Down To Business

For this week's Industry Review, Bobby goes beyond the headlines and takes a look at the job of being a childcare worker.Joining Bobby are: ● Karen Clince, Tigers Childcare ● Alec Flood, Little Rainbows ● Ida Lane, Treasures Montessori Preschool in Bray

Bobby is joined in the Executive Chair this week by Sean Mullaney, Founder & CEO, Seapoint  

Sinead O’Sullivan is an economist who has had a very interesting career. She trained as an aerospace engineer and then moved to economy and strategy, she joined Bobby earlier on the show 

When we hear the phrase ‘well being’, we often think it’s slightly airy-fairy and has very little to do with business success.  Chris Cummings’ new book sees well-being as the engine that drives innovation, resilience and results.  

This week it was announced that Tim Cook will officially step down as CEO on September 1. What has Tim Cook’s legacy been to Apple and what do we know of the man who is due to fill his shoes.  There’s only one man we could talk to about this and that’s Tech Guru Andy O’Donoghue. 

To look at the business stories making the pages of the morning newspapers. Bobby is joined by Louisa Meehan of Woodview HRM and Paul Allen of Paul Allen and Associates. 

With the midterm elections in sight, the strength or weakness of the US economy will resonate more with US voters than ‘that’ AI image of Donald the Messiah. US economics commentator and columnist for The Times, Irwin Stelzer joins Bobby to chat about it all.

Joining Bobby to go through the main business stories from the Saturday papers is Breda Browne of Unique Media & Ciaran Hancock, Business Editor of the Irish Times.

Starting a business can be terrifying. It is estimated that 90% will crash and burn. That means heartache and pain, both emotionally and financially, both for the entrepreneur who came up with the idea and the investors who backed it. It doesn’t have to be that way. Why Startups Fail’ has just been launched. It’s written by a man who has worked in venture capital for 21 years & has also been part of that 90%, but he dusted himself down and went again. Dr Bernard J Bulkin joins Bobby to discuss.

Ice cubes used to be quite functional, but Richie French, the founder of the LXRY Ice Collection, thinks it is just an important feature in any luxury setting. He joins Bobby to discuss.

Bobby is joined in the Executive Chair this week by Peter Hyland, CEO of Carroll's Irish Gifts.

For this week’s Industry Review, Bobby goes goes beyond the headlines and takes a closer look at the job of being a columnist. ● Tanya Sweeney, features writer and columnist for the Irish Independent ● Mick Clifford, Special Correspondent for The Irish Examiner ● Brenda Power, columnist with the Sunday Independent & Irish Daily Mail

The Irish bridal sector is a significant and competitive market, built on reputation, precision, and trust. For this week’s Industry Review, Bobby is joined by three business owners operating at the sharp end of that industry: Marina Hogan, owner of Stylicious Hair & MakeupYvonne Maher, of Makeup by YvonneMairéad Kennedy from MK Bridal Ltd

There has been a lot of coverage all week about the ongoing fuel crisis. Joining Bobby to look at the cost analysis and whether the protests could actually achieve anything is economist Cormac Lucey.

We all know AI might do some of the day-to-day ‘heavy lifting’ for some tasks, but we still need leaders engaging with their teams. Claire Brumby thinks the human connection that all good leaders should possess will be key to business success. She is also the author of ‘Forget Normal, I Want Magic: The 5 Rules of Leadership’ and joins Bobby to discuss.

Bobby is joined in the Executive Chair this week by Louise Whelan, MD of Pioneer Homecare.

NASA’s Artemis II mission has safely returned to Earth after a 10-day journey around the Moon, marking the first time in more than 50 years that humans have travelled to lunar distance and back. The four-person crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean following a high-speed re-entry that tested the Orion spacecraft under extreme conditions - a crucial step as NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the lunar surface later this decade. Joining Bobby to dissect the mission is Space Commentator Leo Enright.

Joining Bobby to go through the main business stories from the Saturday papers is Linda Daly, Business reporter with the Sunday Times & Stephen O’Leary, founder of Olytico.

Founded by three friends, Sisterly is the smarter, simpler way to supplement that was developed for women by a team of doctors, female health experts and nutritionists. Bobby was out & about in Brown Thomas to find out a little bit more about the company.

During the week, Bobby was at an event all about food trends called ‘Table to Tech’, organised by the Irish Food Service Alliance. There, he chatted to Simon Stenning, Food Futurist and Doug McMaster of ‘Silo’, which is a zero-waste business.