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David McKernan - Java Republic

Season 1, Ep. 1

David McKernan sits down with Business Plus Talks, in association with Philip Lee LLP, to tell us about leaving Bewley's and going out on his own to set up Java Republic, with the support of his family. McKernan talks about the highs and lows of running his own business and takes us on a journey that saw him complete his successful exit 6 years ago.

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