Gradlife Podcast

MK Slattery talks about mindfulness, detaching from pain, Washington Ireland program, as well as talking very openly about her struggle with Anorexia as a teenager. Fantastic episode with an amazing girl!

Evanna McGrath, who runs the LIDL Grad program in Ireland, tells us all about the LIDL grad program, which in my opinion is definitely one of the best in Ireland if you are looking to move into business operations, sales or a retail environment.

Listen to Rob talk about his 'Grad Life' (Minus the 'grad', of course!), the professional challenges he has dealt with to date, the risks he has taken and the direction he sees himself heading in from here!

Ailsinn Mahon, General Manager of Huckletree Dublin, talks us through her fascinating career moving from Enterprise Ireland's Grad Program, living and working in Hong Kong with Brandtone, to helping to grow Web Summit out in Europe. Aislinn is also a Yogi which, in my eyes, makes her outlook on career extra interesting!

Former DCU SU President Lorna Finnegan runs us through her interesting Grad Life, which took from working in events in Dublin to Media in Chicago, back to Google in Dublin

Eilis Delany of Fjord (Accenture Dock Building) teaches us about Business Design as a career and life inside Accenture Dock. Business Design is definitely an interesting career path for anyone looking at a career in business, and one that doesn't get quite as much attention as it should. Design Thinking is at the core of every consumer-facing application - technological or otherwise - so is we worthwhile studying either formally or in your own time.

Audrey Sheils tells us how she went from struggling to get a summer internship before final year to being offered grad jobs from top Tech, FMCG and Consulting companies a year later. She also tells us how much fun she had doing this and how the things that make you more desirable and hireable for employers should also be fun to do!

Serial Entrepreneur (and now VC) Finn Murphy talks to us about starting a business while still in college, merging with another business, and the challenges and lifestyle involved in each. Very inspirational guy and great material for anyone with an entrepreneurial streak to satisfy!

Life lessons from a management consultant, with a particularly fresh perspective on work/life balance and the dangers of pursuing greatness

Shane McCallion, a Big 4 Tech Consultant in Dublin, talks to us about: - Management Consulting - Tech Consulting - Masters in Management Consulting - 1 Year Internships

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Tom Kelly talks about the pros and cons of working for a small business rather than a large corporate at the start of ones career, and tells us how he has come to appreciate the ambitions and values of people that differ from his own

Hear the remarkable Tommy Browne talk about: Rowing 5,000 miles across the Atlantic in 5 weeks Growing a startup from 5-30 employees Volunteering and living in Kenya for 5 months Human Rights Law, and living and training in a Spanish Tennis Academy as a teenager!

In depth conversation with Cillian Hilliard of Atlantic Bridge Capital in which we discuss Venture Capital day to day, how to land a job in VC, the M&A Industry in Ireland, and Cillian's own impressive journey through university

Hear from Conor McGann from Google Dublin about life inside the tech giant's EU Headquarters, what the role of account manager entails, and how he matches the intensity of his job with his passions outside of it.

Ross McHugh of Linkedin talks about life inside the tech giant, the lessons he has learned over the early years of his career, and why he wants to go travelling at this time of his life.

You never know who you'll meet while your travelling! Here, I talk to Kieran Gleeson, who gives us the ins and outs of the life of a primary teacher in Ireland, what it would be like for someone to transition from business into teaching, and what direction education is heading in.

GREAT conversation with Aadil Razvi and Garrett Goerger, who, respectively, run a Bitcoin investment fund and a successful e-commerce site from their laptops in Buenos AIres! This discussion provides an insight into their motivations and experiences both as entrepreneurs and of the widely-coveted laptop lifestyle!

In this episode myself and Ed discuss productivity and other related themes that are of interest to students and young professionals alike,

In this episode I chat to Rhys Thomas, an actor, watchmaker, entrepreneur, ex-Google and ex-Stripe national Sales head, and we discuss business, life and different perspectives on the role your career can play in your life!