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Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly podcast featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives. Recent guests include the inimitable global beauty entrepreneur Trinny Woodall; former global president of Mars Foods Fiona Dawson; fashion and beauty entrepreneur Pippa O’Connor; former managing director of Twitter Ireland Sinead McSweeney; founder and CEO of Sculpted by Aimee Aimee Connolly and Denise Kenny Byrne, co-founder of The Head Plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly podcast featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives. Recent guests include the inimitable global beauty entrepreneur Trinny Woodall; former global president of Mars Foods Fiona Dawson; fashion and beauty entrepreneur Pippa O’Connor; former managing director of Twitter Ireland Sinead McSweeney; founder and CEO of Sculpted by Aimee Aimee Connolly and Denise Kenny Byrne, co-founder of The Head Plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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English


Episodes
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Season 3, Episode 5: Louise Grubb, Founder TriviumVet and Overall IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year 2023

5/8/2024
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly business podcast from IMAGE Media in partnership with Range Rover, featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives. In Season 3, Episode 5 Melanie chats with serial entrepreneur and Overall IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year 2023, Louise Grubb. Louise delves into the highs and lows of her entrepreneurial journey – all of which have led her to her latest endeavour and extremely successful start-up TriviumVet, a veterinary nutraceutical company that creates drugs to cure chronic conditions in ‘companion animals’. Join the Range Rover Electric waiting list for the opportunity to be among the first to place a pre-order. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:56:53

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Season 3, Episode 4: Trinny Woodall of Trinny London

4/24/2024
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly business podcast from IMAGE Media in partnership with Range Rover, featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives. In Season 3, Episode 4 Melanie chats with Trinny Woodall, Founder & CEO of Trinny London, as she shares her impressive and long-spanning career journey that has landed her at the helm of her own majorly successful beauty brand. Seven years in, Trinny London has generated over £55 million in revenue with millions of customers worldwide and her dedicated 'Trinny Tribe' following. Enjoyed this episode and want to hear more from Trinny? Tune in to her 'Fearless' podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Join the Range Rover Electric waiting list for the opportunity to be among the first to place a pre-order. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:46:13

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Season 3, Episode 3: Niall Horgan of Gym + Coffee

4/6/2024
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly business podcast from IMAGE Media in partnership with Range Rover, featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives. In Season 3, Episode 3 Melanie chats with Niall Horgan, Co-Founder & CEO of Gym+Coffee, as he shares his entrepreneurial journey from working with tech giants like Twitter and Slack, to later pursuing his passion and starting high-quality athleisure wear brand Gym + Coffee with his two friends and co-founders, Karl and Diarmuid. Now, seven years later, they have about 400 different SKUs, a huge online and international presence, retail stores across the country, and perhaps most importantly, a dedicated Gym+Coffee community. Enjoyed this episode and want to hear more from Gym + Coffee? Tune in to 'The Gym Plus Coffee Podcast' podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Join the Range Rover Electric waiting list for the opportunity to be among the first to place a pre-order. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:58:57

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Season 3, Episode 2: Annoushka Ducas MBE

3/2/2024
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly business podcast from IMAGE Media in partnership with Range Rover, featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives. In Season 3, Episode 2 Melanie chats with leading British jewellery designer Annoushka Ducas MBE. For anyone interested in the luxury world, Annoushka should definitely be on your radar. She founded Links of London and grew it into a small empire, eventually selling the business in 2006 for a reported 50 million pounds. Just a few years later, the mum of four tapped into her passion for jewellery design and started fine jewellery brand Annoushka in 2009, which she, again, grew into a thriving well-known brand in the industry. In this episode of Work Rest Slay, Annoushka shares her diverse experience, from working in real estate to taking over her mum’s fish business, and eventually, finding her stride as an entrepreneur in the luxury space. Enjoyed this episode and want to hear more from Annoushka? Tune in to Annoushka's 'My Life In Seven Charms' podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Join the Range Rover Electric waiting list for the opportunity to be among the first to place a pre-order. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:00:27

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Season 3, Episode 1: Pippa O'Connor

2/3/2024
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly business podcast from IMAGE Media in partnership with Range Rover, featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives. Season 3, Episode 1 features fashion and beauty entrepreneur, Pippa O'Connor. Pippa shares with Melanie what it takes to be an entrepreneur in an extremely competitive industry, including the lessons she's learned throughout her career and how, as a mum of three and married to her business partner, she's managed to find balance along the way. Join the Range Rover Electric waiting list for the opportunity to be among the first to place a pre-order. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:14:06

