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Colm Flynn PodcastI Quit And Moved To Rome: Mountain Butorac aka Catholic TravelerMountain Butorac was working in IT in Atlanta, Georgia, but wasn't passionate about his job. Growing in his faith, he knew he wanted to do something connected with his Catholicism but wasn't sure what. That was until one day when he took a trip to Italy and fell in love! He fell in love with the ancient architecture and history, delicious pasta and pizza, and the slower pace of life. When he returned to the USA he quit his job, started a tour company, and eventually moved his family to Italy. Today, Mountain runs a successful tour g...
2024-07-2157 minColm Flynn PodcastSchool Dropout to Podcast Star: Alan Clarke Interview.Alan Clarke is an Irish social media influencer and podcast host who has built an impressive following over the past number of years. His live podcast stage shows, 'Big News Coming Soon', has been filling venues right around Ireland, not just in his home county of Mayo. And in this episode of the Colm Flynn Podcast, Alan talks about the reality behind why he started the live shows, and how much work goes into each episode. He also opens up about his personal life and the fact he dropped out of school before his Leaving Cert exams, the teachers...
2024-06-111h 00
Coffee with ColmCaroline Rigney, a renowned Co. Limerick farmer took time out to attend Pendulum Summit in January – and then to have “Coffee with Colm”.Caroline Rigney, a renowned Co. Limerick farmer took time out to attend
Pendulum Summit in January – and then to have “Coffee with Colm”.
From pigs breaking through fences, to packaging
delicious pork and bacon product for fans nationwide, to Killaloe Farmer’s Market,
to forgiving ourselves and our parents, to letting go of the past, and
embracing the present with one eye on the future, I had the most enjoyable coffee
chat with Caroline Rigney.
I know Caroline and Joe Rigney, primarily
because myself and Mrs. O’B are regular imbibers of their del...
2024-03-1713 min
Coffee with ColmA "Coffee with Colm" Special recorded LIVE while immersed in 7 degree water in the Shannon River as the sun dawned on the last Sunday of February 2024A "Coffee with Colm" Special recorded LIVE while immersed in 7 degree water in the Shannon River as the sun dawned on the last Sunday of February.
My lovely Mam passed a year ago - on Feb 20th 2023 - God Rest Her.
Being an all year round open-water swimmer since
2020 I was intrigued to stumble across an open-water swimming challenge called Freezebrury - to remain immersed in open water for a cumulative total of 435 minutes during the month of February, when Irish waters are at their coldest,
sea, lake and river.
So I decided to accept the...
2024-03-0303 min
Coffee with ColmFrom Early Retirement to Pendulum to Teaching Future Generations ~ Paul Massey has Coffee with ColmPaul Massey was a retailer back in the day. One
thing he insisted on was that he trained his staff what to do in the event of a robbery – no eye contact, open the till, step away, no heroes.
When two guys arrived one evening, one with a
sawn-off shotgun, the other with a hammer, Paul found himself instinctually NOT
following his own advice!
Paul is lucky to be alive. He retired from
retail shortly thereafter but has never stopped contributing.
We were blessed to enjoy Paul’s company as par...
2024-02-1118 min
Coffee with ColmSuch FUN as well as DEEP LEARNING - Emma Owen talks all things Pendulum '24 over "Coffee with Colm"Galway Girl, and Film Industry Pro, Emma Owen,
had “Coffee with Colm” during the week to share her experience of attending
Pendulum Summit.
It was FUN!
Then, on one of my questions, Emma began her
response with, “Can I be a bit controversial here?” I knew right there that my answer
to that question wasn’t going to matter; the train had left the station…
She also named her Standout Speaker and shared
why his talk had such an impact on her.
It was a thoroughly...
2024-01-2817 min
Coffee with ColmNicola Connolly Byrne has "Coffee with Colm" and names her Standout Speaker from Pendulum Summit 24So, a group of Business Vagabonds got together,
and we went along to The Pendulum Summit 2024 to witness the 10th
anniversary of its founding by Frankie and Norma Sheehan, to listen and learn
from each other as well as from the world-class speakers on stage.
We all came from different walks of life and diverse
businesses (thus the Vagabond moniker); some small, others larger, all making a
difference in their respective spaces.
We had fun. We laughed, many of us cried, all
of us learned something about ourselves, but we all le...
2024-01-2113 min
Coffee with ColmFrom Wheelchair To Twice World Champion - Steve Judge has "Coffee with Colm" and explains how...
