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Dec 15, 2022
Stuart Mitchell, Global Business Development at Sinch talks about the Messaging Business and his love of Music
Our Christmas 2022 Special Edition.
We’re delighted to have Stuart Mitchell, Global Business Development at Sinch talking about the evolution of Messaging through different Technologies over the last decade. Stuart talks about all the important areas of SMS, RCS, Omnichannel and Spam. It turns out that Stuart has a surprising background relating to Music as you will hear!!
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartmitch/
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This Podcast is sponsored by Nettzer – Digital First Selling - www.nettzer.com
* How can you increase Customer Acquisition at 10% of Retail Costs?
* How can you have an Anytime / Anywhere Channel?
* Do you want to onboard SME Companies as well as Individuals?
Contact pat.flynn@nettzer.com so that we can understand your issues and provide you with the best solution.
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Oct 4, 2022
Chris Horn - Entrepreneur, Investor and Academic - talks about Ireland’s early Computer Pioneer, Percy Ludgate
We’re delighted to talk with Chris Horn, Entrepreneur, Investor and Academic about a surprising topic - Ireland’s early, and relatively unknown, Computer Pioneer, Percy Ludgate
As you will hear Ludgate proposed a Computer Design in 1909. Chris explains how the machine was designed and how it compared to the better known and earlier Babbage Design.
Ludgate died (at just 39) on 16th October 1922 – so the 100th anniversary of his death is this month.
We finish with a good talk about Chris’s eclectic taste in music and play out with a very surprising piece.
You’ll enjoy this lively and interesting podcast.
Here are links to the material discussed:
Ludgate book: https://www.amazon.com/Percy-Ludgate-1883-1922-Irelands-Computer/dp/1911566296/ref=sr_1_1?crid=212UNM3UNWG6D&keywords=ludgate+percy&qid=1664793117&sprefix=ludgate+percuy%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-1
The Hu, Black Thunder Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aguZjkVLaE
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This Podcast is sponsored by Nettzer – Digital First Selling - www.nettzer.com
* How can you increase Customer Acquisition at 10% of Retail Costs?
* How can you have an Anytime / Anywhere Channel?
* Do you want to onboard SME Companies as well as Individuals?
Contact pat.flynn@nettzer.com so that we can understand your issues and provide you with the best solution.
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Jun 27, 2022
Uku Tomikas of Messente talks about growing the business, being in the Estonian Army Reserves and his favourite music
We have a great Podcast with Uku Tomikas from Messente who are based in Estonia.
We talk about a wide range of topics including:
* What Messente does and how it grew
* Uku talks about his surprising educational background and lets us know what he was known as a National Champion for (!)
* We also talk about what it is like to live in Estonia with the current International situation while being an Artillery Platoon Commander in the Estonian Army Reserves and what the situation means to all Estonians
* Finally, we hear what music Uku likes and we play out on one of his favorite songs from a well-known band.
You will enjoy Uku’s energy and his strong sense of where he is today.
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This Podcast is sponsored by Nettzer – Digital First Selling - www.nettzer.com
* How can you increase Customer Acquisition at 10% of your Retail Costs?
* How can you have an Anytime / Anywhere Channel?
* Do you want to onboard SME Companies as well as Individuals?
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Jun 9, 2022
Waheed Adam of iTouch, talks about growing up under Apartheid, Challenges facing the CPaaS Industry and his music
We’re delighted to have Waheed Adam, Executive Chairman of iTouch South Africa as our guest on the show.
Waheed grew up under Apartheid in South Africa and he tells us how the discrimination he experienced affected his outlook. He relates one event in particular that helped give him the motivation to become an Entrepreneur and he also talks about his early business venture even as a student.
We talk about the current state of the CPaaS / Aggregator Industry and discuss three challenges that need to be addressed to ensure that the industry continues to grow and thrive.
The follow up to this discussion will be addressed by a Panel Discussion at next weeks Mobile Ecosystem Forum Event in Amsterdam on the 15th June at 15:45 CET both Online and In Person. Waheed and I and the other Panel guests will discuss the way forward for the Industry in more detail. (Registration Link below)
Finally we find out about Waheed’s philosophy of life and his love for music and he plays out on a classic song by a classic singer.
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The Mobile Ecosystem Forum Business Connects Messaging Event in Amsterdam on the 14th and 15th of June is both Online and In Person – you can register here:
https://mobileecosystemforum.com/events_/mef-connects-business-messaging-2/
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This Podcast is sponsored by Nettzer – Digital First Selling - www.nettzer.com
How can you increase Customer Acquisition at 10% of Retail Costs? How can you have an Anytime / Anywhere Channel?
- Digital First Selling is the answer to new Customer Acquisition, increasing revenues and cost reduction
If you are a Telco, an MVNO, or an eSIM provider we have the ideal Digital First Selling-as-a-Service solution for you.
The Nettzer Digital First Selling solution:
* Enables you to sell and onboard new customers remotely
* It will integrate with your BSS/ OSS systems and with Salesforce
* And we meet all regulatory requirements
Contact pat.flynn@nettzer.com so that we can understand your issues and provide you with the best solution.
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Mar 14, 2022
Happy St Patricks Telco Podcast! - Deryck Fay talks about his book on Irish Telecom, ”Connecting a Nation”, from the 1800s to today
We have a very interesting guest on the Podcast this week. Deryck Fay has written a fascinating book about the history of Telecoms in Ireland called “Connecting a Nation” and it’s a very surprising history. Its starts in the 1850s, yes, when the first sub-sea cables were being laid and Ireland was the natural hub for the first Transatlantic cables. Later its proximity to Nova Scotia made it the natural hub for the first Marconi radio services.
We then talk about the state of Telecoms during the rise of the new, and in fairness not well off, Irish state.
Finally, we get on to the last decades when there was huge investment in Telecoms and there was the tremendous growth of Mobile and the Internet and Ireland became a leader in many ways.
Deryck is a great raconteur and he tells the story with clarity and insight that I found fascinating.
I couldn’t quite find the music that Deryck wanted but you’ll see I got a close second.
Enjoy
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This Podcast is sponsored by Nettzer – Digital First Selling - www.nettzer.com
How can you increase Customer Acquisition at 10% of Retail Costs? How can you have an Anytime / Anywhere Channel?
- Digital First Selling is the answer to new Customer Acquisition, increasing revenues and cost reduction
If you are a Telco, an MVNO, or an eSIM provider we have the ideal Digital First Selling-as-a-Service solution for you.
The Nettzer Digital First Selling solution:
* Enables you to sell and onboard new customers remotely
* It will integrate with your BSS/ OSS systems and with Salesforce
* And we meet all regulatory requirements
Contact pat.flynn@nettzer.com so that we can understand your issues and provide you with the best solution.
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Feb 21, 2022
Anurag Aggarwal, Head of Partnerships, Tanla Platforms talks about CPaaS and a classic song he likes
We’re delighted to have Anurag Aggarwal of Tanla Platforms, Head of Partnerships, as our guest this week.
Anurag tells us about his early career choice in a totally different Industry and how he ended up in the CPaaS (Communications Platform as a Service) Industry. You can hear that Anurag is truly a people person and he says that’s fundamental to his approach to business.
He talks about the Tanla Platforms CPaaS offering, called the Wisely Platform, and how he is working with Partners to extend it and build value for all the parties involved.
Finally, Anurag nominates his playout song, an all time classic, and tells how the song and the associated movie is a story that appeals to him.
I know you’ll enjoy this
If you are attending MWC 2022 in Barcelona we’d be delighted to meet up for a coffee and hear about your business – you can get me at pat.flynn@nettzer.com
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This Podcast is sponsored by Nettzer – Digital First Selling - www.nettzer.com
How can you increase Customer Acquisition at 10% of Retail Costs? How can you have an Anytime / Anywhere Channel?
- Digital First Selling is the answer to new Customer Acquisition, increasing revenues and cost reduction
If you are a Telco, an MVNO, or an eSIM provider we have the ideal Digital First Selling-as-a-Service solution for you.
The Nettzer Digital First Selling solution:
* Enables you to sell and onboard new customers remotely
* It will integrate with your BSS/ OSS systems and with Salesforce
* And we meet all regulatory requirements
Contact pat.flynn@nettzer.com so that we can understand your issues and provide you with the best solution.
