Cork Creative

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.

Episode 8 Nina Cáit Gilbert

In this episode we are joined by designer Nina Cáit Gilbert from Design Bird. We discuss her journey from her dream job in London to setting up her own business whilst juggling family life, the challenges she faces, her love for design, branding and being part of the launch of new fledgling business’.

Episode 7 Niamh Morrison

Niamh Morrison, creator of HEN Jewellery joins us in this episode. A lover of her surroundings, Niamh uses the beautiful West Cork landscape as inspiration for her designs. We discuss the positive & negative impacts of the pandemic, the dramas of the creative process, the constant learning curve & her fetish for hammers.

Episode 6 Stephen Hayes

Stephen Hayes is a fine art photographer based in Clonakilty. We chat about his love for the whole photography process, his love/hate relationship with Instagram, evolution of his business, local supports and inspirations and we get the answer to the ultimate question.

Episode 5 Rebecca Connolly

In this episode, we are joined by Rebecca Connolly, a well-established beautician in Rosscarbery who has recently launched a beautiful apothecary range. We discuss the silver lining of pandemic closures, making the most of local supports, the challenges she faces and the joys of being a beautician.

Episode 4 Louise Bunyan

Louise Bunyan is Ireland’s leading LinkedIn training expert and is a guru of all things digital marketing.  We discuss her interesting career, her pivot to online learning and consultancy, the importance of networking and her plans for the future.

Episode 3 Aoife McLaughlin

Aoife McLaughlin chats to us about getting the right work-life balance, moving her lino printing hobby into a business and the challenges of being a one-woman sales, marketing, finance and IT department.

Episode 2 Aidan O'Regan

Aidan O' Regan joins us for a honest chat about the highs and lows of being an abstract landscape artist, his motivations and the evolutions of his craft and business from Celtic Tiger boom to a global pandemic.