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Business Builders

Conor Kearney from Jetbooks.ie

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Frequency: 1 episode/18d. Total Eps: 147

A show about great Irish businesses, and the people who built them. Stay tuned for weekly conversations with an eclectic selection of guests covering their challenges, triumphs, inspirations and more. Hosted by me, Conor Kearney from Jetbooks.ie

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Evolution, Growth & Quality Pet-Care. Charles Cosgrave (Village Vets)

Season 7 · Episode 57

Monday, September 2, 2024 • Duration 43:49

Produced by Jetbooks, Chartered Accountants Ireland.

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In Series 7, Episode #57, I interview Charles Cosgrave, owner and CEO of Village Vets, the largest independent vet practice group in Ireland. Charles shares his journey from a practising vet to a successful entrepreneur, detailing his early inspirations from his veterinary roots, his transformative experience in the UK, and the ambitious growth of Village Vets from just two locations to a thriving network of 20 clinics. He also discusses the challenges of balancing veterinary practice with business management, the importance of professionalising operations, and his vision for the future, including technological advancements and nationwide expansion.

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VILLAGE VETS:

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Support mental health awareness with Brent Pope’s “Elephant in the Room” initiative. Join the movement to de-stigmatise mental health conversations in the workplace and beyond. Adopt an elephant sculpture and show your commitment to creating a supportive environment for everyone. Visit www.elephantintheroom.ie to learn more and get involved.

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Delegation, Realisations & Customer Collaboration. Laura Weldon (Honey Honey Cafe)

Season 7 · Episode 56

Monday, August 26, 2024 • Duration 50:50

Produced by Jetbooks, Chartered Accountants Ireland.

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In Series 7, Episode #56, I speak with Laura Weldon, owner of Honey Honey Cafes, now with three locations in Dublin. Laura discusses her entrepreneurial journey, from her initial foray into business in 2018 to overcoming various challenges, including the impact of COVID-19. She elaborates on the importance of learning by doing, allowing customers to shape the brand, and the necessity of loving what you do. Additionally, Laura shares insights on scaling a business, the value of investing in technology and people, and balancing hard work with smart decision-making.

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HONEY HONEY CAFE:

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Support mental health awareness with Brent Pope’s “Elephant in the Room” initiative. Join the movement to de-stigmatise mental health conversations in the workplace and beyond. Adopt an elephant sculpture and show your commitment to creating a supportive environment for everyone. Visit www.elephantintheroom.ie to learn more and get involved.

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#047: Brian Keegan (360 Group)

Season 6 · Episode 2

Monday, April 11, 2022 • Duration 51:51

Produced by Jetbooks, Chartered Accountants Ireland.

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This week I caught up with Brian Keegan. Brian was founder and CEO of a global outsourced payroll company called 360 Group which he started from his one bed flat in London, and grew it to 6 offices in the UK and Ireland, a data-processing centre in India and a £60 million annual revenues.

Brian sold 360 Group in 2018, and has started business coaching, helping entrepreneurs through the journey from the scale-up to stage, to ultimately selling their business.

Brian has embraced the Scaling Up methodology, created by Verne Harnish and the Entrepreneurs Organisation, having used it so successfully in growing and selling the 360 Group.

Attend the Harvard Business School and Scaling Up joint event: https://scalingupglobal.com/scaling-up-2022/

More about Scaling Up https://www.scalingupglobal.com/

2 day Scaling Up Masterclass May 11th 2022 , Shannon Chamber event https://www.shannonchamber.ie/events/scaling-up-the-business-2-day-interactive-workshop-with-verne-harnish/

Irish Business Builders is brought to you by Jetbooks. Jetbooks provides online bookkeeping services for Irish Businesses. For a free 15 minute online consultation, visit www.jetbooks.ie

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#046: JD Buckley (Sky Ireland)

Season 6 · Episode 1

Monday, April 4, 2022 • Duration 46:28

Sky, as most of you will know, is a global broadcasting and telecommunications company.

Since joining Sky in 2012, JD has overseen the growth of the Irish business from just 30 people to over one-thousand today.

In this very enjoyable conversation, JD talks about what he learned while working for Digicel in the Caribbean, along with an early opportunity that came from failing an exam in UCD, and he gives some really clear and honest advice for anyone who aspires to one day, becoming a CEO.

Irish Business Builders is brought to you by Jetbooks. Jetbooks provides online bookkeeping services for Irish Businesses. For a free 15 minute online consultation, visit www.jetbooks.ie

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#045: Conall Ó'Móráin (That Great Business Show)

Season 5 · Episode 5

Monday, December 13, 2021 • Duration 39:08

Produced by Jetbooks, Chartered Accountants Ireland.

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This week I had a great talk with Conall Ó'Móráin, founder and Managing Director of Corporate PR firm, The Media Group and host of Ireland’s (second best) business podcast, That Great Business Show!