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Feb 16, 2022
Andy Jones - Head of Sales - Mobile Squared - talks A2P Marketing and Channel Optimisation
We’re delighted to have, Andy Jones, Head of Sales for Mobile Squared who is an expert in Mobile Marketing Channels talking about how they help their customers with their Business and A2P channel development
Andy firstly talks about how his career moved from BT, to Mavenir and onto Mobile Squared.
Andy relates a very interesting discussion on how RCS developed, how Google moved into the market and how he see RCS developing.
His work with Mobile Squared enables their customers to analyse the effectiveness of different A2P marketing channels, measuring consumer engagement habits and at what price per engagement.
Mobile Squared provides Market Information to Mobile Operators, Aggregators and Enterprises using their MessageMapIQ service.
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This Podcast is sponsored by Nettzer – Digital First Selling - www.nettzer.com
Meet us at Mobile World Congress 2022 Barcelona to talk about Customer Onboarding and eKYC
Also, can I ask for a vote in the upcoming Mobile Ecosystem Forum, MEF, elections - I understand what it takes to develop companies in the Mobile Industry and would be delighted to understand your issues - pat.flynn@nettzer.com
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Feb 3, 2022
Jimmy Jones, Head of Security at Zariot, talks IoT, Data Analytics and Digital Twins - plus his early surprising career!
Firstly, we’re delighted to have Jimmy Jones, Head of Security at Zariot, as soon as you hear Jimmy’s accent you’ll know where he’s from.
Jimmy is has a very interesting story about his life before he got into Technology which I think will surprise you.
Jimmy started at the bottom in Worldcom installing Switches across Europe. As he developed his career he took on more of a Security role and developed a lot of expertise in this area.
Jimmy talks about IoT and how its moving from acquiring Data from Sensors to being a Data Driven Business. He also talks about the flexibility that SIMs / eSIMs bring to the business and how they can bring their own Security issues. He also talks about how Digital Twins will transform how businesses and supply chains can be modelled and planned.
Finally Jimmy plays out with a surprising and classic song that reflects his own philosophy of life.
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This Podcast is sponsored by Nettzer – Digital First Selling - www.nettzer.com
How can you increase Customer Acquisition at 10% of Retail Costs? How can you have an Anytime / Anywhere Channel?
- Digital First Selling is the answer to new Customer Acquisition, increasing revenues and cost reduction
If you are a Telco, an MVNO, or an eSIM provider we have the ideal Digital First Selling-as-a-Service solution for you.
The Nettzer Digital First Selling solution:
* Enables you to sell and onboard new customers remotely
* It will integrate with your BSS/ OSS systems and with Salesforce
* And we meet all regulatory requirements
Contact pat.flynn@nettzer.com so that we can understand your issues and provide you with the best solution.
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Dec 9, 2021
Our Christmas Special - with Simon O‘Donnell of Athonet - having fun, talking Private LTE and Irish Music
There is an extra Irish flavour to this podcast, if our International listeners can bear with us for Christmas.
Firstly, we’re delighted to have Simon O Donnell VP of Athonet Networks. Simon is from Strabane in the North of Ireland and has been based in Boston for many years. He’s well known in the Wireless Industry around the world.
Simon has a great back story of how he ended up in Boston and you wont believe what his first job was.
Simon talks through what Athonet does in a new and exciting area in the Wireless Industry – Private LTE. He explains all this and gives an amazing Use Case from Fort Worth Texas of how this is helping the local community.
Finally, thanks to all our podcast listeners, we never though this would be such a success when we started it, we’ve had 5,000 downloads and made many new friends.
We do wish all our listeners a safe and prosperous 2022 – enjoy the festive break, enjoy your friends and families and come back refreshed and strong next year.
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This Podcast is sponsored by Nettzer – Digital First Selling - www.nettzer.com
During these times of Covid and tougher Telco Sales - Digital First Selling is the answer to new Customer Acquisition, increasing revenues and cost reduction
If you are a Telco, an MVNO, or an eSIM provider we have the ideal Digital First Selling-as-a-Service solution for you.
The Nettzer Digital First Selling solution:
* Enables you to sell and onboard new customers remotely
* It will integrate with your BSS/ OSS systems and with Salesforce
* And we meet all regulatory requirements
Contact pat.flynn@nettzer.com so that we can understand your issues and provide you with the best solution.
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Oct 27, 2021
Gerard Smith - Talks about his CleanTech Business - Passionate about Recycling - and growing up with undiagnosed deafness
We’re delighted to have Gerard Smith on the podcast this week.
Gerard is a Business person and a Director of Chime, the National Deafness Charity.
Gerard talks about his Cleantech business, Passionate About Recycling.
The company offers Recycling solutions, including:
* Tire Recycling
* Plasterboard or Gypsum Recycling
* Sewage and Sludge Recycling
Gerard relates his personal story of growing up undiagnosed deaf and how long it took for this to be detected. He relates how he learned to communicate as a young boy by working with audiologists and a Speech Therapist.
We end the Podcast with a very personal song choice from Gerard, a song that he associates with his Mother, who unfortunately was lost to Covid this year.
Its real privilege to have Gerard on the podcast and to hear about his business and how he overcome Deafness
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This Podcast is sponsored by Nettzer – Digital First Selling - www.nettzer.com
During these times of Covid and tougher Telco Sales - Digital First Selling is the answer to new Customer Acquisition, increasing revenues and cost reduction
If you are a Telco, an MVNO, or an eSIM provider we have the ideal Digital First Selling-as-a-Service solution for you.
The Nettzer Digital First Selling solution:
* Enables you to sell and onboard new customers remotely
* It will integrate with your BSS/ OSS systems and with Salesforce
* And we meet all regulatory requirements
Contact pat.flynn@nettzer.com so that we can understand your issues and provide you with the best solution.
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Oct 6, 2021
Gerry McKenna - talks about the growth of the Irish Software Industry, the impact of the Border, Logica Aldiscon and Cation Chatbots
We’re delighted to have Gerry McKenna on the podcast this week.
Gerry has worked in the Software Industry since he graduated, both Internationally and in Ireland. He’s probably best known for being the CEO of Logica Aldiscon during the fast growth days.
What’s very interesting about Gerry’s story are his reflections on the changes in the Software Industry in Ireland from the days of emigration to the current maturity and sophistication of the industry.
Gerry grew up in Monaghan near the Border and he tells how that situation affected everyone’s outlook and how, with the Peace Process and the Single Market, the National introversion turned to an extroversion and growth in confidence.
Gerry has a lot of fun and interesting stories about the growth of Logica Aldiscon and there is one in particular that I know you will find amazing.
Gerry is currently CEO of Cation and they are a provider of, as he says, the best Chat Bot available for Customer Service.
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Sep 22, 2021
Rena Maycock - Successful Entrepreneur and Media Commentator talks about starting companies and the current scarcity of Seed Investment
We’re thrilled to have Rena Maycock on the Podcast this week.
Rena has an extraordinary career across a range of businesses and has been founder / co-founder with two of them, as you will hear.
Rena has natural Sales and Communications skills and tells us how she first started working with her Co-Founder to develop the very successful Intro Matchmaking (https://www.intro.ie/ ) after a chance encounter. She and her partner identified a market opportunity and they developed the company through the years. The last year has been the most successful they have had.
Rena explains why this business has been so successful – spoiler alert: Its their focus selling skills.
Next Rena took some time out to have a child and after being a Parent for a while that she became aware of the dangers of online for Children. She followed this up and founded Cilter, a deep tech company (https://www.cilter.ie/) that has developed Intellectual Property to protect children. She has developed this company…
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Sep 2, 2021
Tony Boyle, GM and Co-founder of Sigma Wireless talks about staying relevant in the Wireless Industry and the next area of innovation
We’re delighted to have Tony Boyle on the Podcast this week.
Tony is a well known entrepreneur, both in Ireland and Internationally, in the Wireless Industry. Having worked for Motorola in the early days, he and his business partner, Michael McGinley, established Sigma Wireless thirty years ago and it is one of Ireland’s market leading Wireless Equipment providers.
Tony has been there for the full range of Wireless Industry developments, from TACS to GSM and now 5G LTE Private networks. He relates an interesting story about the initial projection of sales for Mobile Phones versus what actually happened.
