Laura Jones is a teacher, illustrator and the creator of Hello Happee . Laura is following her passion for creativity, Positivity and Business by using her spare time to work on her creative projects. Hello Hapee contains a blog and a store where you can find really cool positivity related products that are designed and illustrated by Laura. In this episode we talk about many topics including Laura's Journey and why she actually does what she does, mental health, the education system and other t...
Mar 09, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 34
This week we are joined by Cillian Murphy. He is currently working as an Irish National Trainee at the European Space Agency. It's extremely difficult to get into this role and only two people get selected annually. Cillian has many aspirations and they all revolve around Space. His biggest ambition is to become an ESA Astronaut but knowing the difficulty to do this he is also following a career path to work in the European Space Operations Center or work in astronomical research. In this episod...
Mar 02, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 33
This week we are joined by the president of UCD's Student Union, Joanna Siewierska. We talk about the recent 12% rent increase, the duties and day to day life as the president and also discuss the challenges faced by students on a daily basis. Timestamps 0.35 - Background & Story1.20 - Why did you study Law & Social Justice8.20 - Emotional assignments13.15 - Changes Ireland could made22.48 - What would tell yourself if you had to do it again28.40 - Favorite part about the jon31.15 - Brin...
Feb 24, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 32
This week I sit down with Stephanie O'Quigley . She's currently working as a beauty publicist in New York City. On top of that she is a multi award winning blogger & Podcast host of 'The Wall' podcast. She started off her career by working with cocoa brown and has been living & working in New York for the past 3 years. You can find her on Instagram , Twitter , Snapchat and of course her website stephanieoquigley.com . In this episode we talk about her early childhood and how she got star...
Feb 17, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 31
This week we are joined by a Nutritionist & Coach, Brian Ohaonghusa. He is the head coach of 'The Fit Clinic' which provides online nutrition coaching to it's clients. He describes himself as a people helper and a health guy. He graduated from UCD in human nutrition and has completed level 1 and 2 from Precision Nutrition. He previously worked with BodyFirst nutrition but now work's full time with the Fit Clinic. He is fascinated with many different things including Stoic Philosophy, Physica...
Feb 10, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 30
This week I sit down with a vegan bodybuilder, Puru Schout. He has been been involved with Bodybuilding since his teenage years and has been completely plant based for the past 3 years. He has competed in numerous bodybuilding competitions over the years and most recently competed in the Dutch Nationals where he placed second . He is a sponsored athlete by Body & Fit Netherlands and also a member of 'Health Lion's which is a movement that focuses on 'health while also being a lion in and out...
Feb 03, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 29
This week we are joined by the world renowned artist, Fred Curtis. Fred is a crystal glass cutter who has learned his craft at the world famous Waterford Crystal with a career that spans over 45 years. The list of celebrities & personalities that can place Fred's work on their mantle piece is wide ranging and very impressive. Barack Obama, Mother Teresa, Queen Elizabeth, Mohammed Ali, Clint Eastwood, Jimmy Carter are just a few of these people. When he was just a teenager he stumbled upon gl...
Jan 27, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 28
This week I am joined by Conor Leen who is the CEO of the social enterprise Stampify . Stampify is a physical loyalty card that operates just like a normal loyalty but with a key few differences. First, you can use the card with any partnered business and secondly instead of claiming a free meal the partnered business will instead donate to Mary's Meals . Stampify has provided over 100,000 meals to developing countries and continues to do so at an accelerating pace. If your enjoying the podcast,...
Jan 20, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 27
This week I sit down with a product manager in Hubspot, Graham O'Connor. Graham initially began his career in Software Engineering and eventually transitioned into Product Management, which he Absolutely loves. In this Episode we discuss the day to day Life of a product manager along with the challenges and skills that come with it. Just to provide some context, product management is basically you being the CEO of your own product within a company. I hope you enjoy listening to this podcast as m...
Dec 09, 2019•48 min•Season 1Ep. 26
This week's guest is Thomas Arnold. Thomas is a YouTuber, Entrepreneur, Student and a CrossFit enthusiast. He started making YouTube videos when he was just a teenager and his first YouTube channel was based on Cricket, he fell in love with the process and hasn't stopped since. Following his natural love and passion for filmmaking he launched his own Media company @fearlessmedia which he has managed since he started college. He has collaborated with many companies & people and has gained val...
