The Irish Tech News Podcast

Fascinating and important insights about bees, both in the US and globally with Sam Droege from the US Geological Survey Bee Inventory Monitoring Lab BIML- We are an online museum for bees/insects/life. All Public Domain. Contact:sdroege@usgs.gov Comment Policy:http://tinyurl.com/hr9aebb www.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml The link to the images for their amazing Instagram pictures https://www.instagram.com/usgsbiml/ More information about the image used -> This is Euglossa imperialis it, like the rest of its clade of shiny orchid bees, has a long tongue, actually ... this species has a particularly long tongue even compared to other orchid bees. Pretty simple. It sucks nectar with that long tongue from deep throated flowers that other bees often can't reach (because they usually have dinky lapping tongues). As a male it does not gather pollen, but it does have a trick that other bees don't have in that tucked into its expanded hind tibia is a little sachet (note: this is not a technical term) that it stashes various smelly oils and other chemicals to woo orchid bee women. In the American humid tropics they are big time common (as a group). Tim McMahon (whose gets his bank as a government engineer, but in his heart is a complete bee head) collected this in Costa Rica on his annual pilgrimage. Photo by Jade Louis #usgs #orchidbees #orchidbee #euglossa #tongue #longtongue

Fascinating conversation with Jennifer McConnell, general manager of Irish Seed Savers. We cover Irish seeds, apple trees, Stalingrad, biodiversity, Khazakstan, Syrian courgettes, and much more. Listen and learn more about how Irish Seed Savers are helping people all over Ireland and beyond to preserve genetic diversity, bio diversity and to also reduce 'seed miles'. Learn more about their work here http://www.irishseedsavers.ie/ and follow them on Twitter here https://twitter.com/IrishSeedSavers Become a supporter here -> As a supporter you will receive these yearly benefits: 7 FREE packs of organic seed 10% off apple trees 10% off workshops 2 big newsletters, summer and winter Free admission all year round We grow, conserve, & distribute Irish organic vegetable seeds, grains and fruit trees. Irish Seed Savers Association is a registered charity. See here to join. http://store.irishseedsavers.ie/Supportership_s/59.htm

Interesting conversation with Tony Robinson, known as the Happipreneur Twitter https://twitter.com/TonyRobinsonOBE See more on his website here https://tonyrobinsonobe.com/ More about his book ‘The Happipreneur – Why #MicroBizMatters?’ is the sequel to ‘Small is Beautiful’ Two years ago while I was touring with my ‘Micro is Magic’ Show, Taryn Lee Johnston and I began writing this memoir and guide. Schumacher’s influential work has been an inspiration for me and many of my heroes, such as Dr Ernesto Sirroli, also featured in the book. Schumacher wrote about ‘economics as if people mattered’ but our book is about ‘enterprise as if people cared’. How can we live happy, enterprising lives and be useful to others? Everyone who wants to be more enterprising, no matter what size or type of organisation they work in, will find it practical and useful. This book and my ‘Happipreneurship #Rocks’ keynote talk are for everyone, everywhere. Leaders, parents, teachers, academics, students and all who wish to help people be more enterprising will love it too.

Earlier in the year, Ronan spoke to Lisa Murphy Head Of People In Scurri about remote working in the new COVID-19 world, and a lot has changed since then. We have come out of lockdown and recently gone back into lockdown. Ronan catches up with Lisa to see what has changed since they last spoke. Lisa mentions how they coped in our first lockdown, moving back to working in the office when that lockdown ended and how Scurri and their clients are coping with the new lockdown just as the busiest 2 months of the year for them is starting.

Great interview with Garry Connolly, one of the originators of the Irish DCs for Bees initiative. More about DC's for Bees An industry initiative led by Host in Ireland to help save Ireland's declining bee population. The people of this industry are looking to make a difference. This initiative gives them the opportunity to not only make an individual difference but the tools to educate, advocate, create awareness and take action. https://www.hostinireland.com/dc-s-for-bees Garry is the President and Founder of Host in Ireland, a strategic global initiative created to increase awareness of the benefits of hosting digital assets in Ireland and Irish companies delivering international data centre projects. A self-proclaimed “stubborn digital optimist,” Garry is a much sought-after keynote speaker, panellist and moderator at global industry events.

