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Business Builders
Conor Kearney
118 episodes
2 weeks ago
Tom Rowan, founder of Rowan Engineering, shares a grounded and refreshingly honest account of how he built a forensic engineering and environmental consultancy from one customer and no grand plan into a 30-person business working with insurers, public bodies, and major Irish organisations. Rather than chasing hype or overnight success, Tom explains how his ambition evolved gradually — from simply replacing his salary, to hitting €250k, then €1 million, and beyond. Along the way, he reflects ...
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Tom Rowan, founder of Rowan Engineering, shares a grounded and refreshingly honest account of how he built a forensic engineering and environmental consultancy from one customer and no grand plan into a 30-person business working with insurers, public bodies, and major Irish organisations. Rather than chasing hype or overnight success, Tom explains how his ambition evolved gradually — from simply replacing his salary, to hitting €250k, then €1 million, and beyond. Along the way, he reflects ...
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Episodes (20/118)
Business Builders
What Nobody Tells You About Growing a Company with Tom Rowan (Rowan Engineering)
Tom Rowan, founder of Rowan Engineering, shares a grounded and refreshingly honest account of how he built a forensic engineering and environmental consultancy from one customer and no grand plan into a 30-person business working with insurers, public bodies, and major Irish organisations. Rather than chasing hype or overnight success, Tom explains how his ambition evolved gradually — from simply replacing his salary, to hitting €250k, then €1 million, and beyond. Along the way, he reflects ...
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2 weeks ago
49 minutes

Business Builders
From Redundancy to Europe-Wide E-Commerce: Daniel Plewman (Happythreads)
After losing his engineering job during the 2008 crash, Daniel Plewman found himself unemployed, on the dole, and unsure what came next. A chance moment — his wife struggling to source quality scrubs from the US — sparked the idea that would eventually become Happythreads, an e-commerce scrubs and healthcare uniform business now operating across Ireland, the UK, France, Spain, Germany and beyond. In this episode, Danny shares how he built Happy Threads from a spare room in Stoneybatter, goin...
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3 weeks ago
49 minutes

Business Builders
Building the World's Largest Betting Company with Stewart Kenny, Co-Founder of Paddy Power
Former Paddy Power co-founder Stewart Kenny shares a brutally honest account of how he built — and then left — the world’s biggest betting company. From his father’s influence and early fascination with risk to the creation of Paddy Power’s fearless marketing, Stewart speaks candidly about success, addiction, ethics, and why he ultimately left the industry he helped define. 🎧 In this episode, you’ll learn: – How Paddy Power became a cultural phenomenon – The marketing mindset that reshaped b...
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1 month ago
56 minutes

Business Builders
An MBO, Scaling through Acquisition and Managing Risk with Niall Jones (AIR Group)
Niall Jones, co-owner of Anglo Irish Refrigeration, joins host Conor Kearney to share his journey from redundancy to running a €30M+ business. In this episode, Niall gets candid about the personal risks of buying a company, the adrenaline of nonstop growth, and how culture—not spreadsheets—has become his most powerful business tool. If you’re interested in acquisitions, scaling SMEs, or what it really takes to grow a service-heavy business, this is an essential listen.
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1 month ago
50 minutes

Business Builders
From Magician to CEO: How Ciaran McCormack Built a €300M Business (Select Tech Group & DID Electrical)
What can a magician teach us about leadership, resilience, and growth? In this episode of Business Builders Podcast, Ciaran McCormack shares how his early lessons in crowd control and stage presence became the foundations for running one of Ireland and the UK’s most successful retail groups. From balloon animals to Apple, to steering a company through examinership and rebirth, this is a story about creativity, grit, and believing in possibility — even when everything’s on the line. 🎧 In thi...
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1 month ago
1 hour 10 minutes

Business Builders
From Scientist To Building A Multimillion-Euro Enterprise. Sean Mac Fhearraigh (Assay Genie)
Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Series 10, Episode #94, I interview Sean Mac Fhearraigh, co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Assay Genie. Sean shares his journey from academic cancer researcher to successful entrepreneur. We delve ...
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3 months ago
1 hour

Business Builders
Investment Strategies, Growth Potential & Managing Risk. Laura Dillon (Waterland Private Equity)
Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Series 10, Episode #93, I interview Laura Dillon, head of Waterland Private Equity. She elaborates on Waterland's investment strategy, focusing on mature companies with high growth potential, and highlights...
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3 months ago
1 hour 4 minutes

Business Builders
Building Sales Teams, LinkedIn Content & The Price Of Entry. Ross Keating (The Lennox Academy)
Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Series 10, Episode #92, I sit down with Ross Keating, founder of The Lennox Academy, a sales training business that has achieved six-figure monthly revenues within two and a half years. Ross shares his jour...
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3 months ago
57 minutes

