“I knew this was the fix” – Robert Hoban, CEO of Offr on leading a PropTech revolution  

Two bad harvests and a global financial crash - some of the unlikely ingredients that contributed to entrepreneur Donagh Quigley’s success in founding The Handmade Soap Company.

John Mullins, Executive Chair and CEO Amarenco joined KPMG Partner and Global Head of Climate, Decarbonisation and Renewables, Mike Hayes on the latest edition of the KPMG Private Enterprise Insights for Entrepreneurs podcast. John and Mike discussed a range of issues including; Ireland’s renewable energy outlook, the transition to a low carbon and climate resilient society and the ambition of Amarenco.

In this latest podcast, Joe O'Mara, KPMG's Head of Aviation Finance, speaks to Firoz Tarapore, CEO of DAE Capital, about his thoughts on the impact of the crisis so far and for the future of the market. DAE owns and manages approximately 400 aircraft worth $15bn.

KPMG’s Andrew O’Leary shares advice on managing cash and working capital in challenging times, telling businesses to forget profit, focus on cashflows and forecasting.

CEO of Flahavan’s Foods, John Flahavan, talks about expanding overseas, introducing organic oats to South Korea, and the importance of an outside perspective in family business.

KPMG Sustainable Futures lead, Russell Smyth, outlines four business cases for climate action and why sustainable business practices are no longer a ‘should do’ but a ‘must do’ for Irish companies.

Former Vice President of Global Operations, PayPal, Louise Phelan shares her thoughts on running a successful business and why CEOs should communicate their expectations from the start with staff at all levels.

Andrew O’Shaughnessy had ambitions to be a global player with Poppulo, the internal communication software firm he founded over 10 years ago. The company now serves 900 of the world’s largest organisations and last year raised €30 million in funding. Listen to Andrew talk about the impact of good internal communications on business, the importance of inclusive company culture, and lessons he’s made along the way.  

Enterprising pharmacist, Oonagh explains how she went from an internship to owning a chain of nine pharmacies across Dublin. She talks about how she uses data to make decisions, listens to the opinions of her staff, and is not afraid of failure. “If you don’t fail, you’re not pushing yourself hard enough.”

An engineer by trade, James shares how his frustrations as a customer sparked the start of XOCEAN, a robotic ocean data collection business that recently closed a financing round of almost €8 million after just two years in business. Listen to James discuss customers, culture, funding, foundations for scaling and setting his sights on international expansion.

Entrepreneur and former Irish boxing international Brian Crowley shares his story since hanging up his gloves at 25 to establish TTM Healthcare in 2002. Brian shares his 7 key lessons learnt along the way, from the hardest hires, prioritising talent over numbers and managing risk to avoiding the business start-up ‘valley of death’. TTM Group now employs close to 1,000 people across the globe with turnover north of €95 million.

Conflict is a normal reality of family business – recognising this and managing the likely issues that could arise is critical for the future of both the business and the family. Ken McCracken speaks to Ian Kehoe about why family businesses need to face the personal issues that could derail their business and start having open conversations about managing dispute and conflict.

Norman shares his incredible story of risk, reward and reinvention, from his first foray into entrepreneurship at the age of 15 to leading the world’s fastest growing energy business, tackling the decarbonisation challenge head on.

How to raise between €5m and €50m.

Succession planning in a family business.

How to build an international tech business.

3: Family Business: Bringing in external expertise. Ian Kehoe speaks to Ken McCracken, Family Business Advisory at KPMG, as part of a three-part podcast series on Family Business. In this episode, they discuss issues of trust, identifying knowledge gaps and choosing relevant talent.

2: Family Business: Dealing with family strife. Ian Kehoe speaks to Ken McCracken, Family Business Advisory at KPMG, as part of a three-part podcast series on Family Business. In this episode, they discuss the normality of conflict, dispute resolution, and achieving cohesion within a family business.

1: Family Business: Succession. Ian Kehoe speaks to Ken McCracken, Family Business Advisory at KPMG, as a part of a three-part podcast series on Family Business. In this episode, they discuss family succession and related issues such as leadership, and how to plan the transfer of a business from one generation to the next.

In our Logistics & Manufacturing episode, Jack Horgan-Jones speaks to Jack Glennon, joint MD of Longford timber processors Glennon Brothers and Gareth Jenkinson, CEO of Dublin-headquartered Jenkinson Logistics.

Jack-Horgan Jones speaks to John Flahavan, CEO of Flahavan Foods, about the long history of the company and its success in international markets.

In our Family Business episode, Jack Horgan-Jones speaks to Conor Gray of BoyleSports, Maurice Healy of The Healy Group and Tom Keogh of Keogh's Crisps about the unique challenges facing family businesses, from succession planning to generating growth.

Susan Spence, co-Founder of SoftCo, speaks to Ian Keogh of The Currency about delivering true ROI to customers, driving business forward by investing in R&D and robotics automation, and giving back to the business community.For more, see https://www.kpmg.ie/susanspence.