Francis Van Steenberge is an American born in the US, but as a child he had the opportunity to live is Southeast Asia, Germany, and Belgium. He completed his middle school and high school years in Waterloo, Belgium and then obtained a Master’s degree in Economics and business from the…
William Prasifka was born in Dublin in 1990. After graduating from high school, William attended Columbia University in New York where he studied history and philosophy. He became particularly interested in nineteenth century American populism and completed a thesis which examined Charles Stewart Parnell’s American connections. On leaving Columbia, William…
Compartmentalize. Focusing on one task or role at a time will help you work more productively and efficiently. James McCauley, entrepreneur, part-time stay-at-home dad and educator, is the Co-Founder of Pluxty. Pluxty is a baby product company founded by James and his wife Aileen that offers smart solutions to…
Empower people to develop and work to their own devices, but within predefined controls that keeps the company organized. As Founder and CEO of Delmec, Kealan Delaney has leveraged over 30 years of expertise to grow the telecommunications company from a small, regional operation into a global enterprise serving…
You don’t need to be an IT whizz to pursue a career in blockchain technology. Four months after joining Wachsman in early 2016, Emma Walker was named one of FinanceFeeds’ ’30 Under 30: the Industry’s Future Leaders’ and rapidly became a globally-acknowledged expert in blockchain public relations. In 2017,…
Passion for what you do can move mountains. Padraic Cuddy of Ireland is the creator of The Field Toy that helps inspire real world, screen-free, and imaginative play. Available in two sizes, this must-have field toy is free of batteries and features lush green grass, hedging, traditional wooden farm…
Work hard and give 100% to your work effort. Leave no stones unturned so that at least if you have to walk away you know you have given it your best shot. Entrepreneur Valerie Moran brings a refreshing air of tenacity to the worlds of FinTech and philanthropy. Now,…
Be ruthless with your time: break it down and plan, then execute – it’ll limit how much time you waste and help you get more done in a smarter way ie fail smarter. Jonny is an entrepreneur and thinker who is known for horizon thinking. At 30, he is…
Build a reliable team that fits with your company culture and empowers you to keep your foot on the gas. Davide De Guz is the founder of link management tool, Rebrandly, which empowers users to put their brand name on the links they share. Davide is a serial entrepreneur…
Stay 1000% focused on your goal and let nothing and no one sidetrack you. Over two decades, between 1980 and 2000, brother and sister team Emmett and Deirdre Brady modernized their family business, Rochford Brady, and built it into Ireland’s largest legal services firm. They disrupted that industry through the…