You've had a car accident. They rush you to hospital. They tell you they're going to operate to save your legs.They lie!They are in fact operating to save your life; your crushed legs are incidental (to them!)When you wake up, they tell you you'll never walk again.You disagree! So instead, you become twice world champion!That, my friends, is the potted history of my first guest on 'Coffee with Colm' for 2024.Steve Judge joined me for coffee and to say his story is inspirational is an understatement. What better way to kick off t...
2024-01-0636 minCoffee with Colm3 Life Tips From Hollywood Actor, Dubliner Colin Farrell
You all know Colin Farrell - Hollywood Actor, and a fellow Dub.
Colin was interviewed by Miriam O'Callaghan on the stage at Pendulum Summit back in 2019 and he lived up to all my expectations of the man; being at once a global celebrity and a humble man who hasn't forgotten his roots.
Not ugly either, it has to be said!Anyway, I chose the podcast I created on foot of his interview with which to finish this pre-Pendulum '24 mini-series because of what Colin said. He said, "The day has yet t...
2023-12-1504 minCoffee with Colm4 Lessons From One Of The Heroes Of The Thai Cave Rescue in 2018 - Jim Warny
Jim Warny is a real-life hero!
He is the Belgian-born, Cave Diver, living in Ennis, who led the Coach to safety during that tremendous superhuman effort that saw the coach and all twelve young boys rescued when the caves they entered got flooded.
He spoke from stage at Pendulum in 2019 and from his talk I gleaned some life and business lessons, which I am happy to share here as life hacks for you to consider.
Regardless of the lessons and tips, it's one cracking story!
2023-12-1005 minCoffee with Colm3 Tips For Moving Forward At Speed Safely from Mandy Hickson Former RAF Fighter Pilot – Episode 4 of 6 in a Pre-Pendulum ’24 'Coffee with Colm' Mini-seriesFighter Jets Don't Have
Wing Mirrors! Did you know that? I didn't. Sort of makes sense though. Apart
from aerodynamics perhaps, I imagine it true that they are moving too fast in
combat to have time to look behind them. Regardless, Fighter Jets Don't
Have Wing Mirrors!
Mandy Hickson, former RAF
Fighter Jet Pilot, was one of the very few female pilots operating at that
level, only the second ever female pilot to fly the Tornado GR4 on the front
line, amassing and surviving 45 live combat sorties.
And Mandy was just one...
2023-12-0204 minCoffee with Colm5 Tips On How To Get The Most Out Of Life, From Nick Vujicic, A Man Born Without Limbs – Episode 3 of 6 in a Pre-Pendulum ’24 'Coffee with Colm' Mini-series
I actually can’t imagine it
– and truthfully, wasn’t sure I believed what I was seeing when Nick Vujicic
was ‘placed’ on stage at Pendulum Summit in Dublin the year before COVID struck
– yet there he was this tiny, incredible human confidently talking with 3,500
mesmerised souls telling us to be more grateful!
Be More Grateful was the first
of 5 Tips On How To Get The Most Out Of Life; truly amazing, coming
from a man who had a much, much tougher star than most.
To hear me recou...
2023-11-2503 min
Coffee with ColmBe A Dream Doer in 2024 – Episode 1 of 6 in a Pre-Pendulum ’24 'Coffee with Colm' Mini-series
Be A
Dream Doer in 2024 – Episode 1 of 6 in a Pre-Pendulum ’24 'Coffee with Colm'
Mini-series
2023-11-1104 min
Coffee with Colm'When Colm Met Frankie' - a Pendulum Summit 10th Anniversary Special 'Coffee with Colm'
I
had the most amazing experience during the week! I had a virtual coffee with Frankie
Sheahan, former Munster and Ireland Rugby Legend, laterally known around the
world for, along with his wife and business partner, Norma, co-founding The Pendulum
Summit – The World's No.1 Leadership & Self-Empowerment Summit, held
annually in Dublin, since 2014. What a pleasure.
The
reason I wanted to have the chat was because of how instrumental The Pendulum
Summit has been in my journey, both personally and professionally, having
attended in-person from 2015 through to when COVID derailed our world. I am so
...
