The Global Discussion

Frank Prendergast is an actor who studied modern realist acting techniques with Tom Kibbe, who studied under Strasberg, Adler and Meisner. His professional acting credits include films such as Whit Stillman's Love & Friendship and Peter Foott's The Young Offenders, as well as many television series such as Red Rock, Vikings and Penny Dreadful.   In addition to acting, Frank has over two decades of experience helping businesses with their online presence. He is the owner of the most-talked-about moustache in the personal branding world and is one-half of the award-winning digital marketing team Frank and Marci.   Frank is self-professed proof that you don't have to be super polished (or even clean-shaven) to have a personal brand that grabs people's attention and gets them talking. He promotes that "you just have to be you", – which is more complicated than it sounds in the online space.  A few years ago, Frank started worrying about the insanely high number of solopreneurs who are great at what they do but drop the ball when it comes to representing their personal brands online. It creates a huge missed opportunity for business growth. So he got to work, helping personal brands "rise above the blah" to show the world how brilliant they are. Since then, he has helped hundreds of people get excited about creating content and has seen the payoff for their personal brands. 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

Juwayria (Jia) Elhassan is the Founder and CEO of The Social Ikigai. She is an online marketing business specialist and social media content strategist who helps entrepreneurs, coaches, and small businesses elevate their online presence through focused branding, strategic digital marketing, social media, and establishing solid online business foundations.  Jia's show, Decoded with Jia Elhassan, focuses on mastering professional social audio shows and how to grow your brand with industry experts.    Topics include: - Growing community. - Becoming a pro host/moderator. - How to establish a strong brand and online presence. - Leveraging social audio for your personal brand. - How experts run successful spaces in their industry sector.   Jia is a host, speaker, and team member of The Conversationalists, a group of top audio hosts from four major social audio sites: Twitter Spaces, Clubhouse, LinkedIn Audio, and Wisdom.  The show aims to create quality shows to encourage debate, entertain, and educate. Each week a different pair of hosts craft a conversation, and the team will debate, laugh, disagree, and chat about the questions and theme of the episode.  The #Conversationalists founder is Jason Zackowski, brand owner and Dog Dad of Bunsen and Beaker.  Jia holds BSC with Honours in Clinical Nutrition MBA. 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 - https://open.spotify.com/show/3QdMqfzyvca6EVlEJ80I4n Google - https://podcasts.google.com/search/TheGlobalDiscussion Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-global-discussion/id1668702566 Video: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@theglobaldiscussion Website - https://www.theglobaldiscussion.com Social Media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/Global_Discuss LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/theglobaldiscussion Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theglobaldiscussion Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheGlobalDiscussion

Angus Blair is the CEO of Signet, Investment Banker, Asset Manager, Investment Analyst and Professor. Angus is passionate about institutionalising Corporate Governance and ESG. Founder of Signet LLC: Definitive & creative thinking on the investment, business, economics & risk of the Middle East & North Africa; over 20 years of analysing, researching, writing and developing businesses in and for the MENA region (after covering global markets).  Angus is an award-winning investment analyst: No 1 Institutional Investor, Global Finance's Global Emerging Markets Superstar, and double Extel-rated team. Advising businesses in the MENA region on risk analysis, due diligence, & working on policy development across and investment into the MENA region. Angus led the team to list the 1st Egypt GDR for CIB, & the first fund to allow foreigners to invest in Saudi Arabia, the US$250m SAIF Fund, amongst other key ECM deals which kick-started foreign investment into the MENA region's capital markets.  He helped pioneer international capital market transactions and economic & corporate research on the MENA region's stock markets, economies, and political risk. Angus has developed large emerging markets businesses in London from scratch (southern EU and MENA region). Previously, a stock market strategist in London for Barings and ABN AMRO. Signet LLC utilises experience to advise and help corporates/institutions/governments with decision-making, investing, risk and policy creation in the MENA region. Angus invests in new start-ups & small enterprises. He is a mentor and a regular speaker at events: corporate & public, as well as the media, on developments across, and forecasts for, the MENA region.  He is committed to deepening business and cultural links between the UK & Europe with the MENA region, improved corporate governance & start-ups. Angus is appointed to the Egyptian British Business Council and regularly speaks on this topic, including in discussions on CNBC with Hadley Gamble, Anchor and Senior International Correspondent. 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 - https://open.spotify.com/show/3QdMqfzyvca6EVlEJ80I4n Google - https://podcasts.google.com/search/TheGlobalDiscussion Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-global-discussion/id1668702566 Video: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@theglobaldiscussion Website - https://www.theglobaldiscussion.com Social Media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/Global_Discuss LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/theglobaldiscussion Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theglobaldiscussion Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheGlobalDiscussion

Elaina Ryan is CEO of Children's Books Ireland, a national organisation whose mission is to make books a part of every child's life. Elaina has a children's publishing background and an MLitt in Publishing from the University of Stirling. She is the former Managing Editor of Little Island books, where she worked closely with Ireland's inaugural Laureate na nÓg, Siobhán Parkinson. She is Co-Artistic Director, with Niamh Sharkey, of Towers and Tales, the Lismore Story Festival in County Waterford.  Children’s Books Ireland is the national charity and arts organisation that champions every child’s right to develop a love of reading. Through their many activities and events, the organisation aims to engage young people with books, foster a greater understanding of the importance of books for young people and act as a core resource for those with an interest in books for children in Ireland. 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 - https://open.spotify.com/show/3QdMqfzyvca6EVlEJ80I4n Google - https://podcasts.google.com/search/TheGlobalDiscussion Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-global-discussion/id1668702566 Video: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@theglobaldiscussion Website - https://www.theglobaldiscussion.com Social Media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/Global_Discuss LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/theglobaldiscussion Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theglobaldiscussion Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheGlobalDiscussion

Timothy Hughes co-founded DLA ignite not to be just another marketing agency and not to transform only sales by using social. Tim and his team transform whole organisations, including Sales, Marketing, Human Resources, Internal Communications, and Customer Service, all with social. Before setting up his company, Tim held senior positions at Oracle, and Capgemini, in addition to being a Global Instructor at ThePowerMBA and working as part of the Rutgers Business School Executive Education program.  Since the launch of Tim's first book in 2016, he has been a creator and influencer using LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube networks as part of the creator economy. Tim features in lists including Thinkers360 and Onalytica for being one of the top thought leaders, creators and influencers worldwide in the subjects of social selling, digital selling, virtual selling, modern selling, sales, marketing, digital marketing, leadership and management.  In his newly revised second edition of Social Selling, Tim shares how to reach and engage with the modern buyer. Social Selling outlines how to implement a social selling strategy and drive revenue, competitive advantage and market share through social networks. Social Selling is a practical, step-by-step blueprint for creating digital communities and building and turning relationships into sales online. Featuring checklists, tips and examples providing practical guidance, it covers important subjects such as how to network purposely and build social media trust in a mistrustful time and how to develop real influence and authority in your subject area. 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 - https://open.spotify.com/show/3QdMqfzyvca6EVlEJ80I4n Google - https://podcasts.google.com/search/TheGlobalDiscussion Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-global-discussion/id1668702566 Video: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@theglobaldiscussion Website - https://www.theglobaldiscussion.com Social Media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/Global_Discuss LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/theglobaldiscussion Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theglobaldiscussion Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheGlobalDiscussion

Margaret Molloy is the Global Chief Marketing Officer at Siegel+Gale, the Host of the podcast How CMOs Commit, and the Creator/Founder of WearingIrish. The Wearing Irish platform enables people to discover Irish brands and the makers behind them. As the creator of WearingIrish, Margaret helps Irish fashion designers tell their stories, helping to uplift all Irish industries, businesses and talent by positioning Ireland as a creative nation. The platform provides designers, shoppers and influencers with access and exposure to each other. It began as a passion project with a mission to tell the world the untold story of contemporary Irish fashion and the makers behind the creations. The #WearingIrish social media campaign captured global media attention in 2016. WearingIrish is now a movement online and offline with live salon programs in New York City and a popular blog that celebrates Irish fashion and accessory designers.  Margaret understands the value of hard work, keeping promises, and a commitment to community and connection. These same values are essential to top-performing brands and businesses. Marget shares a drive for community and connection, combined with a diligent operator work ethic that allows her to mobilize inclusive marketing teams across diverse industries, from tech to professional services to agencies, as the Global CMO at Siegal+Gale.  Margaret's awards include Marketing and Communications Team of the Year Shortlist 2023 (Campaign), LinkedIn Top 15 Voices in Marketing & Advertising (LinkedIn), B2B Marketer of the Year 2017 (The Drum), Marketing Society Fellow (2020), Top B2B Marketing Influencer 2021 (TopRank), Top Marketer/CMO on Twitter (Forbes), Top Irish Americans in Business (Irish America), Top 20 Most Important Women in Marketing 2022, (Agency Spotter). Her DEI work includes award-winning Women's Day, LGBT+ Pride, GENZ, Boomer, Black History Month, and Hispanic Heritage event programs. 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 - https://open.spotify.com/show/3QdMqfzyvca6EVlEJ80I4n Google - https://podcasts.google.com/search/TheGlobalDiscussion Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-global-discussion/id1668702566 Video:  YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@theglobaldiscussion Website - https://www.theglobaldiscussion.com Social Media:  Twitter - https://twitter.com/Global_Discuss LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/theglobaldiscussion Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theglobaldiscussion Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheGlobalDiscussion

Gary Turner advises, guides and invests in technology start-ups and scale-ups in the UK and internationally. As an operator, he co-founded and led the growth of Xero in the UK from 2009 to 2021 and was a member of Xero's global leadership team for 12 years. Xero is a multi-award-winning cloud accounting platform with more than 3 million paying subscribers. He led Xero's UK business from £56k of revenue in its first year to over £150 million (USD$185m) and more than 850,000 business subscribers. He also guided Xero's successful market entry and growth in South Africa.   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

