The weekly podcast from Luke Curry and Mark Baker, discussing all things business, tech, creative, health, and general lifestyle advice. Each Wednesday join the brothers in-law, as they interview an eclectic range of guests from blue collar grafters to multi-millionaire investors, each with their own stories to tell, and lessons learned along the way. If you have a side hustle, want to start a passion project, or just want to hear some great career and life advice, this is the podcast for you.
Episodes
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
What is up SharkNation!
For episode 27 we reached out to online advertising expert Ogie Hollywood from Google to help us learn more about expanding ecommerce businesses using paid ads.
Along the way we touched on important topics around mental health and how to better manage your mental health in an increasingly pressurised world.
We cover:
1. How a clerical error led to Ogie being excluded from University in Ireland.
2. Ogie's harrowing journey through struggles with mental health while studying at IT.
3. Ogie's come back and taking positive steps in order to get his life back on track (exercise, food, lifestyle change).
4. We talk about what it takes to be successful with PPC
5. Ogie let's us know about some of the UK's biggest brands that he has worked with and what they are doing to succeed on line.
If you feel like listening to a great book and you want to support the SharkPod you can sign up for a free audio book through our link here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-Free-Trial-Digital-Membership/dp/B00OPA2XFG?tag=Sharkpod-21
Cancel anytime and keep your book!
For feed back, drop us a line on Luke@shark.ie
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
What is up SharkNation!
This week we sat down with You-Tuber and Entrepreneur Thomas Arnold (@thomasarnoldfilms).
Thomas is best known for vlogging about his college experience in UCD to his 15k+ subscribers but we were also interested in how he is turning his passion of film making into a career by making professional videos for companies like Microsoft.
In this episode we cover:
1. How he got started making YouTube videos almost 10 years ago (when he was just 14).
2. How he set up a business around what he loved - film making.
3. How he build his business on reputation rather than outreach.
4. How he made €30k while in his final year in collage.
5. How to build a YouTube channel that is monetized.
6. Advice for creatives just about to leave college.
and much more!
This podcast is brought to you by Audible - click here (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-Free-Trial-Digital-Membership/dp/B00OPA2XFG?tag=sharkpod-1) for your one month free try, cancel anytime any time and keep the free book!
For feedback drop us a line on Luke@shark.ie
KEEP MOVING FORWARD!
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
What is up SharkNation!
This week were lucky to sit down with one of the originals of the Irish tech scene.
Brian Caulfield is an entrepreneur, ex-CEO, Board Member of a huge amount of companies and a Venture Capitalist.
He was at the forefront of the technology startup scene in Ireland back in the 80's and was the leader of one of the first companies to raise VC money in Ireland in the mid-90s.
We cover:
1. How Brian got into tech in the 80's - getting into one of the first computer engineering classes in Trinity.
2. Starting his first software business in the doldrums of 1980's Irish economy.
3. Raising VC capital for the first time.
4. The best kind of people to work with and how to find them.
5. How he got into VC.
6. The industries he would start his business if he were starting again.
7. The when, the how and why of VC funding
8. What the future looks like for Irish tech startups.
And a lot more....
We are brought to you be Audible. Click here and sign up for your free audio book (cancel anytime and keep your book!)
Feed back: Luke@shark.ie
KEEP MOVING FORWARD!
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
What is up SharkNation!
Today we have very a special guest - Co-Founder of Tribetactics - Kareem Mostafa.
Kareem runs his own content repurposing business and works with companies to serialize their content so maximise the marketing potential of their creative work.
We cover:
1. Leaving a secure job in Hubspot to strike out on his own
2. The potential in video marketing for every business
3. How to start with video marketing
4. Tactics on how to make great content that people want to watch like Netflix
5. We talk about the best books on marketing, creativity and business, as well as Kareem's ambitions for the business and the future of content marketing.
We are brought to you by Audible: Get your Free Audio Book today - cancel any time
For feedback: Luke@shark.ie
Keep Moving Forward!
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
What is up SharkNation!
Today the guys are joined by Graham Kenny (Principal at Kenny Solicitors) who shares his incredible story.
We cover:
1. Starting off in Law as an apprentice to one of Ireland's best known lawyers.
2. Passing the New York bar exam while living in a squat in manhattan.
3. Building the Celtic Tiger dream and being involved with the highest profile cases in Ireland (Moriarty tribunal, Anglo Irish..)
4. The fall from having the flashy cars and lifestyle to negotiating with banks after the crash.
5. We also cover, buying skyscrapers in America, buying Cork football club, getting scammed by guys living in a castle in London and much much more.