2023-11-0432 min
Coffee with ColmHow You Can Pay Your Family To Reduce Your Tax - Ep 3/4, Paul Overy QFA FLIA has 'Coffee with Colm'
How You Can Pay Your Family To Reduce Your Tax - Ep 3/4, Paul Overy QFA FLIA has 'Coffee with Colm'
2023-10-1804 min
Coffee with ColmHow You Can Access €2m Tax Free To Retire - Part 2 of 4, Paul Overy QFA FLIA has 'Coffee with Colm'
How You Can Access €2m Tax Free To Retire - Part 2 of 4, Paul Overy QFA FLIA has 'Coffee with Colm'
2023-10-1805 min
Coffee with ColmHow To Reduce Your Taxes Forever - Paul Overy QFA, FLIA Part 1 / 4 a 'Coffee with Colm' Mini-series
How To Reduce Your Taxes Forever - Paul Overy QFA, FLIA Part 1 / 4 a 'Coffee with Colm' Mini-series
2023-10-1810 minColm Flynn PodcastChasing Tornadoes: Tanner CharlesAll his life Tanner Charles has been running towards the very thing that people most people run away from, Tornadoes! Since he was a teenager he has been a passionate storm chaser, constantly trying to get closer and closer to the danger. From Minnesota, Tanner now produces Youtube videos where he follows violent and destructive storms, sometimes driving for hours just to see one. In this podcast interview, Tanner tells Colm about his love of seeing Tornadoes hit land and experiencing their sheer power. He also opens up about the most emotional storm chase ever where he fo...
2023-05-1631 minCoffee with ColmThe €100 Million Meeting - Telling ‘The Man on The Train’ Story - a “Coffee with Colm” Classic recorded LIVE in 2019
What if the next person you meet led to €100 million in sales? Would you be excited? Or nervous?This week's "Coffee with Colm" retells my famous "Man on the Train" story recorded live at an Amanda Delaney 'We Can and We Will Talk' Event in Dublin in 2019.The actual Man on the Train meeting took place twenty years ago, in 2003 and I didn't know it at the time, nor even in 2019, but that one single meeting has led to an eight-figure business, employing hundreds, with sales to date exceeding one hundred million euro - and we're only getting started!Gr...
2023-04-1504 min
Coffee with ColmI Am Delighted To Have Just Turned 60! Here’s Why… – A Special Roundy Birthday Celebration Episode Over “Coffee with Colm”I Am Delighted To Have Just Turned 60! Here’s Why… – A Special Roundy
Birthday Celebration Episode Over “Coffee with Colm”
Level 60! Woohoo. SO excited.
In this week’s once in a lifetime episode of “Coffee
with Colm” I share why I am so excited about ageing.
In only 8 minutes I ruminate on some of the
lessons I have learned and share my excitement as to what I believe is to come.
Stuff like:
· Levelling Up Vs Ageing
· The Speed of Life
· POYOOMF
...
2023-03-2207 min
Coffee with ColmWhat Are Your 100 Year Goals? - a Coffee with Colm Classic RevisitedWhat Are Your 100 Year Goals? - a Coffee with Colm Classic Revisited
"But I won't be here in 100 years, Colm." I hear you complain.
Exactly. You won't be here. Are you going to leave the world a little bit better off for your having taken up space here, or are you going to be 100% selfish and not give a damn?
Good news and bad news.
The good news is you get to decide whether you are goin to contribute or not to a better 22nd century.
The bad news...
2023-03-1709 min
Coffee with Colm81 Patchwork Quilts in Honour of my Mother who passed Peacefully on Feb 20th 2023 at Age 84. RIP Mam - a "Coffee with Colm" Classic (like my Mam)81 Patchwork Quilts in Honour of my Mother who passed Peacefully on Feb 20th 2023 at Age 84. RIP Mam - a "Coffee with Colm" Classic (like my Mam)
Doreen O'Brien (nee Stenson) was a beautiful woman in every sense. Being named Irish Press Bride of the Month in June1961 (her work colleagues in Brown Thomas on Grafton St nominated her - fist she heard about it was when the Press called her to say she'd won!) was only the beginning.
She married my dad, Tommy, and together they raised 5 of us.
One of my sisters...
2023-03-0107 min
Coffee with ColmThe Three Important Business Lessons We Can Learn from The Humble Hedgehog – a “Coffee with Colm" ClassicThe Three Important Business Lessons We Can Learn from The Humble Hedgehog – a “Coffee with Colm" Classic
What do Hedgehogs do best in the world? They do Hedgehog; they don't try to be anything else.
If you want better results with less stress in your business or career, then this "Coffee with Colm" Classic episode is for you.
To find out the Three Important Business Lessons We Can Learn from The Humble Hedgehog, stick on the kettle, grab a coffee, and think with me for 4 minutes in your preferred way…
#coffeewithcolm #hwrs...
