Dec 26, 2019
Watching her mother struggling to make ends meat despite juggling three jobs in her native Poland was enough to spark a steely determination to succeed in Patrycja Jurkowska.
In this episode we chat with Patrycja who emigrated to Ireland, put herself through college, qualified as an accountant and now has a successful...
Dec 20, 2019
Ger O'Mahoney, Partner with PwC in Cork was the President of Cork Chamber between 2009 and 2011 when the walls of the Irish economy literally came tumbling down.
Greg chats with Ger about his ability to dig deep at this crushing time and to consistently put on a brave, positive face, with an "everything is solvable"...
Dec 11, 2019
At the busy unveiling of the redeveloped Dunnes Stores, Jetland store in Limerick I caught up with Paddy Brennan who unveiled a special exhibition '20 Years of Dancing at Jetland' at the shopping centre.
In 1963, the Jetland Ballroom opened its doors and operated for 20 glorious years hosting huge acts including Roy...
Dec 9, 2019
At one point the Dwyer family employed thousands of people in Cork city.
In this episode I chat with Ted Dwyer who lived through the painful collapse of his family business in a traditional industry that fell during the industrial revolution.
We chat about how this early life experience influenced his career choice, his...
Nov 30, 2019
In this episode we chat with the Chelsea fan and Music Manager, Jeremy Lloyd, the brains and passion behind the Laissez-Faire Club who is representing Allman Brown, Ben Hobbs and Sophie Morgan.
We chat about his career, the changing dynamics of the music industry and the "nuts and bolts" of looking after...