Business Builders
Design Innovation & Sustainability. Laura McDermott (Colectivo)
Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Series 10, Episode #91, I interview Laura McDermott, Founder and CEO of Colectivo, a sustainability consultancy. The discussion covers various aspects of Colectivo's services, including advancing sustainabi...
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3 months ago
1 hour 10 minutes

Business Builders
From Bedroom Start-Up To €70 Million Turnover. Ciaran Marron (Activ8 Solar Energies)
Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Series 10, Episode #90, I sit down with Ciaran Marron, founder and CEO of Activ8 Solar Energies. Ciaran shares his incredible journey of starting from a makeshift office in a rented house's back bedroom to ...
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4 months ago
1 hour 4 minutes

Business Builders
Bankruptcy, Self-Belief & Cardboard Cutouts. Michael Flynn (Mattress Mick)
Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Series 10, Episode #89, I interview Michael Flynn, famously known as Mattress Mick. Michael shares his remarkable journey from growing up in Dublin's Pearse Street, working in a bank, and taking over the fa...
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4 months ago
1 hour 3 minutes

Business Builders
From College Project To Successful Business, Market Pivots & Implementing Company Values. Fionn Barron (Tracworx)
Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Series 10, Episode #88, I interview Fionn Barron, co-founder and Chief Customer Officer at Tracworx. Fionn shares his experiences from starting a business as a college project to creating a successful compa...
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4 months ago
58 minutes

Business Builders
Acquisition, Software & Potential. Stuart McCaul (Ishikawa Technologies)
Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Series 10, Episode #87, I talk to Stuart McCaul, founder of Ishikawa Technologies. Stuart shares his journey from working in software sales to acquiring and scaling software businesses through Ishikawa Tech...
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4 months ago
54 minutes

Business Builders
Leadership & Self-Awareness. Greg Clarke (Digicom)
Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. In Series 10, Episode #86, I interview Greg Clarke, founder and CEO of Digicom, a company specialising in high-end video conferencing and AV technology. Greg shares his entrepreneurial journey, starting from h...
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5 months ago
1 hour 21 minutes

Business Builders
Manifest Your Dreams. Rachel Bright (Children's Book Author)
Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. Welcome to Series 10, Episode #85, where I chat to Rachel Bright, a celebrated children's book author and illustrator of such titles as: The Lion InsideThe Koala Who CouldThe StompysaurusAnd many more! To date...
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5 months ago
1 hour 24 minutes

Business Builders
*RE-RELEASE* #047: Brian Keegan (360 Group)
*This episode was originally aired in April 2022* Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. This week I caught up with Brian Keegan. Brian was founder and CEO of a global outsourced payroll company called 360 Group which he started from his one bed fla...
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5 months ago
51 minutes

Business Builders
*RE-RELEASE* #037: Anne Heraty (CPL Resources PLC)
*This episode was originally aired in June 2021* Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. Welcome back to another exciting chat, this time with Anne Heraty, CEO of CPL Resources PLC, a global talent and recruitment company that she started in 1989. An...
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5 months ago
32 minutes

Business Builders
*RE-RELEASE* #042: Dan Hobbs (Protex)
*This episode was originally aired in November 2021* Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. I'm thrilled to welcome Dan Hobbs this week, Co-Founder and CEO of Protex, a software company using artificial intelligence to track safety for industrial em...
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5 months ago
45 minutes

Business Builders
*RE-RELEASE* #033: Pat Caslin (Exit/Entry)
*This episode was originally aired in May 2021* Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. This week I caught up with Pat Caslin. Pat is currently CFO of Exit/Entry and serves as Chairman of Capventus. In this conversation, we do talk about Pat’s career...
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6 months ago
52 minutes

Business Builders
*RE-RELEASE* #031: Suzie McAdam (Suzie McAdam Design)
*This episode was originally aired in May 2021* Hire world-class accountants and in The Philippines. Visit Outsource Direct to scale your operations with higher flexibility, maximum efficiency and much lower costs. Subscribe to the Business Builders Newsletter for the very best ideas I've discovered on business and personal growth. Welcome back to Season 4 of Irish Business Builders! I'm excited to be back, and share more inspiring conversations with entrepreneurs, creators and thinkers thi...
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6 months ago
40 minutes

Business Builders
Tom Rowan, founder of Rowan Engineering, shares a grounded and refreshingly honest account of how he built a forensic engineering and environmental consultancy from one customer and no grand plan into a 30-person business working with insurers, public bodies, and major Irish organisations. Rather than chasing hype or overnight success, Tom explains how his ambition evolved gradually — from simply replacing his salary, to hitting €250k, then €1 million, and beyond. Along the way, he reflects ...