2023-02-1704 min
The PerspectiveEpisode 8: Innovations in Commerce Cloud Beyond Traditional Retail with Rasmus Menke (Salesforce)Get ready for an exciting episode of the Perspective Podcast! Join your host, Colm Barry, as he sits down with Rasmus Mencke, a Product & Strategy expert at Salesforce for Commerce Cloud.Get ready to dive deep into the world of commerce as Rasmus and Colm discuss the latest trends and advancements in the industry. You'll learn all about the cutting-edge technology behind Salesforce Commerce Cloud and how it's making a huge impact on businesses today.But that's not all! Discover how Salesforce is supporting companies with their commerce solutions, the key challenges businesses face in...
2023-02-0334 min
Coffee with ColmPOYOOMF - Put On Your Own Oxygen Mask First in 2023 - a Coffee with Colm Favourite RevisitedPOYOOMF - Put On Your Own Oxygen Mask First in 2023 - a Coffee with Colm Favourite Revisited
That went fast! January.
I'm just back from a trip to Helsinki with Mrs. O'B and some really cool people and as we took off, we were reminded to POYOOMF - Put On Your Own Oxygen Mask First in the case of emergency.
So I thought I'd revisit a 'Coffee with Colm Classic' from 2028 - POYOOMF.
Do you realize you have only 48 weeks left to achieve your goals for 2023?
One way to...
2023-01-2805 min
Coffee with ColmWhy I'm Only Setting Four Goals in 2023NEW EPISODE - Why I'm Only Setting Four Goals in 2023 – An all-new Coffee with Colm Episode
“Not another Goal Setting Video, Colm – give me a break!” I can hear some of you moan; ‘Hould yer whisht awhile… you see, I’m turning 60!’
Sixty! how did that happen? I’m absolutely fine about it too. I’ve come to believe that rather than ageing we are in fact levelling up in the Game of Life and therefore I am becoming more bad-ass with each level achieved! (also, I am embracing the universally accepted premise around the inverse relationship...
2023-01-0705 min
Coffee with Colm'Do. Or Do Not. There Is No Try.' Words To Live By From The World's Favorite Jedi Master - A Coffee with Colm Episode From The Archives.I'm a Star Wars Fan, having seen the first movie in the cinema when it first came out, way back in 1977 as a fourteen year old, and then, along with the rest of the world, fell in love with the little green Jedi Master, Yoda, when he first graced cinema screens in 1980 in Star Wars sequel, The Empire Strikes Back.
There's a great scene where Luke Skywalker and Yoda, along with the adorable R2D2, are standing by the side of a swamp, and Skywalker is trying to use 'The Force' to retrieve their crashed spaceship out...
2022-12-1103 min
The Dementia PodcastDementia and DifferenceSend us a textIn our penultimate episode of the season, Colm talks with Susan Kurrle, a geriatrician, and professor at the faculty of medicine and health at the University of Sydney. Together they explore the differences in dementia and how progression for each person may vary.Ailsa continues her conversation with Jim and Clare, investigating their approach to getting the answers they searched for post-diagnosis.As Ailsa talks more with them, we find out how relationships also change after diagnosis. Ailsa asks Colm more about why this can happen. ...
2022-11-2421 min
Coffee with ColmWant To Know Why Me Ma Used Refer To Me As The Man With The Big Kidneys? Here's Why - A Coffee with Colm Episode From The Archives.“Here he comes - the man with the big kidneys.” said my mother. At first I thought she was talking about some poor unfortunate (or Telpis as they are often referred to in Limerick) and I was tempted to look behind to see who was following, and from what sort of disfiguration the poor soul was suffering? But she was talking to me about me! Her own son. Her eldest son at that!
Confused, I asked her what she meant and she explained that when she was growing up in Dublin, first in Rialto and then Coolock, the...
2022-11-1905 min
Coffee with ColmYou Need To Be Open To New Ideas, But Beware Magpie Syndrome - A Coffee with Colm Episode From The Archives.Ever get fed up when successive idea after idea fails to materialize into the business or career of your dreams? And at the same time you see other 'eejits' (we don't say it out loud, but that's what we're thinkin, right?) seemingly killing it? Well, do you? Be honest, no one's watching.
What if I said the problem could be you?
Ouch! "Hurtful." I hear some of you whimper.
The reason the 'eejits' appear to be killing it is... wait for it... 'perseverance!'
