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Founder, Gin &amp; Yin Retreats - Welcome to wellness with a twist through meaningful overseas retreats and immersive experiences and events.  On ‘my kind of retreat’ you can dip in and out of as much or as little of the itinerary as you like, whether that’s joining a guided hike, or enjoying the daily Om to stretch your body and your mind, or taking a bike ride to the local town, or joining a workshop, or simply relaxing with your journal by the pool with a G&amp;T.  Each retreat offers something a little different depending on the location.  On the Event side of things, these typically feature fun, movement, creativity and tastings, collaborating with experts in the fields of wellness, creativity and gin!  What’s not to love?  To see what’s coming up make a tea, or a G&amp;T and take a look:  <a href=&apos;http://www.ginandyinretreats.com/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;><ins>www.ginandyinretreats.com</ins></a>

Founder, Gin & Yin Retreats

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John O’Shanahan is the founder and lead consultant with LeanBPI, a market leader in digital innovation for small businesses, working with Local Enterprise Office clients and Irish SMEs since 2015.
John has over 30 years’ experience in business operations, having held multiple roles with leading international companies in markets as diverse as Taiwan, Mexico, and The Netherlands.
Lean BPI specialises in helping SMEs/Micro industry clients to improve their workflows, converting from paper based or manual systems to more efficient simplified digital processes. Having completed 200+ successful business improvement projects across a variety of sectors, John’s application of lean best practice, thought leadership and digital innovation has led to clients experiencing increased business performance, reduced costs and sustainable results.
As well as helping clients optimise off the shelf software solutions, John and the team at LeanBPI develop bespoke solutions, built to meet client needs, enabling them to implement new workflows, which improve their business performance while reducing the stresses of the day-to-day operations. By applying lean methodologies, and digital Innovations, Lean BPI simplifies and streamlines a business’ processes to maximise its overall business performance.
John holds an MSc in Strategic Quality Management, Lean Sigma Systems from the University of Limerick and is a doctoral candidate in the University of Limerick.

Managing Director

Digital for business operations

This group is dedicated to business operations in the digital era. Whether you've already begun integrating digital tools into your operations and are seeing the benefits, or you're ready to start your digital transition.

It&apos;s a tough vocation being an entrepreneur and owner of your own business however, the rewards both emotionally, financially, professionally, and your impact on other humans, can be rich and satisfying. There are highs and lows and my job is to help you smooth the ride providing consulting services focusing on specialists areas that will impact everything you do - knowing your customers, what makes them tick, aligning your offer and values in ways that always resonate, that builds long-lasting relationships and drives digital revenue.
B2B buyers have evolved. They no longer just purchase, they subscribe to your values, the brand experience you offer as well as product &amp; pricing fit. They want trusted partnerships, not just suppliers. Investing in marketing tactics can very often fumble without the right up-front investment in understanding your customers, building emotional connections, telling your story, getting the right technology in place and optimising engagement throughout the buyer and customer journey. After 25 years of bringing up kids, providing a safe and secure home for my family, my motivations and &quot;North Star&quot; are quite different moving forward. If you want to build your business and need to lean on someone who has been at the forefront of marketing digital transformation and want access to know-how, essential tools and tricks that will underpin every aspect of how you go-to-market, I can help.
The added benefit, I have a great network or equally professional and gifted colleagues spanning the whole spectrum of what it takes to do effective marketing so if I don&apos;t know it, I know someone who does.
Here&apos;s the &quot;professional low-down and career highlights&quot; blurb.
I&apos;m a versatile and experienced Director and Board Advisor who has passionately followed and been highly active in the transformation of B2B marketing and sales over the past 14 years supporting scale-up to large corporate businesses. Experienced across multiple sectors principally hi-tech manufacturing, technology, media, fintech, education and professional services. I offer a proven track record of supporting ambitious senior marketing, sales and c-suite executives to challenge, navigate, question and adopt modern transformational strategies to create and accelerate growth.
Business strategist and real-world cross-functional tactical execution leader leveraging business &amp; technical acumen to challenge complex growth stage issues
A specialist in the essential digital sales &amp; marketing components to drive revenue. I can help you..
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<li>Understand your customers first (deal cutomer profiles &amp; personas), what makes them tick and how to create solid GTM plans (buyer journey mapping, messaging, content planning, integrated campaign planning).</li>
<li>Thinking about buying technology? I can help you Identify the key business priorities that warrant investment in technology before you spend a penny!</li>
<li>How to create the most appropriate and effective technology ecosystem to drive digital engagement, sales &amp; growth</li>
<li>Avoid the traps that can lead to technology failure</li>
<li>Marketing &amp; sales technology consulting experience includes Folloze, Drift, 6Sense, Bombora, Salesforce, Oracle Marketing Cloud, Outreach, Turtl, Adobe, Bombora, Hubspot and more</li>
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EXAMPLE SENIOR LEADERSHIP ADVISORY ROLES
Global Automation Vendor: Advisor to global marketing leadership team. Tech stack investment strategy &amp; optimisation, campaign performance analysis, strategic service &amp; team investment, change management, creating a data-driven culture and using data analysis to make decisions
Global Industrial Solutions Vendor: Advisor to global marketing &amp; sales leadership teams on cross-channel digital programme conversion optimisation and account-based marketing/sales programmes. Tech stack audit, optimisation and investment strategy including conversational marketing &amp; sales (chatbot) strategy, programme delivery, sales onboarding &amp; enablement.
Global Colocation &amp; Data Centre Provider: Advisor to EMEA marketing &amp; sales leadership teams on tech stack optimisation, technology investment strategy and multiple marketing operations programme delivery – integration, analytics, chat strategy, ABM, lead nurturing &amp; lead scoring, sales &amp; marketing alignment.
BOARD ADVISORY ROLES
Sales Directorships at two, top five global technology corporations (SaaS application products)
Managing Director, Board Advisor, Marketing Consultant, global B2B marketing agency
Business Director, Board Advisor, Marketing Consultant , UK B2B marketing agency
Sales Director, global SaaS technology scale-up (EMEA growth-IPO-Acquisition)
Partnership Lead for numerous US SaaS scale-ups breaking into EMEA

