The Global Discussion

Joan is a Digitalisation & Sustainability Lead at Siemens and a Contemporary Landscape Artist. We discuss technology, life and art in this episode of The Global Discussion. She was the CEO of the Irish Internet Association, supporting over 350 IIA member companies and helping to drive policy development and lobbying to progress the industry on critical issues such as skills development, open data, cloud computing and industry standards. The IIA ran the annual industry awards, The NetVisionaries, and the digital inclusion campaign Digitise the Nation. Joan is on the Executive Council of the Contemporary Irish Art Society and is a prior winner of the Business Woman of the Year Awards. As an Artist, Joan takes inspiration from her location and abstracts form and colour from Ireland's trees, farms and landscapes. About The Global Discussion: The podcast features carefully curated guests from an exciting cross-section of creatives, leaders, and thinkers. New episodes are available on Apple, Google, and Spotify podcasts and several leading podcast platforms. You can listen to and watch the episodes on our dedicated YouTube channel and the website.  To learn more about The Global Discussion, please visit: https://www.theglobaldiscussion.com Audio: Spotify | Google | Apple  Video: YouTube | Website  Social Media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

Jane Buckley was born in Derry/ Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in the late 60s and is the author of the Stones Corner series. Like many of her generation, she had to leave to find work elsewhere. At the naïve age of 17, she moved to London, where she lived and worked for over twenty-five years before moving to Nice, France. Along with her husband John (born in Cork, Ireland), they finally returned home in 2017 and lived in Donegal. Since Jane lived predominantly in London throughout the time that is known as "The Troubles", it was apparent then – and still is today – that not all the facts of the events in Ulster – perpetrated on every side by the warring factions – were presented in an accurate and unbiased way. Over recent years, the couple recognised that many of the people they'd been fortunate enough to meet on their travels worldwide didn't understand why or how the conflict in the North of Ireland began and why it continued for three decades. Jane found this particularly frustrating and decided to take it upon herself to inform them and others by writing a historical fiction series based on her childhood experiences and events from this horrific period in Ireland's history. Jane believes we must move on from "The Troubles" as a country while never forgetting how and why they occurred. Recognising the hardship and suffering endured by so many of our friends, family and neighbours, we should continue to embrace the healing and reconciliation process. About The Global Discussion: The podcast features carefully curated guests from an exciting cross-section of creatives, leaders, and thinkers. New episodes are available on Apple, Google, and Spotify podcasts and several leading podcast platforms. You can listen to and watch the episodes on our dedicated YouTube channel and the website.  To learn more about The Global Discussion, please visit: https://www.theglobaldiscussion.com Audio: Spotify | Google | Apple  Video: YouTube | Website  Social Media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

Michelle is the Founder & Managing Director of A Better Work, helping to unlock the human potential within organisations. A Better Work uses science-based, data-driven approaches, proven strengths-based methodology, and appreciative enquiry. Michelle helps to bring to the surface the culture, inclusion, diversity, engagement, strategy, and leadership plans needed so an organisation can reach its maximum potential. Michelle is the Head of Operations at Host in Ireland, an initiative representing 51 data centres and related providers of services and products that demonstrate world-class excellence. These businesses are part of the foundation in Ireland for both Foreign Direct Investment and the growth of indigenous technology success stories. She is a Partner at Kennedy Insights and helps to work with aspiring businesses to develop a clear strategic direction, implement critical changes and assist in designing processes that can lead to improved performance. About The Global Discussion: The podcast features carefully curated guests from an exciting cross-section of creatives, leaders, and thinkers. New episodes are available on Apple, Google, and Spotify podcasts and several leading podcast platforms. You can listen to and watch the episodes on our dedicated YouTube channel and the website.  To learn more about The Global Discussion, please visit: https://www.theglobaldiscussion.com Audio: Spotify | Google | Apple  Video: YouTube | Website  Social Media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