Here at the SharkPod we love Audible! Sign up here for your free audio book, cancel anytime.
Feedback as always - Luke@shark.ie
Follow Graham @grahampkenny on insta, its a great follow!
Keep Moving Forward!
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
What is up SharkNation!
This episode is brought to you by Audible.
Support the Podcast by signing up and get one audio book absolutely free!
Today we have one of Ireland's biggest names in the tech startup scene.
Devan Hughes founded Buymie in 2014 and it has grown to become one of Ireland's fastest growing startups.
We cover:
1. Coming up with the idea for a grocery delivery app
2. The economics involved in the industry including the huge opportunities that exist
3. How Devan went about sourcing funding
4. Why he chose this lifestyle over continuing with his previous career
5. How much money you really need to retire
...and much more.
If you would like to give us feedback you can reach us on Luke@shark.ie
If you liked the content share with a friend and help us build our tribe!
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
What is up SharkNation!
Things are tough out there. This was recorded on May 10 when Ireland was still in lockdown and the news cycle was super negative.
Luke and Mark are raging against the negativity. In this extra long podcast, the guys discuss the HUGE opportunities that will exist in business during and after the pandemic.
They talk about business ideas and discuss different types of business model to suit any amount of capital.
The guys talk about the list of businesses below as well as their own ideas on how to build a business in the future. Drones, medical testing, delivery businesses, how to solve the housing crisis in Ireland and more.
List of businesses discussed:
https://www.bettercloud.com/partners/
The message is clear... the future is yours - but you have to take it! People looking to be handed pay-checks for qualifications will be left behind...
Keep Moving Forward!
Luke@shark.ie for feedback.
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
What is up SharkNation!
Today the Guys sit down with one of Ireland's up and coming tech founders -Shane Monahan.
After playing professional rugby in Ireland and the UK, Shane had the idea to build Ireland's next start-up unicorn.
Limor is a social audio platform for voice creators to engage with their audience more directly and reimagines the relationship with podcasters and their listeners.
The guys cover:
1. Where the idea came from and the road to get the product built
2. How his experience in professional rugby gave him the drive to be independent
3. How big this business could be now that it has backing from investor Square1
4. Limor 2.0 and how the next phase will address monetization.
5. What's the future of social audio and how Limor will be the first true player in this space
If you would like to checkout Limor out you can DL the app from the usual outlets.
If you would like to follow Shane you can find him @shanemonahandesigns.
The website is Limor.ie
Keep moving forward!
Feedback: Luke@shark.ie
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
What is Up SharkNation!
Today the guys sit down with one of Ireland's best known and best loved artists - Al Maser.
Maser has made a huge contribution to the Irish graffiti and street art scene in Dublin And elsewhere over the last 20 years. If you are unaware of Maser you have definitely seen his work around Dublin city or seen his work connected with some of Ireland's most important cultural movements over the past decade (Repeal the 8h and the Covid lockdown).
The guy dig into
1. How Maser found his tribe in the graffiti scene of the early 2000s
2. Making the art life commercially viable
3. What drives him to create artwork that is so attached to what's happening today in Irish society
4. His relationship with Damian Dempsey and the inspiration for the "Greed is the Knife" piece that was situated on the docklands in Dublin.
5. What he thinks about the finite nature of his work and how he feels when one of his murals is removed.
6. His new venture 'FlowState' which is taking his artwork into people's homes and Yoga studios in a useable way.
You can find Maser's work at http://maserart.com/ of follow him on insta @maserart.
If you like the show, subscribe, share with a friend or leave a comment!
Keep Moving Forward!
Luke@shark.ie
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Wednesday May 06, 2020
What is Up SharkNation!
This week Luke takes on a new challenge and signs up for the IronMan 70.3 in Nice live on the podcast!
Luke cannot take on the challenge without guidance - so he has enrolled the help of his Friend and IronMan 70.3 veteran - Aleks (Coach Aleks).
In this episode Luke and Mark pick Alek's brain on how to complete the challenge and what drives his to complete in endurance races.
The guys talk:
1. Training strategy
2. Mark pushes the guys on the 'why' behind doing something like this
3. They talk about the nutrition and metal aspects of completing the race
The guys end with the commitment to deliver updates to the listeners on Luke's progress
20 weeks until IronMan 70.3 in Nice!
Follow Luke and Alex on Strava where all workouts will be recorded.
If you want read-only access to Luke's training plan - Email Luke@shark.ie
Keep Moving Forward!