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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

Hugh Massie from DNA Behaviour reveals how leaders’ attitudes towards money can impact its employees

Hugh Massie from DNA Behaviour joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the concept of money energy, how leaders’ behaviour towards money can impact their employees and to discuss his bespoke money management platform. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 22, 202517 min

David Ward from Ward Personnel reveals how they are addressing staff shortages in the Irish construction industry

David Ward from Ward Personnel joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the gamble which he took with starting a construction recruitment business in the midst of the recession, the international growth which the business has enjoyed and future growth plans for Ward Personnel. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 22, 202511 min

Mark McDermott from Nuapoint on how LinkedIn is helping US Tech firms secure clients in Europe

Mark McDermott from Nuapoint joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss his background with large companies, such as Microsoft and LinkedIn, how he is helping American companies to explore growth opportunities in Ireland and how political uncertainty and the advancement of AI are impacting growth plans for businesses. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 22, 202513 min

Kealan Lennon from CleverCards outlines how it is helping businesses to control employee expenses

Kealan Lennon from CleverCards joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how it is helping companies to control employee expenses, its partnership with Mastercard and the global success which it has achieved to date. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 15, 202517 min

Ken Rusk, Author of Blue Collar Cash, reveals why the American workforce is in the midst of a crisis

Ken Rusk, Author of Blue Collar Cash, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss his journey from digging ditches to building a successful company, why blue collar workers are so important to the economy and the reasons why there is a crisis in the American workforce. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 15, 202512 min

Ed Murphy from GreenTech HQ explains how its B.A.S.S.E. programme will help local companies to scale

Ed Murphy from GreenTech HQ joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss why some businesses are not able to scale, how its B.A.S.S.E. programme will help participants to achieve their growth ambitions and the format of this unique programme. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 15, 202513 min

Deirdre Mortell, CEO of Rethink Ireland explains how she has spent 30 years supporting social change in Ireland

To celebrate International Women's Day 2025, Karl Fitzpatrick interviews Deirdre Mortell, CEO of Rethink Ireland about her 30 years of supporting social change in Ireland. She discusses her time working with Oxfam, Barnardos and the past 10 years with Rethink Ireland. Deirdre also provides an insight into working alongside Declan Ryan, co-founder of Ryanair, where she supported him with establishing and leading 'The One Foundation', which set up Social Entrepreneurs Ireland and Jigsaw, The Theme...

Mar 08, 202518 min

David Kieran of Zoma explains how Shopify was the catalyst for his web agencies growth

Karl Fitzpatrick interviews David Kieran of Zoma about his web agency, which assists retailers with establishing Shopify stores and creating digital marketing strategies, his thoughts on Live Social Shopping, the TikTok store and the role of AI in marketing. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 08, 202511 min

Philip Swan of the AI Solution Group discusses the future of AI and the need for the EU AI Act

Karl Fitzpatrick discusses the stages of AI development with Philip Swan from The AI Solution Group, his thoughts on the EU AI Act and how businesses should start to implement AI into their organisations. The AI Solution Group take a working-backward approach, starting with their customers’ desired outcomes and engineering solutions that don’t just meet expectations but redefine success. Their goal is to help organisations embrace the AI-driven Service as Software paradigm. #KarlFitzpatrick #bus...

Mar 08, 202513 min

John O’Beirne from Square outlines the growth opportunities for the payments firm in Europe

John O’Beirne, Executive Director of Square, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss his transition from the banking world to Jack Dorsey’s payments firm, the growth which Square continues to enjoy and where the future opportunities exist. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 01, 202518 min

Sandra Daly from the Mater Private Cork highlights the recent investment in infrastructural projects

CEO of the Mater Private Network Cork, Sandra Daly, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discusses its reputation for groundbreaking transformation in healthcare, its significant investment in infrastructural projects and the realities of running a private hospital in Ireland. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 01, 202510 min

Richard Tierney from the St. Patrick’s Festival discusses the commercial growth of this annual event

Richard Tierney from the St. Patrick’s Festival joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss his experience in the music promotion industry, the commercial goals which he set for the festival and what people can expect from the upcoming events. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 01, 202512 min

Ryan Chute from The Wizard of Ads explains how to create a brand through innovative advertising

Ryan Chute from The Wizard of Ads joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how being fired from his position in a furniture store changed his perspective on leadership and culture, the key to creating an effective brand and the effectiveness of innovative advertising. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 28, 202517 min

Clare Ryan from ITUS Secure Technologies on helping SMEs to protect themselves against cyber attacks

