A Short Professional History
Graduated from University College Cork, Ireland
Obtained a B.Comm (Economics & Marketing) and an MSc in Strategic Management & Marketing from University College, Cork, Ireland
Joined Barclays
Spend 18 months on the Business Leadership Programme (BLP) at Barclays .
Joined the newly formed Clearlybusiness.com innovation unit (joint venture between Barclays and Freeserve) after completing the graduate programme.
Graduated from Oxford University – MBA
Obtained an MBA from the University of Oxford.
Joined Palo Alto Software – An Introduction to SaaS
Established U.K. operation of Palo Alto Software – Led marketing efforts and was a member of the US management team (Eugene, Oregon).
Joined The Irish International Business Network – Board Member
Joined the board of the Irish International Business Network , a leading professional business network with chapters in Dublin, London and New York City.
Worked With a Number of VC Backed B2B SaaS Startups
Have worked for a number of SaaS companies in the past few years (2013-2016) primarily in an interim / consultancy basis (CMO/ VP of Marketing/ Marketing Director etc).
These incl Socrata, Texuna, Keelvar, & Xpenditure .
Other Interests
B2B Marketing/ Digital Strategy
My primary professional interest is in the intersection between digital marketing and strategy ensuring that companies approach digital in a strategic manner rather than an ad-hoc tactical one.
Speaking
Have spoken at numerous events ranging from the London Business School MBA competition through to, BStartup, to Tech Entrepreneurs Week.
Career Consultancy
Advise University of Oxford MBA students re careers in startups, tech and software.
Thought Leadership
Have written for a number of popular blogs incl Spend Matters UK, The Kernel as well as the occasional post for TechCrunch.
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Have a keen interest in SaaS, in particular B2B Marketing in SaaS
Mentorship
Am a Mentor on the Irish International Business Network Future Leader Programme.
Other Interests
Am a passionate Munster rugby fan, ‘still’ play 5 aside, and coach at Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club.
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