Move Your Business to the United States
94 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis is a podcast about moving your business to the United States of America. Recorded live on location in Europe and in the US, this is a documentary series as practical as it is informative, as entertaining as it is thought-provoking, but, above all, it is an adventure in sound of one man's quest to make his American Dream a reality.
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James Isilay of Cognism: Moving Company Culture to the US
March 31, 2020 09:09 - 45 minutes - 105 MBOur guest in this episode is James Isilay, the CEO and Founder of Cognism, a B2B sales enablement platform which helps companies find new markets. With background in software development, James tells us how he started Cognism, and when, how, and why they expanded to the US. He shares key things that helped his company open an office in New York and acquire new clients. From building systems and company culture, to having the right advisors and being visible to foreign investors, James ou...
Alex Klein, CEO at Kano: Computer Design As Simple As Lego
March 17, 2020 01:30 - 27 minutes - 64.2 MBToday our guest is Alex Klein, the co-founder and CEO of Kano Computing. He invented a computer for kids to assemble when he was challenged by a 6 year old cousin who wanted to make his own computer, but to be as simple and fun as Lego. Although the idea appeals to kids, it’s not the exclusive target of their products. The spirit of the design process is the beginner’s mind. The goal of Kano is to tell a story that could be comprehensible to any culture, language, and geography. However,...
Alan Donegan: Ins and Outs of a Nomadic Business
March 02, 2020 11:30 - 57 minutes - 132 MBToday we are joined by the founder of the PopUp Business School, Alan Donegan. Running a nomadic business across numerous different countries, he’s got a lot to share about how to start a successful business, and how to expand and operate in different countries and cultures once you do. Alan is a strong believer in the idea that you don’t need a lot of money to start a business. All you need is a good idea and the right direction. He tells us everything he does to help starting busin...
Maeve Kneafsey of CloudKPI: A Female Tech Founder in the US
February 17, 2020 23:30 - 38 minutes - 87.5 MBOn today’s episode we are joined by Maeve Kneafsey, owner of CloudKPI. Running a company that has teams in both Dublin and America, she knows a lot about what it’s like to be moving your business. From the very start of CloudKPI’s conception Maeve decided to focus on the American market and have a base set up in the States. She had a lot of people help her make the transition from Ireland to America, and now she’s looking to help others who want to do a similar move. We talk about h...
Murali Akella of TransferWise: Not a Job, But a Revolution
February 03, 2020 23:30 - 49 minutes - 113 MBIn this episode, we are joined by Murali Akella, who has helped TransferWise partner with banks across the globe. TransferWise has been a revolutionary form of transferring money overseas at the lowest possible cost. Started in 2011 in the UK, it quickly became popular and now has over 6 million people who use their service. Unsurprisingly, to get to this stage they needed to expand. They opened up offices across the globe, including America. Murali shares with us what this experience ...
Husayn Kassai: Onfido Sets New Identity Standards for the US
January 20, 2020 23:00 - 42 minutes - 98.7 MBOn today’s episode we meet with Husayn Kassai, the CEO of the identity standard testing company Onfido. Founded in 2012, Onfido quickly expanded its offices outside of London, to include San Francisco, New York, Lisbon, Paris, New Delhi and Singapore. Husayn shares with us everything he’s learnt on his journey of expansion, and things he wished he knew before making the move across the pond. Having offices on both sides of America gives Husayn two very different perspectives of running a...
Joe Blake of Artomatix: Empowering 3D Artists
January 07, 2020 04:04 - 40 minutes - 92.7 MBToday we meet with Joe Blake, CEO of Artomatix, an Irish based tech company that helps studios create 3D content quicker than ever. He has always had his eye on the US market and expanded there very early on. However, although they have staff on the ground in America, they do not have a main office there and Joe explains why this is. He emphasises the importance of knowing your target audience and being able to visit your clients. He explains the high costs involved with opening an offic...
