Gradlife Podcast

In this episode, Mark speaks with PwC's head of graduate recruitment; Sarah Madigan. Mark digs deep into what are the essential qualities PwC looks for in its graduates. They discuss how covid has impacted the job market from internships to graduate programmes, what students can do to stand out on their CV, and how to impress in an interview. This is easily one of our most valuable podcasts to date with so much valuable information on the recruitment process and how to ace it!

In this episode, Matthew speaks with Róisín Costello, Assistant Professor of Law at DCU. They discuss her path in legal academia from studying Law in Trinity College to now, covering her Masters from Sciences Po and Georgetown University, as well as her PhD from Trinity College. A really informative discussion for anyone thinking of going into legal academia!

On this weeks episode, Mark sits down with Chloe Carney Conaty. Chloe tells us about her journey from studying Zoology to becoming a Tax Associate in PwC, and some interesting similarities between the two!

On this weeks episode, Mark sits down with Sean Finn. Sean is a Limerick Hurler and Risk Assurance Associate at PwC. He talks us through his role in Risk Assurance and shares some very interesting insights on time and personal management balancing exams, work and essentially, the training schedule of a pro athlete! A really interesting listen.

In this episode, Kate speaks to Josh Ash. Josh spent nearly 3 years working in LinkedIn and has now made the jump to venture-backed start-up Humaans where he is part of the partnerships team. They discuss working at a big tech company vs. a start-up, taking a gap year, and how to decide that it's time to move jobs.

In this episode, Mark chats to Patric Evason, a recent graduate of NUIG now working in Wealth Management in PwC. They discuss his time spent at university, why he decided to study commerce in NUIG and then go onto complete a masters in accounting. They then speak about his career to date in PwC, working in asset management and the skills he needed to get him there. A great listen for any business students out there! 

On this episode Isabel speaks with Danielle Curtis, a barrister, activist, and Founder & CEO of Legal Diaries. They discuss Danielle’s college experience, her unconventional path to King’s Inns, her time studying at the Inns, and some of the issues that women face in the barrister profession. Danielle speaks about her passion for human rights work and explains what she does at Mercy Law Resource centre, a free legal aid clinic. Finally, they chat about Danielle’s recent founding of Legal Diaries, a business with the goal of helping other small businesses navigate through the law. This episode is a worthwhile listen for any aspiring entrepreneurs, or anyone interested in the bar and human rights work.

In this episode of the Gradlife legal series, Isabel chats to Samuel O'Connor, a recent graduate of UCD and now a practising barrister. They discuss his time spent at university, the process of applying to and studying at King's Inns, devilling, and being called to the bar. The episode is really helpful for any aspiring barristers, and covers in detail the unknown and somewhat mysterious process of being called to the bar.

In this episode of the Gradlife podcast, Kate chats to Ciara McNulty aka. thefakevegan. Ciara talks about her job as a dietician, working as a trainer at Perpetua Fitness, running her Instagram page, and what hacks she uses for productivity and time management.

This week we sit down with Laura McGettigan, who works in the Corporate Finance division of PWC in Dublin. Laura walks us through her day to day, the career opportunities that stem for working in this (prestigious) division, and gives us a very valuable breakdown of how the skills required of a grad are quickly evolving, and how you as a student can get ahead and keep up with them!

Orla Walsh is an Irish triathlete and student at University College Dublin. She has represented Ireland at several international events since 2018. She is the current national champion of Ireland and one of the youngest athletes ever to secure the title. Alongside her training, she is in her final year of Business and Law at UCD.

In this weeks episode, Danny sits down with David Gannon, a Wealth Management Executive at Goodbody Stockbrokers. David studied BESS in Trinity College and followed up in his interest in finance by undertaking the MsC in Finance from the UCD Smurfit Business School. They chat through the ins and outs of wealth management, company culture, diversity in his role and what motived his job selection. A really interesting chat with someone who has really given their job choice a lot of thought and time. Plenty of good takeaways for any incoming graduates or those with an interest in finance.

Róisín Finn (Tech, Innovation and Employment) and Matthew Gregg (Corporate Banking), both associates in McCann FitzGerald, talk us through their journeys through college to where they are today. Neither Roisin nor Matt studied straight law, and each describes the advantages and disadvantages (there aren't many!) of coming from a non-traditional background into one of the top law firms in Ireland. They also touch on the FE1s and their Blackhall experience, answering a lot of the questions we often get on these topics.

In the second episode of our Game Changers series, Finn spoke with Bryan Rosenblatt. Bryan is an investor with Craft Ventures, he joined Craft back in 2018 as its first full-time New York city hire. He is exceptionally well versed in the tech ecosystem with previous roles at Reddit, Twitter, and CBS Radio. Bryan has also been an active angel investor in New York for several years, managing a syndicate of over 500 accredited investors through Riverside Ventures. In this episode we discussed Bryan’s incredible career to date and then spoke about some more generic topics like his thoughts on NFT’s, bitcoin and the future of New York city post pandemic.

In this episode, Matthew speaks to Rosemary Hennigan, Policy Coordinator at Focus Ireland. They discuss her journey from Law in Trinity College to her current role, covering her training as a solicitor in corporate law and pursuing an LLM in the University of Pennsylvania as a Fulbright Scholar. Really insightful for anyone who's in two minds about the corporate route!

This week Kate speaks to Bryan Mulry who is working in sales for Google Cloud. This is an episode not to be missed by anyone looking for a job or thinking about their next move. Bryan has a great approach to navigating the jobs market and shares his tips during this episode.

This week Ruby speaks to Sarah Farrelly, a Pro Bono Associate at Charles Russell Speechlys. They chat about Sarah's career to date, including her time as a Senior Legal Manager at TrustLaw, the global pro bono legal service of the Thomson Reuters Foundation. A really interesting episode for any aspiring lawyers with an interest in human rights or legal aid.

In this episode of The Outlier, we have Gary Featherstone, or Coach Gaz join us for an extremely engaging, enjoyable and insightful conversation. Gary fills us in on how he made the transition from Computer Science to becoming a full time CrossFit Coach and Business owner. We talk about how to deal with uncertainty during challenging times, and how getting comfortable with the uncomfortable allows us to grow and understand ourselves better. We also discuss how comparison is the thief of joy, especially when it comes to fitness and the minefield that is the Instagram feed. Gary has an awesome outlook on life that is truly infectious, he lives his passion for fitness and helping others every day, it was great to gain some insight into how he manages to be the positive force that he is!

In this episode of the law podcast Mark interviews Jennifer Halpin. Jennifer is a Real Estate Partner at McCann FitzGerald. Ireland has had a big boom in property, and it is a dynamic sector. Jennifer’s experience in this will no doubt be inspirational for anyone looking at getting into the legal or the commercial space.

In this week's episode, Kate chats to Sorcha O'Byrne, an associate consultant at management consulting firm, Bain & Co. Sorcha demystifies the world of consulting by taking us through her application process, her daily work routine and the type of projects she works on.