EPISODE 52 with Dr. Richard Hogan

EPISODE 51 with Michelle Casazza

After experiencing burnout in the rigid, male-dominated corporate world, Michelle embarked on a transformative journey across the waters, seeking to embody a more feminine, flowing energy, and return to her true self. Her experiences led to the creation of Matria, a transformative ecosystem designed to empower women to anchor in who they are, so they can flow and grow in their self-discovery journeys.

Michelle is a visionary coach who blends business acumen with an intuitive approach to self-discovery and empowerment. As a seasoned business strategist, community-builder, and passionate sailor, Michelle specializes in guiding women in corporate to find flow, and clarity, so they can build longevity in their career and in life.  

Matria draws inspiration from the matriarch: a classic archetype representing the power and femininity of women. The name “Matria” invites women to embrace their full potential here and now, rather than waiting for their later decades to step into their true power.

EPISODE 50 with Colm O'Brien

Following A very satisfying career in hospitality, a highlight of which including a stint as General Manager of Bewley's Grafton St, Dublin, Colm O’Brien stepped out of the corporate world in 1998 to begin his journey to Business Ownership. With his wife, Aideen and their three (now adult) children, they upped sticks from life in Dublin and moved to Limerick in Ireland’s Midwest to take on a Bewley's Cafe Franchise there. 

EPISODE 49 with Rebecca Nelis

Rebecca is a powerhouse of a woman. I am privledged to say she is a member of my team but more importantly, she is my friend. I can actually feel Rebecca's energy coming before she even walks into the room. That's how much positive energy she gives off! There is one thing you are guarenteed with Rebecca - FUN! She is full of fun and she is fiercly loyal. I am so proud for her to be part of my tribe!

Lot's of learning and tools from Rebecca in this truly inspirational podcast, enjoy!

Rebecca, a 42-year-old independent mother of 2 daughters, had resilience running through her veins until life took an unexpected turn whilst in her 30's.

Divine timing led her down a path of spirituality and personal development. 

People pleasing, operating from fear and living without boundaries meant she gave to others the love she deserved for herself.

Change was necessary.

Since learning empowerment tools through Nicola's SoulWorks Personal Development Programme, she knows better now, has let go of old behaviours and beliefs, is clear on her values and works on her personal goals, seeing adversity as an opportunity to learn and grow.

In Rebecca's words "I truly believe what we put out into the world, comes back to us.  I've met great people in my life who have shown me what love looks and feels like.  Others who have been lessons in love have taught me the opposite of that.

My foundations were built on unsteady ground yet I learned from a young age how to be resilient, tenacious and strong.  I'm still learning and trust everything is working out for me.  Love, compassion and forgiveness will set you free from bitterness and darkness.  I choose to live, laugh and love, what's real cannot be threatened, what's not real, doesn't exist."

EPISODE 48 with Molly Smyth

This is one of the most funniest, real and raw podcasts I have ever recorded.

This was unplanned, we couldn't get access to my studio so we just threw up the equipment in my office and recorded possibly one of the most important conversations I have had this year!

Molly is one of the most clever, articulate & kind women I have ever had the pleasure of knowing and now I get to call her my friend.

Molly is the founder of "Healing Gals Podcast" and "Healing Gals Women's Circles". With a passion for supporting and empowering women to learn self awareness, self compassion and self love, Molly is on a mission to share the tools she has learned with women through real discussion and movement.

Follow Molly on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healinggals?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

EPISODE 47 with Ann Marie Ford

Anne-Marie Ford is a pal of mine since I heard her speaking so passionatley about early intervention for children with additional needs. Ann Marie has been a wonderful support my my daughter Charley who has dyslexia and has supported me in trying to navigate getting the correct supports put in place for her. Ann Marie is Principal of Scoil Naomh Cholmcille in Tullydonnell Togher where she has worked since 2010. She is married to Andrew and has four children. Anne-Marie is currently finishing her clinical training in Psychoanalytic Pychotherapy this year. Alongside her teaching qualification, Anne-Marie has a degree in Philosophy and a Master of Arts in Humanities. She has most recently completed a Master of Science in the Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health from King’s College London and a Master of Science in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy from Trinity College Dublin.

Anne-Marie is passionate about early intervention for children in relation to mental health and education, and ensuring equality of access to education for all children. She feels very strongly about ensuring that all children especially those with additional needs are adequately supported in order to ensure that they are given every opportunity to meet their potential. Anne-Marie has been campaigning on a national level in the last three years for better services and supports for children with additional needs and for their voices and the voices of their parents to be heard. Anne-Marie’s mission is to strive as hard as she can to improve services for children and their families.