Dec 02, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 25
This week's guest is Jack Smyth. He has recently published his novel " If the cloud should burst " which can be purchased on Amazon. The novel, in the authors words, is aimed towards teenagers and young adults who are dealing with the pressures society has placed upon them, as well as showing the dangers of media, the power of empathy and what the true effect of climate change might look like if we continue to ignore it.In this episode we talk about the Jack's process in writing the book and som...
Nov 25, 2019•52 min•Season 1Ep. 24
This week we are joined by Matt & Pat from the @howyanowpodcast. They are friends of mine from college who also run their own podcast which called 'How Ya Now with Matt and Pat'. In this episode we talk about why they started podcasting, what they learned from it, how do we define success for ourselves along with some other interesting topics. You can find them on Instagram @howyanowpodcast or their website howyanowpodcast.com . If your enjoying the podcast, would you consider leaving a shor...
Nov 11, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 23
This week I am delighted to bring on one of Ireland's most knowledgeable and passionate personal trainers Gary McGowan. Having finished his studies in Physiotherapy he decided to pursue Medicine in UCC. Gary is the co-owner of Triage Method where they provide science based training and nutrition coaching services to its client's. In this episode we discuss: Gary's definition of optimal health. Maximizing efficiency in the gym. Habits and routines Timestamps 1.31 | Gary's background & story3....
Nov 04, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Johnathan is currently the CAO of a major bank in Ireland. If your enjoying the podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts / iTunes . This will really help the podcast grow and convince hard to get guests. For show notes past episodes, please visit chasingpassionpodcast.com Follow Dom @domsniezka on: Instagram: instagram.com/domsniezka Twitter: twitter.com/domsniezka Facebook: facebook.com/domsniezka Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 28, 2019•48 min•Season 1Ep. 21
This week's guest is Alison Canavan. Alison Canavan is a UCLA trained Mindfulness facilitator, award winning author, a health and wellness coach, Master NLP Practitioner and an International motivational speaker. Having traveled the world as one of Ireland’s most successful international models for nearly two decades, in recent years she has devoted her time to her greatest passion true health and well-being. You can find out more on alisoncanavan.com If your enjoying the podcast, would you cons...
Oct 21, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 20
This week's guest is Joe O'Roibin. He is currently a computer science student in NUIG. Although he is quite young he has achieved many things already particularly in the academic field. Some of his academic achievements include: 10 A's in the Junior Certificate, 6 H1 and 1 H2 in the Leaving Certificate. Received multiple scholarships including: Noughton Scholarship, JP McManus All Ireland and the NUIG Academic achievement scholarship. He was also the key person in starting his local CoderDojo. T...
Oct 14, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 19
This week's guest is Jonathan McKnight.Jonathan is currently working as a Project Management contractor along with being a business coach for major companies. He is passionate about Helping people, creating the right work environment and championing people. He has experience in numerous roles, including, running his own company , Team managers for Ulster Women's Rugby Team, along with being an Analyst, project manager and a scrum master. Timestamps: 1.45 - Background & Story6.00 - Turning po...
Oct 07, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 18
In this episode we are joined by Keith Gore. Keith is the head of Reward, Pensions & employee relations within a major bank. Within the bank he is responsible for the Banks reward function, its 15 occupational group pension schemes and all employee relations with the unions. Keith has recieved a First Class Honours Masters in Investment Treasury & Banking from DCU. Keith also lectures in Corporate Finance for DCU’s MSc in Investment, Treasury and Banking. Timestamps: 1.20 - Background &a...
Sep 30, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 17
This week we are joined by Zac Robinson. Zac is a gaming YouTuber & Entrepreneur. He is heavily involved with the strategy game 'Age Of Empires' and he is one of few people who has brought the game back to the community and has greatly increased the games popularity. Zac's channel 'Zero Empires' has over 100,000 subscribers on YouTube & over 35,000 followers on Twitch. He is currently working on his new project 'Escape Gaming'. The company provides a complete start to finish hosting &...
Sep 23, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 16
This week's guest is Leah Cheung. She is a sponsored athelete for the clothing brand 'Face The Fear', Personal Trainer, Powerlifter and a general fitness enthusiast. On top of all this she also runs her own eye last business. Leah was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 11 years of age. Although she has to manage her condition on a daily basis, she did not let it stop her from pursuing her goals & aspirations in the sport of power-lifting. You can find leah on Instagram @leahkcheung. Timestamp...
