Season 8
Season 8 is The Global Interview anniversary, so for that reason, we decided to mark this date with 12 creatives, leaders and thinkers from all around the world. We have a great mix of guests such as Multi-Award Winning Filmmaker, Ireland’s National Performance Coach, Founder of Irish Women’s Awards Food Entrepreneur, Founders and Directors and Tech Start-ups.
“Listen to your instincts – they are your only true compass. You cannot plot your course based on others' paths and experiences. Don't get distracted by outside 'noise'.”
Krissy Gibson
Krissy Gibson
Founder of Take The Cake &
Irish Women's Awards Food Entrepreneur
Krissy Gibson founded Take the Cake in February 2017. It has grown at a fast pace because of the quality of her cakes.
In 2019, their best-selling Carrot Cake won a Great Taste Award through The Guild of Fine Food. Based in Mulhuddart, Take the Cake doubled the size of their bakery in April 2019.
In 2020, Mrs Gibson won the Irish Women's Awards Food Entrepreneur of the Year Award. 2020 also saw TTC as a shortlisted finalist in the Fingal Enterprise Awards.
“This isn't a 9-5 job, it's a way of life, your work is apart of you, and you are apart of it. Never reach perfection - to me, the word doesn't exist, until I retire or drop dead on a film shoot I will never stop learning and so never reach perfection - because of what's beyond that - embrace your flaws, mistakes and always move forward.”
Cassius Rayner
Cassius Rayner
Multi-Award Winning iPhone Filmmaker at Gofilm It
Cassius Rayner has twenty years experience as a Camera Operator and Director on documentaries, drama, music videos, branding and corporate.
In the last six years, Cassius has been dedicated to creating content using an iPhone to film with and has shot various projects across the world.
He has worked in the USA, Chile, Brazil, China, Ethiopia, Europe and Hong Kong. Since 2017 Cassius has received 12 international film awards for his films.
“Grit, resilience and the ability to accept failure repeatedly. The ability to be let down without allowing the letdown or the failure to define me. Success is about being myself and in being myself still being able to do what it is I care about effectively.”
Sile Walsh
Sile Walsh
Psychological Coach, Supervisor & Organisational Consultant
Sile Walsh is a psychological coach, supervisor and organisational consultant. She coaches professionals to be more successful and content in the areas of life, work and relationships.
Sile specialises in utilising authenticity to create strategic and sustainable personal and professional success, based in Dublin, working in person, online and internationally.
She has written two books in the Authentic Journey Series, the first about self-care and the second about co-dependency as well as hosts the Tilted Coaching podcast.
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f you’re looking for success that somebody else has built and piggyback on it, rather than build it yourself, it’s never as successful. I think that's absolutely key; patience and perseverance.
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Dr Jon Rudd
Dr Jon Rudd
Ireland National Performance Director for Swimming & Diving
Dr Jon Rudd is a highly effective national and international leader, director and high-performance coach with a broad experience in successful sporting and educational environments, including the development and coaching of high-performance athletes to win Olympic gold medals and set World records.
Jon enriches staff capabilities, develops innovative performance programmes and collaborates with international sports federations and national Olympic committees.
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As time has progressed, I have been struck by just how important forging good, honest relationships is which reflects across all aspects of our lives.”
Áine Brolly
Áine Brolly
Founder & Director of Ardlinn
Áine is an entrepreneur having established various businesses and brands within group company structures over the last 20 years.
In June 2016, she founded Ardlinn as Cpl group’s executive search brand with the aim of building an international executive search brand specialising in the recruitment of D and C-level candidates alongside complimentary advisory and consulting services.
"Get out of your comfort zone as often as you can as it helps you to develop – And getting out of your comfort zone is actually fun most of the time, believe it or not."
Barry Murphy
Barry Murphy
Managing Director at Sage Ireland
Barry is the Managing Director of Sage in Ireland. With a background in small businesses, he leapt into the corporate world in 2011.
His prior background in running SMEs and his extensive international experience in direct and channel businesses has allowed him to apply a rational and customer-centric approach.
Barry has more than 25 years' experience in sales and leadership in various tech and non-tech industry sectors around the world.
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then do better. You can do anything but not everything: Prioritise!”
Pat Kane
Pat Kane
Founder & Managing Director of Reuzi
Pat Kane is the founder of reuzi, a one-stop-shop for minimal waste lifestyle based in Dublin, Ireland.
Pat runs her business (physical store & website) and also showcases her products and services at markets and pop-up shops across the country. Pat has graduated from Cambridge University in Business Sustainability Management.
“Employers can now see that their employees are happier, living where they want to live but still getting their work done. When they have a better work-life balance, they are happier and more productive.”
Louise McDonnell
Louise McDonnell
Founder of SellOnSocial.Media
Louise McDonnell has been working in the area of Digital Marketing since 2009 and she has trained and coached over 14000 people on how to use social media as a marketing tool.
She has trained over 8000 online students over the last 12 months and runs LIVE training sessions every month through her online social media training platform, www.sellonsocial.media.
“The most important thing I learned was the importance of listening. You can always do more than you think. It's much easier to persuade the customer to go with your solution when you know it's the best in the market.”
Paul Richmond
Paul Richmond
Business Development Manager at TEKenable
Paul Richmond is Business Development Manager at TEKenable, a Dublin software company focused on digital evolution for large Irish Corporates and public sector clients.
Starting his career in the energy industry, he initially worked in Planning and Analysis roles for a range of oil companies, including ConocoPhillips and Irving Oil.
He subsequently joined NTR plc, where he was involved with a wireless broadband start-up.
“Don't be afraid to speak up for what you believe in. If it doesn't align with your values, it's not worth it.
We learn by doing – doing well, doing not so well, failing hard, and doing better.”
Sarah-Jane Vincent
Sarah-Jane Vincent
Founder & CEO of Miss Content Creative, and Digital Tribe
Sarah-Jane Vincent is a digital marketing expert, self-education mastermind, data-obsessed, algorithm avenger, detail-loving self-care activist, determined as heck achiever, mom to a diva in the making and ultimate small business supporter.
She is the founder & CEO of Miss Content Creative, and Digital Tribe, a collection of high converting social media and business templates for women entrepreneurs. She is also the founder and organiser of Digital Picnic, a leading Social and Digital Media Marketing Conference.
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Things will always come against you in life, people, situations, and it's important to be resilient, some would say stubborn.
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Mark Fielding
Mark Fielding
Lead Consultant at Fielding & Associates
Mark Fielding is currently working as a mentor and independent advisor to several businesses and their management. Specialising in all aspects of SME business from pre-start-up through early stage and growth phases.
Mark was the CEO of the Irish Small & Medium Enterprises Association, ISME, from August 2001 to November 2016. Increasing its influence and growing its membership tenfold to over 10,000-member companies.
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When you leave your comfort zone, there are many things in the way that can be difficult; sometimes just out of fear of taking risks and sometimes because it is new. The new can often be scary!
You have to take care of your body and mind simultaneously.”
Monike Martins
Monike Martins
Managing Editor, The Global Interview - theglobalinterview.com
“Several years ago, I moved to Ireland to improve my knowledge of the English language and to have new challenges. It was a significant change in culture and language. I learned to love Ireland as a second home. I worked for some companies and projects here, which allowed me to meet incredible and admirable people along this path.
Today I can say that I had many mentors and that the list extends to several names. Not only professionally, but also personally.”