Episodes

  • S4 Ep12: The Mighty Quinn

    S4 Ep12: The Mighty Quinn
    Apr 18 2024
    Founding donor of UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business and BComm alumnus, Lochlann Quinn, joined us for this special episode as part of UCD Culture and Engagement Week. Across a high-impact leadership and philanthropic career, Lochlann developed and guided many businesses, serving as Chairman of AIB, ESB, National Gallery of Ireland, Irish Museum of Modern Art, and the director and driving force behind the global leading business Glen Dimplex. He discusses his career, higher education and the bright future for the economy.
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    38 mins
  • S4 Ep11: Doing IT Differently

    S4 Ep11: Doing IT Differently
    Apr 9 2024
    Expert in digital transformation and Academic Director of UCD Smurfit Executive Development Professor Joe Peppard reveals why technology competitiveness is a necessity and why digital transformation is less about digital and more about transformation.


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    30 mins
  • S4 Ep10: Changing the Game

    S4 Ep10: Changing the Game
    Mar 8 2024
    Her Sport take over for International Women’s Day

    To mark International Women’s Day Niamh Tallon, Her Sport has taken over the UCD Business Impact Podcast to celebrate female athletes in the UCD Quinn School community and how they are changing the game in sport and business. Her Sport’s mission is to use sport to empower, educate and inspire so that girls and women can achieve their full potential.
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    52 mins
  • S4 Ep9: Sustainable Growth

    S4 Ep9: Sustainable Growth
    Feb 29 2024
    From reducing food waste to proactive health, MBA alumna and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Kerry Group, Catherine Keogh discusses how innovation and sustainability are driving one of Ireland’s most well-known brands to remain a global leader while staying connected to its local roots.


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    31 mins
  • S4 Ep8: Precious Lives

    S4 Ep8: Precious Lives
    Feb 12 2024
    MBA alumna Kerry McLaverty, winner of this year’s UCD Alumni Award for the College of Business and CEO of LauraLynn, Ireland's only children's hospice discusses engaging the public in an era of permacrisis, staying visible and having a job with purpose.


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    34 mins
  • S4 Ep7: Season 4 Episode 7 – Gigging for Gold

    S4 Ep7: Season 4 Episode 7 – Gigging for Gold
    Jan 30 2024
    Dr Emma McDaid dives into her research on Uber revealing the downsides of working for disruptor firms and the darker aspects of the gig economy.

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    33 mins
  • S4 Ep6: From AI chatbots to bank runs - 2023 in Review

    S4 Ep6: From AI chatbots to bank runs - 2023 in Review
    Dec 21 2023
    Looking back at the biggest business stories of 2023. In conversation with Business Journalists Linda Daly and Donal O'Donovan. 
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    35 mins
  • S4 Ep5: The Workplace in a Perfect Storm

    S4 Ep5: The Workplace in a Perfect Storm
    Dec 13 2023
    UCD Smurfit School alumna and Head of Social Policy at IBEC, Dr Kara McGannon shares how the workplace reflects society’s issues and how we can all work to build better organisations.

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    32 mins