EPISODE 45 with Jamie Byrne

Welcome to my new podcast in my new studio! Well this podcast was very emotional for me for lots of reasons as it’s with my one and only son, Jamie Byrne. I was so surprised when he asked to be on my podcast because he is normally so private! But the reasons why he wanted to come on, transpire as we talk. I learned some hard home truths and things about my own son that I wasn’t aware of. There are so many lessons in this episode for all of us. Jamie is so emotionally intelligent, I am honored to be his Mam. He is one of my biggest teachers & I am blessed to have him in my life. Thank you for doing this Jamie and thank you for being true to you.

Jamie Byrne is a student of Business and Irish (through the Irish language!), proudly plays Gaelic football for Oliver Plunketts. He is a fantastic cook, a wonderful brother, friend and son. 

NOTE: We apologise for the noise interference. We couldn’t use the popper mics on our first day of recording as there were technical challenges. We didn't realise that the clip on mics were buzzing off each other till post production! So Irish though that the whole reason for getting a studio was to improve sound quality! You live and you learn.

EPISODE 44 with Katrina Carroll

In this episode Katrina Carroll speaks about being unlucky in love & repeatedly dumped until she met her best freind and husband! Being trolled. Red flags. The adoration she has for her parents. How you own yourself. The book that saved her and her insatiable love of all things vintage!

Katrina is a Mammy of two girls & owns a vintage shop called Preloved By Shay & Jo and she also runs an Instagram page, inspiring people to decorate their home on a budget with DIY tips. She mixes it up with a few funny reels to make people smile too! 

Website: www.PrelovedbyShayandJo.com  

Instagram: https://instagram.com/vintageirishkat 

EPISODE 43 with CHRISTOPHER CONNOLLY PART 2

Living with the nightmare of psychosis, narcotics & alcohol addiction - learn about Christopher's extraordinary journey to finding his true self, becoming the father his daughter needed & starting his own business.

In this episode, Christopher shares his story of strength and hope through addiction as well as other avenues of life. He encourages people to exercise more and work on themselves daily to get better. 

Connect with Christopher:

Instagram - https://shorturl.at/azX49

TikTok - https://shorturl.at/fnUW4

Strava - https://shorturl.at/xBLNP

EPISODE 42 with CHRISTOPHER CONNOLLY

Living with the nightmare of psychosis, narcotics & alcohol addiction - learn about Christopher's extraordinary journey to finding his true self, becoming the father his daughter needed & starting his own business.

In this episode, Christopher shares his story of strength and hope through addiction as well as other avenues of life. He encourages people to exercise more and work on themselves daily to get better. 

Connect with Christopher:

Instagram - https://shorturl.at/azX49

TikTok - https://shorturl.at/fnUW4

Strava - https://shorturl.at/xBLNP

EPISODE 41 with SARAH COX

Sarah Cox is a Menopause Coach and women's health expert; she has worked in the corporate world for her whole career prior to leaving at the end of 2021 due partly to her perimenopause symptoms.

Having lived with this for coming up to a decade and having been on a real rollercoaster ride, Sarah wanted to give something back to people going through menopause and share ways to help improve health, diet, exercise, sleep and mindfulness.

Sarah’s aim is to raise awareness and educate companies and people about this important topic.

Website: https://dontpauseformenopause.com/

Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/sarahjuliacox

EPISODE 40 with ORLA SCOTT

Orla Scott specialises in organisational development, strategic leadership, and transformational change for teams, leaders and individuals.

Orla believes that by partnering with businesses and challenging the status quo, that together, individuals can unlock unique insights into complex issues. Her special areas of interest are Leadership Development, Team Dynamics, Resilience, Culture Transformation and Communication. 

Over the last 20 years Orla has developed unique skills in change management, mergers and acquisitions and leadership development. She has facilitated and designed many programmes in these areas and has actively participated in many change processes in global leadership roles. 

Orla is an experienced Coach with over 19 years experience in this field and a Coach Supervisor since 2013. Her specialist knowledge in Neuro Linguistic Programming or NLP enhances her ability to support leaders and individuals in achieving excellent personal outcomes by understanding deeply held beliefs and behaviour patterns which are no longer serving them well. One of her core specialist coaching areas over the last 5 years is centred on female leadership and she is involved in several female leadership focussed coaching programmes at present.

