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1 day ago
Executive Chair: Karen Clince, CEO of Tigers Childcare
Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair was Karen Clince, CEO of Tigers Childcare.
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1 day ago
‘In Business With Yourself' with Michelle Lestas
To be successful in business it is vital to "understand your identity” as it will “make or break your business” - that’s according to the new book ‘In Business with Yourself’ from the business owner, coach, and author Michelle Lestas.
Michelle joined Bobby to talk about her business philosophy and the book in more detail.
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1 day ago
Industry Review: Pilots & Aviation
Last week on Industry Review we got a huge reaction to our interview with travel agents who’ve been greatly impacted by the pandemic.
It did get us thinking that the nation's pilots have also seen their sector of the economy decimated with foreign travel almost completely wiped out.
So, to get an insight into how pilots have been affected by Covid, Bobby was joined by:
Captain Andy O’Shea, founder of the ‘Airline Pilot Club’ and Chairman of the EASA Aircrew Training Policy Group
Philip Smythe, Safety Director and Senior Flight Instructor at the Atlantic Flight Training Academy School at Cork Airport
Margie Burns, Managing Director of Aviation Selection Consultants and Mental Health Wellbeing company Flourishing.ie
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1 day ago
Economic Outlook with Cormac Lucey
Economic forecasting has probably never been a trickier business than it is now due to the uncertain nature of the pandemic.
Economics Columnist with the Sunday Times, Cormac Lucey thinks one thing is certain though - it’s all about the vaccine when it comes to the economy.
He joined Bobby to discuss further.
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1 day ago
Spin At Home
Like a lot of people out there Bobby has been doing his best to stay active and keep fit even when circumstances make it a bit more difficult than usual.
Thankfully for all of you spin addicts out there desperately looking for a quick hit on the bike, there is now a way to get spinning at home.
Bobby was joined by Dylan Murphy and Alex Bell from Spin At Home to discuss.
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1 day ago
Showcase Ireland with Eddie Shanahan
Showcase Ireland is one the largest international trade fairs where designers and craft makers provide a choice of contemporary and heritage collections, offering innovation, quality, sustainability and a distinctive point of difference to retail buyers from across the globe.
It’s an event Bobby has attended and reported on in previous years and like a lot of other events this year has gone virtual.
Bobby was joined by Eddie Shanahan, Board Member of the Design and Crafts Council and of course old friend of the show, to chat about this year’s event.
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Jan 16, 2021
Executive Chair: Gillian Fanning, President of SIMI
Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair this week was Gillian Fanning, President of The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).
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Jan 16, 2021
'Humourology' & The Importance of Humour in Business with Paul Boross
Paul Boross - aka The Pitch Doctor - is a well-known communications and presentation expert who has appeared on this show many times.
His latest venture sees him take a more comedic turn though, with a brand new podcast called ‘Humourology' where he interviews everyone from business people to comedians about humour and why it’s so important for business and the workplace.
He joined Bobby to discuss further.
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Jan 16, 2021
Industry Review: Travel Agents
January is usually the month when most holidays are booked through travel agents but with the country in full lockdown and our Covid figures among some of the worst in the world, just what is business like for our travel agents?
Joining Bobby to discuss for this week's Industry Review was:
Tanya Airey, Executive Chairman at Sunway Holidays
Paul Hackett, CEO of Click & Go
Martin Skelly, Managing Director and Owner of Navan Travel
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Jan 16, 2021
The Strange Working World of Covid-19
Getting a new job is usually some of the best news you can ever receive but how do you go about joining a new company and team during a pandemic, especially if you are working from home and have never met your new boss and colleagues?
Gina London Former CNN Anchor and Sunday Independent Journalist joined Bobby to help guide us through this challenging new phenomena.
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Jan 16, 2021
Fun with Science & Junior Einsteins
A lot of parents have had to simply bite the bullet and get back to teaching their kids at home while we battle through the third lockdown.
But learning doesn't have to be a chore and getting your kids engaged in science is a great way of not only keeping them occupied, but encourages them to get stuck in with fun experiments of their own.
Bobby was joined by owner of Junior Einsten's Science Club founder Tracey-Jane Cassidy & Franchisee, James Murtagh.
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Jan 16, 2021
Supply Chains & Supermarket Shelves Post-Brexit
During the week we were seeing empty shopping shelves in Northern Ireland due to processing issues with customs post-Brexit.
But how are we fixed here in the south?
Bobby was joined by Lorcan Allen, Agribusiness editor with the Farmer’s Journal to discuss.
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Jan 9, 2021
Executive Chair: Ray Hernan, CEO of Aer Rianta International
Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair is Ray Hernan, CEO of Aer Rianta International.
