For many people, Ed O’Flaherty is one half of a successful partnership at dental practice Seapoint Clinic. However, he is also a successful entrepreneur in the drinks business. He got involved in distilling and was a founder of the Dublin Whiskey Company in 2012, which became Dublin Liberties Distillery, when sold to Quintessential Brands.  He is currently a director of Rascals Brewing Company, a craft brewery, visitor centre and taproom in Inchicore, Dublin.

Episode 53 - Ed Flaherty

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.

Episode 59 - Andrew Fitzpatrick

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.

Episode 106 - Craig Mulhall, Powercut Clothing

On a mission to reduce the amount of carbon emitted by industry, CoolPlanet CEO Alan Keogh reveals how a new technology from the Irish business will enable 5m tonnes of carbon savings in the next year alone across 400 sites worldwide.

Episode 170 - Alan Keogh, CEO, CoolPlanet

In 2018 brothers Brian and James Cotter founded Sisu Clinic with serial entrepreneur Pat Phelan. In this interview Brian Cotter talks about taking the world of medicine into the world of business to establish an aesthetic clinic that has grown beyond Cork and Ireland to the US and the UK and his own journey as an entrepreneur.

Episode 172 - Brian Cotter, Co - Founder, Sisu Clinic

We talk to trailblazing Donegal entrepreneur Amanda Torrens about her journey from building a successful nationwide nursing home business and selling it, to her decision come out of retirement in order to acquire Barberstown Castle and her vision to transform it into a community-centred venue.

Episode 203 - Amanda Torrens, Owner, Barberstown Castle

As every employer in Ireland ought to know, auto-enrolment is coming. We talk to Mark O’Connor, Head of Corporate Pensions and Bobbie McDonnell, Corporate Pensions and Risk Manager, at Bank of Ireland, about what employers need to do to prepare for when auto-enrolment comes into force. 

Episode 205 - Auto-enrolment for Employers (Episode 1)

Cork native Alan Coughlan’s Lansil Global is creating 30 jobs in the US after opening a new warehouse in Pennsylvania. Now based in Dubai, he talks about how he want from teaching English in China to establishing his global logistics business.

Episode 213 - Alan Coughlan, Founder And CEO Of Lansil Global

Founded by experienced secondary school grinds teacher Ronan Murdock and serial entrepreneur Brendan Kavanagh, Grinds 360 was born out of a desire to address gaps in the traditional grinds system and transform the current education landscape. With investors that include rugby stars Brian O'Driscoll, Caelan Doris, Jordan Larmour, Murdock talks about Grinds 360’s innovative approach to education.

Episode 236 - Ronan Murdock, Grinds 360

Leading menopause expert Loretta Dignam has become the only Irish
woman honoured in the first-ever Forbes 50 over 50 global list of trailblazing
women.
Dignam founded the Menopause Hub – Ireland’s first and only dedicated
menopause clinic at the time – in 2018 at the age of 56.
She says that age has no limit for entrepreneurship and talks about her
efforts to make Ireland a global leader in removing the stigma around
menopause.

Episode 245 - Loretta Dignam, Menopause Hub

Killorglin County Kerry-based innovation centre RDI Hub recently marked its fifth anniversary and within that relatively short period of time has seen more than €250m invested in its start-ups and has created 430 high-quality local jobs. We talk to the CEO of RDI Hub Liam Cronin about how the hub has made the impact it has and what other regions of Ireland can learn from this.

Episode 247 - Liam Cronin, CEO, RDI Hub

It emerged recently that Partsol, a business with the potential to upset the existing Gen AI applecart, is to locate its global HQ in Dublin and plans to create up to 60 new jobs in its first year. We talk to the CEO of Partsol Dr Darryl Williams who says locating in Europe is crucial for the business in order to find the oxygen to innovate, gain regulatory certainty under GDPR and to secure further investment.

Episode 249 - Dr Darryl Williams, CEO, Partsol

Declan O’Reilly from Empathy Research has built a human insights business that has grown exponentially by working with leading household name brands to transform consumer understanding into smarter strategy. He talks about the shifting sands of consumer attitudes in the digital world and his plans for the growth of the business.

Episode 265 - Declan O'Reilly, Empathy Research

We speak with Oisin Hanrahan, the Irish CEO and co-founder of B2B manufacturing platform Keychain, about how he is enabling the future of brand development across the US using AI. Hanrahan is best known for his successful platform Handy.com, which raised almost $100m before being sold to Nasdaq-listed Angi.

Episode 267 - Oisin Hanrahan, CEO and co-founder of Keychain

Accomplished Irish entrepreneur Larissa Feeney talks about building a nationwide business from Donegal and how her business Kinore is building a remote business that’s high-performing, secure and built for the long-term. She says Kinore is taking remote working to the next level by combining strategic foresight with proactive technology management.

Episode 271 - Larissa Feeney, Kinore

We talk to EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist VIT HIT founder Gary Lavin about how his vitamin drink brand overcame a myriad of obstacles to becoming a growing and recognisable brand locally and globally. From an insolvency in 2007 to this year being on track to sell 45m bottles of VIT HIT in 18 markets, Lavin talks candidly about staying true to one’s vision.

Episode 272 - Gary Lavin, founder, Vit Hit

We meet some of Belfast's emerging young innovative start-up businesses at Catalyst where they are addressing a myriad of problems with breakthrough ideas and solutions.

Episode 278 - Meet Belfast's hottest start-ups in 2025

As Galway medtech SymPhysis Medical prepares for US regulatory clearance for its device for cancer patients, we talk with founders Michelle Tierney and Tim Jones about their ambition to spearhead a transformation in the care, and quality of care, of patients.

