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This week on Down to Business: The cult of Lego, paintball in Dublin, and women in business

We are live from 10:00am tomorrow - and as ever we will be covering all things business. Here's ...
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This week on Down to Business: The cult of Lego, paintball in Dublin, and women in business

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We are live from 10:00am tomorrow - and as ever we will be covering all things business.

Here's what's coming up:

  • Kicking things off as usual we take a look at the stories making the front pages and the business pages of Saturday’s papers. Going through the papers for us this week is Bob Hoffman CEO of the Sales Institute.
  • The Cult of LEGO -  We speak to Christian Majgaard who was  Head of Global Brand & Business Development. He was the creative genius and senior director at LEGO, responsible for their global brand, product and campaign development of their core business (toys) as well as their theme park, media and brand licensing divisions. He has some fascinating insights to offer.
  • Pop-up Halloween- We speak to Vincent Lynch of the Dublin based company Creative Retail Solutions is set to open up to 15 spooky pop-up Halloween shops throughout Ireland and the UK in the coming weeks.
  • Women Mean Business- We have a slightly different Industry Review this week. On Monday 300 businesswomen and Female Entrepreneurs will gather in the Shelbourne Hotel for the Women Mean Business Conference and Awards to celebrate women in diverse businesses. We’re joined now by some of the nominees to look at the whole idea of 'Women in Business' and ask if gender really matters in the entrepreneurial landscape any more? Joining me now are Marissa Carter MD of Cocoa Brown, Julie Currid, Co-founder and COO of Initiafy and Elaine Carey, CCO of Three.
  • Paintballing- Bobby travels to Capital Paintball in North Dublin to see this emerging business and also to fire paint at close range at his producer...
  • From 9 to 5 To Budding Entrepreneur- Continuing our series of discussions around the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award where we look at some of the issues surrounding the 'entrepreneur experience,' this week we’re asking how do you make that leap from secure stable job to Budding Entrepreneur. To get some insight into this, we’ll be joined by Padraig McBride Co-Founder of Brandtone and finalist this year, Brian Thornes, founder and CEO of medical device company X-Bolt Orthopaedics  and also a finalist and Sandra Lawler, founder and director of marketing talent with Business Alternatives.
  • The Startup Gathering- The Startup Gathering will take place in five cities over five days from Monday October 5thonwards with almost 400 Gatherings Planned. We speak to  Eoin Costello, CEO of Startup Ireland.
  • Executive Chair- We have a very cultured Executive Chair this week as we interview for Simon Taylor, CEO, National Concert Hall.

All this and more on Down to Business with Bobby Kerr from 10am until midday tomorrow morning on Newstalk 106-108fm, and Newstalk.com.

As ever, you can find my blog posts and weekly DTB highlights on our show page.

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