Website: https://www.orlascott.ie/ 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/orla-scott-a019808/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Orla-Scott/100004708006336/ 

EPISODE 39 with TOM COLEMAN

Tom Coleman is a Sleep Coach and qualified Health Scientist who has spent over a decade working with people in helping them improve their health. 

Website: https://www.tomcoleman.ie/ 

EPISODE 38 with KEY FOR HER

Donna Ledwidge and Renée O’ Shaughnessy are the co-founders of Key For Her. They set up their company to empower and support women around the menstrual cycle, perimenopause and general women's health.

Key For Her offers tailored product solutions, information, services, insight and support.

Website: https://keyforher.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keyforher/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/keyforher 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keyforher/ 

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/keyforher/ 

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keyforher

EPISODE 37 with CHERYL LAWTON

Cheryl Lawton is a 59 year old wife, mother and grandma. She has spent her career dedicated to helping others as a nurse and complementary therapist.

Cheryl was late to going abroad, but she loves her holidays and travels now. She has always been adventurous and outgoing, and considers herself one of the most resilient people you could meet.

My Positive Health

Website: www.mypositivehealth.co.uk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mypositivehealthYorkshire  

Earworx

Website: www.earworx.co.uk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Earworx.uk/   

EPISODE 36 with EILEEN BURKE

Eileen Burke is a Nutritional Therapist specialising in female hormones - menstrual health, fertility, menopause and perimenopause care, as well as weight management.

Website: www.eileenburke.ie 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eileenburkent/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eileenburkent/ 

EPISODE 35 with ANNE GERAGHTY

Anne Geraghty is 53 years old, a wife and mother of two.

Anne is a self-employed Bespoke Wedding Cake Designer. Her business is called "Cakes Glorious Cakes".

Ann is in Menopause since her mid to late 30's. But the past three and a half years have been absolute hell for her.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cakesgloriouscakesbyanne/ 

EPISODE 34 with DEREK O'BOYLE

Derek is Dad to 3 superheroes and married to a superstar. He is also founder of MindOverMatter.ie.

Derek's passion is working with clients to help them in essence understand their subconscious mind, support them overcome a range of personal issues and “Make their Mind their Best Friend again”.

EPISODE 33 with LYNSEY HANRATTY

Lynsey Hanratty is a business coach for female entrepreneurs and a writer, speaker and podcaster. Lynsey’s mission in life is to help female entrepreneurs like you to create a business that excites you and nurtures your talents and ambitions. 

She does this by developing your message, mission and mindset in business through tailored strategy, laser focus and a mindset overhaul. The result is a boost to your planning, productivity and positivity, resulting in a more meaningful and profitable business.

Lynsey’s coaching style is a mixture of life, career and business coaching, helping you strike the right work/life balance at any stage of your business. 

Instagram: @lynsey_hanratty

Website: www.lynseyhanratty.com.

Her weekly podcast – Your Mission, Your Message and Your Mindset in Business is also found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music.

EPISODE 32 with DENISE HORAN

Denise ‘Inspired’ Horan has been supporting online entrepreneurs for over 12 years.

Through her Authority Builder programme, she empowers business owners to grow their visibility, credibility and confidence online, so that they become the ‘go-to’ in their industry. 

 Denise is also an established trainer with local enterprise boards and The Entrepreneurs Academy. You can find Denise on deniseinspired.com or on any social media.

EPISODE 31 with LYNDA NOLAN

In Lynda's own words: 

"I am Lynda Nolan, 49 years old. I currently work in our family business.

I am studying Psychotherapy and Counselling which is my passion.

I am a mother to 3 great kids and Grandmother to a beautiful little lady.

I had an interest in personal development and looking at ways to empower myself.

My message would be that we owe it to ourselves to find our true selves and be the best version we can be."

EPISODE 30 with ESTHER LUTTRELL

 Esther has always looked for her soul purpose in life, always questioned why she is here and for what purpose. She has a good insight into how to make others feel comfortable in voicing their concerns and giving them guidance and advice. Everyday is a learning day and we learn from the actions and thoughts of others.

Esther is passionate about soul filling and Soulworks, working through the challenges we face and how we adapt and change.

Esther is fuelled by her passion to improve her confidence and ability for personal and professional development. She is both inventive and resourceful.

Her motto and mantra is, "If you promise… you deliver!"

