Marathons, Taxes and Jack Ma
A quick update on what my attention is currently focused on as I prepare for my first marathon, get prepared for a business development trip to New York and learn about the story of Jack Ma and Alibaba.
The Brian Kenny Podcast
A documented evolution of an entrepreneur
Struggling to Launch My Product
Owning a product agency can seem like a perfect conduit to launch my own ideas but it can often end in frustrations.
Competing against myself
Over the past year, I've become stronger, happier and healthier and I owe a lot to focusing on competing against myself rather than against others.
Running a Company Remotely
During a recent business development trip to New York, I stumbled across lots of challenges on how to manage my time and be effective with my team in Dublin. In this episode, I break down the main stumbling blocks and some easy solutions I've already identified to keep them in
Robbie Skuse
Robbie is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Kollect, the first real pay-as-you-go waste collection solution.
Building a Product Agency in New York
I’ve started the process of growing MiniCorp outside of Europe and into New York.
Brian Caulfield
Brian is a serial technology entrepreneur turned venture capital investor.
What should you charge?
It can be extremely challenging to understand what you or things are worth and what should be charged.
Mental Health in Business
I talk through one of the darkest moments I’ve lived through and how it’s vitally important to set up your business in a practical and healthy way that allows you to grow and fall back on others.
My Startup Grind Interview
At a recent Startup Grind event, I got to speak about my entrepreneurship adventure to date. The ups and the downs and everything in between.
Being present
I walk through how I’ve introduced strong goal setting into my daily life and what the effect has been so far in 2019.
Building a Product: The Person
In this episode of the Building a Product series, I talk about the person behind the idea.
Sean Judge — Recruitment, Building Teams and Startups
Sean Judge is the entrepreneur in residence at Accenture where he helps facilitate the connection between young startups and Accenture.
July made me cry
After a relaxing break with the family 👨👩👧👧, we’re back to regularly scheduled podcasts 🎧!
Donal Cahalane — Creating an innovative space for creatives
I interview Donal Cahalane. DC most recently founded Republic of Work. A co-working office in Cork, Ireland where you can get your most productive, innovative and forward thinking work done.
Eoin Bara — Building a handcrafted gin distillery
In this episode, I sit down with Eoin Bara [https://twitter.com/eoinbara?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor] . Eoin most recently founded Mór Irish Gin [http://www.moririshgin.com/]. A handcrafted wild berry gin that is exported across 15 countries. Before Mór Irish Gin, Eoin founded a
Client's needs and product cycles
I talk through product iterations and how I build, measure and react.
Adrian Slattery — Building relationships
Adrian and I chat about the importance of building strong relationships.
Starting an event and expanding internationally
I talk through the challenges, failures, and successes that have hit me over the past month.
Colin Harmon — Finding your passion
In this episode, I interview Colin Harmon, the founder of 3FE coffee.
Dan Nugent — Product marketing and influencers
Dan Nudget is the co-founder of Ambr Eyewear. A company that creates beautifully crafted glasses that fight digital eye strain by blocking blue light.
Organising tasks to get things done
Keeping track and managing inbound requests can be difficult. If they accumulate, it can often feel like quicksand. Here's how I deal with tasks, requests and make sure I'm still getting things done. Links: * Asana [http://headspace.com/] * Google Suite [https://gsuite.google.com/] * Twitter — https://twitter.com/bkenny * Instagram
Organising my time
Time is my most precious resource that cannot be renewed.
Pat Divilly — Belief and Belonging
Pat is a best selling author, corporate speaker, world traveler and high-performance coach.
Running, ditching alcohol and meditation
I set some new goals last month both personally and commercially and it’s time to see how I performed.
My mentors and why — Episode 35
A short list of my top 5 most inspirational people
Louise Dunne — Glissed
In this episode I chat with a hughly inspiring entrepreneur — Louise Dunne. Louise is the CEO, and founder of Glissed.
How to rebrand a company — Episode 33
MiniCorp’s branding hasn’t evolved in 3 years, until now. This is the story of how we are rebranding.
Moving to WeWork — Episode 32
At MiniCorp, we recently moved from our own private office into the new WeWork in Dublin.
