Scaling Your Business w/Rian Lanigan
197 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsRegular interviews with business owners with a focus on 3 pillars, strategy, process, and execution.
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Improving the customer experience
July 23, 2021 07:27 - 49 minutes - 90.8 MBMy guest for this episode is, Joey Kilrain, Founder @ DED. Joey owns a digital experience design company that has worked with companies such as; NBC, Pfizer & IAS. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kilrain/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The next generation of talent
July 22, 2021 07:59 - 38 minutes - 71.1 MBMy guest for this episode is, Caolán Maguire, an entrepreneur, website and App Developer from Ireland. https://www.linkedin.com/in/caolanmaguire/ James Jani Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT0dmfFCLWuVKPWZ6wcdKyg Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
One of Europe's top 100 start-ups
July 21, 2021 07:23 - 26 minutes - 48.2 MBMy guest for this episode is, Rosanne Longmore, CEO @ Coroflo. Prior to Coroflo, Rosanne spent over 5 years @ Davy as the COO. Rosanne has an impressive track record in analysing multi-layer operational issues across organisations, liaising with stakeholders and providing workable and efficient solutions. From a people and practical perspective, Rosanne has managed teams in demanding, target-driven, results-focused environments to achieve strategic improvements and progress. https://www.l...
Reframing Influencer Marketing to Ignite Your Brand
July 20, 2021 06:55 - 30 minutes - 55.9 MBJason Falls is a leading digital strategist, author, speaker and thinker in the digital and social media marketing industry. He is an innovator in the conversation research segment of social analytics, having published the first-ever Conversation Report in 2012. An award-winning strategist and widely read industry pundit, Falls has been noted as a top influencer in the social technology and marketing space by Forbes, Entrepreneur, Advertising Age and others. A 2014 Forbes article named him ...
You are shaped by your environment
July 19, 2021 07:11 - 35 minutes - 65.1 MBMy guest for this episode is, Craig Dalton, Director @ The social guys https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-dalton-29299937/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dealing with a setback...
July 16, 2021 06:30 - 31 minutes - 57.6 MBMy guest for this episode is, Jonathan Larbey, CEO @ T-Pro https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-larbey-32928111/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ambitious entrepreneur who is building a €50M IT business
July 15, 2021 07:24 - 34 minutes - 63.4 MBKevin O’Loughlin is CEO and Founder of Nostra, one of Irelands fastest growing MSP’s. Nostra boasts over 300 customers with revenues north of €18 million and growing. Developing strong relationships is the foundation of success at Nostra with client retention at 97% client year on year. Nostra has a true cloud first strategy with every customer now running Cloud technologies. Kevin and his wife Lisa live in Dublin with their 3 children. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevino11/ https://www.no...
6 key behaviours to understand customer behaviour
July 14, 2021 06:48 - 30 minutes - 56.4 MBMike Webster is CEO and founder of Arvoia.Together. After spending two decades working for multi-billion dollar companies in fintech, tech and software and having earned his stripes founding two other start-ups Mike knows what will make companies, their customers and their communities' lives better. It’s not about the latest tech – it’s understanding the value of every person's behavioural footprint and how that should be treated. Mike is passionate about forging a new way to use behavioural...
Building a successful marketplace startup
July 13, 2021 06:00 - 26 minutes - 49.4 MBMy guest for this episode is, Conor Lyons, Co-Founder @ TaskMatch. TaskMatch is a trusted community marketplace for people and businesses to outsource tasks, find local services or hire flexible staff in minutes - online or via mobile. https://www.linkedin.com/in/conor-lyons-7050b2130/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The housing crisis
July 12, 2021 08:42 - 48 minutes - 89.8 MBA special episode with Kel Galavan on the housing crisis in Ireland... Kel, otherwise known as Mrs. Smart Money, a mindful money mentor and author of the sell out book ‘Mindful money, more money, more freedom, more happiness’. In 2018, she walked away from her 16-year career as she felt that her children’s childhood was passing her by, and she wasn’t around to see it. She knew there had to be a better to balance work, money & life. Kel embarked on a mission to make the remaining income wor...
