Business Builders
I created Business Builders as a weekly interview series to have honest conversations with business owners, entrepreneurs, and investors about their journeys; their successes, setbacks, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. As a growing business builder myself, I want to learn directly from my guests and share those insights with you. My goal is to provide listeners with practical takeaways, fresh perspectives, and real inspiration to help you on your own path to building and growing a business.
Business Builders
Latest Episodes
From Professional Rugby To Building A €100m+ Business | Shane Leahy, Oxygen8
Shane Leahy explains why rapid growth can become one of a business's biggest challenges, why great leaders build teams around their own weaknesses, and how the lessons he learned building Oxygen8 into a €100m+ global technology group are now he...
How To Build A Business That Survives Anything | Pat Byrne, CityJet
Pat Byrne explains why great businesses fail when leaders stop challenging themselves, why resilience matters more than avoiding failure, and how CityJet evolved from a small challenger airline into one of Europe's leading regional aviation ...
How We Scaled From €3M To €20M By Starting Over | Oltian Dervishi, Forte Pespa
Oltian Dervishi explains why every growing business eventually hits a ceiling, why founders must keep taking risks long after they've found success, and how Forte Pespa transformed itself from a traditional contractor into one of Ireland's fast...
From CTO to CEO | John Corley, Spanish Point Technologies
John Corley explains why great products still fail, why ambition matters more than most founders realise, and how Spanish Point Technologies became a global software company powering the music industry.John Corley joins Business Builders...
How An Irish Entrepreneur Cracked The American Market | Dermot O’Shea, Taoglas
Dermot O’Shea explains why sales beats fundraising, why America rewards ambitious founders, and how he built Taoglas into a $100 million global technology company.Dermot O’Shea joins Business Builders to share the remarkable story...