Patrick Daly Interlinks Podcast
149 episodes - English - Latest episode: 22 days ago -Interlinks is a program about business. technology and globalization. In each episode, I have a sit-down conversation with a person from the world of business, politics, or academia to understand from their perspective how the great trends of our time, namely - geopolitical fragmentation, demographic change, digital transformation, and climate change - are affecting their life, work, and view of the world. The conversations with my invitees from all over the world are wide ranging touching on both the professional and the personal aspects of their experience. International Business, Supply Chain, Globalized Economy, Geopolitical Fragmentation, Climate Change, Digital Transformation, Demographic Stagnation.
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The Supply Chain and Innovation in 2021
January 22, 2021 09:50 - 29 minutes - 66.5 MBIn this episode we will be talking to Lisa Anderson the founder and president of the LMA Consulting Group based in Claremont, California in the metro area of L.A. Lisa is an expert in manufacturing strategy and end-to-end supply chain transformation, and she works with clients in manufacturing and distribution across multiple sectors such as aerospace, defence, industrial products, healthcare, food and beverage. Lisa has been named as a top influencer in supply chain, B2B Tech and ERP by S...
Supply Chain Innovation in 2021
December 22, 2020 10:43 - 29 minutes - 66.5 MBIn this episode of interlinks we are going to repeat the format that we initiated last month of taking a deeper dive into the world of the supply chain, with a group of international experts, all colleagues of mine from the Supply Chain Special Interest Group at the Society for the Advancement of Consulting. We are going to hear a lot about supply chains in 2021, not least because they will be swinging into action around the world in the roll-out of the various COVID vaccines that are being...
Connecting the Dots in Manufacturing and Distribution Supply Chains
December 21, 2020 17:52 - 27 minutes - 62.3 MBIn this episode, I talk to Diane Garcia, founder and president of Lorraine Consulting located in Portland Oregon in US. Lorraine consulting is in the supply chain space which is very topical currently given the imminent roll out of COVID vaccines worldwide. Lorraine Consulting commenced activities in 2017 and prior to that Diane had roles in various aspects of materials management, production, scheduling and planning with several businesses including Walgreens, Honeywell, and Curtiss Wri...
Mass Customization and the Configurability of Products and Services
December 14, 2020 17:00 - 27 minutes - 62.7 MBIn this episode of the program we talk to to Dave Gardner, management consultant, speaker, blogger, and author based in Silicon Valley, California. Dave is author of the book "Mass Customization: An Enterprise-Wide Business Strategy" published in 2009 and his second book is in the works and due for publication in 2021. Through his career over the last 40 years or so Dave has held management positions in Engineering, Manufacturing, Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, and Product Manageme...
Supply Chain Key to Business Success
November 29, 2020 17:18 - 27 minutes - 63.8 MBIn this episode we talk to Art Koch, consultant, author and speaker, and President of Arthur Koch Management Consulting based in Miami, Florida. In his consultancy work Art helps his clients in Manufacturing, Distribution and Financial services to turn operational problems into profits through complexity reduction, inventory velocity, and effective measurement and dashboards to keep track of performance. Art’s career stretches back to the 1980s and he has held positions of responsibility ...
Supply Chain Strategy and Tactics Post-COVID
November 20, 2020 14:27 - 27 minutes - 62.1 MBIn this episode of Interlinks to do something a little different – we are going delve a little bit deeper into the world of the supply chain with a panel of guests. Why the supply chain? Well, because the topic of globalization that we regularly discuss on this program is underpinned and made possible by the international supply chains that function day-in-day out to fulfill our material needs including our food, our clothing, our medicines and all the services that we depend on to make o...
Lavafish Sustainable Innovation
November 17, 2020 17:29 - 25 minutes - 58.6 MBIn this episode I talk to Mark Wolf, consultant, executive coach, and CEO of Lavafish Advisors based in New York City. Lavafish Advisors is a consultancy dedicated to helping business leaders deliver long term success through sustainable innovation. Mark is also the founder and co-chair of the New York City chapter of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals. Mark's career stretches back to the 1980s, originally in Marketing and Market research with companies such as Saatch...