Ashleigh Hinde: How Waldo Contact Lenses Cracked the US
December 16, 2019 23:55 - 38 minutes - 89.1 MBIn this episode we met with Ashleigh Hinde, founder and CEO of Waldo contact lenses. Waldo was created to give contact lense wearers more control over their purchasing while also reducing the cost. It’s a great company, run fantastically, and after a successful first year in England, Ashleigh expanded the company to America, opening up an office in New York, and even moving there herself. She talks us through how her business works, and explains what her experience was like moving Waldo ...
Aneesh Varma: Changing Credit Perception in the US
December 09, 2019 23:00 - 44 minutes - 103 MBIn this episode we are joined by Aneesh Varma, founder and CEO of the forward thinking credit assessment service Aire. He shares Aire’s mission of moving data collection away from the limiting aspect of only looking at the past, to also taking into account a person's present and probable future. By doing this, lenders can make smarter decisions, and borrowers get fairer access to credit. He tells us why he set up Aire, how it works, and what the experience has been like expanding to Amer...
Ep 22: Luke Pearce – Radical Tea Towels
November 26, 2019 05:00 - 28 minutes - 65.6 MBOur guest Luke Pearce is the co-founder of Radical Tea Towel, a UK company that makes political and social statements for the home, and that successfully expanded its business to the US.
Luke Pearce: Radical Tea Towels in American Homes
November 25, 2019 23:00 - 28 minutes - 65.6 MBToday we meet with Luke Pearce, the co-founder of Radical Tea Towel, a company that makes political and social statements for the home. He talks with us about how his company came into fruition and how it operates now. Keeping the manufacturing process in England, keeping quality control high and being part of a niche market made the company very successful. And after having tea towel success in England, Luke decided to bring the company across to do business in America too. With a diffe...
Ep 21: Eoin Barra – Getting Americans to Drink Mór Irish Gin
November 12, 2019 07:50 - 45 minutes - 105 MBAs we taste Mór Irish Gin, founder Eoin Barra shares his journey of getting Americans to drink gin, and why they expanded to the U.S. one state at the time.
Ep 21: Eoin Bara – Getting Americans to Drink Mór Irish Gin
November 12, 2019 07:50 - 45 minutes - 105 MBAs we taste Mór Irish Gin, founder Eoin Bara shares his journey of getting Americans to drink gin, and why they expanded to the U.S. one state at the time.
Eoin Bara: Getting Americans to Drink Mór Irish Gin
November 12, 2019 01:50 - 45 minutes - 105 MBWe caught up for a few glasses of gin and a chat with Eoin Bara, the Founder of Mór Irish Gin, at a pub in Dublin. Mór Irish Gin is one of Ireland’s fastest growing gins. They started in 2015 at a distillery in Tullamore, continuing the legacy that stretches back to the 1930s when Eoin's grandfather was a master distiller of world renowned Irish whiskey. They have expanded into the U.S. in 2019, and won some prestigious awards like Double Gold at The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America...
Episode 20: Vishal Marria – It’s Always About The People
October 30, 2019 04:05 - 44 minutes - 102 MBVishal Marria, the CEO and Founder of Quantexa, talks about the different challenges that come up when expanding and operating in the American culture.
Vishal Marria: It’s Always About The People
October 30, 2019 04:05 - 44 minutes - 102 MBVishal Marria, the CEO and Founder of Quantexa, talks about the different challenges that come up when expanding and operating in the American culture.
Ep 20: Vishal Marria – It’s Always About The People
October 30, 2019 04:05 - 44 minutes - 102 MBVishal Marria, the CEO and Founder of Quantexa, talks about the different challenges that come up when expanding and operating in the American culture.
Ep 19: Róisín Callaghan – Lessons From Across The Pond
October 30, 2019 04:00 - 48 minutes - 112 MBRóisín Callaghan, Co-founder and CEO at Cogs & Marvel, shares lessons learnt over the past 3 years since she moved her business to San Francisco.
Episode 19: Róisín Callaghan – Lessons From Across The Pond
October 30, 2019 04:00 - 48 minutes - 112 MBRóisín Callaghan, Co-founder and CEO at Cogs & Marvel, shares lessons learnt over the past 3 years since she moved her business to San Francisco.
