E139 That Great Business Show
Bobby Power, founder of Go Wild magazines, talks about his latest magazine title, 'The Irish Abroad - Vancouver', celebrating successful Irish business founders. He has plans to bring similar publications to other major cities including Toronto, New York, Savannah, Chicago, Sydney, Melbourne and Dubai - AND he wants to hear from really interesting businesses in those locations.
He also explains how he keeps his production team together, though they're also scattered across the world, from Dublin, the UK, Spain and Canada.
He says he's become a serious phone salesman and has some top tips on how to sell over the phone.
His 'Hire in a Heartbeat'...everyone's favourite beard, Richard Branson
Think of the opening sequence of the TV series, Mission Impossible, when the 'good guys' picked a top team to take on the mission 'if you choose to accept it'. That's what John O'Connell of CW Applied Technology is doing following from his participation in the Bord na Mona Accelerate Green Programme. He's looking for marketing specialists, financial advisors, business development experts, all to bring his big idea, based on the hugely successful start-up studio, Idea Labs in California, to fruition.
He's funding so he's looking for €2 million in smart funding to get this idea to take off.
And John's choice for 'hire in a heartbeat' is Idea Labs founder Bill T. Gross to help him bring this great idea to Ireland.