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Season 3, Episode 1: Pippa O'Connor

2/3/2024
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly business podcast from IMAGE Media in partnership with Range Rover, featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives. Season 3, Episode 1 features fashion and beauty entrepreneur, Pippa O'Connor. Pippa shares with Melanie what it takes to be an entrepreneur in an extremely competitive industry, including the lessons she's learned throughout her career and how, as a mum of three and married to her business partner, she's managed to find balance along the way. Join the Range Rover Electric waiting list for the opportunity to be among the first to place a pre-order. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:14:06

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Episode 18: Sinead Kelly on demystifying ESG

1/13/2024
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly podcast featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives.Episode 18 features Sinead Kelly, tax director at PwC. In this latest episode, Sinead Kelly helps us demystify ESG and gives us the inside track on what policy changes are coming down the line. Tune in and find out how you can get ahead of the curve and apply these helpful tips to your business today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:59:20

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Ann Dugan: Achieving multi-generational success with pioneering methods

2/25/2023
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly podcast featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives.Episode 17 features Ann Dugan. Ann Dugan is one of the foremost internationally recognised financial advisors globally and a great advocate for those women keen to do well, do better and do the right thing. In this episode of Work Rest Slay, she tells us about her remarkable life and her pioneering methods; as well as the importance of philanthropy and how to have those difficult conversations in the boardroom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:07:14

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Work Rest Slay -- Episode 16 featuring Marie Moynihan

1/24/2023
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly podcast featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives.Episode 16 features Marie Moynihan, Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources Services, Dell Technologies. Marie leads teams that are responsible for creating a culture for 130,000+ team members globally. Her brand is that of an inspiring, pragmatic and courageous leader who is highly transparent and results focused. Enjoy, and happy new year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:06:30

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Work Rest Slay - Episode 15 featuring Andrea Horan

11/12/2022
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly podcast featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives.Episode 15 features Andrea Horan. It's a big year for Andrea, she is celebrating ten years in business with Tropical Popical Nail Bar and she was recently inducted into the Hall Of Fame at the IMAGE Business of Beauty Awards. In this episode she talks about the beginnings of her career, and why the bottom line isn't the only thing that matters. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:01:15

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Work Rest Slay - Episode 14 featuring Eva Pau

10/3/2022
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly podcast featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives. Episode 14 features Eva Pau, commercial director of Ireland’s Asia Market and IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year 2022. With a turnover of €56 million, Asia Market is Ireland’s largest Asian food importer, distributor and retailer, with over 160 multinational employees. In this episode Eva Pau talks about her early years, how to run a family business and what makes her tick. You don't want to miss this! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:48:32

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Work Rest Slay - Episode 13 featuring Grainne Mullins

9/3/2022
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly podcast featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives. Episode 13 features Grainne Mullins, Founder of Grá Chocolates, in conversation with Melanie Morris. Grainne shares how she built her startup business from the ground up - growing from building a chocolate factory in her parents back garden to running a luxury retail space in Brown Thomas. You don't want to miss this episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:43:10

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Work Rest Slay - Episode 12 featuring Peigín Crowley

8/6/2022
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly podcast featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives. Episode 12 features Peigín Crowley, Founder of GROUND Wellbeing, in conversation with Melanie Morris. Peigín shares how she built her startup business from the ground up by drawing on her experience in the spa and wellness industry, and how she navigated the highs and lows of entrepreneurship. You don't want to miss this episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:01:06

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Work Rest Slay - Episode 11 featuring Denise Kenny Byrne

7/2/2022
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly podcast featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives. Episode 11 features Denise Kenny Byrne, Co-founder of The Head Plan, Life & Wellness Coach and our recent winner of the IMAGE PwC Startup of the Year Award, in conversation with Melanie Morris. Denise shares how she grew her dream business from her kitchen table to become an international entity in under 18 months, generating huge influencer buy-in and amassing over 100,000 subscribers worldwide. You don't want to miss this episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:42:14

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Work Rest Slay - Episode 10 featuring Aimee Connolly