Kevin is Managing Partner at TNT Brand Strategist LLC, driving the Go-To-Market strategy, ensuring exceptional customer experience and coaching clients in strategically defining and promoting their personal and organizational brand with an emphasis on digital dominance, social media, social currency, social selling, and marketing expertise on LinkedIn. He consults with C-Level and Industry Leader clients on focusing the power of branding, social selling and social media marketing to boost careers, further goals, exponentially grow their business, build a personal brand that resonates and maximize their career objectives/transitioning efforts. Kevin develops personalized social media plans for Executives to include authentic message development aligned with the right keywords, vision, and signal-to-noise ratio that establishes their brand, optimizes their rankings and strengthens their relevance with a focus on LinkedIn and Twitter. Kevin is an Executive Career Coach of social media and digital branding for Graduating eMBA Students of Baylor University Hankamer School of Business since 2015 and the Baylor Law School Masters Program since 2019. He earned LinkedIn ProFinder's Expert Pro and top 10 status in personal branding, strategic brand marketing, social media marketing, and LinkedIn profile optimization. About The Global Discussion: The podcast features carefully curated guests from an exciting cross-section of creatives, leaders, and thinkers. New episodes are available on Apple, Google, and Spotify podcasts and several leading podcast platforms. You can listen to and watch the episodes on our dedicated YouTube channel and the website.  To learn more about The Global Discussion, please visit: https://www.theglobaldiscussion.com Audio: Spotify | Google | Apple  Video: YouTube | Website  Social Media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

Paul Watters is a Chef, positive thinker, and regular food columnist in newspapers and magazines in the UK, Ireland and the USA. A former chef at the iconic Savoy Hotel in London and Australia's Sydney Opera House, Paul is passionate about his work and has three decades of experience. He has worked worldwide, including in London, Sydney, and Toronto. Paul loves being a Chef and has gained experience in sales, tourism, business management, and customer service. He always enjoys new life challenges, whether cooking, helping people develop new ideas, or giving advice. Paul values being a good listener and team player and shares his work on his Facebook personal blog, 'Simple, Tasty, Healthy by PW'. About The Global Discussion: The podcast features carefully curated guests from an exciting cross-section of creatives, leaders, and thinkers. New episodes are available on Apple, Google, and Spotify podcasts and several leading podcast platforms. You can listen to and watch the episodes on our dedicated YouTube channel and the website.  To learn more about The Global Discussion, please visit: https://www.theglobaldiscussion.com Audio: Spotify | Google | Apple  Video: YouTube | Website  Social Media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

Ashwin Chacko is a positively playful connector, bringing people together through positive storytelling with Illustration & Design. Championing creativity to shape culture through talks, books, videos, and workshops. Ashwin is a storyteller & motivational speaker based in Dublin, Ireland, specialising in positive visual storytelling. He helps companies connect with their audience through illustrations & design. Ashwin is interested in uncovering the social interactions that drive culture and seeks to capture these moments in bold lines & shapes. His compositions focus on a strong use of characters intermingled with typography and patterns. He likes to describe his work as; positively playful. Ashwin develops and designs conceptual illustrations for advertising campaigns, products, packaging, editorial, children's books and one-off commissions worldwide. He also runs creative workshops and speaks in companies to encourage creativity. Ashwin's books include Keep At It, Little Optimist, A little book About Justice, Everybody Feels Fear, What Wondrous Shapes We Are, and What do you think? He is an Illustration Ireland, AOI and Design OP member and was awarded Facebook Artist Residency, Adobe Creative Residency, and an IDI Shortlist for Illustration. About The Global Discussion: The podcast features carefully curated guests from an exciting cross-section of creatives, leaders, and thinkers. New episodes are available on Apple, Google, and Spotify podcasts and several leading podcast platforms. You can listen to and watch the episodes on our dedicated YouTube channel and the website.  To learn more about The Global Discussion, please visit: https://www.theglobaldiscussion.com Audio: Spotify | Google | Apple  Video: YouTube | Website  Social Media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

Eveline Ruehlin is a skilled multilingual mentor and advisor passionate about sustainability and technology, with a proven track record in managing academic summits, conferences, political fundraisers, and events. As a strong advocate for a sustainable and circular economy, Eveline is a fan of renewables and clean energy, recycling, AI for good, ML, AR, VR, blockchain technology, cyber security, supply chains, and the digital transformation of the 4th industrial revolution. Eveline enjoys skiing, golfing, hiking, mountain climbing, and exploring the great outdoors in her free time. Her love for nature and the environment inspires her to work towards a better future for all. About The Global Discussion: The podcast features carefully curated guests from an exciting cross-section of creatives, leaders, and thinkers. New episodes are available on Apple, Google, and Spotify podcasts and several leading podcast platforms. You can listen to and watch the episodes on our dedicated YouTube channel and the website.  To learn more about The Global Discussion, please visit: https://www.theglobaldiscussion.com Audio: Spotify | Google | Apple  Video: YouTube | Website  Social Media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