Recipe for bootstrapping success
July 09, 2021 07:42 - 24 minutes - 45.7 MBMy guest for this episode is, Conor Power, Founder & CEO @ Interpreter Intelligence. Having been introduced to the burgeoning language service industry by the owner of a language service provider struggling to find off the shelf solutions for their growing interpretation business. Interpreter Intelligence was created to meet this need and from humble beginnings, has grown to be used by the largest language services providers in the industry. Power has over 20 years as a technology leader in...
The accidental entrepreneur
July 08, 2021 07:33 - 25 minutes - 47.7 MBMy guest for this episode is Conor Lyden, the CEO and founder of Trustap. Conor set up the business when he couldn’t find a way to purchase football match tickets safely on classified sites – so he designed his own, and built a business around it https://www.linkedin.com/in/conor-lyden-442621b1/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/trustap/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Talent vs Experience
July 07, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 61.3 MBMy guest for this episode is, Jamie Beaumont. Jamie is Founder and CEO of the world’s first hiring accelerator for startups and scale ups, Playter Pay. https://www.linkedin.com/in/hirenowpaylater/ https://playter.co/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why a story always beats a press release
July 06, 2021 06:00 - 28 minutes - 53.3 MBJack is a media innovator with over 20 years’ experience at the most senior level in the Irish communications industry. He has worked in marketing, journalism, and media relations. He is a former political spokesperson and government advisor, as well as an award-winning corporate PR practitioner. In 2006, Murray purchased the Irish Media Contacts Directory. Over the last ten years he, and his team, have transformed the business from a traditional book publisher to a dynamic Software as a Se...
Confidence: the mindset of a champion
July 05, 2021 08:56 - 33 minutes - 62.7 MBMy guest for this episode is sport psychologist, David Mullins, who is best known for his work with the SBG Irish team. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Scale at speed
July 02, 2021 06:10 - 41 minutes - 76.2 MBFelix Velarde is a digital pioneer and serial agency founder. He started one of the world’s first web agencies in 1994 and went on to be CEO of a series of groundbreaking agencies and an agency group. In 2015 he started the 2Y3X® Programme, which scales market-leading agencies and is now in the UK, Middle East, Africa, USA and Canada. Velarde is a former adjunct professor at Hult Business School. Company Website – https://2Y3X.com Felix on LinkedIn – https://linkedin.com/in/felixvelarde ...
What holds people back?
July 01, 2021 07:37 - 44 minutes - 82.1 MBPatrick Leddy has founded several businesses that have generated multi-millions in sales and investment from companies like Google, Apple, PayPal, Tesco, Citibank, Vodafone & NCR. Leddy has been ranked in the 15 fastest growing startups globally (Business Insider) and featured for rapid growth in places like: The New York Times, Tech Crunch, Fortune, Inc & Forbes. Following 15 years of building technology and information product companies, he decided to set his sights on a brand new challen...
Shaping the next generation of leaders
June 30, 2021 07:58 - 45 minutes - 83.9 MBKim Antoniou is an award-winning tech entrepreneur and Founder and CEO of Auris Tech Limited, inventors of a unique voice recognition engine designed to work specifically with children’s voices. Kim is also co-founder of Kafoodle Limited, which is an award-winning software platform working extensively across the food service, health and education sectors in the area of food information and personalised diets. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-antoniou/ https://www.fonetti.com/ Support thi...
Tips for improving your website...
June 29, 2021 08:14 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBMy guest for this episode is, Erik Jentetics, Co-Founder of Grafton Digital and Member of Magnate 100. Eriks LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-jentetics-2426b214a/ Company Website - https://graftondigital.com/ Magnate - https://magnate.ie/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The ups and downs of an early stage startup
June 28, 2021 09:05 - 25 minutes - 48 MBMy guest for this episode is, Anna Carmody, Founder @ Little Red Edu. Having taught English as a foreign language in Vietnam, she founded Little Red Edu. Little Red Edu enables early learners to learn and speak English as a foreign language through speech recognition and augmented reality. Anna also successfully launched one of the first augmented reality children's books to Ireland. The first self narrative story book in the world. https://www.linkedin.com/in/annacarmodylittlerededu/ ht...
