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E234 That Great Business Show - A cure for Scope Creep, Jenna Farrell, Scopey - Totally Nuts, Uche Chiemeka, UC Nuts
E234 That Great Business Show UCD Smurfit Business School, 'Podcast of the Year'A special episode recorded in Longford, thanks to the Longford Local Enterprise Office that is keen to highlight the international diversity of businesses being set up in Longford, with budding entrepreneurs from all over the world being drawn to the county. On this episode we have two women entrepreneurs from very different parts of the world and both with unbridled ambition for their businesses.Jenna Farrell, co-founder of Scopey, explains what Scope Creep is and how to cure it. Essential listening for anyone selling a service where clients demand more for less.Uche Chiemeka is founder of UC Nuts. Covid almost did for her fledgling nuts business, but then she saw an ad for Supervalu's Food Academy. She says it was 'life changing'.With thanks to De Facto Shaving Oil www.DeFactoShave.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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E233 That Great Business Show - €3m raise to create world beating lenses, Simon Forsyth, Lir Optic & Stop SaaS Sprawl!, Niall O'Gorman, Marketsizer
E233 That Great Business ShowA banker who wanted to run a car sharing business but turned to lens making instead. Simon Forsyth is part of the Lir Optic team at UCD Nova, the UCD spin out lab. They've come up with a 'world beating lens' they believe. It shifts shape by applying an electric current to it. That means no little motors to drive lenses in and out. That means thinner, cheaper phones and laptops, and...well anything that uses cameras, which is quite a lot. They're raising €3 million to bring it to the world. The market is so big we don't have enough zeroes on the keyboard to type it out...and they're in talks with A Big Company. Could be huge.His 'hire in a heartbeat'? Steve Jobs, who had the greatest team of optical engineers ever.SaaS Apocalypse is something new to us at That Great Business Show. It’s a term used by Niall O’Gorman, founder of MarketSizer, a competitive intelligence platform that helps SaaS companies find the right customers, optimize growth, and stay ahead of the competition. Wait until you hear how detailed they can be. They say they can know more about a company than the company owners may do. And other analyses they can do is pretty mind blowing. They track 60 million SaaS subscriptions at the moment. And growing. Very fast. Next may be an 'always on' analysis of what big companies are using, and telling the procurement what is being spent, on what etc.They're raising €1.5m. to head to North America.His 'hire in a heartbeat'? Matt Damon, because he was once 'stranded on Mars'.With thanks to De Facto Shaving Oil, the world's best. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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E232 That Great Business Show - The Mary Poppins of Business, Ilaria Eugenia Ferri & Money for Jam, Felix Oster, Mór Taste
That Great Business Show with Conall Ó Móráin – Episode 232 Ireland’s Best Business Podcast - UCD Smurfit Business School 'Podcast of the Year' brings you two incredible stories of entrepreneurship and innovation!💼 From Milan’s Theatres to Dublin’s BoardroomsMeet Ilaria Eugenia Ferri, the ‘Mary Poppins’ of business—a Virtual Assistant who helps companies scale, streamline, and stay organised. After swapping Milan’s top theatres for Dublin, she turned her passion for organisation into profit, helping small businesses structure their operations for success.🍓 Revolutionising Jam with Mór TasteFelix Oster is leading the jam revolution, crafting Europe’s fruitiest jams with 85% real fruit and zero concentrates. His journey—from food manufacturing to judging at the World Cheese Awards—led him to create a healthier, tastier jam inspired by an unexpected moment in the Swiss mountains.Tune in for inspiring business insights and don’t forget to REPOST & SHARE!What’s your biggest takeaway from this episode? Let us know in the comments!#ThatGreatBusinessShow #IrishEntrepreneurs #VirtualAssistant #FoodInnovation #SmallBusiness #Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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E231 That Great Business Show - Become your own Hollywood director. Michael Guerin, Imvizar - How to raise €4m in 8 weeks. Ciaran Doherty, Loadar
E231 That Great Business ShowMichael Guerin, founder Imvizar, making tourist attractions eh, more attractive. And, his second business, Lureo, will make anyone a Hollywood director. It's Canva for 3D videos.He travels. A lot. But that's business. And he expects his team to rock up to the office. Even the ones who live in Lisbon and Marseille.And, there's a land grab going on in the sector, so having raised €1.5m he's going to raise more funds by the end of this year to bring the business big in the US.His 'hire in a heartbeat', Walt Disney.Ciaran Doherty, founder of Loadar, cutting costs in a very significant way for big businesses that ship products - by land, sea or air. The biggest problem they're solving is pricing - the number of variables is huge, but Loadar automates the process. He's looking for the world's biggest shippers, a couple of thousand businesses only, but if he secures them that would make Loadar very, very successful indeed. Invest NI and Catalyst sent Ciaran to MIT in the US for a week. It transformed him and his business. In a week.It took him just eight weeks to raise €4m from Frontline Ventures amongst others.He talks us through on how to win business. Step by step.His 'hire in a heartbeat'? Adam Blake of MIT. We want Adam for the for the podcast. Please. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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E230 That Great Business Show - Secret Nordic Sauce (IKEA, Jysk) how do they do it. Tanya Cawley, Ireland head AJ Products (Sweden) - How make smarter decisions, Nuala Walsh
E230 That Great Business ShowUCD Smurfit 'Podcast of the Year'IKEA? Check. Jysk? Check. AJ Products. ??? Yes, it's another hugely successful Nordic brand, available across 19 countries, including Ireland. Tanya Cawley is the Ireland country boss and she tells us what's in the secret sauce. Not surprisingly, attention to detail is very, very important. Oh, and she likes a clean desk. Very, very clean. And shut that drawer!Her 'hire in a heartbeat'? Sharon Carey who works at Dunnes Stores.How to make smarter decisions in a noisy world. Nuala Walsh is an extraordinarily well qualified woman who has written a book - 'Tune In' (Harriman House) - about decision making. It's a practical resource for making better choices. Now, what business would not want that? She says the book will show how to make fewer errors.Her 'hire in a heartbeat'? Bill ClintonWith thanks to De Facto Shaving Oil. For everyone who shaves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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