In this conversation we go right back to his days at UCD, where Conall started his very first media venture, a student magazine called Gob Shout.

Since then, Conall has had a very successful business career across media, stock-broking, and public relations. We cover all of this, as well as drawing some interesting contrasts between Conall, and Richard Branson.

Irish Business Builders is brought to you by Jetbooks. Jetbooks provides online bookkeeping services for Irish Businesses. For a free 15 minute online consultation, visit www.jetbooks.ie

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#044: Sarah Oullette (Kindora)

Season 5 · Episode 4

Monday, December 6, 2021 • Duration 46:24

Produced by Jetbooks, Chartered Accountants Ireland.

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This week I talked to Sarah Oullette, founder and CEO of Kindora, an online marketplace for buying, selling and renting premium children's goods. After failing to liquidate some expensive baby equipment online, Sarah realised that there was no secure online retail space for secondhand baby goods. So, Sarah launched the startup and two years later she has a co-founder, angel investment and has just finished the Techstars Accelerator program in London.

Sarah talks about how she founded the business, her passion for supporting women in business and how to start and scale a global company.

Visit Kindora: https://kindora.shop/

Irish Business Builders is brought to you by Jetbooks. Jetbooks provides online bookkeeping services for Irish Businesses. For a free 15 minute online consultation, visit www.jetbooks.ie

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#043: James McElroy (Oscar's Farm & Gudog)

Season 5 · Episode 3

Monday, November 29, 2021 • Duration 42:52

Produced by Jetbooks, Chartered Accountants Ireland.

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This week we hear from James McElroy, Co-Founder of multiple businesses in the Pet Care Technology space, and along with his brother Timothy, finalists for EY’s 'Entrepreneur of the Year' programme in 2019.

James’s most recent venture is the newly launched Oscars Farm, which delivers fresh pressed dog food to your door in a monthly subscription.

James is also co-founder of Gudog, Europe’s largest peer-to-peer marketplace and mobile app for dog owners in need of local vetted dog sitters and walkers.

Gudog operates in over 75 cities, and has over 30,000 sitters and walkers earning a living on the platform.

Irish Business Builders is brought to you by Jetbooks. Jetbooks provides online bookkeeping services for Irish Businesses. For a free 15 minute online consultation, visit www.jetbooks.ie

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#042: Dan Hobbs (Protex)

Season 5 · Episode 2

Monday, November 22, 2021 • Duration 45:04

Produced by Jetbooks, Chartered Accountants Ireland.

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I'm thrilled to welcome Dan Hobbs this week, Co-Founder and CEO of Protex, a software company using artificial intelligence to track safety for industrial employees.

Dan and his Co-Founder Ciarán are recent graduates of Y-Combinator, a start-up incubator based in San Francisco, boasting an enviable track record of finding the next big companies in tech.

Other notable alumni include Airbnb, Dropbox, Reddit, and Stripe!

In this conversation, we cover a host of topics, from Dan’s experience applying to and going through the Y-Combinator programme, raising money from some of the world’s most successful and best-known entrepreneurs, to Dan’s first start-up, which he started at the tender age of 22, and sold a few years later in 2019!

Find out more about Protex: https://www.protex.ai/

Irish Business Builders is brought to you by Jetbooks. Jetbooks provides online bookkeeping services for Irish Businesses. For a free 15 minute online consultation, visit www.jetbooks.ie

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#041: Mark Flood (Renatus)

Season 5 · Episode 1

Monday, November 15, 2021 • Duration 38:03

In this conversation, we cover a wide range of topics from the early days of the business and how they raised their first fund, to their investment process at Renatus and what they look for when buying a business.

Mark also brings me through an example of an investment they made in the burrito chain Boojum – and his thoughts on why the CEO is the most important factor in determining the value of any business.

Every Sunday, Renatus issue a newsletter synopsising the latest deal activity, company performance and people moves.

They also include their top macroeconomic-related tweets, thought for the week and other topics of interest to our stakeholders.

Renatus also have an excellent podcast showcasing some of Ireland’s best SMEs which you can listen to here: https://renatus.ie/newsletter/

Irish Business Builders is brought to you by Jetbooks. Jetbooks provides online bookkeeping services for Irish Businesses. For a free 15 minute online consultation, visit www.jetbooks.ie

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Season 5 is coming!

Season 5 · Episode 1

Thursday, November 11, 2021 • Duration 01:02

Season 5 is kicking off on Monday 15/11!

Produced by Jetbooks, Chartered Accountants Ireland.

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Make sure you subscribe to hear the first episode as soon as it's published!

Irish Business Builders is brought to you by Jetbooks. Jetbooks provides online bookkeeping services for Irish Businesses. For a free 15 minute online consultation, visit www.jetbooks.ie

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