Dublin as a Global City
November 11, 2020 11:42 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBIn this episode of Interlinks we talk to Richard Shakespeare, Assistant Chief Executive at Dublin City Council. As Dubliners we may not be aware that our home city is now ranked as a global alpha city in the ranking of the Globalization and World Cities Research Network putting it among the 30 top cities in the world in terms of economic connectivity. For anyone who lives here or who has visited in recent years, the cosmopolitan hustle and bustle is very evident, but what lies behind that? ...
Serialization and Supply Chain Traceability
November 10, 2020 13:49 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBIn this episode we talk to Grainne Lynch who is a specialist is Serialization and Supply Chain Traceability with the multinational professional services company Accenture. In this role she helps businesses their supply chains so that they can see better where material has come from and where products are going. I hope we can have shine some light into this complex technical, yet fascinating area. Grainne has been involved in this area for many years, most recently with ESP Enterprise System...
The International Construction Business
October 12, 2020 12:28 - 29 minutes - 66.5 MBIn this episode we talk to David Evans, an experienced executive and consultant in the international construction business. David joins us from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Originally from Dublin, David has been living and working in the Middle East for over 15 years. David works as a consultant to private clients in construction and development advising them on every aspect of their construction projects from from design and tender through to project close out. Previously David w...
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
September 01, 2020 15:21 - 29 minutes - 66.4 MBIn this episode I talk to Dan Toma, an innovation thought leader and the author of the book the The Corporate Startup (Vakmedien, 2017) Dan comes has an eminently entrepreneurial background and has been involved with technology start-ups across the world as well as being an innovation community leader in Europe. In many ways Dan is the embodiment of globalization, being a Romanian national, resident in Norway and working internationally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...
Future Visions, Change and Performance
September 01, 2020 15:08 - 28 minutes - 64.1 MBIn this episode I talk to Bill Phillips a man with a fascinating and varied career in training, HR and consultancy, principally in UK, but also in continental Europe, Latin America and Southeast Asia. He spent some time in Spain pioneering modern horticultural growing systems in Almeria a region that has now been transformed into a European horticultural powerhouse. Today, Bill works with business clients in the area of change management and performance. He is an international coach and tr...
Applying a Systems Approach to Innovation
August 26, 2020 07:50 - 29 minutes - 67.3 MBToday we will be talking to Bruno Pesec, engineer, innovator and businessman. Bruno, as a Croatian based in Norway, is a true example of the potential of an integrated Europe to provide opportunity, creativity and value across geographical and cultural boundaries. In Bruno’s work as a consultant, he draws on his extensive international experience to help business leaders to adopt and apply a systems approach to innovation and process improvement in situations where there are no easy, cookie-...
Reconquering the Future of Work
August 17, 2020 15:22 - 22 minutes - 50.9 MBToday we will be speaking with Teresa Vigon, Director General of Asturex, the body responsible for the international promotion of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain. Previously to taking up this post in 2017, Teresa the international director of the technology services and business consultancy Futuver Group in Panama. For 24 years prior to that, Teresa worked for ICEX, the Spanish public body whose mission it is to promote Spanish companies abroad and to attract foreign direct inv...
Formulating and Implementing Business Strategy
July 04, 2020 11:23 - 22 minutes - 51.6 MBIn this episode I talk to Stuart Cross, CEO of Morgan Cross Consulting, based in Nottinghamshire in the United Kingdom. Stuart is an expert in business strategy, growth and transformation. In his consultancy work Stuart acts as trusted partner and adviser to top companies in the UK and 15 other countries. Stuart is a Chartered Accountant as well as a recognised and sought-after speaker and author. In this interview Stuart and I discuss the importance of effective business strategy and the r...
Diversifying Irish Food Exports in European Markets
June 23, 2020 15:27 - 29 minutes - 68.4 MBIn this episode I speak with the Director of the Spanish and Portuguese markets for Bord Bia, Cecilia Ruiz Lafuente. Cecilia is Spanish and is based in Madrid. She has been with Bord Bia for over 25 years and has seen Ireland's agrifood business with Spain and Portugal grow over the years. As many listeners will already know, Bord Bia is responsible for the marketing and promotion of the food, drink and horticultural sectors in Ireland and operates under the aegis of the Department of Agricu...
