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Business Matters with Karl Fitzpatrick

Karl Fitzpatrickkarlfitzpatrick.ie

Business Matters with Karl Fitzpatrick is a weekly business podcast that has featured over 2,000 interviews with entrepreneurs from Ireland, UK, Australia and the United States.


Karl Fitzpatrick is an EY Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist and CEO of Chevron College. Chevron employs 135 staff and delivers further and higher education programmes to over 15,000 students annually, through e-learning.


Business Matters is a compelling podcast that delves into all aspects of entrepreneurship and business development. Hosted by successful Irish entrepreneur and investor, Karl Fitzpatrick, the show features insightful interviews with industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and experts, who share their experiences and strategies for success. Each episode delves into a wide range of topics, including marketing, finance, leadership and innovation, making it a valuable resource for anyone looking to enhance their business acumen.


Fitzpatrick's engaging interviewing style allows guests to share their personal stories and lessons learned, providing listeners with practical advice and inspiration. The podcast emphasises the importance of resilience and adaptability in the ever-changing business landscape. Listeners gain insights into the challenges and triumphs that come with starting and running a business, as well as the critical skills necessary to adapt and pivot for sustainable growth.


In addition to interviews, Business Matters often features discussions on current trends and issues affecting the business world. Fitzpatrick explores how technological advancements and market shifts impact entrepreneurship, encouraging listeners to stay informed and agile.


Overall, the podcast is not just about theoretical concepts; it’s about real-world application. Fitzpatrick’s ability to extract actionable insights from his guests makes it an essential listen for aspiring entrepreneurs and seasoned professionals alike. Whether you're looking to start a new venture or enhance an established business, Business Matters with Karl Fitzpatrick offers valuable knowledge and inspiration to help you navigate the complexities of the business world.


Regular topics include; Sales, Digital Marketing, Artificial Intelligence, Funding Supports, Machine Learning, Recruitment, Training, Procurement, Cyber Security, Quality Assurance, Investment, Strategy, Remote Working, Digital Transformation, Research & Innovation, Brand Building, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Sustainability, Diversification and Inclusivity, Finance, Export Development, ESG, Productivity, Cryptocurrency, Emerging Technologies, Blockchain, Leadership and Management. New episodes drop every Saturday.


About Karl Fitzpatrick

Karl holds a Law Degree from University College Cork (UCC), which is ranked among the Top Law Schools in the world. Karl is the CEO and President of Chevron College, Ireland's largest privately owned accredited Further & Higher Education Institution. A specialist in e-learning, Chevron employs over 130 staff, has 15,000 students per annum and has annual revenues in the region of €18,000,000.


Contact Karl by emailing karl at karlfitzpatrick.ie

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Episodes

Stephen Felle from Fordel analyses the wealth of the nation and how to get better returns on savings

Stephen Felle from Fordel joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how a conversation with Dermot Desmond at his father’s funeral inspired him to pursue a career in finance, why he decided to leave Davy to set up Fordel, the wealth which exists in Ireland today and why the €180 billion in current or short-term deposit accounts may be better used for inflation-beating investments, such as stocks, shares and bonds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 05, 202519 min

Enda Finan from Aleph highlights the benefits for brands that advertise on Spotify and Snapchat

Enda Finan, Country Manager for Aleph in Ireland, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss his illustrious advertising career with brands, such as Google, and X, Aleph’s extension of its partnership with Spotify and the advertising opportunities which it offers for Irish businesses and why advertising on Spotify and Snapchat is appealing to brands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 05, 202512 min

Dr. Darryl Williams from Partsol reveals the benefits of cognitive AI for organisations

Dr. Darryl Williams from Partsol joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the cognitive AI firm, the importance of ‘absolute truth’ and why the presence of regulation and data privacy legislation attracted the US company to locate in Ireland. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 26, 202514 min

Silvana Landa McAdam from Landa Bags discusses the global demand for her products

Silvana Landa McAdam from Landa Bags joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how her experience of working for L’Oréal provided her with the idea for the business, the importance of sustainability during the manufacturing process and the global demand which has been created for her bags. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 10, 202517 min

John Hyland from ClubSpot reveals how it is helping membership organisations to increase revenue

John Hyland from ClubSpot joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how the completion of a project for his Sports Management degree provided him with the idea for ClubSpot, how the app can help membership-based organisations to increase their revenue and his plans to bring the solution to the international market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 10, 202512 min

Karl Rogers from Elkstone urges investors to remain rational during periods of market chaos

Karl Rogers, Chief Investment Officer with Elkstone, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the turbulent impact which the announcement of US tariffs had on the global markets, the need for investors to focus on the psychology of market activity rather than political events and the importance of remaining rational during periods of market chaos. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

May 03, 202517 min

Chris Smyth, the France Ireland Chamber of Commerce President, about trade opportunities in France

