The Technology Business CFO: The challenges of juggling career and motherhood

Our guest on this episode of the Guaranteed Irish Stories podcast is Viatel Technology Group’s dynamic CFO, Gina Laverty. Gina tells us the story behind the growth of Viatel Technology Group, a cloud connectivity and IT services business, with over 300 employees that has hubs in Blanchardstown/Dundalk and Limerick. She also describes her own personal journey including how growing up in a family-run car dealership taught her the basics of business; how she has juggled her CFO role with being a mother; and she also describes how the arrival of the Samsonite wheelie suitcase gave her one of her most enduring lessons in business! On the Guaranteed Irish Stories podcast we speak to trailblazers from the Guaranteed Irish business community about how their businesses stay competitive in a global marketplace, what it stands for, its contribution to the local community and its support for Irish jobs.