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Jan 9, 2021
'Happipreneur' with Tony Robinson and Taryn Lee Johnston
It goes without saying that 2020 was particularly difficult for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
But Tony Robinson and Taryn Lee Johnston, authors of ‘The Happipreneur: Why #MicroBizMatters?’ believe that 2021 could be the year to shine.
They joined Bobby to share some of their insights into how to succeed as an entrepreneur this year.
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Jan 9, 2021
Industry Review: Locksmiths
This week for Industry Review Bobby thought he would take look at locksmiths and what impact lockdown has had on their business.
Has being confined to our homes meant less opportunities to lose our keys or lock ourselves out of our cars?
To find out more Bobby was joined by:
Morgan O’Donovan, Chairman of the Irish Locksmiths Organisation and the co-Owner of ADMS Security
Malcolm Clein, Managing Director of the ‘Lock Doctor’
Dave O'Toole, President of European Locksmith Federation and owner of Expert Security & Amien Street Locksmiths
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Jan 9, 2021
Mortgage Arrears & Vulture Funds with John Moran
Could the State play a part in solving the issue of long-term mortgage arrears by buying out distressed mortgages held by vulture funds?
John Moran, Chair of SME Recovery, former secretary general of the Department of Finance and former board member of the EIB joined Bobby to discuss.
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Jan 9, 2021
The Rediscovery Centre
A couple of weeks ago we had a number of people on the show to talk about the recycling business.
Sarah Miller, CEO of The Rediscovery Centre - a creative movement who strive to connect people, ideas and resources to support greener low-carbon living - was one of them.
She invited Bobby out to see what the operation looked like.
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Jan 2, 2021
Executive Chair: Conor Buckley, CEO of Granite Digital
Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair is Conor Buckley, CEO of Granite Digital.
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Jan 2, 2021
Management Delusion with Matt Casey
If you are a business owner perhaps your new year resolution is to try be a better manager.
But how do you go about making the necessary changes to how we deal with employees and colleagues alike?
Matt Casey, author of 'Management Delusion' joined Bobby to chat about how simplicity and clarity are the keys to being a better manager.
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Jan 2, 2021
Industry Review: Behavioural Coaches
For many people the New Year is all about making resolutions and setting goals for the next 12 months.
However, for many people they’ll revert to their old habits before January is out, so how do we set effective goals that we'll hopefully commit to for the full year?
Bobby was joined by:
Dr Deirdre Robertson, Behavioural Economist with ESRI
Ciara Conlon, Life and Leadership Coach and author of the book “Rise Before Your Bull”
Tony Griffin, former CEO of SOAR & author of “The Teenagers Book of Life”
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Jan 2, 2021
Economist Moore McDonald on 2021 Economic Outlook
We all know how important it is to stay safe and abide by the guidelines in order to keep ourselves and those around us safe but how long can the economy sustain these rolling lockdowns?
Economist Moore McDowell joined Bobby to discuss.
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Jan 2, 2021
John Lowe - The Money Doctor
It’s 2021 and that means that on Monday the latest edition of Money Doctors by John Lowe will be published which is now in its 16th Edition.
John joined Bobby to discuss navigating some basic financial planning for the year ahead.
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Jan 2, 2021
The Irish Farming Industry & Brexit
This week’s Farmers Journal carried a dramatic headline on its front page proclaiming ‘Irish Agriculture Steps Into the Unknown’ following the signing of the brexit trade deal.
With so many challenges in 2020 and another tough year on the horizon for the agricultural industry, Bobby wanted to discuss just how Irish farmers will cope in an ever changing landscape.
Bobby was joined by its author and editor of the Farmers Journal, Justin McCarthy.
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Dec 23, 2020
Executive Chair - Allen Flynn of The Flynn Hotel Collection
Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair is Allan Flynn of the Flynn Hotel Collection.
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Dec 20, 2020
On The Record Sunday Newspaper Review
Dr Ilona Duffy, GP and medical director for the North East Doctor on Call service & Stephen O’Leary from Olyitico, the online news and social media monitoring and analysis company joined Gavan Reilly to go through the top stories from the Sunday papers.
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Dec 19, 2020
Creativity Expert Mark Simmonds of 'GeniusU'
Did you know that taking up the violin might also help you solve a business problem and your best ideas sometimes come in the most unusual places?
The creative process can be a difficult thing to grapple with but if you do, it could lead great things.
Mark Simmond, innovation expert and founder of 'Genius You' joined Bobby to chat about the power of creativity.
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Dec 19, 2020
Industry Review: Recycling
It is estimated that €4.8bn will be spent on retail sales during the month of December - €1.2bn more than in normal months but with the additional sales comes additional packaging which means more recycling challenges and opportunities.