Clare Ryan from ITUS Secure Technologies joins Karl Fitzpatrick to highlight the cybersecurity challenges which small businesses face, how its cybersecurity solutions have been designed with small businesses in mind and why its partnerships with Irish and UK insurance companies are driving growth in those markets. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 22, 202512 min

Shane Mann from Tranzaura reveals how the platform helps the fleet industry to optimise efficiencies

Shane Mann from Tranzaura joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how its software management platform can help the fleet industry with rising costs and burdensome compliance requirements, the traction which it has gained within the Irish, UK and Australian markets and its plans for further international expansion. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 22, 202513 min

Jill Schulman from The Breakthrough Leadership Group outlines how to develop a brave mindset

Jill Schulman from The Breakthrough Leadership Group joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss her transition from the US Marine Corps to the corporate world, the importance of being brave in business and how to develop a brave mindset. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 15, 202516 min

Paul Conneally from Slick+ explains how businesses can use short-form video for knowledge sharing

Paul Conneally from Slick+ joins Karl Fitzpatrick to outline how it is encouraging businesses to use short-form video to share knowledge amongst staff, the backing which the company has received from Enterprise Ireland and international growth opportunities for Slick+. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 15, 202512 min

Seán Corbett from SYS Mortgages highlights the benefits of mortgage switching

Seán Corbett from SYS Mortgages joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the mortgage market in Ireland, the savings which homeowners can achieve by switching mortgages and the impact of equity release. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 15, 202513 min

Isabella Hughes from Simple Probate explains how it is making complex probate processes easier

Isabella Hughes from Simple Probate joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how the online software tools simplify the probate process, the relationships which the business has established with solicitors and opportunities to expand the business to include other legal processes. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 09, 202511 min

Kerim Kfuri from The Atlas Network charts the ups and downs of the supply chain industry

Kerim Kfuri from The Atlas Network joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the evolution of the supply chain industry, why sustainability considerations are critical for supply chain operations and his company’s relationship with Alibaba. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 08, 202519 min

Stephen Dooley from Roamr reveals how it helps companies to save money on accommodation costs

Stephen Dooley from Roamr joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the concept behind Roamr, how encouraging employees to provide accommodation to their travelling colleagues can save companies up to 30% and future scope for growth for Roamr. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 08, 202513 min

Karen Martin from BBH reveals the ingredients for an effective advertising campaign

Karen Martin from BBH joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the esteemed reputation of BBH in the creative agency industry, its approach to developing new ad campaigns and how it is using AI to identify the type of campaign which it should not implement for a client. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 01, 202518 min

Ryan Ormonde from Saor Water outlines his sustainable branding solution for companies

Ryan Ormonde from Saor Water joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss his sustainable branding solution for businesses, the companies which have used the branded water cans and the recognition he has received as a successful young entrepreneur. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 01, 202511 min

Dan Begley from Super Social discusses the competitive socialising business

Dan Begley from Super Social joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the concept of competitive socialising, the activities that can be completed at the venue 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.

Feb 01, 202513 min

Performance coach, Shane Cradock, outlines how business leaders should deal with VUCA environments

Performance coach, Shane Cradock, joins Karl Fitzpatrick, to discuss how business leaders should handle volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environments, tactics for managing the stress caused by VUCA events and how to build resilience within an organisation. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 25, 202518 min

Aaron Devitt from MARC on reducing the amount of communication between property agents and tenants

Aaron Devitt from MARC joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how his proptech start-up triages communications with tenants, landlords and contractors, how the use of AI is saving agents’ time on property management matters and his growth ambitions for MARC. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 25, 202512 min

Hannah Wrixon from KELLA discusses executive isolation for women and how the network addresses it

Hannah Wrixon from KELLA joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the origins of this membership-based network, the problem of executive isolation amongst women and how it is using AI to provide a matching service and the agenda for its upcoming Executive Leadership Summit. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 25, 202511 min

Lorna Dunne from eBay Ireland outlines how retailers can optimise their sales on the platform

Lorna Dunne from eBay Ireland joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss the latest buying trends on eBay, how retailers can optimise their sales on the platform and how eBay is embracing the concept of social shopping. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 18, 202516 min

John Cronin from SeaPoint Insights explains why the Irish banks are posting high returns

John Cronin from SeaPoint Insights joins Karl Fitzpatrick to explain why Irish banks are posting high returns, the role which deposits are playing in these profitability figures and the likelihood of such returns continuing in 2025. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 18, 202510 min

Liam Fuller from CartShare reveals how group buying trends triggered the idea for the Shopify app

Liam Fuller from CartShare joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how the Shopify app facilitates group buying, the growth potential of CartShare and the greatest lesson that he has learned as a 17 year old entrepreneur. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur karlfitzpatrick.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 18, 202514 min
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