SEO explained: What, why & how...
June 28, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBMy guest for this episode is, Erik Jentetics, Co-Founder of Grafton Digital and Member of Magnate 100. Eriks LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-jentetics-2426b214a/ Company Website - https://graftondigital.com/ Magnate - https://magnate.ie/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Life lessons from a serial entrepreneur
June 25, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutes - 70.1 MBMy guest for this episode is, Nicola Byrne, CEO @ Cloud90 & Founder @ 11890.... https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolabyrne/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Engaging with today's modern buyers
June 24, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 76.8 MBMario is the CEO and Founder of Vengreso. He spent 87 consecutive quarters in B2B Sales and Leadership. He is one of 20 sales influencers invited to appear in the Salesforce.com documentary film “The Story of Sales”. He was also named of the Top 10 Sales Influencers by The Modern Sales Magazine, Top 25 Most Influential Inside Sales Professional, and Selling Power Magazine’s Top Sales Training and Coaching Consultant. Mario is the host of the popular The Modern Selling Podcast. Support this...
Leaving a positive impact
June 23, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 54.2 MBMy guest for this episode is, Wendy Oke, Founder @ TeachKloud & Sunday Independents 30 under 30... https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendyoke/ https://www.teachkloud.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Driving Change
June 22, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 54.3 MBMy guest for this episode is Kenneth Deery, CEO @ Galway Chamber... A native of Achill Island, Kenny has almost 20 years experience in the Retail Banking sector and most recently served as Regional Engagement Manager for AIB in Galway, serving both city and county. Prior to that, he held a wide variety of roles within AIB serving the business and community sectors. Kenny also has a strong background in Business and Community Development, Innovation and Tourism and has been a board member of...
Cryptocurrency explained: Past, Present & Future
June 21, 2021 06:00 - 59 minutes - 110 MBMy guest for this episode is Kel Galavan, otherwise known as Mrs. Smart Money, a mindful money mentor and author of the sell out book ‘Mindful money, more money, more freedom, more happiness’. In 2018, she walked away from her 16-year career as she felt that her children’s childhood was passing her by, and she wasn’t around to see it. She knew there had to be a better to balance work, money & life. Kel embarked on a mission to make the remaining income work as hard as it possibly could. Thi...
From experienced CTO to start-up Founder
June 18, 2021 06:30 - 26 minutes - 48 MBMy guest for this episode is, James Dennis, Co-Founder @ Deoca. Prior to Deoca, James was the CTO @ Cubic Telecom, & Project Manager @ Digicel... https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesdennis/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Key insights from the founder of a 22 year old business
June 17, 2021 07:29 - 36 minutes - 67.8 MBIn 1999 while studying Computer Science at Exeter University, Alastair Banks started a digital marketing agency (Optix Solutions). 22 years on, he is still in business with a team of almost 20 covering all aspects of ‘Digital' and are recognised as one of the leading agencies in the UK. Building that company from 5k to ¾ of a million turnover, he focused heavily on his personal brand. Banks has also authored a number of online masterclasses including one on how to use LinkedIn effectivel...
Why you should surround yourself with interesting people
June 16, 2021 06:30 - 34 minutes - 63.2 MBMy guest for this episode is, Daniel Kyne, CEO @ Opinionx (A software that helps you find Product/Market Fit For Your New Product or Feature).... Daniel has twice been featured in the 30 Under 30 in Ireland list while also being a G20 Young Global Changemaker & CIEE Global Citizen Award Recipient 2020. https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielkyne/ https://www.opinionx.co Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
The 'flow state': How to get in the zone
June 15, 2021 06:13 - 30 minutes - 56.9 MBLorna Lawless is a coaching psychologist and facilitator. Her areas of expertise are emotional intelligence, mental toughness and flow. Lorna uses her knowledge of these areas to bring clients focus to their use of strengths and identify possible areas for further development. She has presented her research on emotional intelligence and mental toughness at international conferences. Lorna works closely with SBG Ireland and the Wimp2Warrior programme. https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorna-law...
Irishman set to change the fashion industry forever
June 14, 2021 09:42 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBMy guest for this episode is Rónán Ó Dálaigh, CEO @ Thriftify (The online charity shop. Designer, vintage & bargain gems from hundreds of the best charity shops and good causes) https://www.thriftify.ie https://www.thriftify.co.uk Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 competencies to measure in the hiring process w/Adam Coleman
June 11, 2021 09:22 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBAdam Coleman founded HRLocker in 2014. Long before that he had worked across multiple roles in recruitment and human resources. Having moved to the UK in the 1990's he ultimaley became HR manager for Esat Digifone (Irelands first Unicorn), which after rapid growth became O2 UK with Adam then at the helm as Head of Human Resources. https://www.hrlocker.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/adampcoleman/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted...
Develop a better relationship with money
June 10, 2021 09:26 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBMy guest for this episode is Kel Galavan, otherwise known as Mrs. Smart Money, a mindful money mentor and author of the sell out book ‘Mindful money, more money, more freedom, more happiness’. In 2018, she walked away from her 16-year career as she felt that her children’s childhood was passing her by, and she wasn’t around to see it. She knew there had to be a better to balance work, money & life. Kel embarked on a mission to make the remaining income work as hard as it possibly could. Thi...
Building trust with customers: Paul Farrell, MD @ Virgin Media TV
June 09, 2021 06:41 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBMy guest for this episode is, Paul Farrell, MD @ Virgin Media TV. Prior to Virgin Media, Paul was Director of Marketing & strategy @ Davy, MD @ IPG Mediabrands, Commercial Director @ The Irish Times, Marketing Director @ O2 Ireland & Marketing Manager Europe @ Verizon Wireless. https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulfarrell/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11 Lessons from my first 60 podcasts
June 08, 2021 09:17 - 26 minutes - 48.8 MBTaking a short break from my regular interviews to share 11 lessons from my first 60 podcast... I hope you enjoy :-) Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
From employee to entrepreneur
June 07, 2021 09:52 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBLisa Quinlan is the owner of The Rolling Donut, which was started by her father Michael in 1978, as well as Wildflower Café & Very Berry. https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-quinlan-79485922/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Growing a start-up with no tech background
June 04, 2021 07:22 - 33 minutes - 62.6 MBLuke Rynne Cullen is the Founder of TuneRelease, which is a music software company that empowers musicians to pitch their music and manage their bookings. He won the Blackstone LaunchPad Sprints in 2017, the Trinity Entrepreneurial Society Dragons Den competition in 2018, and was named as one of Irelands '100 Hot Start-Ups' by the Business Post. Luke is an alumnus of the Google Adopt a Startup, Enterprise Ireland's New Frontiers, Startup Boost Pre-Accelerator and Trinity’s LaunchBox Student ...
The ups and downs of being an entrepreneur
June 03, 2021 07:34 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBMy guest for this episode is, Martin Sandhu, Founder @ Nuom, a digital product and service design partner. In 2009, nuom was born. But after 12 years in the industry, Martin struggled to break the £1m ARR barrier. Something wasn’t working. Coupled with the rising pandemic, Martin decided to pivot away from a traditional digital agency... https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinsandhu/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast....
Legion of Honour recipient - The highest decoration in France.
June 02, 2021 07:33 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBJohn Mullins is the Executive Chairman of Amarenco Solar, a company established in 2013 to source, structure, finance and asset manage large scale solar PV plants across Europe. Prior to this role, John was CEO of one of Ireland's largest companies, Bord Gais. He held this position for over five years and was responsible for significant diversification from the core gas business into electricity, water and telecoms. Significant asset growth was created during this period. https://www.linked...
What does the workplace of the future look like?
June 01, 2021 07:35 - 27 minutes - 51.6 MBCaroline Reidy (McEnery), Managing Director of The HR Suite and HR & Employment Law Expert. Caroline had worked across various areas of HR for over 20 years in Kerry Group and in the retail and hospitality sector where she was the Operations and HR Director of the Garvey Group prior to setting up The HR Suite in 2009. https://www.thehrsuite.com/index.html https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinemcenery/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Host...
