Return from maternity leave: The new normal

Me on my first day back at work after maternity leave. There was a LOT of concealer involved.  Thousands of us do it every year and thousands more  have been here before us. We trudge, skip or sail back  into the office after between six and ten months at  home, learning how to cope [...]

Ireland and India; a surprising amount in common

For this month's Women Mean Business Interview, I spoke to NilaKanthi Ford who is the chair of the Ireland India Business Association - she has a lot to say about it. in particular the areas in which Ireland could improve its international business dealings. Read it here.  

2018-12-01T09:55:47+00:00 September 7th, 2015|Categories: Opinion|Tags: , , , , , |

Can you make money from an online brand? iZest says yes

I regularly interview women from all kinds of businesses for WomenMeanBusiness.com. This month I spoke to Jenny Taaffe from iZest Marketing and found her absolutely fascinating. She's the woman behind Pippa O'Connor's revamped site Pippa.ie as well as many other digital brands. Read the interview here.  

Do you have a personal brand?

Last week I gave a speech to members of the CPA in Cork about the importance of personal branding. It's a concept that makes most of us squirm (myself included) but these days, even if you don't want to call it that, most of us do manage our own brand through various platforms. It was one [...]

2018-12-01T09:56:07+00:00 July 20th, 2015|Categories: Opinion|Tags: , , , , , , , , |