 1m Covid testing kits to date and recently announced the opening of their Dublin lab to expand their testing capabilities. Richie joined LetsGetChecked from Ryanair in March 2020, jumping in at a crucial time, as the company scaled its Covid-19 testing offering. He played an essential role in all this and, as a result, can provide insight into the challenges and successes of building and scaling such a product.

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John Kennedy talks to David Gluckman, author “That Sh*t Will Never Sell”, the title of which comes from his time in the drinks industry and his key role in the creation of iconic brands like Baileys as well as Kerrygold. Since Baileys was launched in 1974 it has sold more than 120m bottles a year and Kerrygold is the second biggest butter brands in America. He talks about the business of ideas and his involvement in other famous drinks brands including Sheridans, Le Piat d’Or and Aqua Libra, to name a few.

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In this episode, John speaks with Paul McElvaney from Learning Pool, a Derry based eLearning platform. 

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John Kennedy talks with Marie Kress, head of research at Voyego’s Transport Innovation Lab where she works on creating new concepts and pilot projects within the area of Mobility as a Service (MaaS). She talks about the integrated future of mobility and transport, how we may be consuming services Netflix-style and how digitalisation is the fuel of the future of mobility.

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