In Good Company with Cathy Martin

Jenny McGreevy is the founder of Refresh Debt, a business to help people at their most financially vulnerable. In 2007, while many were riding the wave of the housing boom, Jenny believed a crash was coming. What followed was the launch of refresh debt in the midst of the recession. Jenny joined Cathy Martin to talk all things debt, including ‘financial infidelity’ and what it means, what debts should be avoided, and the stigma around money in Northern Ireland. You can get in touch with the Refresh Debt team on their website: https://refreshdebt.co.uk/debt-management-ni/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conor Ferguson is an Olympic swimmer who’s faced heartbreak by the narrowest of margins – missing out on the 2016 Rio Olympics by five hundredths of a second, and Tokyo in 2020 by four tenths. Despite setbacks, he qualified for the Olympics 2024 in Paris and competed in the 4x100m Medley Relay. He’s turned what some might perceive as adversity into innovation, now co-founding Athlete Hub – a tech startup using AI to help athletes optimise every part of their performance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Laura Murphy is the Northern Ireland entrepreneur who turned a lockdown side project into one of the fastest-growing snack brands in the country. Now the founder of Oatco Superfuel, Laura’s oat-based energy balls went from selling out in a small rural shop to landing on shelves in Tesco and Spar stores across Northern Ireland and the UK. Most recently, she stepped into the Den on Dragons’ Den — walking away with not one, but three offers, and securing investment from Steven Bartlett. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Linda Stinson is the co. Tyrone entrepeneur and brain behind Bellamianta Tan and Iconic Bronze. Following a wedding day nightmare with a patchy spray tan, Linda started to look into creating tan products that looked great, but were also kind to sensitive skin. Now, Bellamianta Tan is stocked in over 5,000 outlets across the world, and is now sold in the brand’s first ever bricks and mortar store. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is In Good Company, the Belfast Telegraph’s new business and lifestyle podcast, hosted by Cathy Martin. Each week, Cathy will go behind the scenes with the people building our biggest businesses — the founders, the risk-takers, the ones making it happen. We’re talking wins, risks, near-misses… the moments that nearly broke them, and the ones that made them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.