Joining Bobby to discuss the state of recycling in Ireland is:
Seamus Clancy, CEO of Repak Ltd
Dessie Crinion, Managing Director of Recycling at Panda
Sarah Miller CEO of the ‘Rediscovery Centre’ in Ballymun, Dublin.
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Dec 19, 2020
Bobby's Annual Christmas Stoll Down Grafton Street
This year might be a year like no other but that didn't stop Bobby from taking his annual stroll down Dublin's Grafton Street.
He stopped in to a number of retailers to get a sense of the mood on the street this year and to see how busy they have been.
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Dec 19, 2020
David Smith: Is the UK Brexit Ready?
We know that businesses here in Ireland have been urged to prepare for a no-deal.
But in the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has been somewhat late to the party and only telling business to get ready last week.
Throughout the year Bobby has spoken a number of times to David Smith, who is the Economics editor of the Sunday Times, and last Sunday in his column he expressed sympathy for those whose job was is to attract foreign investment into the UK.
He joined Bobby to discuss.
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Dec 19, 2020
Vegetarian Festive Feasts with Aisling Cullen of 'Thanks Plants'
Christmas Day is just around the corner and one proposition more and more of us are grappling with is what to do for the non-meat-eater in our lives.
Thankfully for anyone freetting about what to do and how to make a festive feast vegetarian friendly, Irish meatless meat brand 'Thanks Plants' has launched a 'Festive Roast' for veggie Christmas dining.
Aisling Cullen, founder of 'Thanks Plants' joined Bobby to discuss further.
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Dec 12, 2020
Executive Chair: David Campion - Founder of ARGO
Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair is David Campion - Founder of ARGO.
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Dec 12, 2020
‘Digital Goddess: The Unfiltered Lessons of a Female Entrepreneur’!
Bobby was joined by 'Big Think' CEO Victoria Montgomery Brown, author of ‘Digital Goddess: The Unfiltered Lessons of a Female Entrepreneur’.
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Dec 12, 2020
The Future of Our Cities with Conor Skehan
There’s lots of speculation that many aspects of our lives will never be the same again post Covid.
But Conor Skehan a Lecturer in Planning at Technical University of Dublin thinks our cities, which were already changing, are now on the road to total transformation and that that’s nothing to be afraid of.
Conor joined Bobby to discuss.
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Dec 12, 2020
Brexit Deal or No Deal with Jim Power
There is a higher probability for no deal than a deal - that is according to reports coming out of Brussels over the past few days.
But is this forecast more than just political maneuvering in the final stages of fraught negotiations?
Economist, Jim Power joined Bobby to discuss
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Dec 12, 2020
Festive Fare with Brian McDermott 'The No Salt Chef'
Bobby has spoken many time over the years to Brian McDermott aka 'The No Salt Chef'.
Brian has managed to stay positive, like a lot of us, by sticking to what he knows he loves - cooking.
Bobby caught up with Brian for a chat, talk about his Christmas themed Zoom tutorials, and together make some delicious festive soup.
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Dec 5, 2020
David Thomas on 'Powerful Presenting'
80% of presentations by leaders are beige, vanilla, and boring – that’s according to David Thomas who has spoken to and coached over half a million professionals across 25 countries.
David Thomas, inspirational business speaker & ‘Powerful Presenting’ founder, whotook part in The Alchemists Forum on 1st December, joined Bobby to talk about training executives, the power of effective speaking, his life growing up, and his former job as a firefighter.
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Dec 5, 2020
Executive Chair: Niall Carson - Country Manager Ireland at FREE NOW
In this week's Executive Chair Bobby was joined by Niall Carson - Country Manager Ireland at FREE NOW.
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Dec 5, 2020
Industry Review: Hampers
With the country slowly reopening after level 5 lockdown, many people have decided to do their Christmas Shopping online this year and hampers are proving to be highly popular with both public and corporate clients.
Bobby was joined by three of the country’s biggest hamper suppliers - Emer Purcell Founder and Managing Director of ‘Hampers and Co’, Mark Loftus Founder of ‘Paddy Box’ and Lulu O’Sullivan the CEO of ‘GirtsDirect.com’
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Dec 5, 2020
Economic Outlook with Economist Colm McCarthy
The country is pretty much fully back to level 3 restrictions and there seems to be broad support for it, but what impact is the easing of restrictions going to have on the economy and is it all going to be positive?
Bobby was joined by Economist, Colm McCarthy to discuss.
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Dec 5, 2020
Andy O'Donoghue's Christmas Gift Guide
A lot of us will be in the usual scramble to get the Christmas gifts done and dusted this year sooner rather than later, even if the circumstances are a little bit different.