And the reason for every idea you've...
2022-11-1203 minThe Dementia PodcastSupport and CareSend us a textIn this episode we join Colm as he heads over to chat with John Swinton, a theologian and a world leader in disability theology. John is also the chair in Divinity and Religious Studies, Professor of Practical Theology and Pastoral Care, University of Aberdeen. Colm talks with John about the journey he has been on in his career, and what has led him to do what he does now. They talk about knowing the whole person, and how important it is for that to inform the way we care and communicate.
2022-11-0917 min
Coffee with Colm‘Leverage’ - The Reason Why Michael O’Leary and Sir Richard Branson Get Paid Whether They Go To The Office Or Not - A Coffee with Colm Episode From The Archives.‘Leverage’ - The Reason Why Michael O’Leary and Sir Richard Branson Get Paid Whether They Go To The Office Or Not - A Coffee with Colm Episode From The Archives.
I had the great pleasure of being interviewed by Nicola Connolly Byrne during the week, for her Soul Chats Podcast Series. We could have chatted for hours! Nic and I grew up in the same area, five minutes (and given she’s only a young one, fifteen years) apart. We’ve both gone off on our own paths of discovery since and contribute in our own unique way...
2022-11-0605 minThe Dementia PodcastFirst SignsSend us a textThe Dementia Podcast is back!In this the first episode in our new series, Starting Conversations, host Colm Cunningham is joined by author and resident guest, Ailsa Wild.Ailsa meets with her neighbours, Clare & Jim to talk about what it was like for them when Clare had those first signs of dementia and the conversation with their doctor receiving a diagnosis.Colm then joins Ailsa to talk about what some of those first signs might look like, as well as set the context for their conversations moving...
2022-10-2020 min
Coffee with ColmThumbs Up To The Problems In Life – How To Stay Focused On Your Goals – A ‘Coffee with Colm’ Episode from the ArchivesThumbs Up To The Problems In Life - How To Stay Focused On Your Goals
Can you see your future in 2020 vision? Do problems and obstacles knock you off course too easily and too often? If so, welcome to the club I USED to be a member of, until I discovered the power of giving a thumbs up to the problems life throws my way.
In this Coffee with Colm episode, I used the familiar term '2020 Vision' however I used it in respect to asking you do you have a 2020 Vision for your life...
2022-10-1507 min
The Alchemy Lab with Colm HollandThe Alchemy Lab - Colm Holland with Special Guest David YoungIn The Alchemy Lab - David Young,Grammy - nominated musician, author, public speaker, meditation teacher, visual artist, and intuitive channeller. He has recorded 60 albums which have sold over a million copies. David’s music is revered for its soulful, soothing sounds and transforming properties.#Alchymystic: https://alchymystic.events/His special events feature original music with divinely deep and meaningful lyrics, David’s signature tri-harmonic flute meditations along with his original art – which bring messages of hope, positivity, love and healing, leaving listeners with a deep sense of wellness, peace and tranquility.Imagine going...
2022-10-0115 min
Coffee with ColmThe Three Things You Must Have To Build A Sustainable Business Part 1 - A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesThe Three Things You Must Have To Build A Sustainable Business Part 1 - A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the Archives
As Carambola commences its twentieth year of business with an annual turnover of €10m, I am happy to share what we learned about building a sustainable business - by considering the humble three-legged stool.
A three-legged stool never wobbles, ever. It's not possible. Doesn't matter what the ground under it is like, it will always sit steady - not necessarily level, but steady.
Your business, and ours can benefit by us focusing on...
2022-09-1706 min
Coffee with ColmMost People Do Not Want What You Have To Sell. Here's How To Turn That Fact Into A Positive - A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesMost People Do Not Want What You Have To Sell. Here's How To Turn That Fact Into A Positive - A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the Archives
None of us likes to hear the word 'NO'. Yet, it can be the most liberating word in the English language looked at it in a certain way.
He, she, or they who collects the most nos wins, simple as that.
Everything is a numbers game; sales, succeeding at building a business, searching for the right employee, business or life partner, inventing something, - indeed...
