Real Business Conversations

Booking online takes minutes, yet demand for face-to-face travel advice keeps growing: Emma McHugh of Atlantic Travel explains how trust, financial protection and a cruise specialism built a family agency that outlasted COVID.

Ray Sheerin, brand strategist and former founder of Chemistry, joins Larissa Feeney to explain why building a brand is worth far more than the sum of your marketing, from the risks of leaning on a founder’s personal profile to the eighteen-month journey behind Kinore’s rebrand from Accountant Online.

This episode traces how one statistic on the ambition gap sparked Going for Growth, ACORNS and Back for Business, Ireland’s leading peer support initiatives for entrepreneurs.

This episode breaks down what it really takes to scale a manufacturing business — supply chain control, core focus, and pushing through the difficult “teenage phase” of growth.

This episode breaks down the complexities of international payroll, tax obligations and the role of the employer of record.

This episode explores why reputation management is no longer optional for growing businesses — and what you can actually do about it

This episode explores how obsessive quality control and a digital-first approach are not optional extras, but the foundations of building an enduring international brand. You will hear key learnings from Suzie O’Neill’s journey from technical expert to CEO, and how she scaled Ayu Cosmetics globally without a single outside investor.

This episode unpacks the journey of turning personal purpose into a profitable, high-impact medical technology business. We discuss the crucial differences between medical knowledge and commercial acumen, the importance of building trust, and securing investment in a slow-moving sector.

This episode explores the strategies that prove compassion and a focus on human performance are not luxuries, but commercial necessities for building an enduring enterprise. You will hear key learnings from 30 years of entrepreneurship, the power of delegation, and innovative ways to listen to your customer to shape and expand your business.

Pádraic Ó Máille reveals how ‘Smácht’ became a life-changing philosophy for terrified business owners surviving Ireland’s worst recession, evolving into mastermind groups running since 2011 with members still returning for one surprising reason: safety.