Cork Creative

Episode 18 Peter Walsh, Brookpark Business Centre

In this episode we speak to Peter Walsh , Chairman of Brookpark Business Centre in Dunmanway. Brookpark is an advanced technology business centre featuring Conference, Training, Board Room, Offices, Co-Working and Hot Desk facilities. Peter tells us the story of how Brookpark came about, what Brookpark can offer local businesses, the importance of community to the centre and how Brookpark hopes to serve as a blue print for other businesses to become more sustainable.

Episode 17 Fiona Ryan, The Ludgate Hub

In the second part of our Business Supports series, we chat to Fiona Ryan, the Start Up & Entrepreneurship Manager in the Ludgate Hub in Skibbereen about her insights for post covid trends for business, how the Ludgate is shaping its own path from those trends and how it facilitates and supports local business and the  wider community across the generations.

Episode 16 Kevin Curran, Local Enterprise Office

Kevin Curran from the Local Enterprise Office joins us to tell us why the LEO should be the first port of call for any new business and any business that wants to expand. He simplifies business plans, shares what he believes are the biggest mistakes business’ make and discusses the importance of having an online presence-all with a few interesting stories thrown in!

Episode 15 Géraldine Javoy & Daniel Emerson

In the fourth part of our Craft Brewers & Distillers Series, husband & wife team Daniel Emerson from Stonewell Cider & Géraldine Javoy from Nohoval Apple Wines educate us on all things apple, the perpetual motion of research & design, maintaining a strong profile, collaboration, sustainability & growing their businesses post-pandemic.

Episode 14 Louise Kingston

Louise Kingston, founder of Inchydoney Candles joins us to discuss the strong coastal influence on her products and brand, a mother’s influence, unexpected sales boosts and a positive development born out of the pandemic.

Episode 13 Séamus Ó Drisceoil

In the third part of our Craft Brewers & Distillers series, Séamus Ó Drisceoil from Cape Clear Island Distillery chats to us about their goal to have a high quality distinctive gin that reflects Cape Clear Island, the community endeavour that is central to the distillery, the importance of safeguarding the distillery environs & their plans for the year ahead.

Episode 12 Sharon Huggard

Sharon Huggard, The Style Coach, chats to us about her mission to empower women to find their style signature & to ditch measuring self-worth on the scales, the importance of being authentic, adapting her business and her plans for the year ahead.

Episode 11 Terra Brookins

In the second part of our Craft Brewers & Distillers Series, we speak to Terra Brookins from West Cork Brewing Company about the importance of their customers to their business, their focus on building that relationship, the collaborative nature of the craft beer industry in Ireland and their exciting plans for 2022.

Episode 10 Michel Colaci

Entrepreneur & content creator Michel Colaci joins us to discuss his ventures in the space of creative digital solutions, child online safety & video production. We also explore his love for vintage camera lenses & how mindfulness influenced & changed his photography & film-making. 

Episode 9 - Cork Brewers & Distillers Series - Paul Corbett

As part of our Craft Brewers & Distillers Series,Paul Corbett, Head Distiller at Clonakilty Distillery joins us for a chat about his path to becoming a master distiller, the science and art of distilling and the joys of working in a smaller sized distillery.