3.00" Glaswegian Des Travers, CEO, DPD, Ireland's largest private parcel delivery service. From van driver to being the boss. How he was planning on a big downturn in his business because of Covid, but how, a fortnight later, he had to start hiring and training 850 new drivers as business jumped more than 50% year on year. He has seen Brexit cutting out the middleman in the UK with deliveries coming directly to Ireland from the EU, a surprising amount of drugs and contraband being found in parcels and why DPD won't be going all electric in West Cork just yet, but he is looking at the possibilities of drone deliveries. His 'hire in a heartbeat'? Barrack Obama.30.00" One time midwife Bronagh Conlon, who successfully sold her food company just before a severe cancer diagnosis. How she created Ireland's first potato based poitín but it didn't get to the market and why she's raffling 5% of her Listoke Distillery, how a hand sanitizer saved her business, winning best European gin award, expanding into China and Russia and the drink culture differences between the two. Her 'hire in a heartbeat'? A bit of a no-brainer, as she chooses John Teeling, hugely successful drinks entrepreneur and (of course!) That Great Business Show alum - you can hear his incredible story on Episode 28.Find all episodes at www.ThatGreatBusinessShow.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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