Sigma Wireless is still innovating today and runs a very interesting mission critical network using TETRA technology used by the Public Services across the country.
Tony also gives his thoughts on what made the Sigma Team successful and on where the new innovations in the Wireless Industry will be.
We really enjoyed having Tony on the Podcast and to learn about his ability to r…
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Aug 19, 2021
Drew O'Sullivan - Talks Company Investment and Valuations. What makes a Start Up team work and the Neglect of Product Pricing
We’re delighted to have Drew O’Sullivan on the Podcast this week. Drew is well known in the Start Up ecosystem in Ireland and Europe
He has achieved many things throughout his career but summarises his work mainly as Investor, Advisor and Mentor.
Currently Drew is working with Intertrade Ireland and the European Angel Fund / European Investment Bank.
If you know Drew, I think you’ll know you will get an informed and experienced opinion - and that’s what you get here. As he says himself he can be a little blunt but it makes for very interesting listening.
We cover three main Start Up topics, the first is Company Valuation, the second is what makes Start Up teams work and Drew has some very interesting thoughts on that. The third is a topic that is rarely well thought through and that is Product or Service pricing in the market as a Start Up.
I found that Drew’s insights are often against the current conventional wisdom and that makes them more interesting.
You’ll have…
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Aug 12, 2021
Stephen Douglas, Artist, talks about his Street Art Project celebrating Roddy Doyle's Barrytown Trilogy
Welcome to a Good, Bad and Ugly Art Attack Edition, an occasional look at the arts.
To give you some background to this short podcast let me explain.
One of Ireland’s most successful writers is Roddy Doyle, who wrote about the fictional Dublin Family, the Rabbittes. These are the famous Barrytown Trilogy of “The Commitments”, “The Snapper” and “The Van”. All of these were made into films that are at once, both funny and poignant.
That’s all the background you need for this short Good, Bad and Ugly Art Attack Podcast where we talk to Stephen Douglas, a Dublin Artist about his current project.
Music Credits: Morricone, The Commitments
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During these times of Covid and tougher Telco Sales - Digital First Selling is the answer to new Customer Acquisition, increasing revenues and cost reduction
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Jul 27, 2021
Tumi Frazier - talks about growing up in a Township in South Africa and becoming an International Social Entrepreneur, Founder and Leader
Sometimes you meet someone who surprises you by their personality, their achievements and their vision – and we definitely have such a person on this podcast.
I’m delighted to present the remarkable, Tumi Frazier, who having been raised in a poor township in South Africa, by her own self will and education, is now an International Social Entrepreneur making a difference in South Africa and the USA. Tumi Frazier works with female entrepreneurs in Africa to help them move from survivalist entrepreneurs to building high earning and scalable businesses that create employment in the continent.
She also is working with Corporations in the USA to help promote diversity in hiring and promotion, using technology to analyse their hiring and promotion patterns and to adjust their policies to increase the range of minorities who can contribute to the company’s growth.
Tumi talks about how she was helped through her High School and University Education by building relationships with suppor…
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Jul 19, 2021
Christine MacKay, Founder, CEO and International Business Woman, talks about Africa and her passion for Business Animation
I’m delighted to have an accomplished International Business Woman on the show this week, with Christine MacKay. Christine is great story teller and a Founder and Entrepreneur, she leads Salamandra UK Business Animation Studios.
She has great stories about her early career travelling to South Africa in a broken down van, selling beer for both big and small breweries in Sub Saharan Africa (yes, beer), travelling to New Zealand with her family and finally setting up Salamandra in London.
Christine is passionate about the power of animation to drive business messaging and explains how she and her team do this. The Studios have had very significant growth even in the year of Covid.
This is an energetic, fun and informative Podcast and I know you’ll enjoy listening to Christine and how she made it.
https://www.salamandra.uk
Music Credits: Morricone, John Flynn
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Jul 13, 2021
Tristan Pelloux - Publisher of Fintech Review and Strategist / Mentor talks about the Fintech Industry
Sometimes its very interesting to hear someone talk about an industry they have expertise and experience in. Tristan Pelloux is an expert and Consultant on the Fintech Industry. He’s also publisher of a Blog – Fintech Review where he gives his views and analysis of the Fintech Industry.
Tristan touches on
* What Score would he give the Industry?
* Will Revolut / N27 prevail?
* How can incumbent banks compete?
* The state of play in the US, Asia and European Markets
* And of course, his views on Crypto
My reading of Tristan is that here is an expert who will give you an expert and honest assessment of your Fintech company and / or your Fintech products.
I’m sure you’ll enjoy this
Music Credits: Morricone, John Flynn
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During these times of Covid and tougher Telco Sales - Digital First Selling is the answer to new Customer Acquisition, increasing revenues and cost reduction
If yo…
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Jun 29, 2021
John Wilkinson, Co-Founder and CEO of TMT Analysis talks about Innovation, Mobile Identity, Intelligence and the Future
Sometimes you meet people who impress you with their authenticity, insights and thoughts about the industry that they work in, and this week I’m delighted to say we have such a guest.
John Wilkinson, is co-founder and CEO of TMT Analysis, which is a successful Mobile Intelligence and Identity firm. John’s company provides Mobile Operators, Enterprises, Marketing companies and CPaaS Companies with information on the identity of the Customers that they are targeting with their contact or marketing campaigns.
John has a great insights into this exciting new and fast growing market. We have a great discussion about how the A2P Messaging market evolved and how it is likely to change in the future. John sees that identity will become a much more important thing beyond market targeting and believes that it will become an essential part of our online lives.
John delivers all this in a laid back and fun style and ends with a classic music artist he admires.
Also, John’s company are at…
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Jun 21, 2021
Paul Rogers, Entrepreneur and Innovator, talks about opening the Asian Market for Logica-Aldiscon with some great and fun stories
What was the first SMS sent in Japan? Well, you can find out here.
As part of our series, talking with key players in the development of the SMS Industry, we have a fun and insightful podcast with Paul Rogers who pioneered the development of the Asian Market for Logica Aldiscon.
Paul tells us some great stories about the learning and the doing that made the company so successful in Asia. He talks about the team effort and the enthusiasm of the people who went to all parts of Asia and also all the local employees across the region who made such a difference.
Some of these stories are funny, some are darker, but all are about building trust with Customers across the region.
Finally, Paul finishes on a personal story about music and plays out with a great, if little, known piece that means something to him.
Check out the great image on the Show Card.
Music Credits: Morricone, Hinterland and John Flynn
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Jun 16, 2021
Paul McBride, MD and co-founder of Peroptyx, talks about localising AI/ML by market and setting up a Global Tech Business in County Mayo
We have a very interesting guest this week with Paul McBride. Paul is a co-founder and MD of Peroptyx and an also an expert on localising Machine Learning to different markets.
This is an important area of AI and Machine Learning that I certainly wasn’t aware of previously. You can see why software that is sold Globally needs to be the language of the country that it is being sold into. But, when you think about it, if the software is Machine Learning, then the AI Machine, needs to be trained to not only the language, but also culture and User Experience appropriate to that country or culture.
Paul talks about how his company, Peroptyx, enables this service for AI / ML Software, enabling culturally appropriate AI and removing any biases.
Paul also talks about setting up a Global Software company in rural and beautiful County Mayo. Peroptyx is a a great example of the benefits of the National Broadband program.
If you’re in the AI / ML business and you sell Internationally, then…
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Jun 9, 2021
Richard Scobie - Screen Writer, Composer, Director, Musician, Actor - talks about the Creative Process in Screen Writing and Composing
The Innovative or Creative process can take many forms and this week we are talking with someone who is at the centre of a number of Artistic worlds.
We have a fascinating guest with Richard Scobie. I don’t think that I have met such a multi-talented man previously, if Richard doesn’t mind me saying so. Richard, in his career, has been a successful Musician, Composer, Screen Writer, Director, Voice Over Artist and Teacher – among other things.
We talk about Richard’s career touring Europe with a Rock band and then also his career in Hollywood as a Screen Writer.
What I found interesting is Richard’s insights on the creative process of Screen Writing and how he works to bring his ideas to life.
And we also play out with Richard’s new Single which has just been released and its an energy filled song that you will enjoy.
This is a lively and fun podcast and I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we had recording it.
