In the Lab this week, I reveal how you can become a property mogul for less than €25k. There is also a chance to win tickets to the Web Summit and I chat about what the Momentum Challenge meant to me. 

Imagine getting your dream job on the Caribbean island of Barbados. Now picture that dream quickly becoming a nightmare as recession sweeps the globe and your company goes out of business with no warning.  What do you do? If you are David Campion, you set out on a journey to become one of the Caribbean's most successful entrepreneurs.  In just 7 years, David has built ARGO Development Studio into 5 offices in 5 different countries with world-famous clients such as Virgin, Mercedes, Suzuki, Marriott, Radisson, and Digicel. This truly is a story of one man's mission not to accept defeat when faced with near-impossible odds. The perfect story for us to learn from in 2020. 

In the Lab this week, I talk about entrepreneurs taking action and my momentum challenge ending. I reveal the best books that you can read in 2021 to set yourself up for success as an entrepreneur.

As the head of PR at Paddy Power, Féilim has been behind some of the most talked-about marketing campaigns in Irish history. He made his first viral sensation when marketing himself as Jobless Paddy, a campaign that landed him his dream job at Paddy Power.  He now runs his own agency, Splanc PR where he is the creative brains behind campaigns like the recent Now TV, Hurley versus Hurl debate.  As a bonus, Féilim unleashes his creative brilliance by giving us a masterclass in PR & marketing that you can apply to your own business. 

In the Lab this week, I find out if you have a 10-year plan and reveal how I'm tackling my own planning. I reveal my tip for the hottest company of 2021 and introduce you to the people becoming millionaires by teaching online.

Former Irish & Leinster captain, Jamie Heaslip lived an action-packed life even before his second career began as a business owner, investor & high-performance coach. His investment portfolio includes companies such as Kitman Labs & Pointy along with his ownership stakes in bars such as The Bridge.  Now I reveal Jamie's life as an entrepreneur, owner and investor.  Hear how he selects his investments, why he plans in 10-year cycles, and just what a day in the life of Jamie Heaslip looks like.    

This week in the Lab, we're revealing the launch of the EE community. Coming in Jan 2021, you can become part of a group of entrepreneurs coming together to build fantastic businesses.  We also discuss the value of documenting your journey, riches in niches and my new favourite YouTube channel.  

Food trailers are one of my tips for the biggest opportunities in 2021. I'm joined this week by an entrepreneur who is a veteran of the food trailer game & now teaches people how to set up their own business. Seany was inspired by his travels across the globe to bring the idea of street food back to Ireland & make it accessible to all. We hear how he started selling tacos at country music festivals to becoming one of the biggest suppliers of food trailers in Ireland.

In a special edition of the Idea Lab, we are joined by Kymann Power, the new resident of Daly's Bar in Ennistymon, Co Clare. Kymann has captured many people's imagination with his decision to leave Dublin and set up home in a pub in the West of Ireland.  We discover where the idea came from, his plans for the project, and what it's really like to live in a pub. 

This week's guest left behind a lucrative career in technology with one of the world's most promising companies, to start her own brewery in Waterford.  With just an idea & a rough plan, Grainne set out on an adventure to brew her own beer. She shares how it all started with a few kegs in a single Dublin pub to building her own craft brewery on the south coast of Ireland.