Part 1: Dara O'Kearney, is an International ultra runner, professional poker player, author and co-host of The Chip Race Podcast. He is sponsored by Unibet Poker and has a reputation as the best poker satellite specialist in the game. Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy the episode. If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I would really appreciate if you would consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts / iTunes. This will help the podcast grow and convince hard to get...

Bobby Healy is the CEO & Founder of Manna Drone Delivery. Manna is an Irish based company that is revolutionizing the way food and medical supplies are delivered, capable of making deliveries in as little as 3 minutes. The company partnered up with Just Eat and had plans of launching in March 2020, delivering food to UCD. Due to COVID-19 circumstances, the company is now focused on delivering essential medical supplies to the most vulnerable regions of Ireland. You can find out more...

Luke Mackey is the co-founder of the app Bamboo. Bamboo allows users to pre-order food/drinks from local businesses and collect it whenever it's ready. "It's an app for busy people" Find Luke on: - Twitter @Luke_Mackey - Instagram @mrlukemackey If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I would really appreciate if you would consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts / iTunes. This will help the podcast grow and convince hard to get guests. For show notes & past episodes,...

In this episode we are joined by Sky Cowans. She is an LA based video creator who became fascniated by Health ever since she was little. She began her career as a content creator in Buzfeed, then went onto work with a UK based biotechnology company fitnessgenes and has also worked with the YouTube star JoeyGraceffa Her YouTube channel 'Sky Life' explores the world of health & wellness where she tries all sort's of experiments and trends such as Green Juice, Gut Health, Biohacking and...

In This week's episode we are joined by Kingsley Aikins who is the founder and CEO of The Networking Institute, which is a Dublin based organisation whose mission is to help individuals and organisations achieve their goals through Networking. He is a recognized expert on the topic and has written and spoken extensively on the benefits of Networking and how to get better at it. He has run workshops and developed online and offline training programmes in the areas of Networking, Public...

In this episode we are joined by David Cleary. Who is working as a full time Digital Entrepreneur and Vegan personal trainer who's businesses revolves around veganism. He is the co-founder of Vegan Health Hub which provide vegan based products to it's client such as meal plans, books. In this episode we talk about what it's like to work as a digital nomad, Vegan advice , we also talk about the challenges, benefits and work-hours related to such a career along with many other topics. If...

In this episode we are joined by Alex Lohier. Alex is currently working as a financial services consultant in PWC. He is also the Deputy Editor of The UCD College Tribune, which is Ireland's only financially independent student-run newspaper. His previous experience lies in finance and marketing in numerous SME's and start-ups. He is also on the board of Irish Graduates Network, which is a platform on which Irish graduate business professionals and entrepreneurs, meet to form business...

This week's guest is Laura Jones. She is a teacher, illustrator and the creator of Hello Happee. Laura is following her passion for creativity, Positivity and Business by using her spare time to work on her creative projects. Hello Hapee contains a blog and a store where you can find really cool positivity related products that are designed and illustrated by Laura. In this episode we talk about many topics including Laura's Journey and why she actually does what she does, mental health, the...

This week we are joined by Cillian Murphy. He is currently working as a Irish National Trainee at the European Space Agency. It's extremely difficult to get into this role and only two people get selected annually. Cillian has many aspirations and they all revolve around Space. His biggest ambition is to become an ESA Astronaut but knowing the difficulty to do this he is also following a career path to work in the European Space Operations Center or work in astronomical research. In this...

This week we are joined by the president of UCD's Student Union, Joanna Siewierska. We talk about the recent 12% rent increase, the duties and day to day life as the president and also discuss the challenges faced by students on a daily basis. Timestamps 0.35 - Background & Story 1.20 - Why did you study Law & Social Justice 8.20 - Emotional assignments 13.15 - Changes Ireland could made 22.48 - What would tell yourself if you had to do it again 28.40 - Favorite part about the...

This week I sit down with Stephanie O'Quigley. She's currently working as a beauty publicist in New York City. On top of that she is a multi award winning blogger & Podcast host of 'The Wall' podcast. She started off her career by working with cocoa brown and has been living & working in New York for the past 3 years. You can find her on Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and of course her website stephanieoquigley.com. In this episode we talk about her early childhood and how she got...

This week we are joined by a Nutritionist & Coach, Brian Ohaonghusa. He is the head coach of 'The Fit Clinic' which provides online nutrition coaching to it's clients. He describes himself as a people helper and a health guy. He graduated from UCD in human nutrition and has completed level 1 and 2 from Precision Nutrition. He previously worked with BodyFirst nutrition but now work's full time with the Fit Clinic. He is fascinated with many different things including Stoic Philosophy,...

