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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

Paul Stewart from My Baggage discusses creating a successful niche in the global shipping market

Paul Stewart from My Baggage joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss why the challenges he faced as a student inspired the idea for the business, how My Baggage is now transporting personal belongings all over the world and managing the customs requirements of different countries. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Aug 17, 202416 min

Heather Thompson, The Success Coach, explains how she is helping women to transform their lives

Heather Thompson, The Success Coach, joins Karl Fitzpatrick, to discuss the reasons for transforming her career, how she is helping other women to change aspects of their lives and the importance of grounding yourself when preparing for an interview. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Aug 17, 202413 min

Thomas Russell from Verodat reveals how it is helping businesses to get their data ‘AI ready’

Thomas Russell from Verodat joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how successful AI implementation hinges on data being AI ready, how Verodat helps businesses to get AI ready and his insights from its launch at a tech event in San Francisco. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur #AIready #AI karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Aug 17, 202413 min

Joe Fernandez & Colm Fallon from ALPACA on detecting reading and writing challenges at an early age

Joe Fernandez and Dr. Colm Fallon from ALPACA join Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how it is uses games to detect reading and writing challenges for young children, how the early identification of difficulties can lead to quicker interventions, the feedback which ALPACA has received from teachers and its participation on UCD’s new AI Accelerator Programme. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Aug 10, 202412 min

Angela Quinlan from Key Patent Innovations explains how it monetises patents created by other firms

Angela Quinlan from Key Patent Innovations joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the patent portfolios which it has obtained, how it monetises these patents and its approach to handling patent infringements. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Aug 10, 202416 min

Christian Lawlor from Kempt discusses achieving growth in the menswear market

Christian Lawlor from Kempt joins Karl Fitzpatrick to share his insights into the Irish menswear market, the lessons which he learned from his father about operating a menswear business and how Kempt is putting a twist on classic men’s clothes. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Aug 10, 202412 min

Vinnie Lynch from Graphite-Note explains how it helps businesses to better use their data

Vinnie Lynch from Graphite-Note joins Karl Fitzpatrick to outline the functionality of its machine learning platform, how it helps businesses to make better use of their data and the investment it has received from Enterprise Ireland. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Aug 03, 202418 min

Andrew Henderson from Nomad Capitalist on why entrepreneurs should go where they are treated best

Andrew Henderson from Nomad Capitalist joins Karl Fitzpatrick to explain why many business people are now operating their businesses from abroad, the factors that need to be considered when running a business overseas and the countries that are attractive to them. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur #businessoverseas karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Aug 03, 202411 min

Jason Yarusi from Yarusi Holdings reveals how he has accumulated $290 million of property in the US

Property guru, Jason Yarusi from Yarusi Holdings joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how he has accumulated $290 million in property in the US, his transformative ‘Live 100’ programme and how to overcome negative thoughts. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur #Propertyguru #uspropertymarket karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Aug 03, 202412 min

Oonagh Monahan from Alpha Omega Consultants shares the ingredients of a successful food business

Oonagh Monahan from Alpha Omega Consultants joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the challenges faced by Irish food businesses, her advice for food producers that are looking to secure a supermarket listing and the content within her new book ‘More Money for Jam’. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #foodbusiness karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 27, 202412 min

Serial entrepreneur, Mike Hanrahan discusses building and selling two multi-million businesses

Wexford-born entrepreneur, Mike Hanrahan, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss building two successful businesses in the US, how the opportunity to sell a company to Walmart arose and why his switch from ecommerce to sustainability proved to be an excellent move. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 27, 202419 min

Robert Bourke from HOMS Assist outlines its award-winning legal services

Robert Bourke from HOMS Assist joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the illustrious history of the law firm, changes within the area of personal injury legislation and how AI may impact the legal profession. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #AI #legalprofession karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 27, 202410 min

John O’Shanahan from LeanBPI shares how it is assessing the digital readiness of microenterprises

John O’Shanahan from LeanBPI joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss why some microenterprises struggle with the implementation of new technologies, how its digital readiness assessment tool works and its role in helping businesses to select the right technologies for their organisation. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 20, 202416 min

Nik Healy from Convergent reveals how it is helping businesses to manage documents and information

Nik Healy from Convergent joins Karl Fitzpatrick to explain how it addresses ‘content chaos’ within organisations, why some businesses are still reliant on paper-based documentation and how it automates document and information management. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 20, 202410 min

Catherine O’Doherty from SIA Partners outlines the impact which AI is having on the Irish economy

