The askpaul Podcast

Here is our last SME session interview for this season with Gary Lavin, Founder & CEO of VITHIT, one of the best-selling functional drinks brand. Enjoy an intriguing journey of passion, how he hanged in there through the tough times & kept going. Gary chats with us on a couple of various different topics like managing different stakeholders, the importance of choosing a suitable business partner & how de-risking is one of the key factors of business success.

This week on SME Sessions, myself and Jamie Heaslip are chatting💬 with Colin Harmon ,the Founder & CEO of  3FE Coffee☕ . This is an amazing story about his journey from being a one-man band 💪🏻 in the The Twisted Pepper to roasting, wholesaling and multiple locations 📌 driven by pure hard work, vision 🤓and the guts to keep going when things got tough. 

For the 5️⃣th episode of our SME session, myself & Jamie Heaslip were joined by Megan Cassidy, MD of LovinDublin. As a person coming from the non-commercial side of the business, she explains to us: ✔️Brand model⭐of LovinDublin ✔️Why it’s important for SME’s to create valuable content👌🏻for their audience? ✔️What does it mean to be authentic content creators💡during brand collabs and ✔️What are the digital metrics 📊that matter & help manage SME businesses?

Excited for the 4th episode of the SME sessions with Jamie Heaslip. Joining us is Joanne O'Grady - Founder & Director of Clever Clogs Inc. & Gaia Baby, premium nursery goods brands. 👶🏻 Joanne shares with us how she started up her business distribution✅, cut the cost down on the supply chain 👇🏻& imported in as well as how she kept the brand value ⭐alive during the tough times. She also shares her 2 amazing tips which helped her speed up the cash flow management process🏃🏼‍♀‍ along with the importance of brand ambassadors & influencers😎 in today’s age & time.

Tommy Bowe, former Irish rugby player joins myself & Jamie Heaslip this week for episode 3 of SME Sessions.  Tommy chats with us about how he created www.xvkings.com & www.lloydandpryce.com, how he’s kept them alive during Covid and how he is helping the high-street get back on its feet and build the new normal. 

Myself and Jamie Heaslip were joined by Tom Gannon who founded Cali Cali Foods & NutriQuick. Tom is going to talk us through how he built these extremely successful businesses from the ground up, how he pivoted to not only continue his success but expand during the current business climate! He's an absolute legend and a gent - do not miss this insight into his business planning!

Delighted to have one of Ireland's Top Chef🤩Grainne O Keefe this week for the 2nd episode of the SME sessions with myself & Jamie Heaslip Grainne is a Head Chef at Clanbrassil House & also one the directors of BuJo Burger Joint. She is going to talk us through how roadmaps & leadership are the foundations of a successful business. Also, on how they adapted & evolved their strategies to serve customers during the crisis🍱 ✅👍👌

Essential pieces of tips & advice for SME business 

This podcast is all about "What doesn't get measured doesn't get managed'. Myself & @jamieheaslip offer advice on what should be measured in a business during Covid-19 and the best ways to get the data you need to help your business grow!

In this episode, myself & @jamieheaslip from @flendercrowd are chatting about the importance of Brand, how to develop and get your brand out there. Loads of great insight and tips.