Vishal Marria: It's Always About The People
October 29, 2019 23:05 - 44 minutes - 102 MBToday we travel to a WeWork workspace to meet with Vishal Marria, the CEO and Founder of Quantexa. Quantexa uses powerful AI technology to help businesses analyse and interpret their data and has offices in both Europe and America. Originally an English company, they expanded their offices to America in 2016. In these years Vishal has learned a lot about what it takes to be successful, and the different challenges that come up when operating in such a different culture. He shares wit...
Róisín Callaghan: Lessons From Across The Pond
October 29, 2019 23:00 - 48 minutes - 112 MBTo start off the season we meet up with Róisín Callaghan, Co-founder and CEO at Cogs & Marvel, a brand experience and creative event agency. Having moved her business to San Francisco in 2016, she’s learnt a lot over the past 3 years about the dos and don'ts involved with moving a business across the pond. From finding her first contracts and building up her companies reputation, to the struggles she faced and expectations she had to overcome, she shares with us all she’s learnt... ”I...
Season 2 Coming Up!
October 24, 2019 00:00 - 6 minutes - 14.1 MBThe wait is over and Season 2 of Move Your Business to The United States is finally here. This season will be hosted and led by Nastaran Tavakoli-Far, a Journalist and Business reporter for the BBC, who also studied at graduate school in the US. In Season 1 we went around London talking to lawyers, bankers, and accounts, and talked about the general mechanisms involved with moving your business to the United States. This season is a bit different. We’re going to be meeting people ...
Ep 18 Season Finale: Looking back over the season with Sebastian and Emmett
August 07, 2019 13:25 - 27 minutes - 62.8 MBOn their return from SXSW, Sebastian and Emmett are back in Europe in their Dublin office on a sunny summer's day to reflect on the first ‘Move Your Business to the United States Podcast’ season. They marvel that it has been almost a year since they embarked on this podcasting venture. In this season finale, they are recapping some memorable moments
Episode 18: Season Finale – Looking back over the season with Sebastian and Emmett
August 07, 2019 13:25 - 27 minutes - 62.8 MBOn their return from SXSW, Sebastian and Emmett are back in Europe in their Dublin office on a sunny summer's day to reflect on the first ‘Move Your Business to the United States Podcast’ season. They marvel that it has been almost a year since they embarked on this podcasting venture. In this season finale, they are recapping some memorable moments
Ep 18: Season Finale – Looking back over the season with Sebastian and Emmett
August 07, 2019 13:25 - 27 minutes - 62.8 MBOn their return from SXSW, Sebastian and Emmett are back in Europe in their Dublin office on a sunny summer's day to reflect on the first ‘Move Your Business to the United States Podcast’ season. They marvel that it has been almost a year since they embarked on this podcasting venture. In this season finale, they are recapping some memorable moments
Season Finale: Looking back over the season with Sebastian and Emmett
August 07, 2019 08:25 - 27 minutes - 62.8 MBOn their return from SXSW, Sebastian and Emmett are back in Europe in their Dublin office to reflect on the first ‘Move Your Business to the United States Podcast’ season. They marvel that it has been almost a year since they embarked on this podcasting venture, recapping some memorable moments and featuring some of the highlights of this chart-topping series, as well as discussing the next season. Among some of their past podcast interviewees featured are Dan Dilliard, a passionate Austini...
Ep 17: SXSW Part 4 – Enterprise Ireland/Hypersciences
July 23, 2019 19:50 - 20 minutes - 47.1 MBIt’s day 4 at SXSW and the Mount Bonnell team visit the Enterprise Ireland Stand, which dwarfs its British neighbour in size.
Ep 17 SXSW Part 4: Enterprise Ireland/Hypersciences
July 23, 2019 19:50 - 20 minutes - 47.1 MBIt’s day 4 at SXSW and the Mount Bonnell team visit the Enterprise Ireland Stand, which dwarfs its British neighbour in size.