One thing that isn't different this year though is our annual Christmas Tech Guide with tech guru, Andy O'Donoghue.
Andy joined Bobby to discuss the best deals and greatest gadgets for Christmas 2020.
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Dec 5, 2020
Violet the Germ Killing Robot
In these times of hyper vigilance of the transmission of germs and viruses, we have had to take a little extra care in cleaning and make it an even more essential part of our daily lives.
But what if traditional forms of cleaning went out the window and we were able to give that job to robots?
Bobby went out-and-about to visit 'Violet', an ultraviolet light robot which is clinically proven to kill viruses, bacteria and harmful germs.
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Nov 28, 2020
Executive Chair: Chupi Sweetman - CEO of Chupi Jewellery
In this week's Executive Chair, Bobby was joined by Chupi Sweetman - CEO of Chupi Jewellery.
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Nov 28, 2020
She Said! A Millennial’s Guide to Speaking Out at Work with Patricia Seabright
It’s no secret that there is still a lot of gender bias in the workplace and not just when it comes to pay with research indicating that 75% of speaking time in business meetings being dominated by men.
So, how can a young woman entering the workplace navigate it with confidence?
Patricia Seabright, speaking coach and author of “She Said! A Millennial’s Guide to Speaking Out at Work” joined Bobby to discuss.
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Nov 28, 2020
Industry Review: Christmas Trees
One way many people will be lifting their spirits this week and next will be by putting up the Christmas Tree.
It will be an unorthodox festive period for sure - so with that in mind Bobby wanted to see how our Christmas Tree suppliers have been getting on.
Joining Bobby was:
Christy Kavanagh Owner of Kavanagh’s Christmas Trees
Martin Kelleher, Chair of Irish Christmas Tree Growers
John Brennan, IrishChristmasTrees.com who operates a real Christmas Tree outlet in Milltown
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Nov 28, 2020
Looking Ahead to 2021 with Economist, Dan O'Brien
It has certainly been a rollercoaster of a year for all of us and we’ve spoken many times on the show over the last few months about the economic impact of Covid.
As we enter what is another phase of somewhat eased restrictions Bobby wanted to see how things were looking as we begin to think about 2021.
Bobby was joined by Dan O’Brien, chief economist at the Institute of International and European Affairs to discuss.
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Nov 28, 2020
Champion Green with Butcher, Sean Kelly & Photographer, Gary Collins
Champion Green is campaigning to turn this ‘Black Friday weekend’ green, a reminder that we should all try to support local in the run up to Christmas.
The initiative is supported by Kilkenny Design and Visa in association with Retail Excellence, Small Firms Association, and Chambers Ireland.
Bobby wanted to talk to some small local businesses who are trying to ride out this strangest of years and so was joined by Gary Collins of Siar Photography in Co. Clare & Sean Kelly of Kelly’s Butchers in Newport who are this year celebrating 90 years in business and seem to typify Champion Green.
You can pledge your support at championgreen.ie.
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Nov 28, 2020
Re:Newed for NCBI
NCBI (National Council for the Blind of Ireland) has set up the first ever charity 'Pop-Up Shop' on Grafton Street in Dublin, having secured free access to 110 Grafton Street for the month of December, and is looking for donations from Irish fashion designers.
This is no ordinary charity shop as Re:Newed for NCBI was inspired by the London version that Harrod’s have developed, which was curated by Stella McCartney and runs every year for the month of March with NSPCC.
Bobby stopped in to check out the shop for himself.
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Nov 23, 2020
Maxol celebrates 100 years
Maxol is a fascinating Irish business in that this year sees them celebrate 100 years in operation and it also remains entirely family owned.
To celebrate this fact Maxol commissioned well-known historian Turtle Bunbury to document their history in a new book that celebrates everything from Petrol Pumps at the crossroads to Free a Nipper.
Bobby Kerr was joined by Turtle Bunbury and Noel McMullan, founding member of Maxol Group to chat about this uniquely Irish Business.
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Nov 21, 2020
Executive Chair: Rita Shah, CEO of Shabra Plastics & Recycling
Rita Shah, CEO of Shabra Plastics & Recycling joined Bobby Kerr for the Executive Chair.
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Nov 21, 2020
Industry Review: Architects & Town Planners
Despite there being a pandemic, property prices have continued to increase. But what impact has Covid-19 had on architects and town planners as they look to design our home and office spaces of their future.
For the Industry Review this week, Bobby Kerr was joined by Frank O’Sullivan, Managing Director of Shomera Architecture, Brian Maher Associate Director at Avison Young – Town Planning and Regeneration Experts and Joe Kennedy, Managing Director Of Smith and Kennedy Architects.
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