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Off the Fence with Purpose
by Jim Walsh
A podcast for those seeking purpose in their work, whether staying in their current job or considering a career change. Hosted by communications expert Jim Walsh and Mettacomms data prophet Ellen Gunning Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Success comes from focus
What does it really take to be successful — and how can we make sure success doesn’t come at the expense of the rest of our lives? In this engaging episode of Off the Fence with Purpose, Jim and Ellen are joined by Maurice Cullen, a former senior executive with major international companies...
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An experienced entrepreneur at 18
The guest in this episode is Mac O’Brien an 18 year old entrepreneur who began building businesses when he was just 13. If you listen once you will want to go back and listen again and again. His stories and the lessons learned for someone so young in business will keep you enthralled. He comes...
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Bumps and successes in a portfolio career
Coming from a family with a strong work ethic provided Sarah Carey with the necessary strength to overcome adversity and learn many life lessons which benefitted her in her business career. Her family business encompassed auctioneering, retail, teaching, farming as well as a strong involvement in...
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How fluent French kickstarted a career for Denis Donohoe
For Denis Donohoe being bi-lingual paved the way for a career that brought him from Ireland to Asia through the UK and Eastern Europe and back to Ireland. It is a career that involved various management and marketing roles in the world of cosmetics, confectionary, football and charities. To land...
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Chemistry’s loss was Guaranteed Irish‘s gain
If there was one word to describe Brid O’Connell it is energetic. Her energy is palpable in this episode of Off the Fence with Purpose as she describes her career and the many lessons learned upon the way. Having studied Applied Chemistry at the University of Limerick and working as a Biochemist...
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From teaching English in Japan to founding a corporate financial services business
From teaching English in Japan to founding a corporate financial services business Brian McDonald chats about how he discovered that the career he thought he would love was not for him To please his father who believed he should get a career which guaranteed a steady income, Brian McDonald...
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Career advice with a wealth of common-sense thinking grounded on life experience
A wealth of common-sense thinking grounded on life experience. Catherine Corcoran Gearty on a career journey which should reassure and encourage anyone who is not sure about what lies ahead Catherine Corcoran Gearty was former head of consulting, partner and shareholder of top accounting firm RSM...
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Great career advice based on working in a variety of sectors
Great career advice based on working in a variety of sectors Sectors involved included Hospitality, Medical, Property, Retail, Communications and self-employed. That sums up the variety of careers of Fiona Robinson,the guest in this episode, has been through. She is currently Executive Assistant…
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An amazing career story from a strategic business advisor that will keep you engrossed
This conversation with guest Jean Callanan takes a winding and fascinating route around her amazing career. It is about a career in which she spent over 11 years with Unilever the global leader in consumer goods working in various marketing and leadership roles including marketing Magnum ice…
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Stopping the music in Shanghai
To say that the guest on this episode had a varied career could be considered an understatement. It is a career that spans the private, public, international, Not for Profit, NGO and family- owned business sectors. Helen Brophy, now the Director General of the Institute of Public Administration...
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A global leader in PR and communication
In this episode John Saunders talks to Jim and Ellen about his fascinating career which moved from being a well known radio sports presenter and public announcer at international football games in Ireland to leading the US based Fleishman Hilliard, one of the world’s largest PR and communication...
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The career ladder as we know it has broken
The career ladder as we know it has broken Listen here to understand how and why Conor Lynch was a guest in Season One of Off the Fence with Purpose and since then he has been busy getting his new book “Learn, Earn Own” ready for publication. It has now been published by Amazon Learn Earn Own has...
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Stimulating stories from Season 1
Get ready for another season of great guests with stories from their careers that could stimulate your move up the career ladder where you are now, or want to be in the future To whet your appetite this episode touches on a few stories from Season 1 in 2025. What we learned during the 21 episodes...
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Stories of love and service in a life that will inspire you.
A conversation with Liam O’Dwyer which will inspire whatever your beliefs or career path. Liam O'Dwyer began his working life as a Catholic priest. It wasn’t work as he saw it, more a life of service in the community. That became a focus of his future when he left the priesthood, married and went...
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The red thread through the career of Michael Patten
The red thread through a career Corporate affairs and issue management have been some of the red thread through the career of Michael Patten. But there were times when life might have been different. Like been in Washington DC on 9/11 when he should have been in New York at dinner in a restaurant...
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"Sitting with Nellie” was great career start
"Sitting with Nellie” was great career start ‘Sitting with Nellie” is a colloquial British phrase for learning a job by observing and mimicking an experienced worker. For Martina Byrne the guest on this episode it was an early introduction to the world of communications. In her case the ’Nellie’…
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Negotiating pocket money as a child and martial arts helped shape business approach
Negotiating pocket money as a child and taking up martial arts as a teenager helped shape a business approach When Michael O’Donohoe now Country Director for Ireland and UK with Wavin, the iconic supplier of above and below ground plastic pipe systems. was a child he had to negotiate for his…
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From investigative journalist to helping managers become leaders
This lively chat with Margaret E Ward covers her time from being a cub reporter in New York, through an award winning journalism career in Ireland with leading national and broadcast media to becoming founder and CEO of a company that is all about business leadership and team development. Her...