Democratising investing
May 31, 2021 08:10 - 27 minutes - 51.4 MBMy guest for this episode is Chris Burge, CEO @ Spark Crowdfunding (Ireland's first equity crowdfunding platform). https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-burge/ https://sparkcrowdfunding.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The story of Samuel Walton
May 28, 2021 07:38 - 5 minutes - 10.9 MBMy fifth solo-episode - each week I'll be highlighting some of the worlds best entrepreneurs (both dead and alive) on how they got started and their early influences... This episode will focus on, Samuel Walton, the biggest private employer in the world and for a period the richest man in America. If you enjoy please share :-) Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Entrepreneurial insights: Dare to dream
May 27, 2021 07:20 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBRonan O'Brien is the founder of www.TheCostumeShop.ie - Which is Ireland's biggest online fancy dress costume shop and a host of other businesses including BuyTrophies.ie, MarineElectronics.eu, TheMobilityShop.ie and a few other businesses. Ronan is also a - Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Finalist and currently sits on the EOY alumni board. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronanob/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
Climbing Kilimanjaro carrying a Washing Machine
May 26, 2021 07:38 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBEnda O’Doherty, an inspirational speaker and endurance athlete who has taken on some of the world’s toughest challenges. He has completed Iron Man Sweden and Iron Man UK, one of the world’s toughest endurance races, with a 4 km swim, followed immediately by a 180 km bike ride, followed by a full marathon. Constant change, progression and growth have seen him attempt to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, 19,000 feet with a washing machine on his back! https://www.linkedin.com/in/endaodoherty/ https:/...
Hitting rock bottom: The moment the penny dropped
May 25, 2021 07:57 - 37 minutes - 69.4 MBRuari grew up on the Isle of Mull in Scotland, where he set up his first business selling and servicing PCs on the Island at 16. He followed a career in sales and at the age of 25 he found himself in London as a commodities broker. He quickly established himself as a success and 10 years on he set up and manages one of the leading Jet Fuel desks. Together with his colleague Andy Ramage, they decided to create something to change the peer pressure around giving up drinking. They found a com...
The Supernanny smartphone filter w/Rena Maycock
May 24, 2021 08:14 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBRena Maycock is the founder / CEO of Cilter Technologies Limited, a technology startup developing child protection software for smartphones that detects/blocks cyberbullying, grooming and suicide/self-harm in user-generated content on messaging apps and browsers. Rena started her career in sales at 98FM and went on to hold a variety of senior management and director roles in Sky Media, Sunshine and iRadio. She went on to establish her own companies, face-to-face introductions agency Intro ...
Pure graft: High school dropout to successful entrepreneur & father...
May 21, 2021 08:01 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBCollin Mitchell a 4X Founder & host of Sales Hustle. Today Collin is the Founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Monster VoIP. https://www.linkedin.com/in/collin-saleshustle/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The compound effect of networking w/David Russell
May 20, 2021 07:06 - 40 minutes - 74.4 MBMy guest for this episode is, David Russell, CEO @ Host Ireland Business Broadband. https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-russell-a879b115/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#1 leading facebook advertising consultant
May 19, 2021 07:21 - 25 minutes - 47.3 MBGavin Bell is the owner of Yatter, a lead generation agency that specialises in Facebook advertising and conversion rate optimisation. He currently manages $3m in advertising spend per year. His work has been featured on the likes of Virgin.com, Huffington Post, Entrepreneur on Fire, KissMetrics, BBC and Social Media Examiner. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrgavinbell/ https://mrgavinbell.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. Hosted on Aca...
Increasing your self confidence
May 18, 2021 08:04 - 42 minutes - 78.1 MBMy guest for this episode is Dean Seddon, Founder of Maverick, a business growth and training company working with SME's to help them position and design their future business growth. An accomplished speaker and trainer, Dean travels internationally to speak and consult with major brands and runs workshops for businesses to help see opportunities to generate and increase their revenues. https://deanseddon.com/ https://maverrik.io/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/deanseddoncom/ Support thi...