56: Ken Cahill, Chartered Board Director, Investor, Previous CEO & Founder of SilverCloud Health
Ken Cahill is an active investor, independent board member, and advisor in the healthcare and technology sectors. He was the CEO and co-founder of SilverCloud Health, which he successfully scaled into the leading digital mental health platform with offices in Boston, Dublin, and London. Under his leadership, SilverCloud delivered clinically validated digital therapeutic care programs to over 1.5 million people, demonstrating significant improvements in clinical outcomes, enhancing access, and reducing the costs of care delivery.
In 2021, SilverCloud Health was acquired by Amwell (NYSE: AMWL) for over $250 million. Before founding SilverCloud Health, Ken held senior roles at several multinational corporations, including Dell, HP, and Gateway.
Ken holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computing and IT, a Diploma in New Business and Entrepreneurship, and is a Chartered Board Director.
This is the 56th episode in the Davy podcast series ‘Everyday Business with Aidan Donnelly’ with special guest Ken Cahill, Chartered Board Director, Investor, Previous CEO & Founder of SilverCloud Health.
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55: Una Herlihy and Rebekah Brooks, The Indie List
In the shifting landscape of modern work, freelancing has become a global movement. While digital marketplaces connecting businesses with freelance talent are emerging worldwide, Ireland has its own distinctive answer: The Indie List.
Born during the uncertainty of the 2020 pandemic, what founders Úna Herlihy and Peter McPartlin created, has grown into a sophisticated talent platform hosting over 1,500 marketing freelancers that has channelled more than €5M directly to independent professionals across Ireland.
The Indie List has now entered an exciting new chapter with a refreshed leadership team. Úna Herlihy continues as co-founder and CEO, but is joined by Rebekah Brooks as Managing Director, bringing new energy and vision to the company's ambitious plans.
Úna Herlihy is a marketing strategist, entrepreneur, and champion of independent talent. With a career spanning over three decades across agency and consultancy roles, she has helped countless businesses successfully navigate the evolving marketing landscape.
Rebekah Brooks is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience, having founded three successful businesses spanning SaaS and marketing agencies. Her entrepreneurial mindset and growth-focused approach make her the ideal leader to guide The Indie List through its next phase of expansion.
This is the 55th episode in the Davy podcast series ‘Everyday Business with Aidan Donnelly’ with special guests Una Herlihy and Rebekah Brooks, The Indie List.
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54: Venture Funding Forum with Delta Partners
This week’s episode is something a little different. We recently hosted a Venture Funding Forum with the guys in Delta Partners to an audience of over 70 people in the amazing surroundings of Euronext in Dublin.
This exclusive event featured three exceptional founders who have successfully navigated the challenging path from start-up to successful exit, with insights into the rapidly evolving landscape of AI, Gaming and Fintech as well as a deep understanding of the venture capital ecosystem and its role in enabling growth companies.
The panel included Feargal Brady, a serial entrepreneur and investor now focused on fintech as co-founder and CEO of NoFrixion; Andreea Wade, a Dublin-based entrepreneur, AI innovator, and venture capitalist known for her leadership in talent acquisition technology and startup mentorship; and Richard Barnwell , an accomplished entrepreneur and investor in the gaming industry, best known as the founder of DIGIT Game Studios.
This is the 54th episode in the Davy podcast series ‘Everyday Business with Aidan Donnelly’.
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53: Alan Andrews, Owner at The Old Barracks Coffee Roasters & GUJI Coffee Bars
Alan Andrews is widely regarded as a cafe and coffee expert and features prominently in both radio and print media. He created Coffee Culture in 2009, which specialised in Coffee Education and Training. He travelled around the country helping aspiring and new cafe owners with their business development and growth.
In 2015, Alan bought The Old Barracks in Birdhill which is a place for the coffee curious and proved a hit from the start as locals and tourists who came to enjoy the experience. The retail side of the business grew as they were able to provide delicious coffee for home as well as education to ensure customers were creating a similar level at home.
In January 2022, Alan secured a warehouse on the Dock Road in Limerick City and opened its doors in July 2022. Alan intends to turn this into an open source coffee education building with total transparency for customers to see the coffee making process and learn all about coffee. An estimated €1.5m will be spent to complete the project with the aim of launching the new offering early 2026.
In 2024, Alan launched Ireland's first ever destination coffee festival - The Birdhill Coffee festival which will run again this June from 27-29th.
This is the 53rd episode with guest Alan Andrews, Owner at The Old Barracks Coffee Roasters & GUJI Coffee Bars, in the Davy podcast series ‘Everyday Business with Aidan Donnelly’.
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52: Tom Hefferon, Entrepreneur.
Tom Hefferon began his entrepreneurial journey in 1977, and since then, he has led multiple businesses before eventually forming Kefron with his business partner, Michael Kearns. Together, they launched Nesta, the first self-storage centre in Ireland. Over the next 20 years, Kefron saw large growth through the expansion of their Nesta facilities, as well as new ventures such as Shred-It and Two Men and a Truck.
At the end of 2014, following a very successful career, Tom and his business partner retired, leaving the company in the hands of their sons, who continue to lead the successful company today. But never one to sit back and relax, Tom became involved in Investment and Business Support and Mentoring and is now heavily involved in a number of Irish 'Start-Up's' in the Telco Space, Sports Technology, Automated Home Energy Reduction, and fintech. He also founded Rayal Energy in 2015.
Tom holds steadfast to his convictions, and throughout his career, he has consistently embraced his entrepreneurial spirit and maintained unwavering self-confidence.
This is the 52nd episode with guest Tom Hefferon, Entrepreneur in the Davy podcast series ‘Everyday Business with Aidan Donnelly’.
In this podcast, Aidan Donnelly is in discussion with numerous guests to get insights into their journey, their highs and lows, their management styles, and the lessons they have learned along the way. Most of Aidan’s time has been spent focusing on the financials of these companies but what is more fascinating to him is how companies operate, how the entrepreneurs started them, and the business people/managements who run them.
But as with most things, a work/life balance is essential, so it won’t just be about the professional developments they have made through the years, but also the personal ones.
Aidan Donnelly, Head of Equities at Davy, has been working in, analysing, and investing in companies for decades. He has 27 years’ investment management experience. He joined Davy in 2005 and has worked as an analyst/fund manager for a range of global equity funds and is now responsible for the direct equity offering at Davy.
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