39: Maria Mahon, Chair, Director, Business Owner

Maria Mahon has extensive business experience in leadership positions in the media, technology and service industries. Maria brings a unique blend of international entrepreneurial and leadership experience to the companies she works with at executive, board and advisory level.She has previously held the position of Marketing Director for Dublin’s leading music Radio Station, 98FM working with the programming and marketing teams to restore its No.1 position in the local market and also held the position of International Brand Manager of Tourism Ireland responsible for the roll out of the All Ireland Tourism brand globally.In 2006 Maria established a consulting practice to advise and mentor CEO’s on developing and implementing funding and growth strategies for their businesses. But she has ‘walked the walk’ too as the group CEO of Saongroup.com, growing the business from a single online recruitment startup in Ireland to an international group of market leading sites including sites in Ireland, UK, South America, South Africa, the Caribbean and China - through both organic growth and acquisition.Her board positions have included Vice Chair of Communicorp Media from 2019 - 2021 prior to its successful sale to Bauer Media, Vice Chair of Saon until it’s sale to Axel Springer in 2013, and vice chair of ChinaHR for a 2 year period before its sale.She recently finished as chair of the board and interim CEO of GoContractor - a leading SaaS business selling into the Construction and renewable energy sectors in Europe and the US, following its sale to a Safety Plus of the US.This is the 39th episode with guest Maria Mahon, Chair, Director, Business Owner in the Davy podcast series 'Everyday Business with Aidan Donnelly'.