Catherine O’Doherty from SIA Partners joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss why only half of Irish businesses are now using AI in their operations, how the adopters of AI are using it within their businesses and the impact of AI on the Irish economy. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #ai #aibusiness #aieconomy karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 20, 202413 min

Danny Gardiner from Gardiner Grain discusses winning the top accolade at the Wexford Business Awards

Danny Gardiner from Gardiner Grain joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the history of the company, how it has developed its service offering for its customers and what winning the Overall Business of the Year accolade at the Wexford Business Awards means to the team. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #GardinerGrain karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 13, 202412 min

Val Quinn from Tilly shares her experiences of working from Coca Cola and her approach to coaching

Val Quinn from Tilly joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss her time with Coca Cola, what companies could learn from this global brand’s approach to business and how she is now helping her clients to realise their goals with her mentoring and coaching services. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #cocacola #businesscoaching karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 13, 202417 min

Colm Larkin from IMIRT outlines the potential for growth within the Irish gaming industry

Colm Larkin, the new CEO of the Irish Game Makers Association, IMIRT, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the opportunities within the industry, how the government can promote the industry and the skills required by Irish game developers. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #irishgamingindustry karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 13, 202412 min

Kathleen Gallagher from the Business Post discusses the importance of understanding the markets

Kathleen Gallagher, the Markets Correspondent with the Business Post, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss why Irish people should seek to gain an understanding of the markets, the tips for those who want to start investing and how to attract more retail investors into the domestic market. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #moneymarkets karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 06, 202412 min

Daragh Feighery from Center Parcs outlines its ambitious expansions plans for the Longford Forest

Daragh Feighery from Center Parcs joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the success which the brand has enjoyed since it entered the Irish market, how it is ensuring year-round bookings and the expansion plans for the site #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #CenterParcs karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 06, 202418 min

Sean Thompson from Emerald Corporate Services outlines its wide-ranging service offering

Sean Thompson from Emerald Corporate Services joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss its wide-ranging service offering for businesses, the partnership arrangements which it has in place and the reason behind its extended opening hours. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #CorporateServices karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 29, 202410 min

Mindset coach, Shawn Feurer, explains how a positive mindset can eliminate self-limiting beliefs

Universal mindset disruptor, Shawn Feurer, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to share the turning point in his life, how to develop a positive mindset and eliminate self-limiting beliefs and why businesses can benefit from a mindset shift. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #Mindsetcoach #mindsetdisruptor karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 29, 202418 min

Conor Niland from Cushman and Wakefield discusses his journey from pro tennis to retail property

Conor Niland from Cushman and Wakefield joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss his time as a professional tennis player, his book which portrays the realities of life on the tennis tour and his insights into the current state of the retail property sector. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 29, 202413 min

Ciarán Murray from Olas outlines how this new platform will revolutionise journalism

Ciarán Murray from Olas joins Karl Fitzpatrick to outline the reasons for creating this platform, its ambitions to become the most trusted media source online and how its new revenue model for journalists will actually work. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 22, 202417 min

Tim Cummins from The Primeline Group discusses how its expansion plans will create 400 new jobs

Tim Cummins from The Primeline Group joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss its success with domestic and international retailers, how its service offering has evolved and why the establishment of a new distribution hub will create 400 new jobs. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #PrimelineGroup karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 22, 202411 min

Artist, Deborah Cogley discusses leaving the corporate world behind to pursue her passion

Deborah Cogley from Deborah Cogley Art joins Karl Fitzpatrick to explain how a conversation with a friend resulted in a decision to leave her corporate career behind, the type of art which she produces, her creative process and her presence in galleries across the country. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 22, 202412 min

Ben Moróne from Zabota shares how it assists SMEs to recruit talent from overseas

Ben Moróne from Zabota joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how it helps SMEs to recruit talent from overseas, the locations which Zabota sources talent from and the type of roles which it typically recruits for. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 15, 202412 min

John O’Driscoll from Blueprint Financial Planning explains how to avoid money worries

John O’Driscoll from Blueprint Financial Planning joins Karl Fitzpatrick to outline why money worries are keeping people awake at night, how financial planning can alleviate these concerns and the type of financial investments which are popular amongst his clients. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 15, 202410 min

Mary Darlington from Darlington Consultancy reveals how to get workplace health and safety right

Mary Darlington from Darlington Consultancy highlights how health and safety has evolved into a critical organisational function, why she decided to write her book ‘Safety Sorted’, what can happen when health and safety goes wrong and how good health and safety management can save money. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 15, 202417 min
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