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 Jan 20, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
What is Up SharkNation!
To celebrate International Hug Day, the guys sit down with Marian Carroll, CEO (volunteer) - Ronald McDonald house, Dublin. They chat about the important work the charity does and and how they provide a lifeline for parents with seriously ill children so that they can spend as much time with their child as possible.
Although RMDH is a charity, it faced the same challenges that faced many businesses over the Covid - 19 lockdowns.
Social distancing and the curtailment of live events has led to a 50% decrease in donations and a rethink on how they fundraise for the cause.
They Cover:
1. The House - and the services it provides
2. How Marian got started and how the project has grown
3. Challenges running a not for profit
4. Steps they have taken to modernise their fund raising approach
5. And what the future looks like for the house and how you can help!
If you would like to help raise funds for this great cause you can learn how on the link here: https://rmhc.ie/get-involved/fundraise/
If you would like to send a Hug (Barróg) bunny to someone and support the work RMHC are doing. Please click the below link.
https://rmhc.ie/what-we-do/shop/Barr%C3%B3g-p180176057
For feedback: Luke@shark.ie
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
What is up SharkNation!
Luke and Mark continue on their journey of "Getting Their Money Right" in 2021 by sitting down with Owen O'Malley - CEO of The Investment Club Network.
Owen's company has been around for 20 years and has helped establish 1000+ investment clubs in 50+ countries.
They Cover:
1. How Tony Robbins helped Owen get started in investing and how trading in the early 90s was a lot different than it is today.
2. How investment clubs work and how they can help newbies dip their toe in the water.
3. How investment clubs are great places to mix with like minded people.
4. The reasons why to invest and some tips on how to get started.
And much more!
Some helpful links below:
Owen on podcasts:
6 intro videos for investing:
For feedback: Luke@shark.ie
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
What is Up SharkNation!
2021 is here and it's time to get your priorities for the year in order!
Luke and mark spend this episode going through the different goal setting frameworks and discuss their own goals and aspirations for 2021.
They go through 3 different frameworks:
1. RPM - Toney Robbins
You can get a great breakdown of the method the guys discuss here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_yV3KBzxx4
2. Tim Ferris' Dream lining:
This is a method of not only mapping your goals, but also costing them.
Luke poses the key questions in this method to Mark
Read: https://tim.blog/lifestyle-costing/ for more information on this method
3 Luke Curry Lifestyle Design
Luke couldn't find a framework thst was right for him so he mapped out his goals his own framework. The categories where he concentrated where -
i ) Body/Mind
ii) Community
iii) Family Man
iv) Business/Financial
There are a million frameworks out there! Pick one that works for you and get going!
Keep Moving Forward!
Feedback: luke@shark.ie
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
What is up SharkNation!
2020 had a big impact on Luke and Mark. Now, during the last week of the year, Luke and Mark look back on the year with a positive lens.
They cover:
1. Achieving goals during the pandemic
2. Changes they have made in the way they work and how they are leveraging the new work from home revolution.
3. The new opportunities arising from the new distributed work force.
4. How the guys will be "risking-up" projects in 2021 to ensure they are going as big as possible.
5. The guys go through some of their highlights of the SharkPod in 2020 and talk about some of the guests that made the biggest on them.
Thanks to all our guests listeners in 2020!
For feedback email: Luke@Shark.ie
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
What is Up SharkNation!
John McGrane is Director General of The British Irish Chamber of Commerce, a private sector organisation which he co-founded in 2011 to represent businesses with interests in the two islands and their economies.
He is a retired financial services professional having completed a 40 year career with the Royal Bank of Scotland / Ulster Bank Group in Ireland.
Who better to chat opportunities and challenges arising from Brexit?
The guys cover:
1. The British Irish Chamber of Commerce - what is it? and why is is so important?
2. How Brexit will impact certain sectors more and what those involved in those sector should do to protect themselves.
3. John's new venture Kmend, which aims to use AI to help business people network digitally in meaningful ways.
and much more!
If you would like to send the guys feedback please reach-out to Luke@shark.ie
KEEP MOVING FORWARD!
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
What is up SharkNation!
This week Luke and Mark sit down with veteran broadcaster Conall Ó Móráin to discuss his career, and his new Podcast venture "That Great Business Show" which he co-hosts with former Ireland rugby international captain - Jamie Heaslip.
Conall has a long career in media and it was great for Luke and Mark to sit-down with a real pro to discuss how the media landscape is evolving.
They cover:
1. Conall's first media venture in collage where he started a gossip magazine.
2. Getting started at Ireland's National Broadcaster RTE (7 years) and how his first live interview went - and what he learned
3. His career on the Sunday Business Show on Today FM (13 years) and how that has influenced his latest venture
4. Business, podcast and media ideas he is currently working on and where he believes the industry is heading in the next 5 years.