Kung Pik Liu (Pik) is an expert in brand design and women's health empowerment. As a passionate advocate for femtech and women's health and wellness, Pik is committed to helping femtech companies grow faster and more meaningfully. With only 3% of digital health venture investments going into the space, women need more healthcare as they have more frequent and complex needs than men. Worse, when woman founders ask for funding, they get less than their male counterparts. Pik believes she can do her part to help femtech professionals market themselves better, spread awareness to other women, and promote femtech companies through her branding and content services and her Halo Femtech Podcast. As the founder of Design Angel, a branding firm specializing in femtech companies, Pik has worked with selected clients such as Medidata, Reify Health, Famlee, Sydnesi Health, and DriveScale (acquired by Twitter in 2021). After nearly 20 years in the industry, Pik believes that design has the power to elevate brands and instil confidence. She believes that companies must "dress for success" to communicate their message authentically and confidently. Pik helps femtech companies who need to upgrade their brands to attract customers, look up to par to get taken seriously and launch a new product through her brand consultations, strategy sessions, practical action plans, unique brand identity development, visual brand implementations, on-demand design support, and on-demand chief brand officer (CBO) support. Pik is committed to being helpful and genuine, and doing meaningful work, supporting femtech and women-led startups. She is a graphic designer turned brand strategist, marketer, and entrepreneur. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts and Graphic Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and an Associate's Degree in Applied Science in Advertising Design from FIT. She also studied abroad for a semester at the London College of Communication. Currently, Pik lives in Southern California with her husband and two children. About The Global Discussion: The podcast features carefully curated guests from an exciting cross-section of creatives, leaders, and thinkers. New episodes are available on Apple, Google, and Spotify podcasts and several leading podcast platforms. You can listen to and watch the episodes on our dedicated YouTube channel and the website.  To learn more about The Global Discussion, please visit: https://www.theglobaldiscussion.com Audio: Spotify | Google | Apple  Video: YouTube | Website  Social Media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

Roy Kowarski is a branding and marketing specialist who helps global brands and business owners bring their brand stories to life. At the heart of everything he does is building connections that deliver genuine value through impactful and authentic interactions. Roy won gold at the global Social Audio Person Of The Year Awards and believes understanding what people want and analysing what drives response is vital to building lasting relationships. His company delivers engaging and innovative marketing products, but what they do is not about the products and services alone. Roy helps businesses communicate their message most engagingly using creative marketing product ideas aligned to a strategy. Roy's expertise ensures that every touchpoint communicates the value a brand offers customers, from corporate gifting to brand activations, outdoor promotions, and exhibitions. He values listening and understanding desired outcomes. With the right promotional product strategy, Roy helps brands create memorable and long-term brand exposure so that every step of the customer journey drives conversion. According to Roy, it all comes back to focusing on what you can give your customers and how you make them feel. His passion for listening, learning, and sharing information to develop lasting relationships is evident in everything he does. Roy's branding and marketing approach builds connections and delivers genuine value through impactful and authentic interactions. About The Global Discussion: The podcast features carefully curated guests from an exciting cross-section of creatives, leaders, and thinkers. New episodes are available on Apple, Google, and Spotify podcasts and several leading podcast platforms. You can listen to and watch the episodes on our dedicated YouTube channel and the website.  To learn more about The Global Discussion, please visit: https://www.theglobaldiscussion.com Audio: Spotify | Google | Apple  Video: YouTube | Website  Social Media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

Rose Horowitz is a Pulitzer-nominated journalist, content creator, and social media expert. Rose is the founder of #WomenToFollow, a global hashtag trend that reached 12 million views in its first two weeks. She is also the host of a bimonthly livestream #WomenToFollow show broadcasted on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and her new YouTube channel. In the wake of the pandemic, Rose became a producer for two successful global livestream shows that reached 1.5 million viewers and created 200 million social impressions. She is also skilled at identifying trends, synthesizing complex information, and writing clear, concise copy, leading to her work being published in top publications such as the New York Times, Forbes, and The Los Angeles Times. Rose has booked top guests on her shows through her influence and skill as a thought leader on women's leadership and diversity. She has also helped conceive, create, and launch a weekly medical show called "She's On Call." With a Master's from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, Rose's career highlights include being nominated for a Pulitzer for her investigative series on the U.S. Food for Peace Program, which resulted in congressional hearings and legislative change. Rose's expertise in social media, content creation and journalism has enabled her to create impactful shows and content reaching millions of viewers worldwide. We're excited to hear more about her journey and learn from her experience. About The Global Discussion: The podcast features carefully curated guests from an exciting cross-section of creatives, leaders, and thinkers. New episodes are available on Apple, Google, and Spotify podcasts and several leading podcast platforms. You can listen to and watch the episodes on our dedicated YouTube channel and the website.  To learn more about The Global Discussion, please visit: https://www.theglobaldiscussion.com Audio: Spotify | Google | Apple  Video: YouTube | Website  Social Media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn