Brendan McDowell owns the global beauty brand BPerfect which is stocked in over two thousand stores all over the UK and Ireland. His business has increased by 71% since last year with six flagship stores and plans for ten more, launching in Dubai before October and a new range coming in Primark and Pennys. One of his products is the best selling product on the Aer lingus airlines. He is also the Co-Founder of award winning hair care brand, Voduz. Brendan never stands still in...

Meghan Semple is the Performance Marketing Director at the award winning, Belfast based digital marketing agency, Digital 24.  She leads a team of specialists, driving comprehensive performance marketing strategies across many different industries around the world. Meghan is a leader in the digital field. In this episode, Meghan deeply dives into the various AI tools she has tried and tested. Some of these have radically changed the way she works. Links from episode: OpenAI/ChatGPT...

Sarah Travers, the former BBC news journalist and TV presenter, is now the co-founder and director of Bespoke Communications, a leading training and professional development company serving the UK and Ireland. Over her seventeen years in the newsroom, she covered high profile stories throughout the Northern Ireland peace process, key events like the London 2012 Paralympics and BBC Children in Need.  Sarah currently hosts events nationwide including two podcasts, The Public Eye Podcast...

Today on The Digg Podcast I am speaking to you about how I have used the business clinic series over the past few weeks to help me become more efficient in my business and happier in my life. I still have a lot of work to do but I have made small changes to help all because of the expert guests over the past few weeks.  Here is a link to the episodes which have helped...

Sinéad Brady is a mother, partner, sister, daughter, friend, professional, author, lifelong learner and a deep thinker. Mum to four children and proud wife to Alan, together they live in County Cavan in Ireland. Sinéad works globally as a speaker, a workplace consultant, and an advocate of workplace equality. She isn’t always successful in managing the ‘and’s’ in her life, but she always does her best. Practising what she preaches her weekly ritual includes Tactical Thursday and checking...

In this episode of The Digg Podcast we discuss the entrepreneurial journey and the challenges that go along with that. We also discuss the rewards and benefits of being self employed.  This episode is brought to you in partnership with GoFor It so there will be lots of advice and inspiration for others who may be listening who have an idea about starting a business.  Go For It Entrepreneurs: Melanie Harrison, Founder of The Harrison Chambers of Distinction Melanie Harrison is a Belfast...

Brigid Duggan is a multiple award winner and a woman that strives for perfection every time. She is a powerhouse in the business world with a wealth of experience, a 100% success rate and a down to earth approach that puts business owners at ease.  Brigid and her team help with business planning, grant funding, sales, market research, human resources, finance and payroll.  Many businesses today aren’t aware of the help available. They haven’t got the skills in all the areas needed to...

Mairead McKibbin Founder of Crossbox Marketing and Northern Ireland’s Social Media Marketer of the Year 2022.  Crossbox Marketing is a Digital Marketing Agency based in Newcastle County Down that specialises in Social media management and Content creation.  Crossbox has created content for social media platforms that has reached over 20 million views in the last year and has skyrocketed the growth of local businesses.  Content creation is not ‘one size fits all’ but Canva is most...

Lisa McCloskey is a Chartered Accountant with over ten years experience working in the Uk, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. With the wealth of knowledge she gained across many industries she decided to launch The Lady Accountant in 2021. Lisa wanted to offer a more personalised modern approach to Accountancy and empower the Business Owner to take control.  In this episode Lisa covers each of the following topics in detail, giving actionable advice for business owners.  1. Bank...

Amy Smith is a virtual assistant and is usually called upon when a Small Business realises they aren’t quite so small anymore! And the realisation has hit them that their time could be better spent elsewhere, there must be a better way, right?! In the Digg Podcast Amy gives five ways to help become more efficient in business. 1.Map out Processes Can anything be removed or combined?  Can anything be automated? - easiest places to automate are CONTRACTS,  INVOICES, BOOKINGS, PROJECT/TASK...

Colin McClean is founder of Bob and Berts, which started off as a small coffee shop in 2013 in Portstewart, Co. Antrim turning over two hundred and sixty pounds on its first day. Ten years on, Bob and Berts, the high street coffee and food chain, has twenty seven sites and has reached a turnover of twenty three million pounds. This has been one hell of a journey and one, which was at times, wasn’t strategically planned. However as expansion crept in Colin began to put systems and measures...

Tina McKenzie is one of the best-known business figures in Northern Ireland. She has been appointed as UK Chair of Policy and Advocacy for the Federation of Small Businesses, the UK’s biggest business organisation representing the interests of self-employed people and smaller businesses. As a result, she will serve in one of the most senior positions on the organisation’s Board of Directors. This new appointment means NI will have a strong business advocate right at the heart of FSB, who...

In this episode you will hear all the questions which were put to the guest speakers at the live event. It is most probable that these will be questions you too have wanted to ask over the past few weeks as you have listened to all the inspirational guests.  Guest Speakers: Laura Kearney - The Walk In Wardrobe (Episode 70) https://walkinwardrobeonline.com/  Benny O’Hanlon - Todds Leap (Episode 68) https://toddsleap.com/  Catherine Casey - The Marketing Club (Episode...

Anthony Kieran is Co-Founder of Used Cars NI, which trades one billion pounds worth of cars annually. He is also the MD at Aurient LTD and Proprietor of The Regency, five star luxury residence in Belfast. Hailing from Crossmaglen, County Armagh, experiencing the effects of the Troubles first hand as well as a traumatic school life at St Colman’s Secondary School, gave him the drive to want to make something of his life. There aren’t too many people who can say they have worked at NASA but...

The ethos of all of Series 6 is about businesses who are making it happen. In this episode you hear from a panel of businesses who have made huge strides in the last few years. Making it happen can mean different things for different people. Angeline Murphy, of Angeline Murphy Design, turned her side hustle into something that could potentially be her main job some day. So far she has collaborated with Joe Malone - how did she make that happen? Instagram...

International Women's Day is a celebration of all the great things women are achieving and a way to come together and unite to make a difference. This year I was asked to speak at a lot of events and this episode of The Digg Podcast was recorded at an event organised by Armagh Banbridge and Craigavon Council. It was an event for young women still at school to encourage and inspire them for the future.    To follow all the behind the scenes of The Digg Podcast make sure to follow us on...

Laura Kearney is CEO of The Walk in Wardrobe, one of the leading female fashion retailers in Ireland and the UK. In 2022 they dispatched over one hundred thousand orders online alone, thus not including the sales in their luxurious bricks and mortar store in Banbridge, County Down. Over the past few years Laura has successfully grown her team and now employs twenty four people in total. Her business is at the forefront of her customers' minds due to her online marketing strategy which has...

Many people want to launch a podcast but don't know where to start. Ryan Loney from BNL Productions speaks openly on The Digg Podcast about the initial stages of starting a podcast.  He outlines simple steps you can take to getting started and how to maximise the impact of the podcast by ensuring you have a distribution strategy in place.  He speaks about the benefits of having a podcast for your business and how it can have huge impact when done right.  To find out more about BNL...

Benny O’Hanlon is Director of Todds Leap Activity Centre, a multi award winning company who deliver events catering from one thousand people at a time right down to experiences for small families. In its entirety, Todds leap employs over one hundred people and to date have welcomed over a million visitors through their doors. They continue to be leaders in their field when it comes to customer experience and creativity. Benny is also Director of Todds Leap Shelving and Racking. In this...

In this episode you will hear from our event partner Women In Business on how they can help you and support you on your business journey. You will also hear from a Women In Business member, Jacqueline Rooney. Jacqueline explains how Women In Business have helped her on her journey as well as telling a little bit about her story.    Check out all the information on   https://www.womeninbusinessni.com/home   The Digg Podcast Series 6 is brought to you in partnership with Invest Northern...

Catherine Casey is a Marketing Coach and founder of The Marketing Club, a place where small  business owners can learn how to convert their Social Media Followers to sales with organic marketing and sales strategies. In just over a year and a half, Catherine has rolled out many online marketing courses and has over 900 students to date signing up for her expertise. She has over half a million followers on social media who tune in daily to hear her tips, tricks and strategies on how to...

Alix Mulholland is Director of Field Day Ireland, a multi award winning candle and scented home accessory brand that captures and bottles scents of the Irish countryside. Over the past twenty years Alix has brought her business to amazing heights, supplying her products to World Leaders at the G8 Summit, being available to purchase in the Aer Lingus onboard magazine for a period of time and she is currently about to launch the brand into businesses in NewYork. Arnotts and Avoca are both...

Pete Boyle CEO of Argento and Let’s Go hydro Pete started on his entrepreneurial journey with no background in retail. His determination that his mum would never have to pay for him in life kicked off his colourful journey in the world of business. From hitch hiking to Dublin to buy jewellery, to countless appearances in court, to not taking no for an answer when it came to driving his business on. His business went from 5 million to 60 million in 7years and with that came many challenges...

What a year 2022 has been in the world of work. There have been so many challenges but we have made it through to face another year and it's going to be the best year yet. I just know it.   We are going to make it happen.    If you would like to join us for The Digg Podcast Live in the Galgorm on the 19th of January 2023 then you need to get your ticket now. Check out our amazing lineup.     https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-digg-podcast-live-making-it-happen-tickets-491807869577

Melanie Breslin has quite a story to share and one which she has told me she has never shared in its entirety with everyone so I am very grateful she is deciding to do that today on the podcast. Melanie helps individuals find and step into their true passion. It is her goal to help her clients become the highest version of themselves and to guide them to truly achieve the goals they have set for themselves. Melanie talks about reprogramming yourself to think a certain way.   People always...