Archive for the celebrities category
Entrepreneur Marketing Workshop with Marie O’Riordan in Dublin
by Connector on June 16th, 2010
This morning I had a very pleasant and interesting morning tea with Marie O’Riordan who is a self-styled international communications & media expert. Marie has been doing really well of late and carries our speaking and consulting engagements for international clients.
She introduces herself in the video and is a serious connector who was the last interviewer of Mother Teresa. Marie O’Riordan has also been interviewing & building instant rapport with Hollywood’s Elite & scores of Academy Award winners face to face for many years such as Paul Newman, Michael Caine, Quentin Tarantino, Charlize Theron, Cate Blanchett, Renee Zellweger & many, many more “A list” legends. Marie travels the globe as a Worldwide Communications Excellence Specialist™ & is the Author of ‘66 Secrets To Nailing Any Media Interview.’™
Her next event in Dublin is as follows called the Entrepreneur Marketing Workshop and features the thrilling trilogy of with Debbie Allen (USA), Tracy Repchuk (USA) & Marie O’Riordan (IRL) ;-0
It is on Friday, June 25, 2010 from 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM (GMT) and I hope to check it out.
Connector @ The Entrepreneur Show
by Nicola OReilly on April 27th, 2010
Connector showcased its new training courses and connecting philosophy at this year’s Entrepreneur Event, Friday 23rd to Saturday 24th April.
Connector’s team helped man the stand for the weekend, making loads of new connections and spreading knowledge of the 10 C’s.
A huge part of the show this year were the bright and lively discussions that took place in the “Think Tank” and “Invest Test” auditoriums which Conor helped chair as well as take part in.
One of the highlights of the show was hearing some of the Irish and UK dragons take part in these discussions. The connector team also had the pleasure of meeting Sean Gallagher who had his photo taken with them at the Connector stand.
Connector’s bright and inviting stand design, along with its engaging video content was down to the planning and hard work of new recruit David Dungan who has taken to his role with enthusiasm and gusto, as well as Sarai Fernández hard work managing the connector team and Connector’s Entrepeneur Networking Event at Lillies on Friday night.
Overall it was a busy but rewarding weekend at the stand for the Connector team and it will be a busy week again following the amount of interest shown at the show.
Connections @ JOE.ie
by Connector on April 21st, 2010
Connector was invited down to the great launch of JOE.ie today in the Morgan Hotel penthouse suite. I got to make a bunch of new connections from JOE.ie, the parent company, Impact Media, FHS and the Brand Army girls. Some of the stars of the web site out in force were Jerry Flannery (See Video), Gerald Keane, Ciaran Whelan, Ray Foley and the Hardy Bucks!
Connector is delighted to be one of the featured startups on the site’s business section, check it out there >>
Connect with Dragons Den @ The Entrepreneur Show
by Laura Goucher on April 10th, 2010
Things are beginning to warm up for The Entrepreneur Show which will be held in the RDS Dublin on April 23rd and 24th. It is set to be two days of the biggest networking and business knowledge gathering event ever seen in the country. Connector will be present at the event with a stand and with Mr. Networker himself Conor will be taking part in some of the panels and discussions about building new connections.
The Entrepreneur Show is designed to inspire visitors to do new and better business. It will host an array of speakers from all sectors of business, to inspire you in your business development. It will give the opportunity to learn and develop new business ideas and the necessary skills to put them into practice.
Not only does it give guests an opportunity to do some serious networking, it will also feature over 80 guest speakers from some of the most knowledgeable business minds like the UK’s Dragons Richard Farleigh and Rachel Elnaugh, the Irish Dragons Sean Gallagher, Bobby Kerr and Gavin Duffy and the Entrepreneur of the Year Terry Clune.
The show is made up of five different areas,the Inspiration Chamber will host an inspiring group of Entrepreneurs speaking about their journeys through their business life. The “New Ventures” Arena will feature recently developed companies sharing their journey through the early stage of their business, this will educate visitors on how beneficial mentors and investors are to a new business and also tips on what qualities to look for when investing.
The “Think Tank” Auditorium is a new feature to the show which involves different business sectors participating in the show and a live audience of entrepreneurs, enaging in panel discussion and audience interaction. One of the most exciting areas for visitors to the show is the “Invest test” Sessions which will feature businesses looking for investment and will be judged by a live panel of experts including the UK Dragons. The Exhibitor’s Area will demonstrate the tools and services needed to develop your business development these demonstations will over vast areas including mentoring, life coaching and design services.
Two day tickets to the event are priced €35. Proud sponsors Google are giving the first 10,000 visitors who purchase tickets online €75 worth of free Google ad words to kick start marketing their business online.