In this episode, we catch up with Ayse Birsel, an award-winning industrial designer, author, and founder of Birsel + Seck. Ayse is one of the world’s leading industrial designers. She has designed hundreds of products, and you’ve probably held or sat on something she has designed for Herman Miller Knoll, Target, or Toyota, among many others. She is the author of Design the Life You Love and is recognized as "The #1 Coach for Life Design.” Her design process, Deconstruction: Reconstruction™, is the red thread across all her work, including the book. Her work can be found in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Ayse was born in Turkey and came to New York City with a Fulbright scholarship, where she now lives and works. Ayse Birsel is a visionary in the world of design and has been recognized for her work in creating functional and beautiful products. She has worked with major brands such as Herman Miller, General Electric, and Kettal. In addition to her work in design, Ayse is also an author. Her best-selling book "Design the Life You Love: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Meaningful Future" shares Ayse's unique process for designing a life that is both fulfilling and purposeful. The book has been praised for its approachable and actionable guidance and has helped countless people to achieve their personal and professional goals. Ayse is also the founder of Birsel + Seck, a design consultancy that specializes in human-centred design. Her approach to design has been embraced by clients and has helped to create meaningful and impactful products. In this episode, we will be talking to Ayse about her design philosophy, her approach to writing, and the lessons she has learned throughout her career. Join us as we explore the mind of one of the industry's leading voices and learn how to create a life and career that truly speaks to our passions and purpose. To learn more about The Global Discussion, please visit: https://www.theglobaldiscussion.com Social Media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/Global_Discuss LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/theglobaldiscussion Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theglobaldiscussion Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheGlobalDiscussion

Tom Morley is the original drummer and founder of Scritti Politti, also recording with David Bowie and Madness. Tom is a stand-up drummer and team-building expert. He has also been recognized for his contributions to the music industry, receiving several awards and accolades over the years. Despite the changing musical landscape, he remains a respected figure in the world of new-wave and post-punk music and continues to inspire and influence new generations of musicians and fans.  Morley's dedication to his craft and innovative approach to drumming has made him a sought-after session player and producer. He has worked on a wide variety of projects, from album recordings to live performances, and his contributions have been highly valued by those he has collaborated with. As a result, he has become known for his versatility and technical mastery of the drums, which has made him a valuable asset to the music community.  Aside from his musical career, Morley is known for his strong commitment to environmental and social causes. He has used his platform to raise awareness about important issues and to support organizations that work towards making a positive impact. He has also been an advocate for the arts and has worked to promote music education in schools, believing that music should be accessible to everyone, regardless of their background or financial situation.  Tom Morley is not only a talented musician but also a skilled rockstar activator, team builder, and public speaker. Throughout his career, he has used his platform to bring people together and inspire them to work towards a common goal. He is known for his ability to build strong, cohesive teams and to motivate people to achieve their full potential.  Finally, Morley is also a skilled public speaker and has used his platform to share his ideas and inspire others. He is known for his ability to connect with audiences and engage them with his messages, and his speaking engagements have been well-received by audiences around the world.  In conclusion, Tom Morley is a talented musician and a visionary leader who has made a significant impact on the world. Whether he is performing on stage, working to bring people together, or inspiring others with his words, he continues to be a force for good in the world and a true master of his craft. To learn more about The Global Discussion, please visit: https://www.theglobaldiscussion.com Social Media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/Global_Discuss LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/theglobaldiscussion Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theglobaldiscussion Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheGlobalDiscussion

Vanessa Fox O'Loughlin No 1 Bestselling Crime Writer *Sam Blake. Managing Director, The Inkwell Group Publishing Consultancy.  *Sam Blake herself is a character from the imagination of Vanessa Fox O'Loughlin, who is the founder of the multi-award-winning writing resources website Writing.ie, The Inkwell Group publishing consultancy, and is the founder of Murder One, Ireland's International Crime Writing Festival. Vanessa is a board member of the Society of Authors, the UK-based trade union that campaigns and lobbies at the government level on issues that affect authors.  Vanessa is also a fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) – notable past fellows include Charles Dickens, Benjamin Franklin, Stephen Hawking, Karl Marx, Adam Smith, Nelson Mandela, David Attenborough, William Hogarth and Tim Berners-Lee. A past chair of Irish PEN, she is the convenor of the Irish Chapter of the Crime Writers Association and has recently joined the CWA board. During our conversation, we delve into the writing process and discuss her latest book, "The Mystery of Four", and upcoming projects. If you're a fan of crime fiction, don't miss this episode! Join us as we delve into the mind of one of the genre's top authors and her latest book "The Mystery of Four." Sam Blake books include:  Something Terrible Happened Last Night The Mystery of Four Remember My Name High Pressure Little Bones The Dark Room Keep Your Eyes On Me No Turning Back In Deep Water To learn more about The Global Discussion, please visit: https://www.theglobaldiscussion.com Social Media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/Global_Discuss LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/theglobaldiscussion Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theglobaldiscussion Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheGlobalDiscussion