UCD Business Impact
UCD College of Business
The ‘UCD Business Impact’ Podcast from UCD College of Business features thought leaders from the world of academia and industry discussing the most compelling issues affecting our lives from a business perspective.
These conversations will offer insight, spark curiosity and challenge you to rethink how you do business in a changing world.
Hosted by Emmet Oliver, financial editor and journalist; and lecturer at UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business.
These conversations will offer insight, spark curiosity and challenge you to rethink how you do business in a changing world.
Hosted by Emmet Oliver, financial editor and journalist; and lecturer at UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business.
Episodes
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Jun 7, 2021 • 33min
S1 Ep46: John Jordan - Buttered Up
John Jordan, Ornua CEO and UCD alumnus, discusses the management of some of Ireland's most famous brands and how the company dealt with the pandemic, Brexit and US politicians.
May 24, 2021 • 29min
S1 Ep45: Aimee Connolly - The Business of Beauty
Aimee Connolly, CEO and Founder of Sculpted by Aimee Connolly Cosmetics, is a UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business alumna who created her own beauty brand shortly after graduating from UCD and catapulted its success through best-in-class digital marketing. Aimee shares her journey in the highly competitive beauty industry just days after accepting a nomination for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award.
May 10, 2021 • 37min
S1 Ep44: Dr David Nyaluke - Window on the World: The New African Economy
Proudly Made in Africa (PMIA) is a social enterprise promoting Africa’s finest food and fashion producers globally, with a vision to create a world where African communities thrive, trading on equal terms with the rest of the world.
Dr David Nyaluke, UCD PMIA Fellow in Business and Development, and Vikki Brennan, PMIA CEO, discuss building the new African economy and shaping the business leaders of tomorrow.
Apr 26, 2021 • 27min
S1 Ep43: Professor Cal Muckley - Rise of the Machines
Professor of Operational Risk in Banking and Finance Cal Muckley’s research focuses on combating wrongdoing in the banking world. He explains the benefits, but also warns of the potential dangers of machine tools.
Apr 12, 2021 • 31min
S1 Ep42: Dr Orla Byrne - Anatomy of Failure
Dr Orla Byrne, Assistant Professor Entrepreneurship and Strategy, talks about why we need to learn resilience and avoid stigma when businesses fail.
Mar 29, 2021 • 31min
S1 Ep40: Colm Healy - Chocolate Kingdom
Skelligs Chocolate CEO and UCD Smurfit School alumni Colm Healy talks about building sweet dreams in rural Kerry as a chocolate entrepreneur in the gift industry.
Mar 22, 2021 • 1h 1min
S1 Ep39: Professor Randall Wray - Deep Dive into Modern Monetary Theory What is it and how does it impact the world’s largest economies?
SPECIAL EPISODE: Recorded in New York, Richard Marrano, MSc in Finance ’18, interviews Professor Randall Wray, MMT Economist, Senior Scholar at the Levy Economics Institute and Professor of Economics at Bard College. Professor Wray explains the complexities behind Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), inflation and how a federal job guarantee programme could strengthen the economy.
Mar 15, 2021 • 30min
S1 Ep38: Dr Geertje Schuitema - Winners and losers: Carbon-free Economy
Dr Geertje Schuitema, Associate Professor in Consumer Behaviour and Technology Adoption, discusses how the transition to a carbon-free economy can be as fair as possible.
Mar 1, 2021 • 31min
S1 Ep37: Charlie Gleeson - Zippin Around: The e-scooter revolution
Scooter entrepreneur and UCD Quinn School alumnus Charlie Gleeson talks about staying ambitious and focused in troubled times, and how the scooter revolution is giving him fresh momentum.
Feb 15, 2021 • 36min
S1 Ep36: Sheetal Mehta Walsh - Impact Investing
Sheetal Mehta Walsh, UCD College of Business Irish Advisory Board Member, entrepreneur and VC investor, discusses how investing can come with a social purpose.
