That Great Business Show

On Episode 276 of That Great Business Show, Conall Ó Móráin sits down with Scott Baigent (Kiwi) and Cameron "Cam" Wallace (Aussie), founders of Eight Degrees Brewing in Mitchelstown, Cork.Their story is business at its rawest.They arrived in Ireland for love.They stayed for negative equity.They helped kick-start the Irish craft beer movement.They created 88 unique beers, won global awards, sold the business to Irish Distillers… and then, when most people would have gone to the beach, they bought the brewery back again.On this episode, they talk honestly about:how hard early-stage business really isbeing pushed off supermarket shelvesfinancing massive infrastructure with no outside investorsshipping a brewery from Mauritius to Mitchelstownselling out, buying back, and starting againand why reinvention is not optional in tough marketsThis is a masterclass in graft, resilience, and staying in the game when the odds are stacked.Powered by De Facto Shaving Oil – the all-Irish, all-natural shave, made in Mayo and sold worldwide.Listen now.And if you like it, share it with one other business owner – that’s how we grow the tribe.Find all episodes at www.ThatGreatBusinessShow.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Think you can’t take on a €73 billion global industry from a kitchen table in West Cork? Think again.On Episode 275 of That Great Business Show, Conall Ó Móráin meets Fiona Parfrey, co-founder of Riley — the Irish B Corp that’s ripping the plastic out of period care and building a business that’s already in 35 countries and 350 corporate bathrooms.From a glass-of-wine idea to €1.5 million in funding, Fiona explains how smart branding, ruthless focus and a taboo-busting mission are turning Riley into one of Ireland’s fastest-scaling exports.Fiona would love to 'hire in a heartbeat' Dr Hazel Wallace.Brought to you by De Facto Shaving Oil – the all-Irish, all-natural way to stay nick-free. Try it at defactoshave.com.Listen now on Acast, Spotify or Apple Podcasts.#IrishStartups #BCorp #FemaleFounders #Sustainability #Riley #ThatGreatBusinessShowFind all episodes at www.ThatGreatBusinessShow.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roger Courtney of Sunstone Technologies spent four years rebuilding how Ireland’s economy is mapped. His BAM (Bespoke Addressable Market) system shows companies who their real customers are — and the 60 percent they’ve been missing.Hosted by Conall Ó Móráin on That Great Business Show — powered by De Facto Shaving Oil.#Ireland business, #SME growth, #data accuracy, #Sunstone Technologies, Roger Courtney, That Great Business Show, #Irish #economy, #B2B sales AI, Conall O Morain, #podcast IrelandFind all episodes at www.ThatGreatBusinessShow.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Hidden Cost of College Dropouts — and the Irish Nurse Who’s Fixing It*Episode 273 | That Great Business Show | Hosted by Conall Ó Móráin | Sponsored by De Facto Shaving OilEvery year, 60–65 thousand Irish students sit the Leaving Cert — but 1 in 8 never make it past first year in college. That’s 5 thousand young people – at a cost of a very conservative €45 million in lost fees and accommodation every year.Former nurse and educator Joan Broderick saw this firsthand and founded Pathways.ie, a social enterprise helping parents and students bridge the gap between school and real college life.She joins Conall Ó Móráin to talk about:• Ireland’s hidden dropout crisis and the €100 million blind spot and why it's really bad news for businesses• Why parents, not points, hold the key to student success• How Springboard and UCD Innovation Academy inspired her to start again• The business of social purpose — and why doing good can still pay the billsProudly sponsored by De Facto Shaving Oil — made in Ireland, sold worldwide.Pathways.ie | Irish Education | Student Dropout | College Retention | UCD Innovation Academy | Social Entrepreneurs Ireland | Leaving Cert | Irish SMEs | Irish Women in Business | Education Startups Ireland | That Great Business Show | Conall Ó Móráin | De Facto Shaving Oil | Irish Podcast | Business Podcast IrelandFind all episodes at www.ThatGreatBusinessShow.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Drones, Delivery and the Sky-High Business of Logistics”Etienne Louvet, Founder & CEO of IONA DronesWe’re taking Irish innovation sky-high. In this week’s That Great Business Show, Conall Ó Móráin grills – politely – French founder Etienne Louvet of IONA Drones, the Galway-based start-up building autonomous aircraft to deliver parcels, medicine, even blood supplies.Forget food-drop gimmicks – these drones will fly 200 km with 20 kg payloads and could make the Irish logistics industry airborne again.Is Ireland about to lead the EU in drone logistics? Can startups like IONA compete with Amazon Prime Air and Google Wing? How will the HSE, An Post and Irish Aviation Authority plug into this new economy?🎧 Listen to find out how Galway might become Europe’s Drone Capital. Brought to you by De Facto Shaving Oil – made in Mayo, sold worldwide. Ireland Business Podcast, Irish Startups, Galway Innovation, Drone Technology Ireland, Logistics Startups, E-commerce Ireland, Irish Entrepreneurs, HSE Innovation, Sustainability Tech, Aviation StartupsFind all episodes at www.ThatGreatBusinessShow.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.