Chris Smyth, Group CEO of Perennial Freight and the President of the France Ireland Chamber of Commerce, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the current performance of the transport industry, the opportunity for Irish businesses to trade with France and his priorities as the President of the France Ireland Chamber of Commerce. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

May 03, 202510 min

Stephanie Wickham from Expat Taxes highlights how expats can plan for the Irish taxation system

Stephanie Wickham from Expat Taxes joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the intricacies of taxation for expats that are returning to Ireland, the most common international territories which their clients have been based in and its web-based application for simplifying the tax remittance process. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 03, 202514 min

Dinesh Lalvani from Euryka AI outlines how its solution helps to streamline marketing processes

Dinesh Lalvani from Euryka AI joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how its AI solution helps to streamline the management of an organisation’s marketing activities, its plans to raise €5 million in funding and how supportive the Irish business ecosystem is for start-up entrepreneurs. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 26, 202517 min

Ronan Murphy from Forcepoint reveals how he built successful cybersecurity and AI companies

Ronan Murphy from Forcepoint and SmartTech joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how he has an aptitude for identifying business opportunities, the growth which he achieved with SmartTech and how a spin-out AI firm has been acquired by a US multinational. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 26, 202512 min

Sam Shepard from Juice Jar explains why Dublin is an attractive location for the healthy food brand

Sam Shepard from Juice Jar joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how he witnessed the popularity of the Açaí berry in Australia and decided to build a healthy food brand in Ireland, the growth which the brand has enjoyed in Belfast, Bristol and Dublin and why Dublin is an attractive location for this business. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 26, 202512 min

Alan Browne from Soarvo explains how it is making geospatial data more accessible

Alan Browne from Soarvo joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how geospatial data is used today, how it is making geospatial data more accessible and its plans to enter the US market. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 23, 202510 min

Wade Lowe, serial entrepreneur and revenue leader, reveals how to build high-performing businesses

Wade Lowe, serial entrepreneur and revenue leader, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss his approach to revenue growth, why he favours bootstrapping over venture capital investment for businesses and the important ingredients in an effective Go-To-Market strategy. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 19, 202518 min

Neil Willoughby from Ibec discusses the potential impact of US tariffs on Irish businesses

Neil Willoughby, Head of EU Policy with Ibec, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the potential impact of US tariffs on Irish businesses, how the EU may respond to increased tariffs and why Irish businesses need consider the potential market opportunities which the EU offers. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 19, 202515 min

Matthew Bain from Liquid reveals how the start-up is transforming the M&A process

Matthew Bain from Liquid joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss his transition from investment banker to entrepreneur, how Liquid is transforming the M&A process and the success which it is enjoying in the US market. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 12, 202518 min

Mark Breen from Safe Events Global explains how it has achieved success in the Middle East

Mark Breen from Safe Events Global joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the reputation which it has developed in the Irish events sector, the opportunities which it has availed of in the Middle East and future growth plans for the business. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 12, 202511 min

Kevin Traynor from eComm Live discusses the launch of Amazon’s new online store in Ireland

Kevin Traynor from eComm Live joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the latest trends in ecommerce, what the launch of Amazon’s online store in Ireland will mean for the retail environment and the factors which contribute to a retailer’s success on Amazon. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 12, 202513 min

Nichola Harkin from Ibec outlines some of the employment law developments impacting businesses

Nichola Harkin from Ibec joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the incoming auto-enrolment pension scheme, new pay transparency reporting requirements for companies and a recent Supreme Court ruling about the classification of Domino’s Pizza drivers as employees. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 05, 202517 min

Allison Howell from Hogan Assessments discusses the value of gossip within the workplace

Allison Howell from Hogan Assessments joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the perception of gossip as a disruptive force in companies, why gossiping can be a valuable activity in the workplace and how managers should harness gossip as a communication tool. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 05, 202512 min

Daré Makun, author of ‘Agile Made Simple’ reveals how agile principles can benefit your business

Daré Makun, author of ‘Agile Made Simple’ joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss agile project management, how these principles can benefit businesses and why agile promotes collaboration and continuous improvement within organisations. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 05, 202511 min

Chris Dyer, company culture and remote working expert, explains how culture can empower employees

Chris Dyer, company culture and remote working expert, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to outline the characteristics of a positive company culture, why some companies are asking their employees to return to the office and how to create an effective company culture for remote and hybrid workers. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 29, 202518 min

Dara Kiernan from KPI Consulting reveals the leadership lessons that can be taken from a skydive

Dara Kiernan from KPI Consulting joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how his time as a stand-up comedian helped him in leadership, some of the leadership projects that he has been involved in and why he feels that there are parallels between leadership and a skydive. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 29, 202513 min
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