5. His advice for young aspirating broadcasters...
And much more!
You can download his new podcast: here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xeFCdR1xX7LmPIBVYjKzB?si=mjwDbqCoT0WPafohzJfQMw
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Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
What is up SharkNation!
Luke and Mark share their experience with going through their "Koch-tober challenge"
Luke and Mark decided to skip the usual sober October, but wanted to run a self improvement challenge anyway. After listening to Richard Koch (Strategy Guru and Author of The 80/20 Principal) on Tim Ferris' Podcast, Luke and Mark decided they would read 4 of his best selling books in October and discuss what they learned and how they would apply the lessons learned to their lives and careers.
They Read:
1. The 80/20 Principal: How to get more output with less input in life and in business.
2. The Star Principal: How to work for, start or invest in businesses that out perform the market. (Great read for anyone who wants to get the best ROI on their career and investments)
3. Extraordinary Success and How to Achieve it: This gives a roadmap for success and illustrates the steps along the way with real life examples across many disciplines
4. Super Connect: How to harness the power of networks, Luke and Mark advice skipping this one as there is not much you didn't already know about networking in it.
After reading the books Luke and Mark agree on the importance of the 80/20 Principle in particular. This should be in every strategist's tool box and it is a 'must read' in the guys opinion.
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For feedback you can reach us on: Luke@shark.ie
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
What is up SharkNation!
This podcast is dedicated to all the listeners out there who are trying to design a life they love. For those who wish to take back the power and self-determine of their future.
We are told we need to work until we are 65 and that our reward will be a financial freedom for a few years before the twilight of our lives kicks in.
What if you could retire in 5-10 years, no matter how old you are now?
What if you had a plan to escape the 9-5 as soon as possible and start living your life on your own terms?
The FIRE (Financial Freedom, Retire Early) movement may be what you have been looking for.
Michael is on a mission to retire 5 years 10 months from now, at the ripe old age for 43. You can do this too.
In the podcast we cover:
1. FIRE - What is it?
2. How to build a strategy for early retirement and how anyone can do it.
3. The power of having a plan and reasons why society is set up to ensure you need to work until your 60s.
4. Pensions in Ireland and how to build a pot of tax deferred money you can access as early as when you are 50.
5. Simple steps to get started on your Financial Freedom journey
After the show Luke used this calculator (https://playingwithfire.co/retirementcalculator/) to figure out when he can retire. He is aiming for 41 years old. You should use this calculator this too...
If you feel like supporting the podcast and like audio books, sign up for your free Audible account below!
Audible link here:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-Free-Trial-Digital-Membership/dp/B00OPA2XFG?tag=sharkpod-21.
If you would like to hear more from Michael you should listen to his podcast "The Irish FIRE Podcast" Link below.
(https://open.spotify.com/show/1aEfstr3BcC3Q1IITvtyxq?si=y3OgrMWjRU2_lW-slinmmQ)
For feedback you can reach us on: Luke@shark.ie
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
What is up SharkNation!
This week the guys sit down with Serial Entrepreneur Fabio Molle.
Fabio is the Founder of Functional Tennis, an Instagram community of well over a quarter million followers. He co-founded the iconic "Funky Christmas Jumpers" and has built and sold an ecommerce business within a year.
They cover:
1. How Funky Christmas Jumpers got started, how they used Gorilla Marketing and celebrities to promote the business and how successful the venture was in the early days.
2. How online advertising was giving them a 9x ROI in those early years but how this eroded away over time.
3. How Fabio found Chinese manufacturers and how much easier it would have been if he were to launch that today with all the services Alibaba offers.
4. Building and selling a silk pillowcase business within one year.
5. Building a insta following of 280k people and marketing products to his audience.
and much more...
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For feedback you can reach us on: Luke@shark.ie
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
What is up SharkNation!
This week Luke and Mark sit down with Lisa Quinlan, Owner of The Rolling Donut (https://www.therollingdonut.ie/). The guys break down what it's like for a public facing business heading into lockdown 2.0, here in Dublin.
They cover:
1. The family story behind The Rolling Donut and the famed original store on O'Connell Street in Dublin.
2. How world travel led Lisa to join the family business and modernise the product line.
3. They chat about early failures along the way before Lisa got the formula right and started expanding rapidly.
4. They chat about the processes and operations involved in producing consumable products at scale.
5. The importance of online sales and how Lisa set this element up for success.
6. Her 'screw it let's do it' attitude on new ventures and how she decided to open cafe/restaurant with little experience and still managed to make it work.
And much more...
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Audible link here:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-Free-Trial-Digital-Membership/dp/B00OPA2XFG?tag=sharkpod-21.
For feedback you can reach us on: Luke@shark.ie