The ieBusiness Podcast

In this week’s ieBusiness Podcast, George McGarry of McGarry Construction, talks about building his construction business in Australia and the challenges facing newcomers to the country Passage West native George McGarry studied cabinet making and worked in Cork for six years before emigrating to Australia where he worked in carpentry before eventually starting his own construction business over 10 years ago. In this episode of the ieBusiness podcast, George reflects on his journey from being a contractor building extensions and renovations to running his own construction business in Sydney. He discussed how the business has expanded to handle multimillion euro projects that run over a year and a half and how he hopes to focus on the developing market for sustainable builds in Australia. Speaking to reporter Emer Walsh from a “toasty” Sydney, George also has plenty of advice for would-be emigrants to the country he has made home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Armed with his accounting qualification, Ciaran O’Donnell headed to London soon after his graduation and from there he built a varied career in the corporate world before he decided to jump ship and set up his own business working as a Virtual FD for start ups and early stage companies getting off the ground. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The ieBusiness Podcast in association with PWC delves into the journeys of Irish business leaders who have achieved remarkable success on the global stage.In this episode Shayne Murphy, from Cork has worked with the world's top football clubs and is bringing his expertise to Ireland's business worldWanting to work at the elite level of sports science, Shayne Murphy took a leaf from Roy Keane's book as a young man and wrote to every club in the Premier League asking for a role.He went on to spend more than a decade in England and Scotland working for the world's top clubs including Liverpool and Manchester City. Shayne returned to Ireland in recent years to found ADM Performance where he is applying his learnings in sport to the business world.In this episode of the Irish Examiner’s ieBusiness Podcast, in association with PwC, he spoke of the importance of the overall aim and direction of an organisation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Garvey has witnessed two managing directors take the helm of Glanbia and its expansion into a nutritional giant particularly in the US.By Cáit CadenMark Garvey splits his time between Chicago and Ireland as Glanbia continues to build its presence across the US, especially with its protein powder products.On this episode of the Irish Examiner’s ieBusiness Podcast, in association with PwC, Mark spoke about witnessing the company evolve over time, how consumer trends and global economic volatility continue to shape the company and how he manages his time between two timezones.Mark also spoke candidly to business journalist Cáit Caden about his family ties to the US and how large Irish diaspora’s in places like Chicago make it easier for Irish businesses to tap the market.Mark joins the list of other guests on this season of The ieBusiness Podcast that that delves into the journeys of Irish business leaders who have achieved remarkable success on the global stage.Each episode will feature an in-depth interview with a different leader, exploring their background, career trajectory, key challenges, and insights into the business world in their adopted country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.