“I often joke and say that I started out as an accidental founder, meaning that it was never my intention to start a company, but it was sort of a ‘right place, right time’ sort of thing,” Carol Malakasis, Managing Partner at Rampd, explains how she got involved in sales and the start-up world Her […]
Carol Malakasis: Founders Can be “Chief Storytelling Officers” Read More »
Hannah Joyce is the founder of Akroo, a professional coaching and training platform which she established in 2020. Having initially started on the NDRC pathway a few years ago, Hannah has come through a number of the programmes and is part of the current Accelerator programme which is set to come to a close later
“Just go for it” – Hannah Joyce, Founder of Akroo Read More »
Svetlana Liubetskaya is a tech professional with over 15 years of experience in computer science and artificial intelligence, and she has recently arrived in Ireland from Ukraine, looking to make a new start. Our conversation starts with Lana telling me that her decision to move country was forced after her house in Ukraine was destroyed
Itera’s Lana Liubetskaya: “Use tech for good things” Read More »
Keerthi Chandra Sekaren is a Product Owner with PorterShed member FleetOps.com, and she has been working in Galway for almost two years. A little bit of hustling and networking earned Keerthi a meeting with the company’s CEO Liam Lynch in Galway prior to the pandemic. Though it didn’t lead to anything straight away, Liam remembered
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Yurko Turskiy, a frontend developer working for Advisable sat down with Trevor Murray to talk about leaving his home country of Ukraine, starting a new life with his girlfriend on the west coast of Ireland, and what it means to have arrived in Galway in the midst of trouble in his homeland… For Yurko, who
“I feel supported” – Yurko Turskiy, Advisable Developer Read More »
Brian McManus sat down with the PorterShed to discuss his journey from an engineer to a successful YouTuber with over 3.5 million subscribers on Real Engineering – and why he feels the content creation field is one that is only just taking off. Brian’s Real Engineering channel launched in 2016 after Brian decided to leave
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Manna Drone Delivery is arguably one of the most eye-catching start-ups to have come from Ireland in the past few years. What started out as an ambitious idea has become a fully-fledged business that is unlike many anywhere else in the world. Founder Bobby Healy spoke with the PorterShed to discuss the current state of
PorterShed Interviews Bobby Healy, Founder of Manna Drone Delivery Read More »
To mark International Women’s Day, we had the pleasure of sitting down with PorterShed member and entrepreneur Norma Carty to discuss her story in the tech world to date, her experience as a leader, and some of the lessons she has learned throughout her fascinating journey so far. Norma achieved great success with PerfectCard as
Norma Carty: “A female energy can bring something different” Read More »