Spoiler Alert: We have a good discussion about Breaking Ba…
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May 31, 2021
Bill Dudley, US SMS Pioneer, talks about his career, the development of SMS, Sinch and where the Industry is going today
We’re delighted to have Bill Dudley, evangelist at Sinch, on the Podcast this week. Bill is a pioneer and evangelist of the SMS Industry in North America and he talks about his Mobile career back to his early experiments with Mobile Data.
Bill and I have both lived in two great US States that we share a fondness for.
Bill was instrumental in pushing for SMS Interconnect in North America in the early days of his career– something that we take for granted now. Having joined Inphomatch, who were early interconnect pioneers, he’s still with the company after many corporate iterations and the company is now part of Sinch – who are a major player in CPaaS and Omni Channel marketing.
Bill talks about the mistakes that RCS made in the past but believes that with Google behind it that it has a great future. Bill explains the value proposition that Sinch brings to Enterprises and how SMS still has an important part to play.
Finally Bill reveals his very interesting hobby and he plays…
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May 24, 2021
Gerry Jones, Tech Investor and Director, talks about what SOSDublinBay discovered about pollution in the Bay and what they are doing
This week we have a slight change of pace and we’re looking a major environmental issue, that is, the quality of water in Dublin Bay.
I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Gerry Jones for many years and he’s well known as a successful Investor, Chairman and Director, over a wide range of Technology businesses.
But Gerry, through his personal interest and that of his family, and with a group of other concerned citizens, became involved in Citizen Activism after finding out about the poor quality of water in Dublin Bay.
The story is very interesting, about how the group discovered flaws in the monitoring of water quality in Dublin Bay and that there is still a large amount of sewage flowing into the Bay during times of heavy rainfall.
Gerry and the SOS Dublin Bay team are shining a spotlight on the problem and he updates us on what they have done, in terms of short terms fixes and also to help move the Political establishment and Authorities to focus on the issue.
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May 18, 2021
Joe Cunningham, Legendary Telecoms Entrepreneur talks about Aldiscon to Ammeon, SMS and the future
We’re delighted to have a legend in the Telecoms industry on the Podcast this week, with Joe Cunningham as our guest. Joe, along with Larry Quinn and Gilbert Little, co-founded a succession of successful Telecoms companies and sold them on.
The companies include, Aldiscon. Apion. Aepona, Accuris, and only sold last week, Ammeon.
The experience that people build when working in these companies led them, in turn, to go on and to found dozens of other companies, many of them still with us today.
Joe recounts how Aldiscon got into SMS in the very early days and how this was the start of a now $200 Billion Industry. Funnily, he tells how Aldiscon helped, what turned out to be its later biggest competitor, CMG, build an SMSC in the early days.
You can see in this fascinating story how the traits of great Entrepreneurship are exhibited, such as responding to failure with pivots, tenacity, patience and a focus on building great teams and delivering great products.
Finally Joe finishes o…
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May 12, 2021
Rui Nóbrega - VP Digital Transformation Etisalat - talks about Digital Transformation and International Cultures
We’re delighted to have Rui Nóbrega on the podcast this week, Rui is VP Digital Transformation for Etisalat International. Rui has worked in many different countries and cultures and he makes a very interesting guest by sharing his experiences of managing large IT projects all over the world.
Rui’s insights are something that all managers with International Teams will be interested in
* How to motivate a team with different cultures
* When should you dive in deep and when should you manage from the top?
* What's the easy part – technology or people?
We talk about the pace of change and where and when technology should replace people. Or not.
Finally we hear what Rui’s favourite places to live were and why.
Also, we rock out on great song, I hope you enjoy this as much as we enjoyed recording it.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruinobrega/
By the way, the incidental music in this podcast was written and played by my talented brother, John Flynn
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May 5, 2021
Paul Ruppert - C Level Exec in the CPaaS industry explains its success and how SMS is still relevant
Our guest this week is Paul Ruppert – who among many other things, is a C Level Executive in the Cloud Communications Industry or CPaaS.
Paul is a pioneer in the Mobile Industry in North America and also the International market. He tells us how the big CPaaS companies of today, such as MessageBird, Twilio, Sinch, Infobip all owe their origins to to the humble SMS message which is still a key part of the industry.
Paul tells us about his career from AT&T to being a founder of Mobile 365, and how successful that company was.
He gives his views on why the industry is successful and what we can expect in the future.
Finally, we learn a bit more about Paul’s varied hobbies and he plays out with an American Classic. Contact Links
http://www.globalpointview.com
pruppert888@gmail.com
By the way, the incidental music in this podcast was written and played by my talented brother, John Flynn
Music Credit: Ennio Morricone, John Flynn – “Star”
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Apr 28, 2021
Frank Mattes - Author of "Lean Scaleup" talks about Corporate Innovation and his new book just published
We’ve a great and engaging guest this week with Frank Mattes, who is the author of a new book, “Lean Scaleup”.
Frank has worked with many established companies through the years and helped them to innovate. He’s worked with companies such as Philips, BP, Bosch and Telefonica.
When working closely with these companies Frank has developed a Lean Scaleup Framework to help them innovate. This is the subject of his new book just being published.
Frank is very kindly offering Five Free Copies of his book to listeners – see details here.
Finally, Frank plays out on probably one of the best ever songs and a personal favourite of mine.
By the way, the incidental music in this podcast was written and played by my talented brother, John Flynn Contact Links
Book Launch event link is here – Date is on May 06, 1600-1700 CEST
https://community.innov8rs.co/c/upcoming/frank-mattes-book
Book announcement link:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/frankmattes_leanscaleup-corporateinnovatio…
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Apr 13, 2021
Commercial Presentation: Lars Joenson of CloudFabrix talks about using AI and ML to Manage IT Operations
In this podcast we hear from Lars Joenson of CloudFabrix.
We talk about Lars’ personal journey in Sales and his Swedish background.
Lars is International Sales Director covering EMEA, India and APAC, and he talks about how CloudFabrix uses AI and Machine Learning to analyse problems on Enterprise IT Operations. This results in better outcomes for IT Directors at much lower costs and includes the possibility of predictive outcomes, which is a very powerful tool.
Contact:
sales@cloudfabrix.com
www.cloudfabrix.com
Music Credit: Ennio Morricone, Journey: Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain
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During these times of Covid and falling Telco Sales - Digital First Selling is the answer to new Customer Acquisition, increasing revenues and cost reduction
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Apr 7, 2021
Kristín Einarsdóttir is a Public Health Advocate and Entrepreneur and talks about her projects and Female Leadership
This week we have on the Podcast, Kristín Einarsdóttir.
Kristín was born in Iceland and has lived in Ireland and Denmark. She is a Public Health Advocate and Entrepreneur and particularly she is now focused on Mental Health and Adolescents
She has founded a number of Social Enterprises and an International Humanitarian Charity, as she will explain
In Kristín’s own words:- “An entrepreneur at heart, I founded Humanity For Good, Ireland Iceland Travel and Nordic Trailblazers an online education and consultation platform.”
She’s very conscious of her Historical and Cultural background and tells us a story of an event that happened over a thousand years ago that still resonates today.
Kristín relates the story of her personal journey and finally plays out with a song that is close to her and has a very personal connection.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristineinarsdottir/
Music Credit: Ennio Morricone, Richard Scobie
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Apr 1, 2021
Iceland, Women in Leadership and a Mental Health Service Start-up - We talk with Helga Vigfusdottir
This week we meet Helga Vigfusdottir, Helga is a Social Entrepreneur based in Iceland, having been previously a Politician and Social Advocate there.
Helga talks about Women in Leadership and why Iceland leads the world in this area. She talks about the Services, Legal Framework and Culture change that has made Iceland Number One in this area.
Previously, having been elected to the Reykjavik City Council she advocated for better services for women and children in different areas including Mental Health.
From her experiences there Helga decided to found KaraConnect, which is a SaaS Platform to enable Therapists to deliver services online to clients with full confidentiality as well as meeting GDPR requirements.
She says: “During my time in politics & at the Department of Education in Iceland, I observed real difficulties in patients reaching therapy, due to geography, budgets and the high cost of therapists. This is why I started Kara – to enable any type of face to face therapy…
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Mar 23, 2021
Lochlann Scott is an innovative Social Entrepreneur and founder / CEO of HelpLink Mental Health Charity -
Lochlann Scott is an innovative Social Entrepreneur and Founder and CEO of HelpLink, a mental health charity.