EPISODE 29 with JEFF NEMETH

Jeff sees the world in a different way than the masses. He started actively ignoring the corporate news over a decade ago, has never binged a show and doesn’t have a Netflix subscription. He believes that the mainstream is a bad place to be or think, conventional wisdom is overrated and tradition is simply peer pressure from dead people. 

Jeff believes in the power of the written and spoken word, original ideas and the strength of social media and technology to create connections with like minded people all over the world. He has coached and consulted with people on several continents and is known to turn on his camera and shoot a “one take” live video describing a lesson he’s learned or an experience he wants to share.

Jeff is available for private and group leadership coaching, as well as extremely limited business and marketing consulting.

EPISODE 28 with LIZ VALLOOR

Liz Valloor is the author of Taking Flight - The Caged Bird and co-author of We Summit Together.  She presents The Conscious Living Show Dublin City Fm 103.2.

Liz born and raised in Ireland is an international speaker. She has facilitated retreats and seminars at the Anthony De Mello Awareness centre, Sadhana Institute, India, the Theosophical Society, Auckland, New Zealand and Notre Dame USA. Liz is a former Deputy Principal of a Deis 1 school and has 35 years teaching experience.

Her individual growth due to her years of practicing Awareness has contributed to her immense insight communicating with children. She helps you discover your emotional inheritance and how that impacts your parenting skills. Traditional parenting methods will not prepare children for tomorrow’s world. Conscious parenting is the way forward and Liz is determined to create awareness on this topic.

EPISODE 27 with EAVAN MURRAY

"When I first contacted Nicola, I was living life like a plastic bag blowing around in the wind. A 'Yes' person, fearful of disappointing people or criticism.

I was living out the expectations of others but disconnected from who I really was and what I wanted.

I was ready to make changes, and my new reality is one of awareness, daily spiritual growth and empowerment."

EPISODE 26 with GARETH RIDDY

Gareth is an author, healer & potty mouth. 

In his younger days he was a bit of a naughty boy with a taste for various substance abuse. After a dose of the cancers and a near fatal asthma attack that he was luckily revived from, he got a bit of an inkling health might be important so off he went down that long & windy path. Some may say he is still a naughty boy, just without the substance abuse. They would be correct.

Nowadays he specialises in getting primarily entrepreneurial women out of chronic pain, chronic health issues, & returning cognitive function so that they can operate with all the magnificence that a magical human being should be able to do.

Website: https://garethriddy.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGarethRiddy

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY3hfA6yFUsnn29Wm6cT6mQ

EPISODE 25 with GUS BYRNE

"Gus Byrne is my name. I'm a dad to two beautiful teenage girls and I'm also a retail manager. 

In 2016 I lost my dad and my way and not really knowing who I was, also not really knowing what personal development was. 

At Nicola’s first event I found out who I was not and from there I began to find out who I am. Call it timing, divine timing, the law of attraction, there were sooo many different places I should have been on the day of Nicola’s first event but I was drawn to it like so many others and soo glad I was too."

EPISODE 24 with AMANDA DELANEY

Amanda Delaney is a business mentor who specialises in areas of confidence building, social media marketing and sales.

Amanda has helped hundreds of business owners to develop and achieve their business goals through her Passion to Profit Business Academy and We Can and We Will business networking group and events since 2016.

Amanda loves challenging herself has set and achieved many big goals in both in her personal and business life including building her successful online business, becoming a Triathlete in 2019 and a Tedx speaker in 2020.

Website: https://amandadelaney.ie/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amandadelaneybm 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/WecanAmanda 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandadelaneymentor 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-delaney/ 

EPISODE 23 with CARMEL EGAN

"My name is Carmel Egan and I am a strong woman who is well tooled up thanks to Nicola Connolly Byrne.

I am also a wife to 1, mom to 5, grandmother to 1 and mom to 3 fur babies. I work full time also.

I wasn't always strong or as well tooled up, then I met Nicola. Doing this work changed my life."

EPISODE 22 with CHRIS COOK

Chris Cook is a Double Olympian and Double Commonwealth Champion. 

After competing for Great Britain for nearly 10 years, Chris hung up the trunks, retired from international swimming and began working with businesses/organisations to help inspire, mentor and coach people to embrace ‘challenge and change’ for their optimal performance.

Chris’s coaching, speaking and mentoring is centred around personal development. Whether it’s in the water helping swimmers or on dry land in business and life, Chris believes that success is something you attract from the person you become.  

Connect with Chris
Website: http://chriscookgb.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriscookcoaching/ 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriscookgb/