E114 That Great Business Show3.00" Where else would you get a former Davy stockbroker discussing the phoenix-like rise of of avocado coloured toilet suites? Only on That Great Business Show. Harry Maharaj gave up a very lucrative career in equity sales with Davy to join, along with his brothers, his family run business, Kilkenny Architectural Salvage. There's nothing Harry doesn't know about a 2nd hand floor, a set of 'barely used' windows, or even that slightly soiled WC. The grim news though is that he tells us that avocado is back...Listen to Harry to hear about what's hot and what's not in architectural salvage, how he got to star in the RTE 'Build Your Own Home' series with Harrison Gardner, selling confessionals and stuffed horses, and his (kind of) special offer for TeamGBS listeners.His 'hire in a heartbeat'? Gary Vaynerchuk aka Gary Vee, author, speaker and entrepreneur. (Harry, wants to hear some hard home truths from Gary).24.00" Professor Martin Hayes of the University of Limerick wants to change the traditional 3rd level education model so as to provide more and better trained employees for businesses. He recommends the German model, much like old fashioned apprenticeships, where a school leaver is employed and then trained. The employee gets paid as they work and they get their education paid for too. Sounds too good to be true? Well it works brilliantly in Germany where dropout rates from those courses are practically non-existent, so it works for employer and employee.Martin's 'hire in a heartbeat'? Patrick Collison, or his mother, or his father...45.00" Mary and Sophie Leahy, mother and daughter founders of The Wine Opener, talk about where their oh so simple idea for a business came from, how their other products were spawned, how hard they work compared with when they weren't self employed, how they got featured on Ryan Tubridy's Late Late Show, what that did for their sales, their launch into the US and of course, we start with the age old question of the family business, what was the latest business row about...Their 'hires in a heartbeat' (lots...)Bobby KerrRyan TubridyAimee ConnollyAll the great insights on That Great Business Show are brought to you thanks to De Facto Shaving Oil, the world's best shaving oil.Find all episodes at www.ThatGreatBusinessShow.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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