My life long adventure — Episode 31
Big elements of my life are a strong sense adventure and the achievement or progression towards my lifelong goals.
Luke Mackey — The Entrepreneurial Journey
Luke is an entrepreneur and a co-founder of Bamboo, a mobile app that allows you to order and pay in advance for great cafés and restaurants relieving the need to wait.
Treating people right — Episode 29
It seems like a no-brainer, but there are huge upsides to really focusing on treating people right.
Products and Industries I’m watching — Episode 28
A product state of the union in my head. I talk about Revolut, travel AI, wellbeing, and education.
A month in review: Forming new habits — Episode 26
Over the past month, I’ve spent a lot of time tracking and reflecting on my growth as a husband, father, and entrepreneur.
What does the CEO do? — Episode 25
I talk through my experiences and also the key difference between a founder and a CEO.
Signing new clients at an agency — Episode 24
Sometimes, signing new clients can seem like a dark art.
An apology to the hustlers — Episode 23
I was a hardcore hustler and have now done a complete 180 to take time in my life to understand what is happening and make better-educated decisions on my future.
What tools do I use daily? — Episode 22
In this episode, I talk through the items I carry and use on a daily basis. I minimize clutter but also try to stay as productive as possible.
How to start building a tech business (Pt2) — Episode 21
In part two, I talk about my experiences with managing cash flow, understanding your burn rate and what to look out for when searching for a really good marketer for your company.
Dealing with my growing business — Episode 20
When I started MiniCorp I spent about 7 minutes coming up with the name and 30 seconds finding a logo on Iconfinder.
How to start building a tech business (Pt1) — Episode 19
My experiences of getting your first customer, it’s challenges and how valuable ownership of a business is.
What made people notice me? — Episode 18
How I stand out from the crowd and help people to promote me to their connections.
Changes I've made to my daily rituals — Episode 17
I discuss my new daily rituals and how they have affected my overall mood, growth, and energy over the past month.
Networking & Sales — Episode 16
Episode 16 of The Brian Kenny Podcast. I talk about the wonders of networking, sales and how I should really start taking better care of myself.
I'm back! — Episode 15
Episode 15 of The Brian Kenny Podcast. I talk about where I've disappeared to, big clients and bitcoin.
Falling off the band wagon — Episode 14
One day of bad eating has lead to a demmise of eating healthy and how I'm currently making macro decisions and putting out micro fires.
Be inspiring and unique — Episode 13
You should always follow up after a meeting and leadership is helping others to discover something you know.
Client prospecting & our wedding anniversary — Episode 12
Pitching to potential clients and how paying people on time has such huge benefits.
Growing MiniCorp & alcohol — Episode 11
I need to stay on top of my game to help nuture MiniCorp's growth.
Make sure you're at the right parties — Episode 10
I push myself forward to challenge myself and how you should make sure you're at the right parties.
Risk & Parenting — Episode 9
Without taking on risk, it can be difficult to grow and expand.
Patience and Kendrick Lamar — Episode 8
The importance of business referrals, setting your own standards and how I should be willing to change to solve problems.
Confidence and taking risks — Episode 7
The grind pays off in the long term and how taking risks challenges yourself.
Deconstructing what people want & talking more — Episode 6
Telling a story trumps volume when creating content and I'm learning to deconstruct peoples wants.
Content, planning saves money & I hate being busy — Episode 5
I talk about how not following through costs me money, being busy is not the goal and I'm really enjoying creating this podcast.
Exercise, Beer & Pointless Meetings — Episode 4
I talk about the how beer and pointless meetings are having a huge negative impact on me and how I'm going to solve this.
Team knowledge, daily stand ups and over communicating — Episode 3
I talk about the benefits of having daily standups and over communicating with the team.
I need to delegate better, building relationships and the MiniCorp daily standup — Episode 2
Decoupling myself from MiniCorp and how important building relationships is to your overall goals.
Quitting alcohol, learning to give better direction and scaling MiniCorp — Episode 1
I talk about how I need to become a better communicator, scaling MiniCorp and creating content.