Proposal for Dedicated State Agency for Irish SMEs
June 19, 2020 09:35 - 29 minutes - 68.5 MBIn this episode I will be talking to economist Jim Power on foot of a call for from the Local Jobs Alliance (LJA) for the establishment of a state agency with specific responsibility to grow and develop SMEs in Ireland. Jim Power is chief economist at Friends First and founder of the economic research and consultancy firm Jim Power Economics and has authored the report titled, Significance of the SME Sector in the Irish Economy, on behalf of the Local Jobs Alliance that sets out the proposa...
Technology and Healthcare
May 26, 2020 15:14 - 29 minutes - 68.6 MBIn this episode we will be speaking to Miguel Correia a businessman and executive with a professional career stretching back to the 1990s. Miguel is an economist by training and comes from the Azores, the Portuguese archipelago situated about 1500km west of Lisbon in mid-Atlantic. Miguel was Secretary of Health for the government of the Azores from 2008 to 2012 and managing director of the port company of the Azores between 2013 and 2016. Today Miguel is Managing Partner at the EYECON Grou...
Global Logistics Services - Past, Present and Future.
May 14, 2020 17:00 - 29 minutes - 68.6 MBIn this episode I interview Frank Kilbride, Country Manager (Ireland) for Aramex. Aramex is a global logistics services company that started operations in Amman, Jordan in the 1980s and is now headquartered in Dubai in the U.A.E. The company employs some 14,000 people in over 50 countries around the world and has operations in Dublin, Cork and Shannon here in Ireland. Frank and I discuss globalization and the rise of the logistics services business over the last 40 years or so, the impact of ...
Javi Diaz - The Global Brand Champion
May 11, 2020 21:17 - 29 minutes - 67.5 MBIn this episode I interview Javier Diaz, a young professional with wide experience and impressive track record in international sales, business development and brand building. Javier is Spanish and hails from Oviedo, in the Principality of Asturias, which is tucked in between the mountains and the sea on the north coast of Spain about half way between Santander and La Corunna. Javier is currently based in Prague in the Czech Republic and has also lived in the US and in Germany. He studied ...
The Supply Chain and Global Manufacturing
April 30, 2020 15:52 - 25 minutes - 59.4 MBIn this episode, we talk to Dr John Carr. John is a recognized international expert in supply chain management. His career stretches back to the 1980s with management position at companies such as Digital Equipment, EMC, Samsung, Irish express Cargo and Flex International. John has a doctorate in supply Chain and master’s degrees in Advanced Manufacturing and Business Administration and currently heads the supply chain consultancy Offerre with clients in both the multinational and SME secto...
C-Suite Decision-Making with Linda Henman
April 20, 2020 21:26 - 28 minutes - 66.4 MBDr. Linda Henman, known as the Decision Catalyst®, is the founder of Henman Performance Group, a leadership consulting firm based in St. Louis, MI. Linda is the author of seven books, including The Merger Mindset. Linda helps C-suite leaders make decisions that they must get right and can’t afford to get wrong. In fact, in more than 35 years, none of her projects has failed. Some of her clients include leaders in organizations like Avon, Emerson, Estee Lauder, Kraft, and Tyson. Hosted on A...
Strategic Agility ® with Amanda Setili
April 10, 2020 11:02 - 26 minutes - 61.3 MBIn this episode, will be talking to Amanda Setili, a business consultant and entrepreneur based in Atlanta, Georgia. Amanda works with major corporate clients across multiple sectors. Through her work, Amanda provides strategic direction to her clients’ endeavours with a concept that she has developed called Strategic Agility ® that she explains in this interview. Amanda’s professional career began as a project engineer with Kimberly Clark. Later she worked with the consultancy McKinsey & C...