6/4/2022
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly podcast featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives. Episode 10 features Aimee Connolly, CEO & Founder of Sculpted by Aimee and our recent winner of the IMAGE PwC Young Businesswoman of the Year Award, in conversation with Melanie Morris. Aimee shares her inspiring career journey, from coming up with her initial business idea fresh out of college to what it took to grow her beauty business from a one-product and one-woman start-up into the major market player it is today. Just five years since the brand's inception, Sculpted by Aimee now has 150 products in its portfolio and is stocked in over 350 stores in Ireland and the UK. And, with Aimee's sights set on nothing short of global domination, you don't want to miss this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:55:04

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Work Rest Slay - Episode 9 featuring Sinead McSweeney

5/7/2022
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly podcast featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives. Episode 9 features Sinead McSweeney, MD of Twitter Ireland and VP of Twitter's Global Public Policy & Philanthropy, in conversation with Melanie Morris. Sinead shares the insights she has gained since her move into a leadership position at Twitter, the responsibilities of that role and key management tips. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:06:46

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Work Rest Slay - Episode 8 featuring Pat Kane

4/2/2022
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly podcast featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives. Episode 8 features Pat Kane, founder and MD of Reuzi. In conversation with Melanie Morris, Pat Kane shares insights she's gained since living a more sustainable lifestyle and starting her business, from reducing the abundance of waste that comes with a new baby to sharing simple tips for shopping green.This podcast is sponsored by One Nutrition, an Irish Brand which makes good nutrition easy with a range of supplements to support the demands of daily life. One Nutrition only use ethically sourced, premium pure ingredients with certified quality assurance. Find their colourful and sustainable packs on shelves in your local Health Store, Pharmacy or OneNutrition.ie. Follow them on Instagram at weareonenutrition / instagram.com/weareonenutrition Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:09:49

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Work Rest Slay - Episode 7 featuring Pamela Quinn

3/8/2022
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly podcast featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives.Episode 7 features Pamela Quinn who shares incredible insights she’s gained over her 20+ years at Kuehne + Nagel, including mastering time management, having regular self-audits, realising the power of delegation and how to have the hard (but necessary) conversations.This podcast is sponsored by One Nutrition, an Irish Brand which makes good nutrition easy with a range of supplements to support the demands of daily life. One Nutrition only use ethically sourced, premium pure ingredients with certified quality assurance. Find their colourful and sustainable packs on shelves in your local Health Store, Pharmacy or OneNutrition.ie. Follow them on Instagram at weareonenutrition / instagram.com/weareonenutrition Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:42:26

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Work Rest Slay - Episode 6 featuring Chupi Sweetman

2/4/2022
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly podcast featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives.Episode 6 features the incredibly impressive Chupi Sweetman – Founder and CEO of Chupi - known for its Irish-made, sustainable and luxury jewellery. In conversation with Melanie, Chupi shares how she grew her business from a small Irish startup into an internationally adored brand, with a team of over 65.This podcast is sponsored by One Nutrition, an Irish Brand which makes good nutrition easy with a range of supplements to support the demands of daily life. One Nutrition only use ethically sourced, premium pure ingredients with certified quality assurance. Find their colourful and sustainable packs on shelves in your local Health Store, Pharmacy or OneNutrition.ie. Follow them on Instagram at weareonenutrition / instagram.com/weareonenutrition Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:05:34

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Work Rest Slay - Episode 5 featuring Caroline Downey

1/8/2022
Welcome to Work Rest Slay, the monthly podcast featuring honest interviews with inspirational guests. Work Rest Slay is the place to come to for stories about achievement, burnout, success and inspiration as well as tips to help us strive towards more balanced and fulfilling lives.Episode 5 features Caroline Downey – co-owner of MCD, Ireland’s largest music promotion and live-events business. There, she is a show producer and Music Manager for world-renowned artist Hozier as well as upcoming artist Lyra. She is currently President of the ISPCC and Childline and she also formerly served as a board member Dublin Theatre Festival. In conversation with Melanie Morris, Caroline Downey shares her background, her go-to-work uniform, tips for hosting the best parties and how to deal with difficult work individuals. She also gives us an insider's scoop to where the best view is in the 3Arena.This podcast is sponsored by One Nutrition, an Irish Brand which makes good nutrition easy with a range of supplements to support the demands of daily life. One Nutrition only use ethically sourced, premium pure ingredients with certified quality assurance. Find their colourful and sustainable packs on shelves in your local Health Store, Pharmacy or OneNutrition.ie. Follow them on Instagram at weareonenutrition / instagram.com/weareonenutrition Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:10:46