2022-09-1004 minColm Flynn PodcastConfessions of a top Youtuber: Dara TahWelcome to season 2 of the Colm Flynn Podcast! Dara Tah is an Irish Youtuber and Ticktocker who has shot to internet fame in recent months. But overnight success has come after years of hard work, and in this interview Dara tells Colm about some of his more daring YouTube videos like visiting Area 51, staying the night in a haunted castle, being buried alive, and gives an honest account of what goes in to making a viral hit. instagram.com/colmflynnire
2022-09-061h 47
Coffee with ColmHow To Break Free From The Gravity Of Bad Habits… A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesHow To Break Free From The Gravity Of Bad Habits… A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the Archives
2022-08-2705 min
Coffee with ColmWhat To Do When A Key Player Leaves Your Organization… A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesWhat To Do When A Key Player Leaves Your Organization… A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the Archives
2022-08-2004 min
Coffee with ColmWhy Your Business (or career) Can Never Outgrow You, And What You Can Do About It… A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesSomeone once said, if you won a million in the lottery, you'd better become a millionaire real quick, or you'll lose it and for a while that confused me. I used think if you won a million, you'd be a millionaire, and technically that may be true in the moment, but the reality is, if you don't have a millionaire mindset, and millionaire habits, you won't remain millionaire for long. Same goes for business (or career). Unless you grow personally, and develop the habits required (by the universe) for a larger business or loftier heights on the corporate ladder...
2022-08-0605 min
Coffee with ColmHave You Fired Any Clients Recently? Why Not?… A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesOriginally recorded back in 2017, this week's 'Coffee with Colm' from the archives refers to two particular clients that were clearly annoying me - truth be told I now can't even recall who they were! But I fired them.
Now, clients are hard enough to come by, without us firing them because they annoy us, I hear some say, and while that may be true at times, we have to ask the question, 'are they worth it?' and I don't just mean in monetary terms - time, after all, is the one truly irreplaceable resource for you...
2022-07-3106 min
Coffee with ColmLife's Not Fair ~ We Need To Learn To Roll With The Punches; Here’s How… A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesI like dipping back into the archives. It's interesting to see the same lessons are relevant over and over again. This week's 'Coffee with Colm' is timely because it's as relevant in my life today as it was when I first published it back in 2016
Life is a testing ground. That vision you have for your future will be tested, by life itself, to see are you worthy of it. Life will throw punches your way and seeming obstacles, juts to see how hard you willing to work for the vision. By learning to roll with the...
2022-06-2605 min
The Dementia PodcastTalking First Nations: The importance of culturally and spiritually aware care (Revisited)Send us a textIn National Reconciliation Week: Be Brave Make Change, we wanted to reshare one of our episodes of ‘The Dementia Podcast’ from last year celebrating the history, culture and achievements of First Nations peoples. Joining Colm in this episode, HammondCare CEO Mike Baird shares what reconciliation means to HammondCare and why it is important to embark on the journey of reconciliation, acknowledging their role in caring for all people, including First Nations people living with dementia, and the development of a Reconciliation Action Plan.Colm then introduces an expert panel as th...
2022-06-0234 minThe PerspectiveEpisode 7: How to get more value from your Salesforce Managed Support Services with Enda Mullaney (Pexlify)Hi Everyone and welcome to another episode of the Perspective Podcast. In this episode, Colm Barry is delighted to be joined by Enda Mullaney. Enda is a Head of Support Services at Pexlify In this conversation, Colm and Enda discuss why companies use Manage Support Services for their Salesforce Org and how a partner can help them extract more value from their Salesforce investment.They touch on topics including the talent shortage when it comes to Salesforce professionals, key activities in a Salesforce Managed Services offering, understanding SLAs, the importance of security and compliance and m...
2022-05-1626 minThe Dementia PodcastTalking Arts: What is Arts Engagement?Send us a textOn this episode of the Dementia Podcast, Colm chats with Michelle Heldon, Art and Dementia Coordinator for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia and Lead Artist for the Arts Engagement team at HammondCare.In the episode Michelle chats with Colm about family inspiration, the benefits of art expression in Dementia Care and anecdotes from her time working in remote communities around the world. In addition, Michelle shares the challenges that COVID brought to the Arts Engagement program but also new opportunities the digital space brought to the program.
2022-03-3134 minThe Dementia PodcastTalking Dementia: What is Frontotemporal Dementia?Send us a textOn this episode of the Dementia Podcast, Colm chats with Steve Macfarlane, Head of Clinical Services at Dementia Support Australia and Lynne Sewell whose husband, Rick, is living with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). In the episode Steve gives us a clinical overview of FTD, the differences from types of Dementia like Alzheimer's disease, typical features of the condition and outlines current treatment options. Lynne then shares her story and advocacy for Rick, from his diagnosis to the challenges of finding assistance, both in terms of care and living arrangements. On...
