The Irish Tech News Podcast

Ian MacRae talks to David Robson about his new book, The Expectation Effect: How your mindset can transform your life. How can we understand our own emotions, and what strategies can we use to reduce the experience of stress and how we perceive it? How can we use The Expectation right to set and accomplish goals. How do we balance positive and realistic expectations, without setting unrealistic expectations? How do social expectations lead to social anxiety? How does this relate to managing stress and shifting expectations, especially alongside public health campaigns and a health crisis that have changed social behaviour and expectations? How much do digital behaviour and culture shape our expectations about food, about exercise, about stress and about other people? What do we need to know about how the media we consume shapes our expectations? David Robson is an award-winning science writer based in London, UK, specialising in psychology and neuroscience. He has previously worked as a features editor at New Scientist and as a senior journalist at the BBC. Hs writing has also appeared in Guardian, Mens Health, the Atlantic, the Psychologist, and Aeon. He is @d_a_robson on Twitter. Ian MacRae is an award-winning author, psychologist and psychometrician, He has written six books about workplace psychology including High Potential: How to Spot, Manage and Develop Talented People at Work, and his latest book is Dark Social: Understanding the darker side of work, personality and social media. His books have been translated into ten different languages. @iansmacrae on Twitter.

Joey Langenbrunner, the deputy representative to US for the Free Republic of Liberland, talks all things Bitcoin and emigrating to El Salvador. Your host is Jillian Godsil.

Irish business has a huge opportunity to bolster its international competitiveness, but if innovation is the engine for competitiveness, then people are its fuel. The challenge lies in having the capabilities, the people power, available to create a platform for innovation. One Irish company that is helping Irish businesses bolster their international competitiveness is the Donegal based digital transformation company Endava. Ronan talks to Joe Dunleavy, their Head of Innovation. Joe talks about his background, digital transformation, how Ireland can remain competitive as it competes against other markets, the scalability of the cloud. Joe also talks about the key to innovation, how we make sure it speaks to the end user, and solar technology. More about Joe: Joe is an experienced executive in the Innovation, Software Delivery, FinTech and Business areas. In previous positions, he has held several leadership roles including Innovation Head, Interim CIO, Software Development Lead, and Technical Project Manager. His experience spreads the range between IT start-up and global corporation, which helps him support a diverse range of clients. Joe also holds degrees in UX, UI and Innovation, Innovation & Leadership, and Computer Science, and he is a certified Amazon Cloud Practitioner and Microsoft Azure Fundamentals professional.

Brett Scott is an economic anthropologist, financial activist, and former broker. In 2013 he published The Heretic’s Guide to Global Finance: Hacking the Future of Money, and since then has spoken at hundreds of events across the globe and has appeared across international media, including BBC World News and Sky News. He has written extensively on financial reform, digital finance, alternative currency, blockchain technology, and the cashless society for publications like the Guardian, New Scientist, Huffington Post, Wired, and CNN.com, and also publishes the Altered States of Monetary Consciousness newsletter. He has worked on financial reform campaigns and alternative currency systems with a wide range of groups and is a Senior Fellow of the Finance Innovation Lab (UK). He lives in Berlin. Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

Tomas Zacek Tomáš Žáček is an architect and visionary. During his studies, he has worked in renowned architectural studios such as Dominique Perrault and Mitchell + Associates. After graduating he has worked for BIG and later did experimental works for Willy Muller arquitectos. In 2009 he has founded the architectonic studio Nice Architects awarded by multiple international prizes. Since 2014 he is leading the successful self-sustainable micro-home company Ecocapsule. Since 2017, he is also co-leading the new studio nice&wise. In 2021, he stumbled upon the Web3 world and founded Better, to bring good architecture into the metaverse. Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

Sarina Charugundla is a creative thinker with a background in mechanical engineering, marketing, telecom, and business. Prior to joining TreeTrunk, she worked as VP of business development, analyzing businesses for VC deployment at Eagle. Sarina thrives in the intersections of art and technology. Fostering relationships is at her core, she has worked to uplift communities in NFT, art, and STEM via student entrepreneurship opportunities, art events, and grants for technological advancement. Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

Thibault PerradBio: Thibault has over six years experience working in the traditional financial markets under his belt, leading business development initiatives for a Swiss boutique currency overlay company (30bn in currency overlay assets). After getting into crypto in 2017, he moved to Beijing just before COVID struck, dedicating himself to the topic of DeFi and joining Bifrost as head of strategy. Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

If you give a kid one $100 bill, what would they do with it? How do you teach a kid the discipline of saving especially when it is so easy to spend and consume? And where (and whom) can they turn to, to even learn the basics of money management and investing? In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Stephanie Foster chat with Mac Gardner, Founder & CEO of FinLit Tech, two-time author of The Four Money Bears and Motivate Your Money, on his quest to promote financial literacy and financial wellness.

On this Podcast Diana Paiva, is joined by the CEO and co-founder of KnowCarbon, Eammon Galvin. Eammon talks about KnowCarbon, an innovative startup that helps consumers and companies measure their footprint and to reduce it by buying lower carbon products. He explains how the company help its clients. He also talks about what led him to build this business and the company’s future plans. About Eammon Galvin Eammon Galvin is the co-founder of KnowCarbon and has over 20 years of executive experience at eBay, Betfair and Daft and deep experience of online marketplaces. Eammon Galvin is based in RDI Hub a world-class centre for design-led, digital innovation located in Ireland’s South West. A first of its kind, RDI Hub focuses on digitisation, ideation and commercialisation of innovation and research in the Digital, AI, Data and related technologies sectors. About Diana Paiva Diana is currently interning with Irish Tech News. She graduated from Birkbeck University, with a degree in modern languages and she is currently doing a master's in Journalism at the University of Roehampton. She has an interest in technology, fashion, and the environment. Starting her master’s in journalism made her realise that she has a passion to report and write people’s stories. After graduation, her main priority is to find a job in communications or public relations. Diana Paiva is active on social media platforms, including Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Kate Taylor was given the opportunity to study under the prominent Ukrainian artist and architect Borys Kutcher for several years, which is where her foundation as an artist started. Throughout her early years, she focused primarily on realistic watercolors and oil paintings. After many years of painting in watercolours, Kate moved forward, experimenting with abstract art in various mediums. This progression helped Kate to broaden her horizons and discover new areas of painting. When Kate decided to explore more on a professional level and entered The Contemporary Art School in Kyiv at the Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, she successfully completed the course and earned the title of contemporary artist. Exhibitions: 2013 a number of vernissages at residences in the historical part of Kyiv 2015 Colours of Life State House of Art Kyiv, Ukraine 2017 Reality As an Error the Modern Art Research Institute of National Academy of Arts of Ukraine. Collections: Private Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark Private Collection, Toronto, Canada Private Collection, Southport, The United Kingdom Private Collection, Scotland, The United Kingdom Private Collection, Kyiv, Ukraine Texts: In 2017, Kate contributed to “The Heroine’s Journey”, an online collection of stories from artists encouraging women to pursue creative careers. The Heroine’s Journey of Kate Taylor – The Heroine's Journey (wordpress.com) Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.