Smooth Scaling
Episodes
Scaling Influence: The Galway Founder Building a Global Beauty Movement
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Marie is joined by Nancy Costello, Founder & CEO of The Belle Brush and the driving force behind Belle Hair and Invisibelle.Named...
From Soil to Stock Exchange: Scaling Senus into a Global Environmental Intelligence Leader
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Smooth Scaling, Marie sits down with Eoghan Finneran, co-founder of Senus, formerly FarmEye, a company that has grown from rural ro...
Season Two: Scaling with Intent
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Season Two of Smooth Scaling opens by setting the scene for the year ahead.In this short episode, host Marie Donnellan outlines what scaling busines...
Building for Global Scale: Season One Lookback
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special wrap-up episode of Smooth Scaling, Marie Donnellan reflects on the biggest insights, standout stories, and hard-won lessons from Seas...
Financial Foundations for Global Scale: Welcoming Joe O'Donovan to Platform94
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Smooth Scaling, we’re delighted to welcome Joe O’Donovan, our newly appointed Fractional Chief Financial Officer at Platform94 ...
From Global Giants to Scaling Innovators: Welcoming Sue Gannon to Platform94
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Smooth Scaling, we’re thrilled to welcome Sue Gannon our newly appointed Fractional Chief People Officer at Platform94 and the ...
The Edge Within: Turning Culture into Competitive Advantage
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Smooth Scaling, we dive into what it really takes to engage and retain great people in a fast-scaling business. As the competition...
Tried & Tested: Evelyn O'Toole on Science, Scale & Staying the Course
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Smooth Scaling, Marie sits down with Evelyn O’Toole, Founder and CEO of CLS (Complete Laboratory Solutions), to explore the rema...
Scaling to the UK: Market Experts Special
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this extended episode of Smooth Scaling, we dive deep into scaling your business into the UK market with insights from leading experts on the grou...
Valley Backing: Navigating US Expansion
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Smooth Scaling, we dive into the reality of securing US investment as an Irish business. To help us navigate the complexity of this...
Winning the Talent War: How Scaling Companies Compete for Top Talent
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over 85% of our scaling business called out ‘Talent Acquisition & Retention’ as a critical challenge and key hurdle to growth. Scaling compani...
The Farmer Who Built an Empire: How JFC Scaled the Globe
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Smooth Scaling, Marie sits down with John Concannon, Founder & CEO of JFC Group.From humble farm beginnings in Tuam, Co. Galway...
Scaling to Greatness: How Ergo became a Tech Powerhouse
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Smooth Scaling, host Marie Donnellan sits down with John Purdy, Founder & Chairman of tech giant Ergo, to explore what it rea...
Podcast Launch & 2025 Scaling Outlook
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the very first episode of Smooth Scaling. In this debut, we dive into the high-level findings of our 2025 Business Leaders Survey, uncoveri...