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Down To Business
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Join Bobby Kerr for Ireland's premier business show covering all enterprise-related topics from personal finance to business news.
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What has Tim Cook’s legacy been to Apple?
Apr 2500:11:56Tap to summarizeThis week it was announced that Tim Cook will officially step down as CEO on September 1. What has Tim Cook’s legacy been to Apple and what do we know of the man who is due to fill his shoes. There’s only one man we could talk to about this and that’s Tech Guru Andy O’Donoghue.
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Bobby's Business Roundup April 25th
Apr 2500:22:11Tap to summarizeTo look at the business stories making the pages of the morning newspapers. Bobby is joined by Louisa Meehan of Woodview HRM and Paul Allen of Paul Allen and Associates.
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Industry Review: Columnists
Apr 1800:21:51Tap to summarizeFor this week’s Industry Review, Bobby goes goes beyond the headlines and takes a closer look at the job of being a columnist. ● Tanya Sweeney, features writer and columnist for the Irish Independent ● Mick Clifford, Special Correspondent for The Irish Examiner ● Brenda Power, columnist with the Sunday Independent & Irish Daily Mail
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Irwin Stelzer on whether Donald Trump’s plan is the right way to go
Apr 1800:11:29Tap to summarizeWith the midterm elections in sight, the strength or weakness of the US economy will resonate more with US voters than ‘that’ AI image of Donald the Messiah. US economics commentator and columnist for The Times, Irwin Stelzer joins Bobby to chat about it all.
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Why Start-Ups Fail: Avoiding the Traps on the Path to Commercial Success
Apr 1800:12:22Tap to summarizeStarting a business can be terrifying. It is estimated that 90% will crash and burn. That means heartache and pain, both emotionally and financially, both for the entrepreneur who came up with the idea and the investors who backed it. It doesn’t have to be that way. Why Startups Fail’ has just been launched. It’s written by a man who has worked in venture capital for 21 years & has also been part of that 90%, but he dusted himself down and went again. Dr Bernard J Bulkin joins Bobby to discuss.
Transcribe →Executive Chair: Peter Hyland, CEO of Carroll's Irish Gifts
Apr 1800:10:33Tap to summarizeBobby is joined in the Executive Chair this week by Peter Hyland, CEO of Carroll's Irish Gifts.
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The LXRY ICE Collection
Apr 1800:08:30Tap to summarizeIce cubes used to be quite functional, but Richie French, the founder of the LXRY Ice Collection, thinks it is just an important feature in any luxury setting. He joins Bobby to discuss.
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Bobby’s Business Roundup April 18th
Apr 1800:23:48Tap to summarizeJoining Bobby to go through the main business stories from the Saturday papers is Breda Browne of Unique Media & Ciaran Hancock, Business Editor of the Irish Times.
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Industry Review: Bridal Services
Apr 1100:19:10Tap to summarizeThe Irish bridal sector is a significant and competitive market, built on reputation, precision, and trust. For this week’s Industry Review, Bobby is joined by three business owners operating at the sharp end of that industry: Marina Hogan, owner of Stylicious Hair & MakeupYvonne Maher, of Makeup by YvonneMairéad Kennedy from MK Bridal Ltd
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Out & About: Sisterly
Apr 1100:10:53Tap to summarizeFounded by three friends, Sisterly is the smarter, simpler way to supplement that was developed for women by a team of doctors, female health experts and nutritionists. Bobby was out & about in Brown Thomas to find out a little bit more about the company.
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