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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

Darragh Scanlon from Herdfinder on why he set up an online marketplace for buying and selling cattle

Darragh Scanlon from Herdfinder joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss his career in the corporate finance world, why he decided to create an online marketplace for buying and selling cattle and how he plans to grow the business. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 11, 202510 min

Barry Doyle from Chartered Accountants Ireland outlines his plans for his presidency

Barry Doyle, President of Chartered Accountants Ireland, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss becoming its youngest ever President, plans for his tenure and the dynamic role of the accountant in today’s business environment. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 11, 202516 min

Brendan Fitzpatrick from Restart Journey discusses helping people to make professional changes

Brendan Fitzpatrick from Restart Journey joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss his own personal restart journey, how his business helps people to change careers or enter the world of self-employment and his advice for those that are starting a business. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 11, 202512 min

Niall Collins from The Institute of Sustainability Studies on sustainability education for companies

Niall Collins from The Institute of Sustainability Studies joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the online programmes which it delivers for businesses, how the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive is fuelling demand for its courses and its plans for further growth. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 04, 202511 min

Gerard Teahon from Uniquely discusses the growth of the business process outsourcer

Gerard Teahon from Uniquely joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how the business process outsourcer has expanded its offering, the growth prospects for Uniquely and why employers need to focus on the development of their staff. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 04, 202513 min

Brian Murphy from Customs Window Technologies about automating the customs clearance process

Brian Murphy from Customs Window Technologies joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss its use of AI to automate compliant cross-border customs clearance, how Brexit and legislative developments have increased the need for such a solution and the scope for further growth. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 04, 202518 min

Peter Lantry from Equinix outlines why Ireland needs to change its stance on data centre development

Peter Lantry from Equinix joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss its operations in Ireland, to highlight the integral role which data centres place in the Irish economy and why the country needs to change its approach to data centre development. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 21, 202419 min

Rena Weld from Matrix Recruitment discusses the prevalence of discrimination in the workplace

Rena Weld from Matrix Recruitment joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the key findings of its recent survey regarding discrimination in the workplace, the different types of discrimination which are prevalent in Irish organisations and how this problem can be addressed. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 21, 202412 min

Anne Abberton from FiXX Coffee reveals how drinking coffee has become a key socialising activity

Anne Abberton from FiXX Coffee joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how she identified an opportunity for a new coffee business in Ireland over 20 years ago, how the coffee culture has changed here over that period and the latest trends in the industry. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 21, 202413 min

Vala Afshar from Salesforce explains how AI agents are restoring consumer trust levels

Vala Afshar from Salesforce joins Karl Fitzpatrick to outline the key findings of Salesforce’s State of AI Connected Consumer Research, how AI agents are restoring consumer trust levels and the different generational interactions with AI agents. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 14, 202417 min

Dr. Ryne Sherman from Hogan Assessment Systems on how to deliver difficult feedback to employees

Dr. Ryne Sherman from Hogan Assessment Systems joins Karl Fitzpatrick to outline how managers should approach delivering negative feedback to employees, the importance of providing a pathway for improving an employee’s work performance and how employees should react when receiving feedback about their performance. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 14, 202411 min

Emma Duffy from My Forever Tooth Fairy explains how her business is bringing the tooth fairy to life

Emma Duffy from My Forever Tooth Fairy joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss why she decided to create a business around the Tooth Fairy, the international markets for this business and future product development plans. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 14, 202413 min

John Dwyer from The Institute of Wow explains how businesses can take customers’ eyes off the price

John Dwyer from The Institute of Wow joins Karl Fitzpatrick to outline why businesses need to keep their customers’ eyes off the price, the effectiveness of incentive- based marketing and why he believes that Facebook is the best social media channel for businesses. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 07, 202418 min

Adrienne Stewart from Hotel and Spa Resorts.com discusses the concept behind the start-up business

Adrienne Stewart from Hotel and Spa Resorts.com joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss her career in the hospitality sector, why she decided to establish a business selling gift vouchers for luxury resorts in Ireland and potential expansion plans. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 07, 202412 min

Gillian Whelan from emagine discusses how more women can secure executive leadership roles

Gillian Whelan, Managing Director and Country Manager for the emagine Group’s operations in Ireland, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the growth which the business has enjoyed in Ireland, how its clients are focusing on using AI in their business, the challenges which she overcame to pursue her career in executive leadership and what needs to change in order for more women to secure these roles. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karl...

