Today on the pod I announce the first ever Entrepreneur Experiment Awards ceremony and how you can get involved. We also discuss the makers mindset and I update you on my Wilde Cabins. Thanks to Find a Venue, Chapter, & Bay Street Innovation for being my partners on Season 7.

Incredible brands are born from great stories. Today's guest shares the journey of an idea created between friends that blossomed into a global brand. Gary brings us on the path from whiteboard sketches to breaking the US drinks market. Thanks to Find a Venue, Chapter, & Bay Street Innovation for being my partners on Season 7.

Today in the Lab I talk about intensity versus consistency and offer you a challenge for the rest of 2021. I reveal the business I've been secretly working on for 18 months and share the early part of the journey with you. Thanks for Chapter, Find a Venue & Bay Street Innovation for being my partners on Season 7.  

One of the world's hottest fintech companies is being built right here on Ireland's West Coast. Joining me today for our deep dive chat is Fidelma McGuirk. Her company, Payslip, recently raised €8.3 million and is currently hiring over 100 people in Westport. In this chat we find out how Fidelma got started, her advice for growing a company outside the major cities and practical insights for starting from scratch. 

Today, I'm joined in the Lab by Conor Kearney from Jetbooks to share this ideas and trends that are interesting him. He shares a controversial opinion about why starting a business might be the wrong idea. Tune in to find out what you should be doing instead. Thanks for Chapter, Find a Venue & Bay Street Innovation for being my partners on Season 7.

Joining me on the first interview of the new season is Oisin Hanrahan, the CEO of Angi. Angi has 5,000 staff across America and is valued at over $5 billion.  Prior to Angi, Oisin founded Handy which raised in excess of $100m before being acquired by Angi in 2018. In a wide ranging chat, we discuss leadership during Covid, what it feels like to sell your company and how he remains productive as a CEO of a public company. 

Season 7 of The Entrepreneur Experiment is back today. After a short summer break, the new season is back with 20 new episodes over the next 10 weeks. Today, I reveal what I've been up to over the summer break, plans for the new season and a giveaway competition for you.  

Serial entrepreneur Aidan Corbett joins me on today's pod. Aidan's latest venture has just raised $76 million in funding as it ramps up global expansion. All from their HQ here in Dublin. In this wide ranging chat, we discover: - The evolution of Aidan as an entrepreneur - How you should ALWAYS take the money - Why bootstrapping doesn't work - Aidan's pick for the top 3 best opportunity areas in ecommerce - Good Angels v Bad Angels - The 5 books that have shaped his thinking.   

In this week's Idea Lab, I share with you a personal story of finding out I had a potentially serious heart issue & the steps I took to get to the bottom of it. In light of the events that unfolded over the weekend at the Euros, I felt it was an important message to share & break down for you the importance of getting yourself checked out. The single most important cog in any small business is the founder or entrepreneur. If you aren't looking after yourself, you are building on quicksand. Visit Keary's Carstore: bit.ly/EExCarStore

I can only describe today's guest as a pragmatist with a wild vision. Barry has started and exited multiple companies but is back with his biggest mission yet, to prevent road deaths. His latest company, Privizio recently secured €5 million in funding to make that mission a reality. In this episode we learn: - How to autonomous industry has failed - The trouble with Tesla - Barry blueprint for serial success Visit Keary's Carstore: bit.ly/EExCarStore