Sep 16, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 15
This week's Guest is Scott Young.Scott is a lifelong learner, author and an online entrepreneur. He has undertaken self education projects such as learning the entire MIT's computer science curriculum within 12 months, learning 4 languages in one year along with many others projects. He has recently published his book 'Ultralearning' which is a Wall Street Journal & National best seller. Within the book you will find the 9 principles that have helped him learn difficult and seemingly impossi...
Sep 09, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 14
This week's guest is Kevin Harte, and no it's not the one your thinking of, not yet at least. He is someone I grew up with and know from school.Kevin is currently a final year commerce international student in UCC.He recently finished an internship in KPMG, which we will touch on throughout the episode.Throughout his Journey, he has dealt with various physical & mental challenges as a result he has become a better person. He is a highly driven individual where his prime drivers are his famil...
Sep 02, 2019•58 min•Season 1Ep. 13
This week's guest is Kevin McTiernan He is currently working as an Enterprise Architect. Kevin has extensive experience in Data & Analytics particularly in being a leader & developing products & managing large scale projects.Kevin is passionate about creating value for the business by harnessing structured frameworks & data-driven solutions in order to produce actionable insights. He has progressed quickly through the career ladder and will share his process in doing so. If your ...
Aug 26, 2019•40 min•Season 1Ep. 12
This week's guests is Sudha Rao. Sudha is a Senior validation engineer who has nearly 10 years of experience in the biomedical & pharmaceutical industry. He predominantly works with equipment that manufactures medical devices & healthcare products. Currently he is working on a point of care diagnostic test for the HIV1 & HIV2 Retro virus. He has lots of experience in project management, and has managed many projects throughout his career. He has a degree in: -Mechanical engineering -...
Aug 19, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 11
This week's guest is Daniel Di Tofano. He is a digital marketer, online fitness coach and an online entrepreneur. His personal Instagram which is @danieleditofano contains content about improving your life mainly by adopting a new mindset. Daniel is also the owner of several Instagram pages including @topgymtips& @physiotrition He dropped out from college to pursue his own passion and is very successful in doing so. He is currently travelling the world & working remotely, managing his di...
Aug 12, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 10
"I'm very positive in everything and I am eternally skeptical" This week's guest is Kyle Mullen. Kyle is a Youtuber, Influencer, Sponsored Athlete & a personal trainer. He has competed in powerlifting competition on numerous occasions and currently holds the Irish Junior Record in his weight class. He has recently attended his first bodybuilding competition where he placed second within his category. This has all been achieved while working in a full time job. You can follow Kyle on YouTube ...
Aug 05, 2019•59 min•Season 1Ep. 9
"Don't worry be happy, you can do it, you are good enough" This week's Guest is Jack Spencer . Jack is currently a full time personal trainer and a online coach within Wexford's leading personal training gym, 'Focus - Health & Fitness'. You can find Jack Spencer on social media channels such as Instagram and YouTube where he regularly uploads content about his journey and process along with Health & Fitness tips. He has previously collaborated with the IFBB Pro, 2x Arnold Champion & ...
Jul 29, 2019•52 min•Season 1Ep. 8
This week's guest is a professional street musician, David Owens. David has been a street musician for over 6 years now. He previously worked as an Engineer but decided that his true passion is music & performing. He solely makes his living from busking, selling his music, and from playing at corporate events. David is currently working on his first commercial EP release which will be released shortly. You can find David Owens on Spotify & Instagram. Some of the questions asked: What do ...
Jul 22, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 7
"Believe in yourself" - Mattress Mick This week's guest is Mattress Mick. Mattress Mick is one of Ireland's most recognizable businessman. He is best known for his unique way of selling mattresses using social media, crazy videos and Guerrilla marketing techniques. He has appeared on television on numerous occasions, been retweeted about by Stephen Fry and has an award winning Documentary 'Mattress Men' . His YouTube video 'Back with a bang' has over 180k views and counting. Timestamps: Who is M...
Jul 15, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 6
"Take big action and embrace risk" - Ciaran Fox This week I bring on a Occupational Therapist Ciaran Fox. Some of topics we talk about in this episode include: Ciaran's story and background What is Occupational Therapy Likes & Dislikes about O.T Escaping the 9 - 5 Personal projects Poetry Stress Mindfulness & Meditation Favorite Books Routines / Prioritization Advice to an 18 year old self Along with many other topics. If your enjoying the podcast, would you consider leaving a short revi...
Jul 08, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 5