2022-03-1735 minThe Dementia PodcastInternational Dementia Conference 2022 Call for PapersSend us a textIn this episode of the Dementia Podcast, Colm is talking all things International Dementia Conference #IDC2022. Being hosted in Sydney, Australia on 8-9 September 2022 the #dementiaposdcast team is excited to share the news that the Call for Papers is now live!Colm is in conversation with Judi Lewis, General Manager of Marketing at HammondCare about the upcoming conference and the important theme of: Brave New World. As the aged care sector continues to navigate profound challenges, there has never been a more important moment to be brave and stand w...
2022-03-0307 min
Coffee with ColmI Found Myself A Bit Grumpy This Week - Here's Why... 'Coffee with Colm' Spring 2022, Ep 3Yeah, it was one of those weeks where I found myself a bit bent out of shape by life so when I sat down to record the "Coffee with Colm" vlog, I found (very unusually) myself scrapping it four times and restarting. By the fifth take, and after 45 minutes of recorded material, I felt I had worked out my angst and it finally distilled into six minutes worth sharing.
I found myself 'thinking out loud' in those six minutes and drawing parallels between Russia invading Ukraine (seeking to impose their view of the world as being the...
2022-02-2706 min
Coffee with ColmTwo Lessons I Learned When My Parachute Didn't Open Two Mile Up 'Coffee with Colm' Spring 2022, Ep 2Yep, you read that right. I was plummeting to earth for my second tandem parachute jump - at terminal velocity (almost 120 MPH) - when something went wrong.
Clearly, since I'm hear to tell the tale, I survived, but there were a handful of lessons I took from the experience, which I'd like to share.
In this week's "Coffee with Colm" episode, I recount the experience of both jumps, the first one being so exhilarating, it brought me back for a second, and the second where things went awry, the differences between both, and most importantly...
2022-02-1910 minThe Dementia PodcastTalking Dementia: Diagnosis and Post-Diagnostic CareSend us a textOn this episode of the Dementia Podcast, Colm chats with three members of the COGNISANCE project, Bill Yeates, Dr Dorota Szcześniak & return guest Dr Meredith Gresham. Together they chat with Colm about current problems with the way a dementia diagnosis is communicated and support people with dementia and carers afterwards, as well as how the project has developed accessible online resources to better support people with dementia, carers and health care professionals. In the episode Bill shares his experience of receiving his diagnosis and the road to finding a way fo...
2022-02-1734 minThe Dementia PodcastTalking Toilets: Continence and the bidetSend us a textMeredith Gresham returns to chat with Colm in our very first episode for 2022. In today’s episode, Colm and Meredith talk about toilets. Since continence is a major issue in residential and home care, they discuss strategies and tips on how best to provide accessible and hygienic care. Meredith’s last episode on the podcast, Talking Design: Why it can ‘provoke’ behaviour touched on design principles and once again they discuss simple and effective ways to aid a person with dementia this time focusing on the process during toi...
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The Dementia PodcastTalking Dementia: Festive tips for celebrationsSend us a textIn this Christmas episode of The Dementia Podcast, Talking Dementia: Festive tips for celebrations, Colm is joined by author and dementia champion, Agnes Houston and Dementia Consultants, Colleen McDonald and Ashley Roberts to share their experience of how to make your holiday event fun for everyone in the family. Colm speaks with Agnes about the sensory impacts of dementia on the person, and what to consider when including a person with dementia at busy and often noisy occasions. Colleen shares her thoughts on how to plan and present the f...
2021-12-2214 min
Coffee with ColmHow Are The Key Relationships In Your Life Today? - This week's 'Coffee with Colm' Autumn Series, Ep 7How is your Relationship with a Significant Other? Your Kids, Your wider Family? Your Friends and Work Colleagues?
Great? Grand? Okay? Could be better? Different for all mentioned above? That's often the way.
Time is a-marching. If one or more needs attention, then better get to it; as Buddha responded when asked what is the biggest mistake people make in life? he said, "The biggest mistake is people think they have time."
In this week's "Coffee with Colm" I explore some ways for you to reevaluate your key relationships so you can begin...
2021-12-1805 minThe Dementia PodcastTalking Design: Air Quality, Acoustics and DementiaSend us a textIt was a chance meeting with Mary Marshall in 1993, the then Professor at the University of Stirling and Director of the Dementia Services Development Centre, that inspired Annie and Ricky Pollock to introduce the principles of designing for people with dementia into all their projects.In this episode of the Dementia Podcast “Talking Design: Air Quality, Acoustics, and Dementia”, Colm is joined by Annie and Ricky to announce the launch of two new books by the husband and wife team, “A Breath of Fresh Air” by Annie Pollock and “Acoustics in Aged Care”...