Lochlann has a background in helping people with mental health problems and he founded HelpLink, mainly out of his own experiences in the West of Ireland.
One of the groups where he is helping people to address their own mental health problems is in the Irish Diaspora or Irish emigrants.
He also can help out Corporates with their EAP programs on an practical Pay-as-you-Go basis.
He has good advice on how to recognise if Covid is affecting your own relationships.
This is a little different for us but is very pertinent to Innovation in a different context and you will realise how he is helping to make things better for people.
What I found about Lochlann is that he is truly innovative in the delivery of services and in the client groups he is helps, I think you’ll agree when you hear his story.
Lochlann can be contacted at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lochlannscott/
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Mar 15, 2021
Allen Raines - Entrepreneur and Expert on Sales - talks about B2B Selling during COVID
We talk to Allen Raines and he tells us about his experiences of Selling B2B Products during COVID.
Allen is an Entrepreneurial Sales Person and National Account Manager based in Atlanta.
He tells us about when he founded and grew a Cash based Sports Ticketing Business and his experiences with the Masters and the Ryder Cup buying and selling tickets.
Today he is a National Account Manager with Cambridge Global Payments, where he sells Forex Risk Mitigation Contracts to Middle Sized Companies.
Allen talks through how he manages to find customers during these times of COVID and how Sales has probably changed forever.
We end up with a good conversation about his love of music and he has quite a wide range of influences. Finally, Allen nominates a classic piece of American Folk to play out on.
Allen can be contacted at:
www.linkedin.com/in/allenraines/
Music Credit: Ennio Morricone
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Mar 9, 2021
#IWD2021 Fiona Flynn talks about Female Leadership values and has a surprise story
For International Women’s Day 2021 #IWD2021 we have a great guest in Fiona Flynn.
Fiona is Co-President of the Professional Women’s Network (PWN) and has a surprise story in honour of #IWD2021
Fiona runs Montauk Consulting and works mentoring Business Leaders to develop a thriving Leadership Climate and deliver sustainable business results.
She is also an Emotional Intelligence Coach and works at empowering Female Talent.
Fiona has great insights into the power of Female Values in Leadership but also getting the most out of the overall business team, whether male or female
I think this is a great Podcast and there is something in it for everyone who wants to get the most out of their organisation.
Fiona can be contacted on:
www.linkedin.com/in/fionaflynn/
www.pwndublin.net and www.montaukconsult.com
Music Credit: Ennio Morricone
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Mar 5, 2021
5G and IoT Special - Russell McHugh and Scott Stonham discuss the implications and future developments
(Recorded and released Dec 2020 but due to demand we're re-releasing as a one hour special)
Welcome to our 5G and IoT Special – I’m delighted to present an hour of opinion, discussion, information and ideas from two industry experts on 5G, IoT and Edge Computing.
Scott Stonham is an independent technology analyst and connector. With a focus on Technologies With Purpose, Scott is passionate about discovering companies using technology to do good for the planet and all its inhabitants. Scott’s work can be found on www.wellthatsinteresting.tech. Please contact him via the website.
Russell McHugh represents a number of startups in the US market in diverse areas: smart Ag, IOT and 5g managed service providers, metering, connected cars and software testing. Contact via LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/russellmchugh/
This is a great and fun podcast where two knowable Industry experts who dissect and analyse 5G, Iot and Edge computing trends, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.
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Feb 19, 2021
Denis Goodbody - Copywriter, Author and Broadcaster talks about getting the Business Message Write!
On the Podcast this week is a genuine Renaissance Man, Denis Goodbody. Denis has been in marketing and advertising for all of his career but even that doesn’t define him.
He has a great deal of skill in working with businesses to ensure that the right message is delivered to their customers in an interesting or creative way. It isn’t necessarily just for Businesses, it could be a charity or a politician.
I think there is a lot that B2B businesses can learn from this approach which has been pioneered in B2C Business.
Apart from that, Denis is an author and a Radio Broadcaster, producing his own show on Dublin City FM for the last ten plus years. He has also written a book on Salesmanship and selling.
He’s a great guest with a refreshing take on Marketing Communications and many other things.
As you might expect, he plays out on a unique song.
Denis’s Music show can be found at:
https://www.mixcloud.com/roots_musings
Denis’s Dublin Explorer show can be found at:
https:…
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Feb 8, 2021
Declan O'Mahony of the O'Mahoney Group in Dubai talks about Selling into the Middle East
The Middle East and North Africa have a population of 578 Million people and some of the youngest populations on the planet.
How can your company sell into the region? It has different business and regional cultures. Today we meet Declan O’Mahony who has been helping companies do this for ten years. Declan is the Founder of The O Mahoney Group based in Dubai.
It’s a fascinating insight into how he builds relationships with customers and helps companies recruit new customers in the Region.
It’s a great podcast and Declan picks a rare gem of a song to play out on.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/declan-o-mahony-354aa416/
Credit https://www.bensound.com
Credit: Music Ennio Morricone
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Jan 25, 2021
Natalia Gomez Diaz, Digital Transformation Mgr at Bell Canada, talks Entrepreneurship, Ice Cream Shops and DJing
Our guest this week is Natalia Gomez Diaz, who is a Leader in Entrepreneurship at Bell Canada
Natalia talks about
* Working as a Political Intern in Parliament with its emphasis on communications
* Managing a Start-up Accelerator
* How she learned business working in an Ice Cream Shop
* How she started the Bell Hackathon program as a side hustle and how its changing the culture in Bell
* And, if that wasn’t enough, her career as a DJ
Natalia is a great guest and he plays out on a great song
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliagomezdiaz/
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During these times of Covid and falling Telco Sales - Digital First Selling is the answer to new Customer Acquisition, increasing revenues and cost reduction
If you are a Telco, an MVNO, or an eSIM provider we have the ideal Digital First Selling-as-a-Service solution for you.
The Nettzer Digital First Selling solution:
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Jan 15, 2021
Matthew McAllister of start up Mortgage Propeller talks about his Mortgage Platform and buying a house with a Credit Card
Our guest this week is Matthew McAllister, who is Founder of https://mortgagepropeller.com, an online platform that links people seeking mortgages with Mortgage Brokers.
Matthew is a very interesting guest and tells us about his early career as a Trader which he wanted to become after seeing the film Trading Places.
Matthew talks about resilience, especially working in the Trading industry where you might have to accept losses on your 60% of your positions and where 95% of the people leave in Year one
He tells us that while doing a Smurfit MBA, they went into the NDRC Accelerator and though he wasn’t sure what it was initially, he eventually got hooked on the Start Up world.
Matthew also tells us a great story about buying a house on his Credit Card because it was such a great price and he didn’t have the cash at the time.
During this time he talked to ten brokers and five banks and he learned everything there was to know about applying for mortgages, which was onerous and ted…
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Jan 11, 2021
Michael O Brien - talks about Marketing 'Motivation' Weight Loss Service during the time of Covid
Our guest this week is Michael O’Brien, who is Marketing Director for Motivation.ie, a Weight Loss Services company based in Dublin.
While Weight Loss is a topic that is timely at the beginning of the year, we will talk about that, but we will be mainly talking about how a Services company adjusts to the impact of Covid on business.
Mike talks about how Motivation Weight Loss works and its move to fully online options for its clients. This means that Motivation developed eCommerce, Online Resources, Online Consultations and Fulfilment services.
Mike is a pragmatic Marketeer and gives us a good idea of how small businesses are responding to Covid and the Lock Down.
Mike can be contacted at https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeljobrien/ and at https://motivation.ie
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Dec 23, 2020
Sarah Cullen discusses why we should consider Nuclear Power as part of our Energy Supply mix
Our guest this week is Sarah Cullen, who is an Expert in Energy Systems.
Sarah discusses the components that supply the Electric Power Grid and their various strengths and weaknesses.
In Ireland, we have a very high reliance on Wind Energy (which is generally a good thing) but it also needs to be backed up with, currently, fossil fuel generated electricity. This adds to our Carbon emissions.
Sarah asks why we are not, at least considering, Nuclear as an option for our electricity supply, not the least because, the total life cycle Carbon emissions are extremely low.
Consideration by Governmental bodies of Nuclear generated Electricity is prohibited by law in Ireland, which seems daft to me.
Sarah asks some reasonable and fair questions and wants to open the debate up about the best way forward considering that Electricity demand will grow in line with the increasing use of electricity in transport and new industries such as Data Centres.
Sarah is a great guest and plays out with…
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Dec 23, 2020
Christmas Special - Part 3 of 3 - Scott Stonham and Russell McHugh discuss 5G, IoT and Edge Computing
Part 3 of 3 – 5G IoT and Edge Computing
Welcome to our Podcast Christmas Special – We’re delighted to present three snappy 20 minute episodes of opinion, discussion, information and ideas from two industry experts on 5G, IoT and Edge Computing.
Scott Stonham is an independent technology analyst and connector. With a focus on Technologies With Purpose, Scott is passionate about discovering companies using technology to do good for the planet and all its inhabitants. Scott’s work can be found on www.wellthatsinteresting.tech. Please contact him via the website.
Russell McHugh represents a number of startups in the US market in diverse areas: smart Ag, IOT and 5g managed service providers, metering, connected cars and software testing. Contact via LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/russellmchugh/
This is a great and fun podcast where two knowable Industry experts dissect and analyse 5G, Iot and Edge computing trends over three short podcasts, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.…
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Dec 22, 2020
Christmas Special - Part 2 of 3 - Scott Stonham and Russell McHugh discuss 5G, IoT and Edge Computing
Part 2 of 3 – 5G IoT and Edge Computing
Welcome to our Podcast Christmas Special – We’re delighted to present three snappy 20 minute episodes of opinion, discussion, information and ideas from two industry experts on 5G, IoT and Edge Computing.
Scott Stonham is an independent technology analyst and connector. With a focus on Technologies With Purpose, Scott is passionate about discovering companies using technology to do good for the planet and all its inhabitants. Scott’s work can be found on www.wellthatsinteresting.tech. Please contact him via the website.
Russell McHugh represents a number of startups in the US market in diverse areas: smart Ag, IOT and 5g managed service providers, metering, connected cars and software testing. Contact via LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/russellmchugh/
This is a great and fun podcast where two knowable Industry experts dissect and analyse 5G, Iot and Edge computing trends over three short podcasts, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.…
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Dec 21, 2020
Christmas Special - Part 1 of 3 - Scott Stonham and Russell McHugh discuss 5G, IoT and Edge Computing
Part 1 of 3 – 5G IoT and Edge Computing
Welcome to our Podcast Christmas Special – We’re delighted to present three snappy 20 minute episodes of opinion, discussion, information and ideas from two industry experts on 5G, IoT and Edge Computing.
Scott Stonham is an independent technology analyst and connector. With a focus on Technologies With Purpose, Scott is passionate about discovering companies using technology to do good for the planet and all its inhabitants. Scott’s work can be found on www.wellthatsinteresting.tech. Please contact him via the website.
Russell McHugh represents a number of startups in the US market in diverse areas: smart Ag, IOT and 5g managed service providers, metering, connected cars and software testing. Contact via LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/russellmchugh/
This is a great and fun podcast where two knowable Industry experts dissect and analyse 5G, Iot and Edge computing trends over three short podcasts, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.…
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Dec 16, 2020
Ignacio Marco, is an experienced Plastics Industry executive who now is concerned about Plastics Pollution
Our guest this week is Ignacio Marco, who lives in Madrid.
Ignacio was a Senior Executive in the Plastics industry for his whole Career and worked for the likes of Exxon and Repsol. He worked on large Plastic Production plants from Spain to Mexico and even worked on building a plant in China.
Towards the end of his career, he joined the Plastics Europe, there he has begun to work on Plastics and Sustainability. He lobbies politicians and companies to help provide solutions to the problem.
Ignacio says that after Climate Change, Plastic Pollution is the second biggest environmental problem we are struggling with and, when I thought about it, that seems to be the case to me. Plastics take a few hundred years to break down and the biggest issue is plastics entering the Seas. Where does most of it come from?
Ignacio gives us an idea of how much Plastic is produced globally every day, an enormous figure.
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Dec 9, 2020
Serial Entrepreneur Seamus McAteer, based in San Fransciso, talks about building value and taking risks
Our guest this week is Seamus McAteer, who grew up in Dublin but is now living in San Francisco. Seamus has a very successful career as a serial entrepreneur: starting companies, developing them and selling them.
He tells us about how he ended up in the USA and how he obviously took to the American way of business with gusto.
He outlines how he puts together Intellectual Property, Market Traction and a great team of people then builds something with strategic value that then gets acquired.
You will hear how he describes himself in one word - or technically two.
He talks about how he puts a team together and inspires them to work to a common goal.
Seamus talks about the famous culture of Silicon Valley and it is really interesting to hear what he say about taking risks.
This is great podcast and you will enjoy it – plus we end on a cracker of a song.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcateer/
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Dec 2, 2020
Andrew Parkin-White is leading the IoT Program at MEF - Mobile Ecosystem Forum, he talks about the IoT market in detail
Our guest this week Andrew Parkin-White, Andrew has an extensive background in consulting and analysis with many significant companies in the Mobile Industry.
Andrew is the leading the IoT focus of MEF. MEF is the Mobile Ecosystem Forum, an energetic and diverse Mobile Industry Body
Andrew firstly updates us about the scope of MEF around the three “I”’s.
He then discusses the scope of the IoT market.
Andrew discusses how IoT Companies are addressing the various market segments that are evolving in the areas of Automotive, Supply Chains, Healthcare, Robotics.
He also points out that smaller companies can address sub niches in the overall IoT market.
We discuss how the IoT market is likely to develop with the new IoT platforms from the likes of AWS. For example, will AWS compete more directly with Mobile Operators?
Andrew believes that partnerships are a key enabler in the IoT market to address all parts of the value chain.
Andrew outlines his thoughts on the current low re…
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Nov 30, 2020
A great story of entrepreneurial resilience and success, we talk to Tomer Neu-Ner, of Parko and 1on1math.com
We have an incredible story of entrepreneurial resilience this week, when we talk to Tomer Neu-ner, who lives in Stockholm.
Tomer is a much travelled entrepreneur and he has some fun stories about his experiences with a second hand Toyota in South America.
After that, he returned to Tel Aviv, started his family, and, one day, frustrated while looking for a parking space, he had an idea that became the basis of his start-up. Parko.
He tells us how he and his team spent seven years building a successful company before eventually selling it. And it was some roller coaster ride over that time, as you will hear.
His recounting of how they pivoted the technology from hardware to ML is very revealing and shows how they learned from market feedback and customer behaviour.
Also his roller-coaster ride in funding and growing the company are a testament to his dedication and resilience and shows what you need to be an entrepreneur.
Finally, Tomer also tells us about his newest venture in on…
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Nov 25, 2020
Graham O'Rourke, successful serial entrepreneur and CEO of Aphix. He tells us how he perfected Partnership Selling
Our guest this week is Graham O’Rourke who is a serial entrepreneur – and a very engaging and interesting speaker.
Graham tells us about his first successful company, MOR Digital, a web services company, which he co-founded with his wife and they’re still married!
And, as if that wasn’t enough, he then founded Aphix Software about five years ago, which is a successful eCommerce company.
Graham talks about how his business model involves selling through key partners, by bringing extra value to their eCommerce platforms. This has brought him to new markets all over the world.
Its great example of how a company firstly finds a new market by working with other companies and then perfects an efficient sales model with these partners.
As always, we play out on a great number, which is a lot of fun.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamorourke/
https://www.aphixsoftware.com
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Nov 23, 2020
Tony O'Dowd, Machine Translation Pioneer, talks AI and ML and how he moved to Digital First Selling
Our Guest this week is a pioneering entrepreneur in Machine Translation technology, Tony O’Dowd. Tony has established and sold a number of companies in this space and is one of the people who is bringing Artificial Intelligence driven, machine translation, to new heights
His company, xcelerator, works with major customers, such as Volkswagen, Caterpillar and eBAY, providing systems that translate billions of words.