Episode 17: SXSW Part 4 – Enterprise Ireland/Hypersciences
July 23, 2019 19:50 - 20 minutes - 47.1 MBIt’s day 4 at SXSW and the Mount Bonnell team visit the Enterprise Ireland Stand, which dwarfs its British neighbour in size.
SXSW Part 4: Enterprise Ireland/Hypersciences
July 23, 2019 14:50 - 20 minutes - 47.1 MBIt’s day 4 at SXSW and the Mount Bonnell team visit the Enterprise Ireland Stand, which dwarfs its British neighbour in size. There Kevin encounters Andris Macs from Gecko Governance who talks about his 1st time at the event. Next up, Kevin chats to Paul from Enterprise Ireland who is an old hand now being there for the 7th year. Then Kevin meets Christine who represents Service Bot, specialising in conversational AI. Another company at the Krib aka Enterprise Ireland stand is System-Link, r...
Ep 16: SXSW Part 3 -South By New Zealand
July 11, 2019 15:21 - 23 minutes - 53.3 MBThe Mount Bonnell team catch up with Paul Salter, CEO of WLG X, to talk about his impressions of South by South West. He summed up this year’s SXSW in one word, ‘buzz’. Then Paul reveals how inspired by global festivals such as SXSW, WLG X will be a blend of tech, design, film, music and gaming, albeit with a uniquely New Zealand touch
Episode 16: SXSW Part 3 -South By New Zealand
July 11, 2019 15:21 - 23 minutes - 53.3 MBThe Mount Bonnell team catch up with Paul Salter, CEO of WLG X, to talk about his impressions of South by South West. He summed up this year’s SXSW in one word, ‘buzz’. Then Paul reveals how inspired by global festivals such as SXSW, WLG X will be a blend of tech, design, film, music and gaming, albeit with a uniquely New Zealand touch
Ep 16 SXSW Part 3: South By New Zealand
July 11, 2019 15:21 - 23 minutes - 53.3 MBThe Mount Bonnell team catch up with Paul Salter, CEO of WLG X, to talk about his impressions of South by South West. He summed up this year’s SXSW in one word, ‘buzz’. Then Paul reveals how inspired by global festivals such as SXSW, WLG X will be a blend of tech, design, film, music and gaming, albeit with a uniquely New Zealand touch
SXSW Part 3: South By New Zealand
July 11, 2019 10:21 - 23 minutes - 53.3 MBThe Mount Bonnell team catch up with Ray Salter, CEO of WLG X, to talk about his impressions of South by South West. He summed up this year’s SXSW in one word, ‘buzz’. Then Ray reveals how inspired by global festivals such as SXSW, WLG X will be a blend of tech, design, film, music and gaming, albeit with a uniquely New Zealand touch and to reflect the smaller local feel of Wellington, kicked off on the first evening with an Irish inspired pub craw to sample some of the finest craft beers ...
Ep 15: SXSW Part 2 – Berlin Saloon
June 25, 2019 13:04 - 29 minutes - 68.6 MBMount Bonnell are at South By South West, Austin's very own international festival of media and tech. On day two, Sebastian, Kevin and Emmett head on over to the ‘Berlin Saloon’, the temporary home of Berlin Partner, the economic development agency for Berlin along with ten representative Berlin companies.
Episode 15: SXSW Part 2 – Berlin Saloon
June 25, 2019 13:04 - 29 minutes - 68.6 MBMount Bonnell are at South By South West, Austin's very own international festival of media and tech. On day two, Sebastian, Kevin and Emmett head on over to the ‘Berlin Saloon’, the temporary home of Berlin Partner, the economic development agency for Berlin along with ten representative Berlin companies.
Ep 15 SXSW Part 2: Berlin Saloon
June 25, 2019 13:04 - 29 minutes - 68.6 MBMount Bonnell are at South By South West, Austin's very own international festival of media and tech. On day two, Sebastian, Kevin and Emmett head on over to the ‘Berlin Saloon’, the temporary home of Berlin Partner, the economic development agency for Berlin along with ten representative Berlin companies.
