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Welcome to Life and Leadership, where Bobby Kerr explores the lives of some of the most successful Irish business leaders and entrepreneurs of our time. Join Bobby as he journeys around the country to learn about the human side of business.

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    • Apr 4, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 45m AVG DURATION
    • 26 EPISODES


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    Episode 8 - Domini and Peaches Kemp

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 48:03


    This week on Life and Leadership Bobby talks to the foodie entrepreneurial sisters Domini and Peaches Kemp who founded Itsa Bagel. They discuss their childhood in The Bahamas, running restaurants with Conrad Gallagher and surviving the pandemic.With thanks to Standard Life.

    Episode 7 - David McRedmond

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 48:09


    This week's guest om Life and Leadership is David McRedmond, the CEO of An Post. David talks about his long career starting in Waterstones and travelling the world with the company as well as his time at Eircom and the key role he played in TV3. With thanks to Standard Life

    Episode 6 - Anna May and Anna Marie McHugh

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 49:31


    This week on Life and Leadership Bobby talks to the mother and daughter behind the huge success that is the National Ploughing Championships, Anna May and Anna Marie McHugh. They discuss running what is the largest outdoor event in Europe, the male-dominated early days of the National Ploughing scene as well as their hopes for agricultural life in the future. With thanks to Standard Life.

    Episode 5 - Ray Nolan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 48:44


    On this week's episode Bobby Kerr talks to the tech entrepreneur Ray Nolan who founded Hostelworld which became a huge business before its sale for 500 million dollars. Ray started writing code in his teens and has gone on to start and then sell many more tech companies. He's a straight-talking businessperson who likes to the get the job done with a sense of humour. With thanks to Standard Life

    Episode 4 - Ryan Tubridy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 46:39


    On this week's episode of Life and Leadership Bobby talk to Ryan Tubridy about everything from his childhood, his career and the summer of 2023. Ryan also reflects on the leaders who have inspired him.With thanks to Standard Life.

    Episode 3 - Anne Heraty

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 46:21


    Anne Heraty is one of Ireland's most successful business leaders. She was the first woman in Ireland to head an Irish-listed company, CPL Resources, which went on to become one of the country's most successful companies. In this week's episode of Life and Leadership, Anne discusses everything from being one of the first tele-sales workers in Ireland to how AI might help recruitment. With thanks to Standard Life.

    Episode 2 - Mark Pollock

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 50:56


    Bobby's guest this week on Life and Leadership is adventure athlete, speaker and researcher Mark Pollock. Mark recounts his incredible life which saw he become blind at 22 and 12 years later become paraplegic. Yet Mark has completed marathons in the south pole and in deserts. His latest challenge sees him involved in a mission to cure paralysis. With thanks to Standard Life.

    Episode 1 - Mark Little

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 52:10


    Bobby's first guest for the new season of Life and Leadership is entrepreneur and journalist Mark Little. In this episode Mark talks about his early days in RTE and the success of his company Storyful and loads more career highlights and some 'hairy' business moments. With thanks to Standard Life.

    Episode 8: Norman Crowley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 47:38


    The second series of Bobby Kerr's Life and Leadership Podcast with thanks to Sia Partners is available now on the Go Loud app and on Newstalk on Saturday evenings from 7pm.In Episode 8 Bobby's guest is Norman Crowley, Cool Planet founder & group CEO, and serial entrepreneur in the tech, manufacturing, gaming, and climate sectors.

    Episode 7: Anna Haugh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 52:17


    The second series of Bobby Kerr's Life and Leadership podcast with thanks to Sia Partners is available now on the Go Loud app and on Newstalk on Saturday evenings from 7pm. In Episode 7 Bobby's guest is Anna Haugh, Executive Head Chef & owner of Myrtle Restaurant in Chelsea, London.

    Episode 6: Bobby Healy 

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 48:39


    The second series of Bobby Kerr's Life and Leadership podcast with thanks to Sia Partners is available now on the Go Loud app and on Newstalk on Saturday evenings from 7pm.In Episode 6 Bobby's guest is tech entrepreneur and Manna Drone Delivery CEO, Bobby Healy.

    Episode 5: Pat McCann

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 57:27


    Speaking to Bobby in Dublin's Gibson Hotel for this episode of Life and Leadership Season 2 is Pat McCann, career hotelier and former CEO of the Dalata Hotel Group.The Podcast is available on the Newstalk app powered by Go Loud or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also listen in on Newstalk on Saturday evening from 7pm.

    Episode 4: Derval O'Rourke

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 49:20


    Bobby's guest for this episode of Life and Leadership Season 2 is entrepreneur and former Olympian, Derval O'Rourke.Bobby met up with Derval in the Mardyke Arena Health & Leisure Centre in Cork where they chatted about her early childhood, her life as an athlete, going into business, and more.