Those who purchase tickets online before midnight on Monday the 12th of April, will enter into prize draws for Entrepreneur show hampers sponsored by companies such as henparty.ie, hairybaby.com and many more. For more details, click here>>
Vodafone 360 connections
by Conor on March 21st, 2010
A few months ago I was at the launch of the Vodafone 360 with guest star Dita Von Teese and given a Vodafone 360 phone to test. I would like to express my thanks to Vodafone for the opportunity to test drive the phone which was supported by TV advertising in late 2009.
As I am lucky enough to have used all the top smart phones in recent months, I thought this phone was ‘ok’. This Samsung phone which has a completely different operating system which takes a while to get used to I could not give it the time it needed to be mastered. Furthermore the selection & presentation of Apps definitely will have to improve.
I think with Vodafone starting to sell the iPhone which has 140,000 Apps, I wonder will the Vodafone 360 will be relegated to a mid-range phone? What did you thinkofthe Vodafone 360?
Connector at launch of 'Your Country, Your Call'
by Sarai Fernandez on February 17th, 2010
Conor met the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese & her husband Martin, at the presentation of “Your Country, Your Call’. This is Martin’s initiative to help Ireland come out of a period of economic depression in 2009. The event was help in the National Library & was hosted by MC Mark Little who made the big announcement.
‘Your Country, Your Call’ is a national competition which aims to find two transformational proposals that will enable the Irish economy to grow. There is a broad range of categories from sports and arts to communications and technology, and the best part: a prize fund of €200,000.
I was invited to the blogger review event on Monday evening in the Guinness Storehouse & hear about the exciting plans for YCYC. Some of the team are also coming to the Connector Tribes event next week to tell us more about this great contest. Please check it out at www.yourcountryyourcall.com
Connecting @ Love Lab Launch
by Conor on February 11th, 2010
Look who I connected with @ Love Labs launch at the Science Gallery this evening … ! The one & only Chris De Burgh who opened the exhibition with a few nice thoughts on ‘love’ & his lovely daughter, the lovely Rosanna Davison, former Miss World. Chris has sold 45 million records … WOW ! That’s a lot of Red Ladies.
Congrats to the Michael John Gorman & the brilliant Science Gallery team for another great event & don’t forget Connector is there on the 25th February for the Connector Tribes event @ 7pm. Yes, some Tribal Love is on the way !
Connecting with Des Bishop
by Sarai Fernandez on February 4th, 2010
Yesterday our 10 contest winners, Conor and I went to see Des Bishop at The Button Factory, sponsored by ESB Customer Supply. The gig was excellent, where Des Bishop talked about many things, among others his father’s illness, with his unique style making hilarious things that other people could find uncomfortable to talk about.
After the gig we have the opportunity to do a short interview to Des, who told us some tips for young comedians on why they should engage in social media. The video of the interview is coming soon, but for the moment here are the photographs we took with him.
This event was the final point in the campaign Des Bishop and Jim have run to encourage people to save energy during the last 6 months. We want to thank Des for his time which we enjoyed, to ESB Customer Supply and McConnells for the tickets and Eleanor for a wonderful warm-up at the event.
10 FREE tickets to ESB Customer Supply's Des Bishop Unplugged Gig!
by Sarai Fernandez on January 18th, 2010
DEADLINE EXTENDED !! NEW CLOSING DATE FRI 29TH JAN @ 6PM
We’re giving away 5 pairs of tickets to ESB Customer Supply’s exclusive Des Bishop gig at the Button Factory. Want to be one of our winners? Just add a comment to this post or the Connector Facebook Group with a funny link to a joke or a video and be in with a chance to win 2 tickets to enjoy a unique show, on Wednesday February 3rd.
Just find something funny on the the Internet and you could get one of the 5 pairs of tickets Connector has to give away!
After the gig, there will be a DJ on stage and you will have a good chance to connect with the other Connector guests … So what are you waiting for? Send us your links before 18.00 on January 29th.
Indeed this is the finale to the ESB Customer Supply’s Des Bishop Unplugged energy saving campaign. Since last August Des Bishop has been writing a blog when he shares energy saving tips he’s been learning during this time. Additional tickets can also be won on www.desbishopunplugged.ie.
Good luck!
Connecting with RTE's Colm & JimJim
by Conor on December 14th, 2009
I heard this bunch of people having a great old time of it on friday evening as I was grabbing some free wifi in Le Circ on Dame Street, and looked up to investigate …turns out it to be the 2FM breakfast presenters Colm & Jim Jim and their team having a few pints.
I tell them I am on a mission to connect with everyone in Ireland and they are all very nice & evenagree to a picture as proof of connection haha !
I’m much too tired in the mornings to listen to breakfast radio but am sure they’re grrrrrreat ! ;-0 Now I wonder if my email to them will have them wanting to interview me as part of a story about the Facebook Addicts Anonymous group I am setting up …