SXSW Part 2: Berlin Saloon
June 25, 2019 08:04 - 30 minutes - 68.6 MBIt’s our second day at South by Southwest, Austin’s international festival of media and tech. While enjoying the free food and drink, we meet up with Stefan and Kerry, who both work for Berlin Partner, a company that offers business and technology support for investors and entrepreneurs in Berlin. They talk to us about the ins and outs of everything that’s going on in this cultural capital. We talk about the growth of startups, and why Berlin’s becoming so popular for entrepreneurs. Di...
Episode 14: SXSW Part 1 – Access to Asia
June 11, 2019 12:29 - 25 minutes - 57.3 MBMount Bonnell are at South By South West, Austin's very own international festival of media and tech where the team split up to experience different parts of this amazing event.
Ep 14: SXSW Part 1 – Access to Asia
June 11, 2019 12:29 - 25 minutes - 57.3 MBMount Bonnell are at South By South West, Austin's very own international festival of media and tech where the team split up to experience different parts of this amazing event.
Ep 14 SXSW Part 1: Access to Asia
June 11, 2019 12:29 - 25 minutes - 57.3 MBMount Bonnell are at South By South West, Austin's very own international festival of media and tech where the team split up to experience different parts of this amazing event.
SXSW Part 1: Access to Asia
June 11, 2019 07:29 - 25 minutes - 57.3 MBToday we travel to South by Southwest, Austin’s international festival of media and tech, to talk to filmmakers, musicians, and entrepreneurs. There’s so much going on we decide to split up so we can meet, and interview, as many people as possible. Emmet Glynn, our sound producer, takes the lead in this episode interviewing Sharon Schweitzer, founder of Access to Culture and best-selling author of Access to Asia. She talks with Emmet about her company, and how important it is for entrepren...
Episode 13: Ethan Mayers
May 28, 2019 06:03 - 32 minutes - 73.9 MBAt South By South West, Austin's very own international festival of media and tech, it can seem that entrepreneurs are two a penny. Believe me many of the men and women there have lots to say
Ep 13: Ethan Mayers
May 28, 2019 06:03 - 32 minutes - 73.9 MBAt South By South West, Austin's very own international festival of media and tech, it can seem that entrepreneurs are two a penny. Believe me many of the men and women there have lots to say
Ep 13 Ethan Mayers
May 28, 2019 06:03 - 32 minutes - 73.9 MBAt South By South West, Austin's very own international festival of media and tech, it can seem that entrepreneurs are two a penny. Believe me many of the men and women there have lots to say
Ethan Mayers
May 28, 2019 01:03 - 32 minutes - 73.9 MBToday we are in South by Southwest, Austin’s international festival of media and tech. There we meet Ethan Mayers, CEO of TILT innovations and successful serial entrepreneur. Ethan’s been a mentor to high-potential entrepreneurs for years, and in that time he’s learned a thing or two. He talks with us about how he became a serial entrepreneur and how he helps other entrepreneurs in moving to the US. He’s very open about how the move isn’t for everyone, that there are risks involved, and ...
Episode 12: Joe Fulwiler
May 14, 2019 06:32 - 27 minutes - 63.7 MBThe United States is notorious for its litigious nature. From Europe, it appears that everyone is suing everyone else.Or so it seems...
Ep 12: Joe Fulwiler
May 14, 2019 06:32 - 27 minutes - 63.7 MBThe United States is notorious for its litigious nature. From Europe, it appears that everyone is suing everyone else.Or so it seems...
Ep 12 Joe Fulwiler
May 14, 2019 06:32 - 27 minutes - 63.7 MBThe United States is notorious for its litigious nature. From Europe, it appears that everyone is suing everyone else.Or so it seems...
Joe Fulwiler
May 14, 2019 01:32 - 27 minutes - 63.7 MBToday we are back in Austin, Texas, and what a lovely day it is to be back. We head to a local law firm to meet Joe Fulwiler, a Texan lawyer who specializes in small business law. He gives us a quick beginners guide to American law and how it affects someone who’s moving their business over to the states. From minimum wage increases to litigation and intellectual property rights, he gives us a great rundown on the crucial legal matters that you need to know. ”People are sometimes surpri...