    Episode 3: Denise Kenny Byrne

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 50:37


    Bobby's guest for this episode of Life and Leadership Season 2 is Denise Kenny Byrne, Co-Founder alongside her husband Ciaran of Irish wellness brand, The Head Plan.Bobby met up with Denise in Baldoyle Library, where she spent a lot of her youth to chat about her life and the business

    Episode 2: Devin Toner

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 49:46


    Bobby's guest for this episode of Life and Leadership Season 2 is former Leinster and Ireland International, Devin Toner. Having retired from his rugby career, Devin has moved into the financial world with Fairstone and is also an investor in O Brother Brewing. Bobby sat down with Devin on the grounds of Castleknock College where both are past pupils.

    Episode 1: Brody Sweeney

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 48:19


    Bobby's guest for the inaugural episode of Life and Leadership Season 2 is Brody Sweeney, the founder of O'Briens Sandwich Bars and Camile Thai Kitchen. Join Bobby Kerr to delve deeper into the lives and insights of the most successful and influential business leaders of our time in this Newstalk Original podcast.

    Life and Leadership - Season 2 Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 0:40


    Life and Leadership returns for Season 2 soon! Join Bobby Kerr to delve deeper into the lives and insights of the most successful and influential business leaders of our time in this Newstalk Original podcast.Brought to you by Sia Partners.

    Episode 8: Colm Lyon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 49:37


    Bobby's guest for this episode is a Fintech entrepreneur who sold his payment processing startup for over one hundred million euro. After 14 years in Ulster Bank, Colm Lyon risked it all to go out on his own and at one stage, his company was processing over twenty-five billion euro worldwide. He now owns a digital account business called Fire.com, invests in early startups and more.

    Episode 7: Louise Phelan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 43:12


    Louise Phelan is an executive powerhouse. She has done it all in the corporate world. Born into a family of 17 in county Laois, Louise is best known for her role as Vice President of PayPal, where she set up a base for the company in County Louth, creating 1000 jobs. She now mentors others, sits on the board of Ryanair and enjoys life in her luxury apartment in the exclusive Lansdowne Place in Dublin 4. That's where Bobby met Louise to talk Life and Leadership.

    Episode 6: Pat Phelan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 51:40


    Pat Phelan has had a life less ordinary. From working as a butcher in the English Market to completing a multi-million-dollar deal in The States, he has an amazing story to tell. From a mobile roaming start-up to a fraud prevention success story and now a hugely popular cosmetic treatment chain, he has always followed his entrepreneurial instinct. Bobby sat down with Pat in his Sisu clinic on Oliver Plunkett street, Cork to hear his fascinating story and to talk life and leadership.

    Episode 5: Bernard Brogan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 42:39


    Bernard Brogan is best known for his countless appearances in a Dublin Football shirt. He is part of a Dublin GAA dynasty and holds 7 All Ireland medals, but he's not just a success on the pitch, he is a big success in the business world too. His PepTalk company has just landed a major investment in the U.S. Bobby sat down in Bernard's Club Gym in St Oliver Plunkett's GAA Club to talk Life and Leadership.

    Episode 4: Sean Gallagher

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 58:43


    Seán Gallagher is a successful businessman, two time presidential candidate and former Dragon on Dragon's Den. Bobby sat down with Seán to talk life and leadership and to revisit that controversial presidential debate in 2011.

    Episode 3: Rosanna Davison

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 48:00


    Former Miss World Rosanna Davison has had the most extraordinary life. From being crowned Miss Ireland to doing a cover shoot with Playboy, she is now one of Ireland's most popular social media influencers. In this open and honest interview with Bobby Kerr, she talks about growing up with a very famous father, her very successful career, fertility struggles, becoming a nutritional therapist, leadership qualities and more.

    Episode 2: Pat McDonagh

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 44:34


    Pat McDonagh opened his first fast food restaurant in Galway back in 1978. He has since gone on to open over 100 Supermac's restaurants across Ireland and also owns a hotel chain as well as motorway plazas. Pat talks to Bobby Kerr about his early days as a teacher, his entry in to business, his low points and regrets, the occasions where his opinions got him in to trouble, his leadership style, his path to success and more.

    Episode 1: Aimee Connolly

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 42:06


    At just 30 years of age, Aimee Connolly has had incredible success in the cosmetics industry with her Sculpted by Aimee product range. Bobby sat down with Aimee in her Grafton Street store to talk Life and Leadership.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 1:02


    Welcome to Life and Leadership, where Bobby Kerr explores the lives of some of the most successful Irish business leaders and entrepreneurs of our time. Join Bobby as he journeys around the country to learn about the human side of business.

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