This week I sit down with a vegan bodybuilder, Puru Schout. He has been been involved with Bodybuilding since his teenage years and has been completely plant based for the past 3 years. He has competed in numerous bodybuilding competitions over the years and most recently competed in the Dutch Nationals where he placed second . He is a sponsored athlete by Body & Fit Netherlands and also a member of 'Health Lion's which is a movement that focuses on 'health while also being a lion in...

This week we are joined by the world renowned artist, Fred Curtis. Fred is a crystal glass cutter who has learned his craft at the world famous Waterford Crystal with a career that spans over 45 years. The list of celebrities & personalities that can place Fred's work on their mantle piece is wide ranging and very impressive. Barack Obama, Mother Teresa, Queen Elizabeth, Mohammed Ali, Clint Eastwood, Jimmy Carter are just a few of these people. When he was just a teenager he stumbled...

This week I am joined by Conor Leen who is the CEO of the social enterprise Stampify. Stampify is a physical loyalty card that operates just like a normal loyalty but with a key few differences. First, you can use the card with any partnered business and secondly instead of claiming a free meal the partnered business will instead donate to Mary's Meals. Stampify has provided over 100,000 meals to developing countries and continues to do so at an accelerating pace. If you enjoy listening...

This week I sit down with a product manager in Hubspot, Graham O'Connor. Graham initially began his career in Software Engineering and eventually transitioned into Product Management, which he Absolutely loves. In this Episode we discuss the day to day Life of a product manager along with the challenges and skills that come with it. Just to provide some context, product management is basically you being the CEO of your own product within a company. I hope you enjoy listening to this podcast...

This week's guest is Thomas Arnold. Thomas is a YouTuber, Entrepreneur, Student and a CrossFit enthusiast. He started making YouTube videos when he was just a teenager and his first YouTube channel was based on Cricket, he fell in love with the process and hasn't stopped since. Following his natural love and passion for filmmaking he launched his own Media company @fearlessmedia which he has managed since he started college. He has collaborated with many companies & people and has gained...

This week's guest is Jack Smyth. He has recently published his novel "If the cloud should burst" which can be purchased on Amazon. The novel, in the authors words, is aimed towards teenagers and young adults who are dealing with the pressures society has placed upon them, as well as showing the dangers of media, the power of empathy and what the true effect of climate change might look like if we continue to ignore it. In this episode we talk about the Jack's process in writing the book...

This week we are joined by Matt & Pat from the @howyanowpodcast. They are friends of mine from college who also run their own podcast which called 'How Ya Now with Matt and Pat'. In this episode we talk about why they started podcasting, what they learned from it, how do we define success for ourselves along with some other interesting topics. You can find them on Instagram @howyanowpodcast or their website howyanowpodcast.com. Thank you for listening to this week's episode. You...

This week I am delighted to bring on one of Ireland's most knowledgeable and passionate personal trainers Gary McGowan. Having finished his studies in Physiotherapy he decided to pursue Medicine in UCC. Gary is the co-owner of Triage Method where they provide science based training and nutrition coaching services to its client's. In this episode we discuss: - Gary's definition of optimal health. - Maximizing efficiency in the gym. - Habits and routines Timestamps 1.31 | Gary's background...

Johnathan is currently the CAO of a major bank in Ireland.

This week's guest is Alison Canavan. Alison Canavan is a UCLA trained Mindfulness facilitator, award winning author, a health and wellness coach, Master NLP Practitioner and an International motivational speaker. Having traveled the world as one of Ireland’s most successful international models for nearly two decades, in recent years she has devoted her time to her greatest passion true health and well-being. You can find out more on alisoncanavan.com Thank you for listening to this...

This week's guest is Joe O'Roibin. He is currently a computer science student in NUIG. Although he is quite young he has achieved many things already particularly in the academic field. Some of his academic achievements include: 10 A's in the Junior Certificate, 6 H1 and 1 H2 in the Leaving Certificate. Received multiple scholarships including: Noughton Scholarship, JP McManus All Ireland and the NUIG Academic achievement scholarship. He was also the key person in starting his local...

This week's guest is Jonathan McKnight.Jonathan is currently working as a Project Management contractor along with being a business coach for major companies. He is passionate about Helping people, creating the right work environment and championing people. He has experience in numerous roles, including, running his own company , Team managers for Ulster Women's Rugby Team, along with being an Analyst, project manager and a scrum master. Timestamps: 1.45 - Background & Story 6.00 -...

In this episode we are joined by Keith Gore. Keith is the head of Reward, Pensions & employee relations within a major bank. Within the bank he is responsible for the Banks reward function, its 15 occupational group pension schemes and all employee relations with the unions. Keith has recieved a First Class Honours Masters in Investment Treasury & Banking from DCU. Keith also lectures in Corporate Finance for DCU’s MSc in Investment, Treasury and Banking. Timestamps: 1.20 -...