Off the Fence with Purpose
A podcast for those seeking purpose in their work, whether staying in their current job or considering a career change.Hosted by communications expert Jim Walsh and Mettacomms data prophet Ellen Gunning Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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An experienced entrepreneur at 18 (opens the original)
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The guest in this episode is Mac O’Brien an 18 year old entrepreneur who began building businesses when he was just 13. If you listen once you will want to go back and listen again and again. His stories and the lessons learned for someone so young in business will keep you enthralled. He comes from an entrepreneurial family, his grandfather was the founder of Funderland which is said to be possibly the largest travelling Amusement Park event in Europe. Mac began his business career at 13 by res
Bumps and successes in a portfolio career (opens the original)
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Coming from a family with a strong work ethic provided Sarah Carey with the necessary strength to overcome adversary and learn many life lessons which benefitted her in her business career. Her family business encompassed auctioneering, retail, teaching, farming as well as a strong involvement in local politics, her father William was a councillor on Meath County Council for 47 years. These life lessons stood her well through a range of careers which included: marketing roles with Esat Telecom a
How fluent French kickstarted a career for Denis Donohoe (opens the original)
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For Denis Donohoe being bi-lingual paved the way for a career that brought him from Ireland to Asia through the UK and Eastern Europe and back to Ireland. It is a career that involved various management and marketing roles in the world of cosmetics, confectionary, football and charities. To land his first major work placement he used his love and fluency in French to target French companies in Ireland and found himself in Vichy, a brand the International company L’Oréal. He rose through the rank
Chemistry’s loss was Guaranteed Irish‘s gain (opens the original)
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If there was one word to describe Brid O’Connell it is energetic. Her energy is palpable in this episode of Off the Fence with Purpose as she describes her career and the many lessons learned upon the way. Having studied Applied Chemistry at the University of Limerick and working as a Biochemist for two years she pivoted into marketing and brand development as CEO of Meath Tourism. This was followed by a period running her own company called Welcome Marketing , working primarily in the area of S
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