Vicki O'Toole Is Magnified

In this edition Matt is joined by Ireland's AI Ambassador, Patricia Scanlon. Patricia is a technologist and businesswoman who built up her company Soapbox Labs to become a world leader in speech based artificial intelligence which helps children learn to read. Here she speaks about the potential for AI, the need for regulation and where Ireland sits in its development.

In this edition Matt is Joined by Jacqueline O'Donovan, who at just 19 became Managing Director of O'Donovan Waste Disposal and built the business up from revenues of £175,000 to £20 million last year. Still the company CEO, she last year sold the business to a major Nordic buyer, Sortera. She talks about the challenges of her business career, her home from home in West Cork and mentoring other women in business.

On this the first episode of a new series Matt magnifies the career of the man largely responsible for bringing major College American Football games to Ireland, while also running one of the country's best known restaurants.

In this episode Matt Cooper is joined at his kitchen table by former IDA Ireland C.E.O and now Grant Thornton Partner Martin Shanahan to discuss his career, foreign direct investment in Ireland and where investment in Ireland will come from in the future.

On this edition Matt Cooper is joined by renowned performance and leadership coach Enda McNulty to discuss his career as a sportsman and a business coach and the key takeaways from his new book on leadership.