Paul joined Zai in October 2016, having been a customer of the company for several years before. Prior to joining Zai, he founded "Accelerate Success", to provide mentorship and capital to select high-growth ambitious software companies. He also founded Cadency, a SaaS workflow and finance automation business, in 2011, and grew revenue to circa US$60 million over 4 years prior to selling the business in 2015. In 2008 he founded Concuity, to provide SaaS-based healthcare services to large scale healthcare providers and, having grown revenue to US$10 million in just over 2 years, sold the business to a public company in 2010. In 1999 as Chief Financial Officer, he took Trintech public via an IPO on NASDAQ and was also a director of the company from 1998 to 2010 and President from 2005 to 2010. He’s a very keen sports fan and golfer, is intellectually curious and totally committed to nurturing young entrepreneurial talent. https://www.currencyfair.com/ https://www.hellozai.com/ This episode is hosted by Dave Byrne
Please join our last Digital Irish event before the summer break on Thursday, June 16th from 6pm at the Irish Consulate, where we are delighted to host a special panel with Glamour’s Samantha Barry, Newswhip’s Paul Quigley and Malachy Browne from the New York Times,moderated by Conde Nast’s Rachel Quigley. The problem of misinformation — and the right approach to it for regulators and social media platforms — is turning into one of the most divisive political issues of the 2020s. Every major news story brings a swarm of counter stories — from covid to the capitol riot, the Ukraine invasion to vaccines.Can measures like the DisinformationGovernance Board (suspended after just three weeks) and the Digital Services Act actually foster much-needed transparency? Or will the rising power of deep fake video and niche platforms see us all disappearing into our own “truths”? All this and more will be discussed by our expert panel. Get your tickets: https://digitalirish.com/from-fake-news-to-deep-fakes/ 2017 Event Details: https://digitalirish.com/icymi-the-rise-of-fake-news-leading-irish-professionals-have-their-say/
Join us on Thursday May 26 at 6:15pm at BT HQ in London for a fireside chat and drinks with Anne-Marie Tomchak to hear about how sustainability is changing the face of business. There will also be a showcase of some top startups in sustainability. Since starting out as a journalist in RTE almost 20 years ago, Anne-Marie has been an innovator across news, technology and fashion. She launched the social media investigative unit BBC Trending, she has led editorial teams at Mashable and British Vogue and her television documentary work is on the Irish curriculum. Now Anne-Marie is part of a new wave of impact entrepreneurs bringing fresh thinking to the way we engage with sustainability. Her company DesignTracker helps people decarbonise their homes – something that must happen for the UK to meet climate targets. She’s also a co-founder of the circular fashion non-profit ShareJoy which sells preloved clothing to raise funds for mental health charities. This chat with Anne-Marie will look at how technology and fashion are contributing to the future of the planet and how optimists from a range of backgrounds can help solve the world’s biggest problem and transform business as we know it. Anne-Marie will be in conversation with Ciara Riordan who is a Social Media Editor at the BBC and an award winning journalist, presenter and producer. She previously interviewed Sir David Attenborough and this went viral when she asked him what animal he would be for a day! (Answer: A sloth!). Doors Open at 6:15pm with registration and drinks. Doors closing at 7pm when the event will start. https://digitalirish.com/sustainability-the-biggest-opportunity-in-business-right-now/
Niall Horgan is CEO and Co-Founder of direct-to-consumer athleisure clothing brand Gym+Coffee. Founded, headquartered and operated from Dublin, in the last 5 years Gym+Coffee has scaled to over 200 team members, a best in class ecommerce experience, 12 physical retail clubhouses across Ireland and the UK, and has built a passionate community of over 500,000 around the brand. Niall has spent over 12 years in various sales and marketing roles including time at Twitter, Slack, Sky and Irish Mainport Holdings. During this time he was responsible for setting up International sales operations, building and scaling sales teams across the EMEA region, all while working with brands and agencies on their digital marketing strategies. In 2016 he was named one of the Sunday Independent's Top 30 Under 30 in Ireland. Niall was one of Ireland's EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists in 2021, he is one of the 6 Irish Endeavour Entrepreneurs and was chair of Digital Business Ireland in 2020/21. www.gympluscoffee.com This episode is hosted by Dave Byrne
Please join us for our next Digital Irish event at Bank of Ireland NYC Hub, where we’ll host Aidan O’Sullivan of Shapeways, to discuss the past, present and future of 3D printing - more details here: https://digitalirish.com/from-novelty-to-supply-chain-game-changer-the-evolution-of-3d-printing/ During the event, we will be fundraising for Rapid Response Ukraine - rapidresponseukraine.com They can get the most urgently required medicines to battlefield hospitals when the larger organisations cannot. 100% of their funds, go toward purchasing and supplying these medicines to where they are most needed.