Episode 281 - Galway start-up SymPhysis to bring its cancer device global

We talk to Fidelma McGuirk, the CEO and founder of Payslip, a global fintech player that is empowering payroll professionals all over the world through its software-as-a-service platform. She talks about establishing a business in the west of Ireland and scaling it globally.

Episode 282 - Fidelma McGuirk, CEO, Payslip

We talk to Marie Donnellan, the CEO of Platform94 about her pioneering fractional C-suite initiative that brings world class C-suite capabilities in areas like finance and HR to scaling businesses across the west of Ireland. She believes the opportunity to create a community of strong, scaling businesses across the west has never been greater.

Episode 283 - Marie Donnellan, CEO, Platform94

TRYKA, founded by Brian Lee – the entrepreneur behind healthy fast-food chain Freshly Chopped – positions itself as a community-first alternative to global events like Hyrox, with multiple race formats designed for all fitness levels from beginners to elite athletes. On the eve of the launch of the race league, we talk to Lee about his entrepreneurial journey and why he sees a market gap in fitness.

Episode 284 - Brian Lee, founder and CEO of TRYKA

We talk to John Delves, CEO of the UCD Professional Academy about the changing pace of the professional education landscape and how continuous skills development holds the key to bridging the skills gap and unlocking career longevity.

Episode 286 - John Delves, UCD Professional Academy

Irish workers are increasingly viewing AI as a gateway to career advancement. We talk to Microsoft Ireland’s national technology director Kieran McCorry about how rather than threatening careers, AI can actually be a career catalyst and stave off burnout.

Episode 287 - Kieran McCorry, Microsoft Ireland

Dee Coakley, CEO of Irish start-up Boundless, questions whether current AI tools are making hiring better or just replicating existing biases. She talks about why jobseekers need to be cautious with AI-generated applications and how we can leverage AI to enhance human judgement in recruitment.

Episode 289 - Dee Coakley, Boundless

On the heels of acquiring BT Communications Ireland, the CEO of Speed Fibre Group Peter McCarthy overseas a network of more than 10,000 km of fibre connecting 94 towns across Ireland. He is on a mission to future-proof Ireland’s growing digital economy.

Episode 290 - Peter McCarthy, CEO, Speed Fibre Group

We talk to Marie O’Connor, chief operating officer of Sogeti in Ireland, about her forecasts for GenAI over the next few years and how firms can scale using the technology.

Episode 291 - Marie O'Connor, COO, Sogeti Ireland

Emmet O’Neill from StoryToys talks about how the Dublin-headquartered company landed a lucrative deal to bring the popular Bluey animation series to life through a deal with LEGO and BBC Studios. He explains how StoryToys is on a mission to inspire childrens’ curiosity and animation through digital learning.

Episode 292 - Emmet O'Neill, CEO, StoryToys

Geoff Allen from Athlone-based Mersus Technologies discusses how his business is delivering on VR-based training for businesses and outlines how Ireland can take a lead in the development of this technology.

Episode 293 - Geoff Allen, founder and CEO, Mersus Technologies

ThinkBusiness witnessed the brilliant Meet the Buyer event in Belfast, connecting SMEs with large supply chains. The event, organised by Northern Ireland Chamber and supported by Bank of Ireland saw SMEs attend more than 230 one-to-one meetings with large government and corporate buyers.

Episode 294 - Meet the Buyer, Belfast 2025

We recently attended the Nevo Electric Vehicle Show where we spoke to Bank of Ireland head of Motor Finance Derek Kavanagh about new vehicle ownership trends driving the Irish market.

Episode 295 - Derek Kavanagh of Bank of Ireland at Nevo 2025

We spoke with Phil Barnes from Geotab at the Nevo Electric Vehicle Show about the emergence of green electric vehicle fleets in Ireland, how businesses can get the most out of their investment in electric vehicles and how AI is transforming telematics.

Episode 296 - Phil Barnes – Mapping the Future of Fleet Management

At just 18 years of age, Stephen Cluskey suffered a spinal cord injury that left him paralysed from the neck down. Today he is an accessibility advocate and an entrepreneur whose business Mobility Mojo is working with more than 100 businesses worldwide to make workplaces better for people with disabilities. He talks about his personal journey and his passion for entrepreneurship.

Episode 297 - Stephen Cluskey – The Irish entrepreneur who refused to let a disability hold him back

Business in the Community Ireland has been instrumental in moving sustainability from the margins to the mainstream in Irish business. Tomas Sercovich, CEO of Business in the Community Ireland, talks about why climate change and inequality remain urgent challenges.

Episode 298 - Tomas Sercovich, CEO, Business in the Community Ireland

We explore the innovations shaping the future of healthcare where we’re joined by Simon Wallace, Chief Medical Information Officer for Microsoft UK and Ireland, to discuss Dragon Copilot, a groundbreaking technology that’s redefining clinical workflows.

Episode 299 - How AI will inform the digital future of healthcare

Today we're exploring a remarkable success story - 40 SME business have just completed Business in the Community Ireland’s All-Ireland Climate Action Programme, doubling the participation from last year. The programme, delivered in partnership with Business in the Community Northern Ireland, brought together these SMEs with support from major corporates including Bank of Ireland Group, ESB, and SSE Airtricity.

Episode 300 - BITCI All-Island Climate Action Programme graduation

Today we talk with Thomas Arnold, founder of Fearless Media and co-founder of Ireland’s original TikTok house. Listed as one of Ireland’s 30 Under 30 Entrepreneurs, he talks about how he plans to help ordinary people become part of the influencer economy.

Episode 301 - Thomas Arnold, Fearless Media

Today we talk with Niamh Collins, centre director of the Guinness Enterprise Centre in the heart of Dublin’s Liberties. Ranked as the Number 2 Private Business Incubator in the World, she talks about how in 25 years the Centre has supported more than 1,500 start-ups.

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