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You have to speak up to make change- Louise Bayliss
Making a positive difference Advocating for women in a mental hospital came at a career cost for Louise Bayliss. But as she tells Jim and Ellen in this episode of Off the Fence with Purpose for every negative there is a positive. Beginning her career as a mortgage advisor in the banking sector…
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I can do that. I’ll give that a go
I can do that. I’ll give that a go In Episode 15 Jim and Ellen chat with Deirdre Ryan who had a long career with RTE in a variety of jobs in radio from being an indoor messenger to working in the music library to becoming a researcher and then moving to television to become a vision mixer. Having...
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Zero tolerence for disrespect in the workplace
In this episode the guest is Derek Kehoe, CEO and Head of Country for BNP Paribas in Ireland. Although Derek chats with Jim and Ellen about working in financial services his philosophy and approach to management should apply to any sector. The chat covers his career which began at a time when...
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Media, Books and Communications with Breda Brown
Off the Fence with Purpose Episode 13 The guest on this episode is Breda Brown and she chats with Jim and Ellen about everything around communications, media and books. her advice to anyone working in these areas is love what you do, stay curious and develop your network and interpersonal skills....
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Career lessons learned from first 10 episodes
Episode 12 - Lessons learned to date In this episode Jim and Ellen consider the lessons learned from the first 10 Episodes. They discuss the impact changing careers had on their guests and what drove them to seek new challenges. Like Gavan O’Brien CEO of gradeireland (Episode 6) who found being…
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In conversation with Paul C. Dwyer, Cyber Security expert
Never went to college but now owns his own academy. In this episode of Off the Fence with Purpose Jim and Ellen chat to Paul C. Dwyer Founder and CEO of Cyber Risk International and the Cyber Risk Academy, an online training campus for individuals and organisations to help them become cyber…
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In conversation with David Orr
A career that spans accountancy and entertainment When David Orr was a trainee accountant little did he realise that 40 years later he would be touring the world with the iconic Riverdance show. As part of his accountancy training he spent some time in the US and when he returned to Ireland he…
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In conversation with Declan Kelly
In this episode of Off the Fence with Purpose Declan Kelly, managing partner at Digital Impact in Dublin chats about his remarkable career in advertising and digital media and the many lessons learned along the way. He tells Jim and Ellen that he was always drawn to media from a young age and…
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In conversation with Pat Henry
Best known in Ireland as a personal trainer to the stars Pat Henry has also been a movie extra and musician. His early working life was far away from his work as personal trainer in Hollywood and an extra in films like, In the Name of the Father, Michael Collins and Excalibur where he first came...
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In conversation with Don Harris
In this episode the guest is Don Harris whose career took a dramatic twist following an emergency medical operation. Before leaving school a career guidance teacher told him that as he was very good at talking he would be good at sales. This was a skill that brought him to Switzer Department…
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In conversation with Gavan O'Brien, managing director, gradireland
In this episode of Jim and Ellen chat with Gavan O'Brien who following a difficult start to his business career went on to make a success of various roles in the motor and media sectors and now manages a a leading careers platform for students and graduates in Ireland. His story demonstrates the...
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Episode 5 with Conor Lynch
Conor Lynch an award winning digital business innovator and educator talks to Jim and Ellen about a career which has moved through the various waves of information technology communications, from the internet, through digital and social media and now AI. The conversation also covers building a...
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In conversation with Carmel Doyle
The guest in this episode of Off the Fence with Purpose is Carmel Doyle who was recently conferred with the honour of a Life Fellowship from the Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII). Carmel has had a varied career since leaving school at 17. Having started her career in research with NCB...
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In conversation with Aileen O'Toole,
In this series, Off the Fence with Purpose, Jim Walsh, founder and executive chair of Walsh, one of Ireland’s most long standing and respected PR agencies, and Ellen Gunning, founder of Mettacomms and the Irish Academy of Public Relations, chat with inspiring guests who share their unique career...
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Off the Fence with Purpose with Patrick Atkinson
Jim Walsh, founder and executive chair of Walsh, one of Ireland’s most long standing and respected PR agencies, and Ellen Gunning, founder of Mettacomms and the Irish Academy of Public Relations, team up to host a new podcast Off the Fence with Purpose. Each episode features inspiring guests who...
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Introduction Jim Walsh and Ellen Gunning chat about lessons from their varied careers
Ireland’s Leading PR Experts Get ‘Off the Fence’ with New Career Podcast Jim Walsh & Ellen Gunning host a series on seeking purpose in careers Jim, founder and executive chair of Walsh, one of Ireland’s most long standing and respected PR agencies, and Ellen, founder of Mettacomms and the Irish...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast for those seeking purpose in their work, whether staying in their current job or considering a career change.
Hosted by communications expert Jim Walsh and Mettacomms data prophet Ellen Gunning
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A podcast for those seeking purpose in their work, whether staying in their current job or considering a career change. Hosted by communications expert Jim Walsh and Mettacomms data prophet Ellen Gunning Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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