John Jordan, CEO, Ornua - the co-op owned co-op behind the Kerrygold brand. He predicts some further, VERY chunky price increases coming the consumer's way. He reveals his hard earned secrets of successfully selling a pretty basic product (butter) in the US. He confirms that Tony O'Reilly was the man behind the Kerrygold name and concept. but also that it could've been called Leprechaun!His 'hire in a heartbeat'? Conor Crowley of US based Arbor Investments.Clionadh Martin, founder of Odense, Denmark based CM Robotix (curiously the company name has nothing to do with her name). The engineering and robotics double graduate had a 'Eureka!' moment when one of her pals, working in a massive supermarket, said her job - the night stacking of shelves - was 'shitty'. For the last four years she has concentrated on robots that do one thing. Carry food pallets around very large sized supermarkets. Her robots can save three full time jobs per supermarket and the market is worth €billions. She's looking for €10 million to 'buy into' that untapped market.Her hire in a heartbeat? She's in awe of word wizard writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - as word wizardry is essential to sell your concept.Find all episodes at www.ThatGreatBusinessShow.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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