Supply Chains in Post-Coronavirus Manufacturing
April 02, 2020 11:17 - 29 minutes - 66.4 MBIn this episode we talk to Joe Heffernan, a professional with a career in supply chain stretching back over 25 years in the life sciences and technology manufacturing sectors in Ireland. Joe has worked with a range of multinational corporations on strategic procurement, organizational effectiveness and decision-making for investment decisions in highly regulated environments. Additionally, Joe is a man who has a keen interest in, and pays close attention to, the affairs of the world and the...
Peter Dawson Chairman of Garland Logistics
March 18, 2020 11:50 - 25 minutes - 58.2 MBOn this episode I speak with Mr. Peter Dawson the chairman of one of Portugal’s oldest privately held companies: Garland Logistics. Garland is a company that specialises in transport, shipping and logistics and the company has a long and interesting history that goes all the way back to the year 1776. Peter has worked in the field of transport and logistics for over 40 years, first in the Netherlands, then for 8 years in Portugal, followed by 20 years in the UK with the company PSL Freight,...
Amy Segami. International Marketing Executive
February 03, 2020 21:29 - 28 minutes - 66.3 MBAmy Segami. Amy is an engineer turned artist, entrepreneur and international marketing executive featured on BBC, NPR, Huffington Post, and in Chicago Crain's Business and TED Blog. Born in China, raised in Hong Kong, and educated in the US, her life's work is mastering the complexity of change. Born in China, raised in Hong Kong, and educated in the US, her life’s work is mastering the complexity of change Patrick Daly Alba Consulting Author of the book International Supply Chain Relati...
Pat Lucey from Aspira on Interlinks
January 21, 2020 12:14 - 27 minutes - 64 MBPat Lucey is the CEO Aspira. Aspira is a Consulting and Enterprise IT Company, providing clients with the resources and technology they need to deliver their projects. Our Consulting and Training Services include Project Management and Business Analysis, which leverage the team’s Software Development and Testing offerings. All of this is supplemented by our Managed IT Service team with certification across multiple technologie. Patrick Daly Managing Director, Alba Consulting Supply chain ...
Patricia Cortés Ortiz, Colombian Ambassador to Ireland
January 03, 2020 14:33 - 28 minutes - 64.2 MBOn this episode I speak with Patricia Cortés Ortiz Colombian Ambassador to Ireland Patrick Daly www.albalogistics.com Author of the book International Supply Chain Relationships: Creating Competitive Advantage in a Globalized Economy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Adrian Carolan, Managing Director, at B&G Home
December 05, 2019 12:00 - 29 minutes - 54.6 MBMy guest on this episode, Adrian Carolan, Managing Director, at B&G Home Patrick Daly www.albalogistics.com Author of the book International Supply Chain Relationships: Creating Competitive Advantage in a Globalized Economy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Lee, Founder of CultureMee
December 04, 2019 20:00 - 24 minutes - 56.7 MBJohn Lee, CultureMee was the winner of the "Best Travel Technology Product" in the world at the Global Youth Travel Awards Patrick Daly www.albalogistics.com Author of the book International Supply Chain Relationships: Creating Competitive Advantage in a Globalized Economy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Martin McVicar. The Founder of Combilift
November 29, 2019 21:28 - 28 minutes - 52.1 MBMartin McVicar is one of Ireland's most driven entrepreneurs, and his Combilift business has come through some tough times to become a market leader across the world. Patrick Daly www.albalogistics.com Author of the book International Supply Chain Relationships: Creating Competitive Advantage in a Globalized Economy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Emmanuel De Bauw, Belgian Ambassador to Ireland
November 12, 2019 10:32 - 29 minutes - 54.7 MBTodays guest Pierre-Emmanuel De Bauw, Belgian Ambassador to Ireland Patrick Daly www.albalogistics.com Author of the book International Supply Chain Relationships: Creating Competitive Advantage in a Globalized Economy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ania Sapeta, founder of the Warsaw-based company Ipolmex
November 07, 2019 14:23 - 30 minutes - 10.7 MBToday we will be joined by Ana Sapeta the founder of the Warsaw-based company Ipolmex. Ipolmex in an international trading company with offices in both Poland and Mexico that deals in the trade of agri-food products such as fruits, vegetables and dairy products from North, Central and South America. Ipolmex is a great example of a new era company taking full advantage of the key drivers of globalisation, IT, deregulation and logistics. Patrick Daly www.albalogistics.com Author of the bo...
