Life Force Mentors Global

Mary McKenna opens up about her incredible journey over the past 23 years of building the travel business that we all know and love Tour America and Cruise Holidays. This year Mary was selected as a finalist on the EY Entrepreneur of the year program with 23 other business people. Mary expressed her tremendous pride in this achievement and discussed her relationship with her Father and how he Mentored her, before mentoring was cool or emotional intelligence was a thing, he advised his daughter to ‘find what you love’ the passion and do that. Her father passed away in her early 20’s and it forced her to grow up overnight. Mary’s sister was involved in a horrific car accident and during this time their Dad went to hospital for a procedure and tragically passed away. Mary maps this moment to the beginning of her resilience and as the knocks came in business as they do she learned to take them and get back up again and again. These blows involved 9/11 where her business took a massive hit and she was forced to le

Aidan Duke rocks on to the LifeForce Mentors Podcast wearing a cast following a biking accident in Spain. Aidan is a Triathlete and his LifeForce is his balance. He owns the very successful Dukes Coffee Company in Cork City and has almost 15 years experience in the food business. We discuss the emotional aspects of running a food business. That feeling of visiting ‘Aidan’s place’ and how food customers expect to see the man himself! How to manage that customer experience and why the team is a crucial part of this. Built on a culture of loyalty Dukes have a solid core team.Dukes don’t do FADS but still manage to cater for everyone. Sourcing good local ingredients is key to this. We chat about failure, about managing stress about measured risks. We even talk about happiness and why being content is enough even to just appreciate happiness a little more. Learn about the bottom line, the difference between cash flow and profitability. How to win corporate business using nostalgia in packed lunches! A must listen

Steven joins the LifeForce Mentors Podcast to discuss the importance of Mentors in Bio Technology. Rebel Bio are now receiving applications for their Autumn program in The Imperial College London. Rebel Bio is part of the SOSV family of Accelerators. Steven also known as @thelovelysteve shares a number of secrets with the LifeForce Mentors, they look for teams, but within teams, leadership, passion, realism and talent. We learn about incredible companies and advanced bio technology. Bio tech explained! Steven is 25Yrs Young with-an emotional intelligence of a much older soul. He attributes this to his Mother his ‘Sponsor’ he is very complimentary of the SOVS family and the access to brilliant minds and Mentors within this group. We are putting him on our ‘one to watch’ list. His work ethic is infectious and his thirst for knowledge in not just Bio Technology but all business verticals is evident. A must listen, find out if Steven prefers: Rock music or Rave Music Curry or Fish and Chips Whiskey or Beer Cardio

“Success and happiness hacks” by The Health Zone Founder Micheal O’ Mathuna Working originally in corporate sales where he excelled. MÍcheal fell into the usual Should's -Must’s - Have to’s It was during a holiday in South Africa’s that he had the eureka moment that he was not living an authentic life. India, was next and some deep soul searching resulted in Mícheal beginning his creative journey at University College Cork radio station. Micheal began to live using the Artist Way by Julia Cameron some years ago. He now runs the very successful Health Zone in Cork in Ireland and runs multiple health and wellness conferences in Ireland each year. Nominated for Cork Business of the year award in 2017, MÍcheal continues to succeed by: 1. Setting daily goals/planning 2. Prioritizing 3. Saying No He discusses the theory of Addictive personalities and it’s connection to trauma. He has interviewed some incredible Health and wellness experts including:1. Dr Gabor Maté2. Dr Bruce Lipton 3. Tony Humphrey’s 4. Dr Ivor Br

Irish athlete Gillian O'Sullivan joins Niamh Parker on LifeForce Mentors to discuss her journey from school community games to two Olympic Games for Ireland Achievements: World Silver Medalist 20KM Walk 2003 and World Record 5KM 2002Olympian Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004We discuss the power of coaching and mentoring, 15 years with her dedicated coach Michael Lane, who travelled the world with her. The importance of goal setting, recognizing your strengths and not letting your strengths become your weakness. We examine the harsh reality of injuries in sport. Gillian speaks about turnung her passion into her career, Sports person turned Entrepreneur. Gillian says, " I am now 10 years in the Hayfield Manor Hotel as a personal trainer and I am currently based at UCC for my research Masters"

This week Griffin Parker Beechinor talks about technology through the eyes of a son of an Entrepreneur family. He talks about the future of technology and what it means for the next generation 

This week Allan speaks about focusing on your goals, solving a business problem with a product. He decribes how to secure funding for a startup business. We ask him about his experience attending the Sophia Business Angels Academy and winning the 'Most Investible company' award for both the SBA and the International Security Accelerator. Allan says, "Keeping moving forward......focus.... stay humble!!!!  

This episode Kieran, Digital Cork.Ireland, speaks about the challenges of trying to change a city's mindset to embrace a new Digital era. He talks about the importance of a country and city becoming more digitalised and more connected with technology. This is not just for job creation but is also for improving standards of living. Getting a digital stratgey on the agenda, national, regional or city Determine the of digital diversity Measure what this means in terms of a collective digital capability   

Episode 3: Business Angels is discussing the importance of humility and trust. Michael O'Connor, CEO CorkBic, and Marcel Dridje, President of Sophia Business Angels Academy and Allan F. Beechinor, CEO of Altada Technology Solutions (winner of the most investable company award at the Sophia Business Angels Academy)We discuss the importance of how seeking the correct coaching at the right time is fundamental to your success. A key component of starting a successful business is flexibility, courage, humility and openiness. Marcel says "1+1=3, smart money............" 

The LifeForce mentors team speak with Barry about his life experiences, the ups and downs of business life. Creative brilliance is more than a tag line for this talented marketeer. Barry hunts elephants and not hyenas. His LifeForce is Family before fortune. 

Niamh Parker and Allan F. Beechinor launch their first introductory episode of the LifeForce mentors podcast. They give some insight into their combined business experience and the rise & fall on the journey to success