Business Matters with Karl Fitzpatrick

Barry Guiney from Odgers Berndtson joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the emerging role of Chief AI Officer, why companies may need to recruit for this role and his take on the big tech firms’ decisions to mandate a return to the office for their employees#KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneurkarlfitzpatrick.ie

Liz Morris from DampDoctor joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss her role as Ambassador for Wexford LEO’s National Women’s Enterprise Day event, the speakers at this event and the realities of being a female entrepreneur.#KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneurkarlfitzpatrick.ie

Adrian Cummins, Chief Executive of the Restaurants Association of Ireland, joins Karl Fitzpatrick, to explain how there has been 600 closures of food-led businesses since the reintroduction of the 13% VAT rate for hospitality businesses, the eroding margins which restaurants are faced with and why the failure to reduce the VAT rate to 9% and increasing the minimum wage in next week’s Budget could lead to a further 1000 closures.#KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneurkarlfitzpatrick.ie

Kim Mackenzie-Doyle from The B!G Idea joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss her success in the product design world, how a childhood accident caused her to develop her own problem-solving skills in order to progress in school and how The B!G Idea teaches teenagers the creative thinking skills that they will need for the future world of work.#KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneurkarlfitzpatrick.ie

Melissa Fenlon, Director in PwC’s South East practice, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss why Budget 2025 is the most important budget of this government’s tenure, the need to pause the expected increases to the minimum wage and statutory sick leave entitlements and how Budget 2025 should incentivise FDI investment.#KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneurkarlfitzpatrick.ie

Kate O’Driscoll from Lidl Ireland and Hayden Smith from Pup Pup Dental Chews join Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss Lidl’s ‘Kickstart’ initiative, how the initiative helps local suppliers to get a place on its supermarket shelves and how businesses can apply for Kickstart 2025.#KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneurkarlfitzpatrick.ie

Brian Murphy from Deloitte’s Best Managed Companies Programme joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss what sets these companies apart, the eligibility criteria for the programme and why AI and sustainability remain at the top of the agenda for these organisations.#KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneurkarlfitzpatrick.ie

David O’Connor from Sheil Kinnear joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss its merger with Xeinadin, how the Wexford-based accountancy firm will now be able to offer additional services to its clients and the current sentiment amongst SME companies.#KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneurkarlfitzpatrick.ie