Rob Stockwell, CEO of Super-Mex Food
November 06, 2019 14:05 - 29 minutes - 12.1 MBRob Stockwell is the owner and CEO of Super-Mex Foods® based in the province of Cadiz, Spain. Since 1986, Super-Mex Foods® has been a leader in Europe in supplying Tex-Mex and Mexican food products. The company provides a wide range of products including tortilla chips, corn and flour tortillas, salsas and Mexican seasonings. The corn tortillas and chips are produced using the ancient Aztec tradition called “Nixtamal”. Super-Mex Foods® began as a small manufacturer of tortilla chips and cor...
Hamish Mackenzie, Helping businesses uncover and profit from their hidden potential
November 06, 2019 13:53 - 29 minutes - 11.2 MBHamish Mackenzie, Whether working with business owners, board-level executives or sales and marketing teams, my goal as a selective growth expert is always the same: Dramatic performance improvement by focusing on what works, and eliminating everything else. Patrick Daly www.albalogistics.com Author of the book International Supply Chain Relationships: Creating Competitive Advantage in a Globalized Economy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Edward Sweeney, Professor of Logistics and Systems at Aston University
November 06, 2019 13:45 - 29 minutes - 11.8 MBEdward Sweeney BA, BAI, MPhil, PhD, PGCert, FCILT, FCMI, FInstLM, FLS, FRSA is Professor of Logistics and Systems, and Director of the Aston Logistics & Systems Institute at Aston University. In this capacity he leads a multidisciplinary group of academics with interests in logistics systems, transport, supply chain and allied fields. From early 2014 to late 2017 he was Head of Aston’s Engineering Systems and Management (ESM) group. Patrick Daly www.albalogistics.com Author of the book I...
Sten Vesterli, one of Europe’s leading experts on software development
October 30, 2019 18:39 - 26 minutes - 48.7 MBToday we are off to Denmark – one of our small-country peers in the European Union and a country that is often held up by some politicians and commentators as a country that we should aim to emulate in terms of equality, social services and environmental protection. We will be talking with Sten Vesterli. Sten is a man with a long professional track record in the IT industry and one of Europe’s leading experts on software development and is one of only about 20 Oracle Ace Directors worldwide...
Stefan Bungart from Siemens
October 09, 2019 21:49 - 28 minutes - 9.91 MBOn this show we have Stefan Bungart, Head of Digital Strategy, Marketing and Incubation at Siemens Patrick Daly www.albalogistics.com Author of the book International Supply Chain Relationships: Creating Competitive Advantage in a Globalized Economy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Kevin McHugh, Governance, Compliance and Risk Management.
October 02, 2019 09:57 - 27 minutes - 51.1 MBKevin McHugh has over twenty four years Board level international experience in governance, compliance and risk management and has over fifteen year experience as a Company Director. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments. In 2018 he founded Priory GRC Consulting Limited, a boutique consultancy company which provides a full range of services in governance, compliance and risk management. Kevin has spok...
Liam Cassidy MD at LCL Consult Ltd.
September 26, 2019 19:08 - 30 minutes - 12.8 MBLiam Cassidy MD at LCL Consult Ltd. With over 30 years of experience managing Manufacturing Plants, improving Supply Chains, and Developing Suppliers. Liam work, especially in the turnaround of poor performing factories has been particularly successful, and this has been acknowledged by major international institutes and journals. He was the leading Plant Manager of Lean Practices throughout my career with Gillette and Proctor & Gamble, creating benchmark sites in Ireland, Czech Republic, U...
Rebecca Morgan, from Fulcrum ConsultingWorks, Inc.
September 17, 2019 07:47 - 29 minutes - 11.4 MBIn this episode we are heading back across the Atlantic to the United States of America and the city of Cleveland on the shores of Lake Erie in the state of Ohio. We will be talking to Rebecca “Becky” Morgan, President of Fulcrum ConsultingWorks Inc. based in the city of Cleveland and focused on providing operations strategy consultancy to manufacturing companies. The state of Ohio is one that is right in the crosshairs of globalization. On the one hand it is home to new and upcoming sector...
