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Expleo managing director in Ireland Phil Codd talks with John Kennedy about the collaboration with NearForm that saw Ireland produce a world-leading contact tracing app for Covid-19, the creation of a €100,000 fund for SMEs and why Covid-19 has been the perfect storm for businesses to embrace digital transformation.

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John Kennedy talks to Alan Swan, creator of Oldernotover.com, a newsletter and podcast series aimed at inspiring people in their 30s and 40s who are pondering changing career. So far, he has interviewed Jack Reacher author Lee Child and Richard E Grant, to name a few. Swan calls for a more positive attitude to ageing and career development.

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John Kennedy talks to Leonora O’Brien, founder of Irish software company PharmaPod which has developed a platform to reduce medication errors for patients. Close to raising €3.5m in funding the company has created a secure application that enables pharmacists to record and share medication-related incidents and cut down on medical mistakes

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John Kennedy talks to Thrifty founder Rónán Ó Dálaigh who is leading the digital transformation of the charity shop sector, helping traditional charity shops sell everything from fashion to books in a dynamic and sustainable way. Like many sectors of business, the charity shop sector was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic but thanks to Thriftify these businesses can now serve the public online.

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John Kennedy talks to Daithí de Buitléir, co-founder of Borradh, a business network of Irish speakers from all levels and sectors of the Irish business world, locally and globally, from SME owners and directors to corporates. He explains how the filter of business in the 21st century could prove pivotal in preserving and growing Ireland’s national language and identity.

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When it comes to golf, Ireland has a rich history in the sport – producing some of the best players in the world, including Rory McIlroy, Padraig Harrington and Shane Lowry.

But away the course, innovation plays a hugely important role within the game.

On this episode of the podcast, we speak to Dean Klatt, founder of Seed Golf, a Carlow-based company producing golf balls that’s popularity is rapidly growing right across the sport. 

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John Kennedy talks with Dr Sarah Bourke, CEO of an Irish company called Skytek whose technology is used on the International Space Station, about how Irish technology is playing a role in space exploration and how her company’s technology has a myriad of further uses, including in areas like insurance and risk.

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John Kennedy talks with Tracy Sweeney, a visual artist in Mayo about the importance of fostering a creative sector in Ireland’s regions and how she has managed to cultivate a global online business selling her art.

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A young Irish precision engineer one day decided to impress a girl by making her a ring. This propelled act him to becoming one of Ireland’s pre-eminent jewellery designers and goldsmiths. John Kennedy talks to Nigel O’Reilly about fostering skilled craft and artisan industries in regional Ireland and his collaborations with renowned designers and the fashion industries in Europe and New York, including making jewellery for Irish actress Saoirse Ronan.

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Despite being a beginner in the world of tech, Brendan Kiely co-founded software company ThinScale in 2013 with his brother-in-law and has successfully guided the company from day one, experiencing 20pc annual growth year-on-year. He gives John Kennedy some valuable insights on entrepreneurship, scaling companies and the future of work as remote working is here to stay.

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