On Monday, February 14th at 12pm (New York, 5pm Ireland) we’re delighted to welcome a panelist of tech sales experts to discuss their views on the evolving sales landscape post-COVID. Joining the Zoom panel: Sarah-Anne Collins – Director, LinkedIn Darragh Fitzpatrick – SVP, Rollworks Shane Murphy-Reuter – CMO, ZoomInfo Debbie Wogan – CRO, TVSquared Recently appointed Digital Irish board member Brian O’Reilly (VP of Sales, Customer Success & Operations at Melio) will lead the discussion. RSVP HERE: https://app.glueup.com/event/life-after-covid-how-tech-sales-is-evolving-37779/ MORE INFORMATION: https://digitalirish.com/life-after-covid-how-tech-sales-is-evolving/
https://www.olusedu.com Gavin is the Chief Product Officer and Co-founder at Olus Education. Olus supports digital learning in two key areas: Core digital skills in primary and secondary schools Advanced digital learning and computer science skills at home (extracurricular) Olus offers much needed resources for schools and students as the demand for coding, creative media and cloud skills continues to grow; through a professional development tool, as well as a personal learning platform for 7-18 year olds. Prior to Olus, Gavin worked as a senior ICT consultant at the City Learning Centre in London. He also worked as a primary school teacher (in Ireland and the UK), a Digital Learning lecturer in St Patrick's College (Drumcondra) and an Education and Media Officer at Trocaire (NGO). In total, he has been working in education and ICT for over fifteen years. This episode is hosted by Dave Byrne
Jonny is the co-founder and CEO at meetingRoom, a VR collaboration solution serving Fortune 500 clients. meetingRoom bridges the gap to in-person collaboration when you can't all be physically present. Jonny has a background in events, marketing and technology startups and is determined to promote the adoption of smart work-related technology as a contribution to decarbonisation and the future of work. Jonny was ranked Top 25 Remote Enabler by Remote.com this year, is a Trinity MBA & was a Dublin winner in Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur’s 2018. In this episode, Jonny discusses how the pandemic has made it even more important for businesses to invest in systems and technology for closer collaboration, and what the future of the office looks like. This episode is hosted by Dave Byrne
www.goodrays.com Eoin is a recognised public speaker and cannabis and CBD industry leader. Eoin has spent a decade studying the international cannabis market. Beginning as part of his Undergraduate Degree at Trinity College, Eoin spent a year studying the leading markets in California and Canada. Since returning to Europe, he has spent the last 6 years growing some of the industry’s most influential brands; Prohibition Partners, Cannabis Europa, PSYCH and European Cannabis Week, helping build them from concept to high-growth businesses. In 2020, he launched Goodrays, a premium cannabis drinks and edibles brand that delivers all the de-stressing benefits of CBD to adventurous and health conscious consumers. Built by a team with a history of creating powerful and dynamic brands, Goodrays is defining a new category of relaxation products with cannabis This episode is hosted by Dave Byrne
Stephen Murphy is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Prohibition Partners, the leading source of intelligence and insights into the global cannabis industry and Co-Founder of Cannabis Europa, Europe’s premier medical cannabis conference. Stephen is also Co-Founder & Director of Prohibition Holdings, a global leader in cannabis data, events and media, managing a portfolio of some of the best-known brands in the industry. With a background in technology, digital media and corporate finance, Stephen works with investors, entrepreneurs and regulators to identify, qualify and maximise the opportunities in this emerging frontier. This episode is hosted by Dave Byrne