I have been waiting a while to get this interview with Erin Kelly Ashworth, thankfully the universe conspired to let us meet recently and do this! I am grateful to have known Erin for over 10 years now, she is an amazing business woman and a true friend in my eyes. And now you will get to know her a little bit on West Cork FM tomorrow night at 9pm.

Erin has an advance yoga teacher qualification and has trained in a variety of yoga styles. Her areas of specialization include Yoga & Mindfulness for Children, Yoga for people with Learning Difficulties, ADHD and Autism Spectrum, and Prenatal Yoga for Conscious and Sacred Birthing, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga and Yoga Therapy.

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Katy Wareing is the director of OMKO, a software company specialising in bridging the gap between science and technology. Stemming from her background in medicine and biology, she is extremely passionate about working with companies who are developing projects which positively impact society, and is extremely proud of the work OMKO is doing in furthering biotechnology for cancer research.

For our Women in Business in West Cork episode this week, I wanted to 'Spice' it up and find a 'tasty' 'story' for you (geddit??)

Her original Clonakilty Walking Food Tour focuses on the themes of History, Tradition, Innovation and Community as she guides visitors around the creative and vibrant town of Clonakilty introducing visitors to the town’s unique food heritage. Tailor-made private tours introduce visitors to an authentic experience of Irish food, drink, heritage, landscape and hospitality.

So for this interview for "Women in Business in West Cork", I have stayed local to Clonakilty and I am delighted to introduce Joyce O Sullivan to my listeners. Joyce owns, manages and works as a Massage & Reflexology Therapist in Solace Holistic Centre.

The centre has three therapy rooms focusing on a range of holistic therapies, and to compliment the work therapists do individually, the centre also holds workshops and health & wellness courses.

I had the pleasure of spending time with the gorgeous Ali Wheeler, Designer Maker of Hot Knickers Lingerie based in Clonakilty.

What would you do if you had 1000 months to live? According to advice that Karen received, that is what we all have!

Karen O'Reilly is the founder of Employmum, a flexible recruitment service, specialising in flexible work - part time/full time with flexible hours, remote work, job share, term time, annualised hours, compressed hours and ROWE.

Anne Marie Kingston is known to many as Cork's Queen of Decluttering.  A Newcestown woman, who followed her dreams, Anne Marie set up White Sage Home Decluttering in March 2017, after completing a 12 month professional course.

Anne Marie provides a very unique decluttering service where she physically declutters with her 1-2-1 hands-on service with her clients, not just in Cork but also further afield.  Included in her fees she removes your clutter at the end of each session as well as any electrical items to the local recycling centre, transforming a room in less than a day.

Key to her life and business philosophy is that there's room for everyone so hit play and find out the secrets to her success!

Ciara Byrne has done it all! From Skibbereen to Texas, and Brussels to Cork she's worked in hospitality, software and now the all important data protection.  Networking has been key to her success and she has just finished her term as President of Network Ireland's West Cork Branch.  Tune in to learn more about this amazing woman and her career. 

Are you looking to give your business an edge? Mary Wilcox is a firm proponent that service sells and through her business, Mary Wilcox Consultancy & Training, she provides a range of services to ensure your business is as successful and efficient as possible. 

Mary provides group and individual training in Customer Service, People skills, HACCP certification as well as communications training for businesses in all sectors throughout Munster. Her business also provides a visual auditing service and assessment visit (Visual Audits) to your business to see how the business is doing and if improvements can be made. She will then work with you and your team to become more efficient and successful for the future. 

Wondering what it's like to leave a well paid job and go out on your own?  Well then, this is the podcast for you!  After a decade working her way around a multinational company Aoife McInerney made the jump and set up a one stop show for marketing, project management and back office business systems.  Whether you need an extra pair of hands to get your website up and running, an overall marketing strategy for your business, or someone to navigate funding options to enable your business to scale up, Aoife’s work delivers results.

She regularly collaborates with other marketing and creative professionals to create campaigns with impact. Having worked in corporate Customer Services, Marketing and Project Management for over a decade she brings a collaborative and enthusiastic approach to everything she does.