Miguel Malfavon The Ambassdor of Mexico to Ireland.
September 16, 2019 20:59 - 29 minutes - 11.6 MB"Interlinks with Patrick Daly" On today's show Patrick is joined in studio by Miguel Malfavon the Ambassdor of Mexico to Ireland. Patrick Daly www.albalogistics.com Author of the book International Supply Chain Relationships: Creating Competitive Advantage in a Globalized Economy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Antonio Zrilic from Zagreb in Croatia
September 13, 2019 20:40 - 31 minutes - 12.3 MBThe show will deal with globalisation and its effect on business and the importance of links in business, culture and personal experience in an international context. "Interlinks with Patrick Daly" Patrick's first guest will be Antonio Zrilic, from Zagreb in Croatia who runs a consultancy practice there and who has done business in Ireland. They will talk a little about Croatia itself, as well as the former Yugoslavia that it was part of - a little bit of historical context, current economi...
Michael Kelly, doing business at home and abroad
September 08, 2019 21:51 - 29 minutes - 54.7 MBMichael Kelly, is a man with many years of experience doing business at home and abroad. As Ireland developed into an exporting powerhouse through the 1990s and 2000s it also opened to inbound trade as Irish companies and multinational companies based in Ireland demanded access to quality materials and products from overseas. In those years Michael grew a specialized import and distribution business in the water and fire protection markets. During that time he built up strong business relat...
John Teeling, an International business person
September 03, 2019 21:27 - 39 minutes - 72.6 MBJohn Teeling is widely regarded as the father of the Irish whiskey renaissance. As a doctoral student at Harvard in 1970 he examined the collapse of Irish whiskey from having about 60% of world sales in 1850 and hundreds of distilleries, to becoming a monopoly in 1973 with less than 2% of Scotch sales. He made the decision to set up a new distillery. It took 16 years to get the resources to do so. In the meantime he lectured in Business Administration at University College Dublin and develo...
Simon Mckeever, Irish export industry
September 02, 2019 21:45 - 29 minutes - 54.9 MBSimon McKeever joined the Irish Exporters Association as Chief Executive in October 2013 where he is responsible for leading a team of 20 people who work with companies across the Irish export industry. Prior to Simon taking up his current position as Chief Executive, he spent 3 years as Director of Trade and Investment at the British Embassy in Dublin, which placed him at the forefront of joint trade strategy between Ireland and the UK, where he developed a close working relationship betw...
Aidan Mehigan, Gortinore Distillery
September 02, 2019 21:34 - 28 minutes - 51.3 MBOn this weeks episode we have Aidan Mehigan Gortinore Distillery A visit to a distillery in Detroit sparked Aidan’s love affair with whiskey. Intrigued by the alchemy, he took a distilling course, literally bumped in to Jordan in a carpark and ended up working in Breckenridge Distillery, observing the craft at the coalface of whiskey production. It was here that the vision for Natterjack Irish Whiskey was born. It wasn’t long before he quit his job in London, returned to Ireland, and set ab...
Louis O' Connor. Running a business in Panama
August 30, 2019 22:18 - 29 minutes - 54.1 MBToday we are heading back across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas, more precisely into the tropical regions of Central America where a string of small countries occupy a long thin strip of land that connects the North American and South American continents. We are headed to Panama, a country that is geographically very strategically positioned, controlling as it does, the Panama Canal that connects the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. Panama is one of the most developed and fast-grow...
Steven Hunt. Helping companies to adapt to change
August 30, 2019 22:04 - 29 minutes - 54.6 MBOn this week show we have Steven Hunt. Steven helps senior managers, their team and companies to adapt to change, to deal with the human dynamics of change and to get their plans implemented. Typical projects for Steven are post-merger integration, re-structuring, cross-border collaboration and change project on a global level. Steven specialises in advising international managers on how to put their change plans into practice. Steven has worked in 28 countries and with 58 nationalities....