How has COVID affected his company? Responding to the COVID Crisis Tony talks about how xcelerator has pivoted to Digital First Selling, after the virus stopped International travel and face to face meetings. This required both new technology tools and cultural changes internally, plus acceptance by customers. Its true to say that selling will never be the same again.
Tony is clearly a leader in the ML Industry and his story shows how staying innovative is key to his success.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyo3/
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Nov 18, 2020
Great fun with Alan Quayle - the leading light behind TAD Hack and TAD Summit - the global CPaaS / API Hackathons
We have great fun on the podcast with guest, Alan Quayle, the inspirational driver behind TAD Summit and TAD Hack.
TAD Hack is the global leading Telco API Hackathon festival and reaches thousands of participators.
I think the energy and charisma of Alan is one of the main reasons this is such a phenomenal success. Alan tells us how TAD Summit and TAD Hack developed and how it tapped into the new wave of CPaaS and API driven communications.
Alan relates some of his favourite hacks and how some of these didn’t actually come from Software Developers.
He tells where TAD will go in the future and his openness to different types of participants even from non-traditional backgrounds – consider it to be an invitation.
Alan is contactable at www.tadhack.com and www.tadsumit.com
He finishes the podcast by suggesting a great piece of music that just blew my socks off
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Nov 13, 2020
International Single Handed Sailor - Tom Dolan - tells us about how he succeeded in International Ocean Going Racing
Did you ever meet a man who was blown overboard from his boat in the middle of the Atlantic during a sudden Squall? Well, you’ll meet one today.
On the Podcast we a great Guest: International Single Handed Sailor Tom Dolan who has sailed across the Atlantic twice and is planning to sail around the Globe. Tom is recognised as an up and coming Sailor in the Ocean Going Sailing world and has ambitions for the next Olympic Games.
He has a great story of how he started as a kid on the local lough near Kells, County Meath in a tiny boat and worked his way up in the Sailing world.
You will hear of the determination, resilience, work ethic and competitiveness in Tom that has made him a great Sailor and drives him on.
Tom can be contacted at: - www.tomdolanracing.com
This Podcast is sponsored by Nettzer – Digital Onboarding - www.nettzer.com
During these times of Covid and falling Sales - Digital Onboarding is the answer to new Customer Acquisition.
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Nov 12, 2020
Niels Madan of Humby.io has a great idea of how to bring a social dimension to Online Events
We have a Berlin based Entrepreneur on the Podcast this week. Niels Madan and his Team at Humby - https://www.humby.io – have the great idea of adding a social dimension to online video events. So that means after your Zoom or Teams meeting, whether they are business conference or an entertainment event, you can casually meet and socialise with the other participants around virtual video tables.
We all know one of the big reasons we attend these events is to network for business or for social reasons.
I think this is a great idea for this time of Covid, working from home and living digital lives, so lets hear from Niels how they started the company and how its going.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsmadan/
This Podcast is sponsored by Nettzer – Digital Onboarding - www.nettzer.com
During these times of Covid and falling Sales - Digital Onboarding is the answer to new Customer Acquisition. #DigitalOnboarding
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Nov 9, 2020
A fun Podcast with Dr John Whelan of Trinity College covering Start-ups and what makes them succeed
We’ve a fun and buzzy interview this week with Dr John Whelan of the TTO Office in Trinity College Dublin.
John is an experienced entrepreneur and also experienced at commercialising University Research in to real companies.
Apart from talking about his career and how he succeeded we talk about what makes Start-ups successful.
We talk about the state of research, quantum computing and, I love this, “The Collins- Whelan” Start-up Success Prediction Model – a fun and tongue-in-cheek way to see if your start-up is likely to be successful.
We talk about how Star Trek is the ideal Start-Up Team.
Also, I learn why my MBA mightn’t be everything its cracked up to be.
You will definitely enjoy this interview and maybe think about things a little differently after listening to it.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnpwhelan/
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Nov 2, 2020
Mandy Kruger, an International Business Executive, tells us how she brings new Revenues to major Mobile Groups
Our guest this week is Mandy Kruger, an International Business Executive.
Mandy is a Strategic Operations Director with extensive experience delivering Digital and Mobile Technology Products & Services in the Mobile Industry. She has experience within both emerging and developed markets across Europe, Africa, Central America, South East Asia and Caribbean. Mandy tells her story and how she started and worked her way up to executive management. Her main strength in the industry is to enable Mobile Operators to develop new revenues by utilising their existing assets. You wont be surprised to learn one of the main assets they consistently under-estimate is their customer relationship.
Mandy has a great story and I think you’ll enjoy hearing about her experience.
As always, Mandy nominates a song she likes to play out on.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandykruger/
#WomenInTech
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Oct 28, 2020
Brendan McKenna, Mobile and SIM expert, discusses the eSIM Market and its development
Our guest this week is Brendan McKenna, Brendan is an expert in Mobile Technologies, SIM and eSIM Technology and Location Based Data technology. He consults with companies, is a member of GSMA Standards Bodies and is also an Expert Witness in Court Cases. Brendan has extensive experience working with Mobile Operators and Software Suppliers.
Brendan talks a little about his early career during the early days of Mobile. He provides an excellent summary of where the eSIM market is today, the customer eSIM experience and how the market is likely to develop. He also talks about eSIM and the IoT market and why it is likely to be significant.
As always, as our guest, he picks a great song to play out on that has personal meaning for him.
Brendan can be contacted at:
Brendan.mckenna@tagd.ie
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanmckenna
+353872253333
www.tagd.ie
www.virtualcto.ie
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Oct 27, 2020
Israel is great at Corporate Innovation, Startups and maturing Companies, Ofer HaCohen, Innovation Executive, explains how
Our guest this week is Ofer HaCohen, Ofer is at the centre of the renown Israeli Start-up EcoSystem. Apart from producing many more start-ups than other similar companies, the EcoSystem also manages to bring many of these successful companies to mega-growth and maturity.
Ofer is an Innovation Executive at the heart of this, he is an expert in creating business value between start-ups and corporations. He leverages cutting edge technologies to make an impact
Ofer works with very large Companies and Israeli Startups and enables them to work together and build value. When this all works it is a Win-Win for both parties. He outlines how he identities prospects, build relationships, manages expectations and builds a portfolio of prospects.
As always, as our guest, he picks a great song to play out on.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/oferhacohen/
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Oct 15, 2020
Clodagh Durkan, leading expert in Cyber-Security talks about her career and how International cultures affected her experience
Our guest this week is Clodagh Durkan who is a renowned expert in Mobile Networks and Cyber Security. Clodagh has had a very interesting International career working in Ireland, Ghana, Italy and Germany – she tells us how each of those Cultures influenced her and her experiences as a Woman in Tech - #WomeninTech
Clodagh started working as a Student in a Call Centre and by her hard work and expertise she has become a well-known expert and Thought Leader in Cyber Security. She tells us about the major projects in Mobile Network Security and Data Centre Security and how she developed into a leader over this time.
As always Clodagh nominates a song she likes to play out on. I think you’ll find when you hear Clodagh tell her story why she was such a success in her career and in her ability to lead and influence people in complex International projects.
www.linkedin.com/in/clodaghdurkan
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Oct 13, 2020
James Garvert, SVP, Neustar talks about building trust between Companies and Customers during the time of Robocalls
This week on the Podcast, we are delighted to welcome James Garvert from Neustar. James is Senior Vice-President and General Manager for Caller Identity Services for Neustar.
Neustar is a Billion Dollar Business information Services Company and offers a wide range of services to Telcos and Businesses.
James talks a little about his University days in Villa Nova University and how it influenced him.
He explains the business problem of the breakdown in trust in the traditional Voice Calling industry due to the abuse of Robo-calling and Caller ID spoofing.
He then outlines how Neustar is enabling Enterprises to rebuild trust with their customers using Trusted Call Services. He outlines some great Use Cases of how these Trusted Call services are helping customers to communicate openly with companies.
Finally he names a very appropriate song to play out on.
https://www.trustedcall.neustar (no .com necessary)
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Oct 2, 2020
James Williams, or Mr Connectivity, talks about MultiChannel Marketing for Mobile Operators
Our guest this week is James Williams, also well known as Mr Connectivity. James is an expert and advisor on Multi-Channel or Omni-Channel Marketing. James works closely with Mobile Operators to help them develop their Multi-Channel strategies for the SME Sector.
James is a lively and fun Guest who talks through the evolution of SMS from a personal communication tool to the most significant mobile marketing channel available today. He tells us why Mobile Operators should work with partners to sharpen their offering and how they can leverage their brand to drive more revenues.
You will enjoy this conversation and discover more about James’s interest in Franco-Pop music.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrconnectivity/
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* Financial Insti…
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Sep 24, 2020
Colin Keogh is an outstanding Innovator and Social Entrepreneur, best known for "The Open Ventilator" Project
We have an intriguing and entertaining guest this week in Colin Keogh, who is a Researcher in UCD University Dublin www.ucd.ie
When I looked up his range of achievements I was bowled over:
Colin is
* CEO & Founder at The Rapid Foundation
* PhD at UCD with Smartlab & the Inclusive Design Research Centre of Ireland supported by the Irish Research Council and Science Gallery International
* Forbes 30 Under 30 Science & Healthcare 2017
* Junior Chamber International Top Outstanding Young Person 2017
* Nissan Generation Next Ambassador 2017
* Irish Early Career Awards IT & Tech Professional of the Year 2017
He’s probably most well know as being one of the main drivers behind the Open Ventilator Project that had 6000 participants world wide to drive an open source ventilator design
Colin is very accomplished as an Innovator and a natural leader, if any organisations are looking for an outstanding Innovator – Colin is the person to talk to.
www.sapieninnovation.com
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Sep 21, 2020
Steven Van Zanen of BroadForward - Founding a company and moving from Technology to Marketable Solutions
On this weeks podcast we have a successful entrepreneur of the Telecoms Software industry, Steven Van Zanen of BroadForward in the Netherlands
https://www.broadforward.com
BroadForward is a Telecoms Signalling company founded by Steven and his colleagues after their experiences of working for many years with the large SMSC company, CMG.
Steven talks about his experience when he managed Innovation in CMG and the challenges you face bringing Innovative products to market, particularly when you are too early.
After starting BroadForward, Steven and his colleagues had a vision for a Framework solution that, while technically innovative, initially presented a marketing problem.
This marketing problem that arose in the early days, led them to rethink their positioning and customer messaging and it “became a blessing in disguise“ and led to subsequent success.
Stevens story shows how Technically Innovative approaches can face initial market resistance but if you are tenacious, if yo…
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Sep 10, 2020
Pieter Oonk of TVADSync is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of some very interesting start-ups
Welcome to The Good the Bad and the Ugly Innovation Podcast
This is the podcast where we talk to people who “walk the walk”, solving real Innovation problems and developing startups. They tell us the good the bad and the ugly of their experiences
Pieter Oonk is a Dutchman living in Dublin and is a Serial Entrepreneur who has been involved in some very interesting start-ups.
Pieter talks about how one of the early and innovative companies which broke new ground and nearly made the big time. Then, taking those early lessons, Pieter and his Business Partner, Ronan Higgins, have built a very successful and innovative company, TVAdSync, in the Convergent TV Analytics and Advertising Space.
www.tvadsync.com
He explains what the company does and how persistence, hard work, creativity and lucky phone call made all the difference to its establishment and growth.
Finally, as with all our guests, Pieter nominates a favourite song to play out on.
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Sep 7, 2020
Our guest is Stian Kildal, CEO of Ammeon, a successful Software and Service company
This week we have a very interesting guest, we are talking to Stian Kildal, the CEO of Ammeon.
Ammeon are a very successful Software Services and Consultancy company headquartered in Dublin. www.ammeon.com
Ammeon specialises in:
* Enterprise Dev Ops
* Cloud Transformation
* And Lean Agile Consultancy
While the company has a strong customer base in Telco Software in recent years the company has moved into other markets such as Fin Tech, Med Tech and Automotive.
Stian talks about his upbringing in rural Norway and its influence on his outlook. Coming from Norway we also have to talk about skiing.
He initially worked for many years with Ericsson and built a successful global career in technical and commercial areas before moving to Ammeon.
We talk about the impact of Cloud and Open Source on the Software industry and how that impacts a Services company. Stian outlines how Ammeon works with customers to deliver large and complex projects.
As always, we finish with a personal…
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Aug 31, 2020
Russell McHugh talks about the IoT Market, ARM, Digimondo and Hurling in San Diego
Welcome to The Good the Bad and the Ugly Innovation Podcast
This is the podcast where we talk to people who “walk the walk” solving real Innovation problems and developing startups. They tell us the good the bad and the ugly of their experiences
Today we talk to Russell McHugh, an experienced Business Development Director about ARM, IoT and, his current role with Digimondo – we end up discussing a very Irish sport - Hurling
Russell covers a wide range topics including:
* His experience in International Business Development and how he ended up in beautiful San Diego
* His thoughts on ARM and why they succeeded in Mobile and IoT
* His current role, where he is responsible for Business Development with Digimondo, an IoT platform developer and the idea of a ‘Digital Twin’
* The maturity and differences between the American IoT Market and the European IoT market
* On an interesting point, Russell tells up about the sport of Hurling in San Diego, for our international…
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Aug 20, 2020
Cara Macklin is a successful Entrepreneur and Coach based in Northern Ireland. She tells us her story and how she is now helping Entrepreneurs grow their businesses and also achieve personal growth
Welcome to The Good the Bad and the Ugly Innovation Podcast
This is the podcast where we talk to people who “walk the walk” solving real Innovation problems and developing startups. They tell us the good the bad and the ugly of their experiences
Have you ever met an Entrepreneur who’s first business she started when she was 15? Well, this week you will.
Cara Macklin is an Entrepreneur, Mentor and Coach with a history of success behind her, she is based in Northern Ireland.
* Her tells us about her first business she started while still in school in School.
* Moving to England after University, Cara worked with Marks and Spencer developing Italian food products.
* On returning to Northern Ireland she then helped to grow the family business up to 750 employees in the Hospitality and Care Sectors.
* During this time, she had an idea to transform the Care business with a totally different and award winning approach which she implemented and launched.
* Cara’s latest b…
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Aug 13, 2020
Patrick Lopez of Core Analysis, discusses innovation in Telco and how Operators can develop a new culture
Welcome to The Good the Bad and the Ugly Innovation Podcast
This week we are delighted to have a World Class Guest in Patrick Lopez of Core Analysis (www.coreanalysis.ca ), Patrick is one of the leading experts on Innovation in Telco, Edge and Cloud. He has a great deal of International experience bringing new Innovation to the Mobile Operator environment in particular.
Patrick tells us whether he thinks that Telcos can be Innovative, he gives us some of the cultural restraints they face and he outlines an approach he uses working with his clients to develop innovative approaches to their businesses.
As always, with our guests, and we talk a little about his life and finally Patrick chooses a piece of music to play out on.
Finally I do need to apologise for some minor interference we had on the link, it isn’t you, its us.
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Jul 27, 2020
We hear from Nicholas Henrichsen, a very interesting Enterpreneur from SF about his experiences
This week we have a very exciting guest on the podcast, he is a very successful entrepreneur with an international background and now based in San Francisco.
Nicholas Henrichsen was born in Germany and lived in India before going to Stanford Business school.
Nicholas got his MBA at Stanford Business School in 2013 and started a company after graduating.
He went through the startup accelerator YCombinator in 2014, raised $10M in Venture capital and sold his business to Carvana.com in 2017.
After staying with Carvana for three years, the Nicholas left Carvana in June to start WithClutch.com, a digital platform to refinance your auto loan. The platform enables Car owners to save thousands of dollars in less than two minutes and from the comfort of their home.
We’ll also hear a little about Nicholas’s Golf career and his taste in music.
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Jul 9, 2020
The Freya Distributed Compute Platform - managing the parallel computing of thousands of computers as a Super Computer
The Freya Distributed Compute Platform enables thousands or hundreds of thousands of computers to be harnessed to solve mammoth computations.
The networks of computers can be donated voluntarily for good causes, or Data Centres can be used in their off peak time to deliver a new commercial Super Computer Service.
We speak to Andy Ramgobin who explains the project and the team
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Jul 6, 2020
The Good the Bad and the Ugly Innovation Podcast
We talk to Ger O'Shaughnessy, Head of Propositions at NearForm, about the good and bad of Front End design.
We remember the genius of Ennio Morricone
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