Dec 07, 202412 min

John Cronin from Sea Point Insights explains how digitalisation is transforming the banking industry

John Cronin from Sea Point Insights joins Karl Fitzpatrick to analyse the impact of digitalisation on the traditional banking industry, the opportunities and challenges of Open Banking technology and how the presence of new digital and neobanks is changing the industry. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 30, 202410 min

Nirmal Saverimuttu from Virgin Voyages outlines how it is disrupting the cruise industry

Nirmal Saverimuttu, CEO of Virgin Voyages, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss what he learned from working with Sir Richard Branson, how its offering is differentiating itself from traditional cruise lines and the new global itineraries which it will be offering next year. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 30, 202420 min

Donal Daly from Future Planet reveals how it helps businesses to meet their sustainability goals

Donal Daly from Future Planet joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how its platform helps businesses to meet their sustainability requirements, the factors which are causing businesses to prioritise sustainability and his contribution to the handbook, The Customer is the Planet. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 30, 202414 min

Dave Smallwood from Mollie warns retailers about instances of friendly fraud

Dave Smallwood, Managing Director of Mollie, joins Karl Fitzpatrick, to discuss how the organisation has become one of Europe’s fastest growing financial service providers, its ability to adapt to technological advancements in the world of payment solutions and how retailers can protect themselves from friendly fraud during the busiest shopping period of the year. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. S...

Nov 23, 202412 min

Jim Dowdall from Level Health reveals how Ireland’s newest health insurer aims to disrupt the market

Jim Dowdall, CEO of Level Health, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how the first new health insurer to enter the Irish market since 1996 aims to provide more choice to customers, its approach to removing the confusion surrounding health insurance and why this market needs more competition. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 23, 202415 min

Dervla McCabe from Enterprise Ireland outlines how Food Works gets businesses investment ready

Dervla McCabe from Enterprise Ireland joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the Food Works programme, how it helps Irish food and drink start-ups to get investment ready and the latest trends within the food and drink markets. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 23, 202412 min

Dave Quinn from Investwise Financial Planning on how to navigate the world of investments

Dave Quinn, Managing Director of Investwise Financial Planning, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how businesspeople should navigate the investment world, the importance of tax efficient investments and the most popular investments for business people. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 16, 202417 min

Fionnuala McAuley from The Institute of Flowers reveals its plans to support professional florists

Fionnuala McAuley, Acting Chair of The Institute of Flowers, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the reasons for creating a membership organisation for professional florists, the supports which it will provide to its members and the challenges facing the floristry industry in Ireland. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 16, 202410 min

Alan Vallely from the Druids Glen Resort discusses the future plans for the five-star hotel

Alan Vallely, the newly appointed General Manager of Druids Glen Hotel and Golf Resort, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss his plans for the five-star hotel, how the hotel approaches innovation and his leadership and management style. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 16, 202413 min

Neil Twa from Voltage Holdings reveals how he has built over 1000 business on Amazon FBA

Neil Twa from Voltage Holdings joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how he has helped over 1000 entrepreneurs to build businesses on Amazon, how he uses data and the RISE algorithm to increase sales and how multi-channel businesses will increase the sale valuation for entrepreneurs when exiting the business #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 09, 202418 min

Bianca Zwart from bunq outlines how the neobank is gaining market share in Ireland

Bianca Zwart from bunq joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the Dutch neobank’s success in the Irish market, how it can compete with the pillar banks from a deposits perspective and its approach to developing new products for its customers. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 09, 202412 min

Mediator, Michael Bready discusses the benefits of Alternative Dispute Resolutions for businesses

Mediator, Michael Bready joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the benefit of mediation when resolving business disputes, his approach to mediation and why he believes that mediation will become more popular in the years to come. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 09, 202411 min

Eoin McArdle from BILD Tents and Structures on building a niche in outdoor events

Eoin McArdle from BILD Tents and Structures joins Karl Fitzpatrick to speak about its growth in the outdoor events space and the type of events which it provides structures for. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 02, 20248 min

Ciaran Marron from Activ8 Solar Energies reveals how they built Ireland's largest Solar installation business.

Ciaran Marron from Activ8 Solar Energies joins Karl Fitzpatrick to outline how it has grown to having 270 staff and 18,500 customers, what the government needs to do to incentivise solar installations and how its participation in Deloitte’s Best Managed Companies programme has helped the business. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 02, 202417 min
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