Off the Fence with Purpose
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<p>A podcast for those seeking purpose in their work, whether staying in their current job or considering a career change.</p><p>Hosted by communications expert Jim Walsh and Mettacomms data prophet Ellen Gunning</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
June 24, 2026
From teaching English in Japan to founding a corporate financial services business
<p><strong>From teaching English in Japan to founding a corporate financial services business</strong></p><p>Brian McDonald chats about how he discovered that the career he thought he would love was not for him</p><p>To please his father who believed he should get a career which guaranteed a steady income, Brian McDonald qualified as a Chartered Accountant.</p><p>However, he believed that teaching was the career for him, so following his graduation he traveled to Japan to teach English in a rural area of the country.</p><p>After two years he realised that teaching wasn’t for him.</p><p>His business career then progressed in earnest working in Ireland, France and the UK with a variety of organisations. First it was with a small chartered accountancy firm in Dublin, Duignan Carthy O’Neill, That was followed by a number of senior management roles which included : a manager in PWC, senior Manager in AIB Bank, executive director at GE Corporate Finance Bank, executive roles with Paragon Group UK Limited, a director at Beatha Technology and in 2018 establishing Bay Advisory.</p><p>Bay Advisory is a provider of corporate finance services, offering guidance on mergers and acquisitions, financial restructuring and capital raising.</p><p>In this chat with Jim and Ellen Brian recounts the many lessons learned during his varied career: his thoughts on leadership; entrepreneurship; remote working against office based; adjusting to different cultures and his admiration for people who work in and volunteer with charities.</p><p>His advice for those seeking to move up in your career: listen twice as much as you should speak; if you make a mistake, admit it, learn from it and move on </p><p> If you are in a management role Brian says that it is important to encourage people to challenge or disagree with you and focus on people management as much as process management </p><p>As someone with a very keen interest in sport Brian equates a team in sport with a business team in that no matter how good an individual team member is the team must perform.</p><p>The conversation inevitably turned to AI with Brian explaining why he is positive about it with a human in the link.</p><p>It’s another must listen-to episode</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
May 31, 2026
Career advice with a wealth of common-sense thinking grounded on life experience
<p><strong>A wealth of common-sense thinking grounded on life experience.</strong></p><p>Catherine Corcoran Gearty on a career journey which should reassure and encourage anyone who is not sure about what lies ahead</p><br><p>Catherine Corcoran Gearty was former head of consulting, partner and shareholder of top accounting firm RSM Ireland before the successful sale/merger with RSM UK in 2023. She built a substantial consulting practice specialising in People, Organisational Change and Transformation advisory.</p><br><p>Catherine’s career was anything but linear and here she takes us through that journey which should reassure and encourage anyone who is not sure about what lies ahead.</p><br><p>Listen here to find out what it was like working in two iconic Irish retailers, being head of HR and an early job-sharing practitioner in a maternity hospital, becoming a radio presenter interviewing a Governor of New York along with Boyzone and reading the news, all before becoming business consultant with a leading global provider of audit, tax and consulting services and now self employed as a business consultant advising CEOs and Boards.</p><br><p>That is the career path of Catherine Corcoran Gearty the guest on this episode.</p><br><p>Catherine has a great deal to offer both those who work in those sectors and those who aspire to finding a career in them.</p><p>In this conversation with Jim and Ellen she describes her early days in Dunnes Stores and Arnotts, two iconic retailers. Although they had somewhat different cultures she found working in both exciting and great learning experiences.</p><br><p>Moving into a more public service role as head of HR in a maternity hospital she was among one of the first people to have a job-share role. Her work in a local radio station in Dublin brought a renewed boost of confidence before moving into consultancy.</p><p>Sharing her learnings Catherine recommends taking short breaks if you are considering a change of career and bringing your whole self to work in a career that suits your personal circumstances. She also encourages job seekers to be true to themselves.</p><br><p>For HR and people managers Catherine’s experience has led her to the view that while policies are necessary to create order in the workplace it is equally important to balance policies with an awareness of people. The modern working environment is not just about skills but also about relationships. It is no longer just about command and control. She also talks about trying not to sweat the inherent unfairness often found in a workplace.</p><p>In her consultancy role working with CEOs and Boards she says that governance and risk management are crucial. It is no longer enough for business leaders to say that they didn’t know when facing a crisis to the organisation’s reputation. The greatest risk is what you don’t know, she says.</p><br><p>Catherine brings a wealth of common-sense thinking grounded on her life experience.</p><br><p> It’s a great listen if you are reflecting on your career either where you are currently or looking for pastures new.</p><p>_______________________</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
May 10, 2026
Great career advice based on working in a variety of sectors
<p><strong>Great career advice based on working in a variety of sectors</strong></p><p>Sectors involved included Hospitality, Medical, Property, Retail, Communications and self-employed.</p><br><p>That sums up the variety of careers of Fiona Robinson,the guest in this episode, has been through.</p><br><p>She is currently Executive Assistant at the Applegreen Group office but the lessons learned from a captivating career beginning in the world famous Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin will keep listeners highly engaged.</p><br><p>At the Shelbourne she was PA to the Director of Sales. She held similar roles at the Beacon Hospital, KPMG and the global fintech company Fiserv.</p><p>In between there were stints at being Executive Director at the Public Relations Institute of Ireland, Manager at Euromedic Ireland, Broker/Manager at RE/MAX and Operations Manager at Ed Dempsey estate agents.</p><br><p>Add to those were two periods at basketball Ireland, Senior Men’s Team manager and then Arena Business Development & Duty Manager.</p><br><p>While she enjoyed her time as self-employed in real estate, describing it as great as it provided her freedom and independence, she says that having the security of a regular income overcame these benefits at the time.</p><br><p>Titles in many businesses change as well as work practices. She describes the changing responsibilities of Secretary to Administrative Assistant to Personal Assistant to Executive Assistant (EA), as moving from typing letters to stakeholder management. Working as a number 2 to several senior executives has provided Fiona with a unique perspective on leadership styles from micromanagement to a more trusting approach.</p><br><p>The key values she has seen in leaders are empathy, vision and good communications.</p><br><p>Fiona also says that being a number 2 can be a highly influential position as you can effectively be the eyes and ears of an organisation with information being absorbed from all directions in the organisation. </p><br><p>In terms of an individual’s career, she uses the glass half full analogy to demonstrate that we don’t all see the world in the same way. She says that we must be open to change in today’s world of work. Her message to young people seeking a career is network and understand your net worth. And surround yourself with positive people and be resilient, she says.</p><br><p>She also believes that attitude is key to working with people. For her that is the most desirable attribute to have, followed by knowledge and hard work with luck also being part of any job search. </p><br><p>Using a poem learned from her mother about a little train trying to make its way up a hill without success at first, she says that we must keep trying, you might get 40 rejections, but it only needs one acceptance to get you on the ladder of success.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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- What is Off the Fence with Purpose?
<p>A podcast for those seeking purpose in their work, whether staying in their current job or considering a career change.</p><p>Hosted by communications expert Jim Walsh and Mettacomms data prophet Ellen Gunning</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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