Episode 254Eugene Garrihy spent more than a quarter of a century in construction, but the Great Crash saw that come to an end. He took to the sea, as founder of Dublin Bay Cruises, a business that brings tens of thousands of visitors around Dublin Bay. You can also commute from Dun Laoghaire to downtown Dublin, if you have the time.Eugene believes that there are many more opportunities for new ocean based businesses waiting to be exploited. Having collected his own pension he hints that his own business could be for sale...but then he mentions and new one that has taken his fancy.He has three 'hires in a heartbeat', Ryanair's Michael O'Leary, Michael McGrath TD and Paschal Donohoe TD.Despite being down to just two and a half banks the numbers working in the country's financial services industry continues to grow. And with changes in technology, like the rise and rise of AI, means what those people do, day to day, keeps changing. To keep up with those changes people have to be upskilled and reskilled. That's what the one time Institute of Bankers, now the IOB, does. Mary O'Dea is CEO of IOB.ie and she gives a perfect pitch for her services. She says there are probably 6,000 vacancies in the industry at the moment. Her team can train people to fill those vacancies. They can give you micro credential training, confirmed on blockchain. She explains, including how much this training will cost. You could get up to 95% funding to educate yourself. You can send them an email and they promise they'll answer.Her 'hire in a heartbeat', her husband who works for the World Bank, Tony Tyrrell (he's also a singer)It started with horses. Janni Sjostrand came for a horse riding holiday...and stayed. In 2010 Swede Janni started her first horse business buying and selling horses. That was until 2018, the year of the hot summer. There was no fodder made and that put and end to Janni and her horse business. She went from 160 horses down to 5. With no warning. It just stopped. The reality of business. Lessons have been learnt. And there was a big silver lining to her dark cloud. She went from horses to soap. Soap for humans...but also soap for horses, and dogs. Her soap formulation is very, very good for your skin. And for curly hair. She is very interesting about the hassle of trying to do sell into and import from the UK. She's found a workaround. And she never stops doing her market research. She has been working with Longford LEO to grow her business. She's taken five days off in the last couple of years. Business is tough.Her hire in a heartbeat, Angela Woodard.With thanks to De Facto Shaving Oil, the world's finest shaving oil, for everyone who shaves.Find all episodes at www.ThatGreatBusinessShow.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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