Interesting interview by Melanie Boylan with Joel Hansen who is a Marketing Advisor. 2-Time TEDx Speaker, Linkedin advisor and Creator with 10m+ views. Also at BoardofTrade, CYP Comms Chair. Canadian Entrepreneur and Coffee enthusiast. More about Joel I'm an entrepreneur, recognized marketer advisor and social media speaker focused on helping CEOs/Executives grow their personal brand to drive real life impact in their community. I currently work as a Marketing Advisor, Communications Chair for the GVBOT, Linkedin as a Youth Editor and regularly advise leaders of recognized brands on how they can start and grow a successful personal brand📱 By having the opportunity to speak on the TEDx stage in Vancouver and Romania (virtually) and partner with brands like Uber, Amazon, Slack, Microsoft, Adobe, Hootsuite and Airbnb on unique initiatives, I've learned how brands can articulate their message to attract and empower their community 🚀 In the last couple years, I've directed events and large scale conferences, like CIMC, which brought together 600+ marketing execs and 45+ speakers. With my background, I've worked with over 300 vendors/speakers across North America. On Linkedin, I've produced content on an individual and corporate level that's earned 10m+ views with some stories gaining 1m+ impressions alone (featured below). On the project front, I've collaborated with brands such as the LA Clippers, Translink, Best Buy, Vancouver Canucks, Prezi and Adobe to develop initiatives that drive brand awareness and earn media attention 💻 More about Melanie Over the years I have worked with SME, FMCG and State Bodies I'm delighted to say I now support and train all sizes of business and my business has grown with my clients. I provide Adult Education and support for people in Business. With my many years of experience in promoting services and charities in Ireland and the UK; I have been very fortunate to establish a strong network of contacts and over the years have learnt how best to promote a business online and improve their social media scoring. Creating a professional image and maintaining it is the crux of a great marketing plan and is instrumental in today’s climate in making your business stand out, I can tailor my services to your requirements. Over the last few years I have started working in other areas I have a genuine passion in. I have been avid writer for a number years and started working as a Freelance Writer with Irish Tech News since 2016 and StartUp Mindset since October 2019.

We interview Gavan Wall, co-founder of The Change, a new, Northern Irish based VC fund aiming to inspire and catalyse innovation through strategic investments and mentoring. The Change is a leading Venture Catalyst supporting Leading entrepreneurs in the creation of world changing vision. We invest in people with ideas that have the potential to change the world. We're currently raising a £50M for our Tech & Science Fund. If you're a founder and your values match ours: Leadership, Legacy, Quality and Sacrifice and you have a £billion mindset then The Change VC is for you. If you're an Investor who wants to invest in an experienced Team seeking high growth opportunities with The Change Venture Fund then get in touch. Websitehttp://www.thechange.vc See more about Gavan on linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavanwall/ and on twitter here https://twitter.com/gavanwall

After our written interview with Nell Kruger earlier this year we figured it made sense to capture her unique insights and voice in this podcast interview. Nell Kruger lived on Cape Clear from 1986 to 2018 and saw many interesting events and changes on the island. She worked as an artist, ceramicist and cofounder of the Cape Clear Storytelling Festival and resident on the island for four decades. See more in this interview also https://irishtechnews.ie/island-life-perspectives-nell-kruger-cape-clear/

Great interview with force of nature Mary McKenna, co-founder of @AwakenHub, Irish entrepreneur, pollinator, people collector, blogger, MC, connector, non exec, cheerleader, friend, investor, mentor, mentee See more on here blog here https://kickingassets.co.uk/about/ Mary is a technology entrepreneur & these days angel investor. She co-founded wildly successful online learning company Learning Pool in 2006 on the back of a long local government career and a spell as a Silicon Valley dotcommer. She exited the company in May 2014 in order to get back into startup land. She is interested in helping start & grow indigenous Irish & British tech companies and especially in working with young and female entrepreneurs. One of Said Business School's (University of Oxford) Resident Experts, an Entrepreneur in Residence at Catalyst Inc (formerly the Northern Ireland Science Park) and a trustee of CAST (the Centre for Acceleration of Social Technology). She loves the arts and have been a non executive director on the board of Derry’s Millennium Forum & Theatre for many years. I'm also a trustee of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). On the London board of the Irish International Business Network and proud member of the Global Irish Network. In the 2014 New Year’s Honours she was awarded the MBE by HM the Queen for services to digital technology, innovation and learning - which you have to admit is pretty darned cool. Right now interested in talking to people about non exec positions in tech startups or scaleups and happy to speak at relevant events or write articles for publication on any of her specialist topics - how to build a kick ass network, how to scale your startup, how to build a digital business, how to build a company with a great culture She has sat at Buzz Aldrin's feet & listened to his stories, disco danced with Leonard Cohen at Coachella and joined Robert Plant in singing gospel songs with Wanda Jackson at Pappy & Harriet's in the Californian desert. Follow me on Twitter at @mmarymckenna

We interview Martin Eastwood, CEO of Wide Variety, we cover his entrepreneurial origins to online marketing and the importance of taking care of your mental health and why Tik Tok is the next coming thing in terms of social media platforms. See more on his website here https://www.widevariety.eu/aboutus