2021-12-1425 min
Coffee with ColmThink and A.C.T. Rich - How To Create More Time and Money For You in 2022 - This week's 'Coffee with Colm' Autumn Series, Ep 6Time and Money are the two elements most often cited as being in short supply for people to live the life they truly want.
And of these two, the most valuable by far is time.
Bad news, good news.
Bad news: You're not getting any more time. Sorry. I asked. I was told no.
Good news: You can change how you spend your time to allow you keep more of it for yourself and those you love. You can, at the same time invest some of this most precious resource to...
2021-12-1208 minThe Dementia PodcastTalking Engagement: HammondCare’s Christmas AppealSend us a textAs we approach Christmas, join Colm and Claire McCarthy, Head of HammondCare Foundation, as they discuss the important work of the Foundation in raising funds to support people with dementia. In “Talking Engagement: HammondCare’s Christmas Appeal” we hear how this year’s Christmas fundraising event “Get on board” is about providing opportunities for our listeners to be involved in supporting residents in our care, including those with dementia, to experience activities that promote engagement, independence and wellbeing.People with dementia can feel isolated from family and friends and the COVID-19...
2021-11-3020 min
Coffee with ColmWhat Roles Do You Play In Life? Which Are The Most Important? Coffee with Colm Autumn 2021, Ep 3Work-Life-Balance is the new Getting Ahead. That's worth repeating - Work-Life-Balance is the new Getting Ahead.
You see, you are more than just a unit or production; you are more than just your job, your career or your business but too often we forget that fact and life gets out of kilter.
In this week's "Coffee with Colm" I ask you to think about the roles you play, the hats you wear and get you to take a stab at prioritizing those roles, eg is being an accountant actually more important than being a parent...
2021-11-1907 min
Coffee with Colm'Eighty-one Patchwork Quilts' How To Live A Successful Life - Coffee with Colm Autumn 2021, Ep 2It's great to be back.
In this Series of "Coffee with Colm" I'm expanding on my pre-covid work with new insights gleaned through lockdown, which, in the main, was a positive experience, forcing - or enabling - inner reflection for many, Yours Truly included.
The week is a perfect patch in the fabric of life, every week being exactly the same size and shape; seven days, twenty-four hours, one hundred and sixty eight hours in total. But every week is different in texture, tone and colour, some lighter, some darker, some fuller, some less so...
2021-11-1307 min
Coffee with Colm'One Percent Living' - How To Effect Change In Just Fifteen Minutes - Coffee with Colm Autumn 2021, Ep 1It's been a while!
COVID Lockdowns in early 2020 provided a magical pivot opportunity whereby the 'Coffee with Colm' series of weekly ruminations on all things life and business, which had been running since 2016, morphed into another 'thing' which became "The Coffee at Eleven Show".
The show took a break for summer 2021 and hasn't as yet re-emerged so whilst we figure out what to do next I thought it's time the original of the species returned for a while at least.
It's simpler too. A short video with captions and a podcast of the...
2021-11-0608 minThe PerspectiveEpisode 5: The Role of Software Architecture with Anup Jadhav (Salesforce)In this episode of the Perspective Podcast, Colm is delighted to be joined by Anup Jadhav. Anup is Director, Solution Architect Program at Salesforce. In this podcast, Colm and Anup discuss the role of software architecture in the implementation process, how C-level execs can leverage Technical and Business architecture and the importance of having a change management strategy.Anup also mentions 2 Solution Architects courses which are available here:1. B2C solution architect course2. B2B solution architect courseWe hope you enjoy the c...
2021-11-0223 minThe Dementia PodcastTalking Dementia: Reminiscence and Life Story WorkSend us a textJoin Colm, Professor Assumpta Ryan and Professor Faith Gibson in their discussion of the meaning and best practice implementation of reminiscence and life story work in dementia care.Professor Assumpta Ryan is the Professor of Ageing and Health at Ulster University. In this episode she refers to the success of her app ‘The InspireD Reminiscence App’ .Professor Faith Gibson is a friend and colleague of Colm, who has informed much of the work of HammondCare's Dementia Centre . A social worker by training, Faith is a pioneer in the fiel...
2021-10-2133 min