Marketing Strategist and Tech Adviser

Technology Advisory

Navigating the world of technology and choosing what marketing tools are appropriate for your business can be a mine field.

Cupolo provides advisory services that..

Help you take a pragmatic approach to investing in appropriate technology for your business.

Fine tune the essential considerations to evaluate.

Recommend technologies and a roadmap for future adoption along the growth of your business.

Audit your current architecture and make recommendations on how to improve adoption and perfo

<ins>Welcome the the future of Intellectual Property Management</ins>
Hey, I&apos;m, Azhar...Az (Director of Brand Innovation)...and we are changing the game in the world of Intellectual Property (IP) and the provision of brand legal services such as trade mark, domain name, design registration whilst strengthening investment and funding opportunities.&nbsp;
At the heart of our mission at Abion is a revolutionary approach to trademark and domain name management, perfect for businesses and entrepreneurs seeking to navigate the new era of IP with confidence and innovation in one place without hidden costs or unexpected legal bills.
Having spent 15 years in law firms, it was time for something new and we decided to transcend traditional legal boundaries, bringing to the table a unique blend of technology-driven solutions. We are not just IP experts; we are the pioneers of BrandTech - a disruptive approach that replaces outdated hourly rate legal models with dynamic, client-focused strategies as TRUE extension of your business making all IP self-managable using our Abion Core Platform <a href=&apos;www.abion.com&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>www.abion.com</a>.&nbsp;
This modern methodology is tailor-made for those who seek to protect and strengthen their brands, investments, and partnerships in an ever-evolving digital landscape.
We offer bespoke solutions for trademark registration and domain name protection. We use cutting-edge technologies like blockchain management and live integrable data that ensures your IP assets are agile, responsive, and well-protected against emerging challenges.
Our approach is particularly suited for clients who value efficiency, innovation, cost-control and strategic foresight. By leveraging BrandTech we can offer models that suit any business from subscription, self-pay to financing of any IP project.&nbsp;
We are recognised in the Legal 500, World Trade Mark Review 1000, and listed as MIP - IP Stars.&nbsp;
Having created some of the tools and methods myself, and now being part of a 140 strong team, over 14 countries with 16 offies - our new approach to handling trade marks, domain names and all IP rights HAS found its home.&nbsp;
Choosing us means partnering with BrandTech and taking the leap into the new age of legal services. We want to help you transform your businesses as we are dedicated to transforming the IP industry.&nbsp;
Step into the future of IP management with Azhar. Protect, enhance, and revolutionise your trademarks and domain names with a true disruptor in the field.&nbsp;
Let Abion&apos;s BrandTech approach be the cornerstone of your IP strategy, setting you apart in our new world.

Director of Brand Innovation

Azhar Sadique

<ins>Welcome the the future of Intellectual Property Management</ins>
Hey, I&apos;m, Azhar...Az (Director of Brand Innovation)...and we are changing the game in the world of Intellectual Property (IP) and the provision of brand legal services such as trade mark, domain name, design registration whilst strengthening investment and funding opportunities.&nbsp;
At the heart of our mission at Abion is a revolutionary approach to trademark and domain name man

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Date:	Tue 20th Feb 2024
Time:	17:30 - 18:30

Tuesday 20th Feb 2024

Masterclass: Consulting for small business owners

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