Win Happy Podcast

On today's podcast I chat with John Crotty the new Strategy and Economic Development officer for Cork City Council.

John, who is originally from a comes from a small village in Waterford chats about his varied career including 11 years working in retail in the UK, 6 years as CEO of Spike Island and now this new important role.

He outlines both the challenges and opportunities for Cork city and he says "it is now time for action"

Enjoy the show!

This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork.

Podcast Production by Greg Canty

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On today's podcast I chat with Alan Craughwell, director of Mixed Ability Sports Ireland.

He chats about his life and career, including his experience working with people with various disabilities, and how this led him to what he is doing today.

Sport should be fun, and it's even more fun when everyone can join in, as well as so many other benefits that this real inclusion brings to so many.

"What do I call them?" asked one participant

Find out how Alan answered them!

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This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork.

Podcast Production by Greg Canty

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Today I chat with Katie Jefcoat, the host of the 'Everyday Happiness' podcast.

This small town girl realised her dream and became a lawyer in the super charged atmosphere of Washington DC.

She chats about Jan 6th, the divisive atmosphere in the United States, but most important the need to step off the ferocious treadmill and look for "harmony" in your life.

What does she mean by "intentional margins" and why you need to find them?

Enjoy the show!

This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork.

Podcast Production by Greg Canty

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On today's podcast I chat with Professor Connell Fanning, Director of The Keynes Centre at UCC, about the new book that he has co-authored with colleague Dr.Assumpta O'Kane.

He chats about his life and career, the work of The Keynes Centre and the huge topic of leadership, the subject of the new book "The Leadership Mind".

When we use the word "leader" or the word "leadership", it's important that we actually know what the word means.

Enjoy the show!

This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork.

Podcast Production by Greg Canty

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On today's podcast I chat with the powerful singer/songwriter, Victoria Renee Hand from Indiana, now living in LA.

Victoria, the singer and songwriter of that evocative song about the environment and our world, which you will definitely have heard on CNN, has a huge story.

A traumatic incident when she was young left her unable to speak for years and eventually she found her voice through music.

Victoria talks about her career, the story of her song on CNN "A Better Tomorrow" and her link to Elvis Presley.

Enjoy the show!

This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork.

Podcast Production by Greg Canty

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On todays podcast I bring you my conversation with Giacomo Toscano, the co-owner of the most special hotel in Siena in Italy, where we were fortunate enough to stay recently while on holidays.

Giacomo chats about the history of the Hotel Palazzo di Valli, built in the 1700's, the beautiful city of Siena in the heart of Tuscany and the magic of the Palio, community festival which we were lucky enough to experience again this year.

He also talks about his love of tourism, where he has been working for nearly 40 years, and what he believes you need to do to be successful.

Enjoy the show and the sounds from the Palio!

This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork.

Podcast Production by Greg Canty

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On this episode I chat with Conor Cuneen, motivational speaker and work culture advisor.

Corkman, Conor, otherwise known as 'An Irishman Speaks', has been living in Chicago since the late eighties.

He speaks about his career in sales and marketing in Ireland, the UK and US with large FMCG companies, and his path towards motivational speaking.

Humour goes a long way with Conor, and on the podcast he explains his 5 daily micro goals, CHAPS, that he says we should all practice to make our workplaces and lives much better.

I hope you enjoy the show!

This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork.

Podcast Production by Greg Canty

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After 150 days of Putin's pointless, brutal war in Ukraine, Paul Niland, who has been living in Kyiv for nearly 20 years, gives us his perspectives of life in a war zone and his deep insights about what has happened and how it is likely to end.

He met Taoiseach, Micheál Martin on his recent trip to Ukraine and explained how the Russian brutality witnessed in some towns is the norm and not the exception.

He doesn't talk about fear. he talks about anger and resolve.

He doesn't talk about the war ending, he talks about victory for Ukraine.

After 150 days it is easy to lose focus - we must keep listening, learning and understanding.

Enjoy the show!

Paul is the CEO of Lifeline Ukraine, a national suicide helpline service, founded initially to provide support to victims of war.

This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork.

Podcast Production by Greg Canty

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On today's podcast I chat with Fiona Forman, former teacher and now trainer and the author of books about well-being and positive psychology for children.

After nearly 30 years of teaching young children and knowing that their anxiety levels are increasing each year (one third of students), Fiona discovered Positive Psychology, and went about applying this in her classroom and immediately saw the huge difference it made.

She chats about her books, the importance of recognising the strengths in everyone, identifying pockets of positivity, the 3 to 1 positivity ratio and recognising three good events each day.

We also chatted about the summer holidays, the importance of rest for children and spending precious time with them.

Enjoy the show!

This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork.

Podcast Production by Greg Canty

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Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests: [email protected]

This is part two of a two part conversation with Philip McKinley, recently ordained Church of Ireland deacon.

He chats about the changing role of the church in Irish society, the relationship between the Catholic and Protestant churches, and what he hopes to achieve in his new life as a priest.

Listen to part one, episode 236

The song featured at the end of the podcast, 'Don't take my brother' was written by Philip and performed by the Discovery Gospel Choir.

Enjoy the show!