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What It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Kieran MilesOn today’s episode, I’m sitting down with the founder of Duco, performance apparel made from ocean plastics and organics. As a young child, this week’s guest had a natural talent for entrepreneurship. Reminiscing on his first business venture at just seven years old, he held on to that creative spirit through out his school years and has never looked back. Going indoor rock climbing one day with his best friend, led him to stumble on his current entrepreneurial idea after realising the clothing worn for the sport could do with a bit of an upgrade. Starting with j...2021-03-1135 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Liberty HobbsOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with an actress who’s credentials include the likes of Grey’s Anatomy, Criminal Minds and most recently, BBC’s The Syndicate. As soon as she could talk, this week’s guest loved to perform. Taking acting more seriously as she grew up, she sought out representation and began auditioning alongside her high school studies. Appearing in small commercials and TV bits whilst living in Florida, it was a move to LA after graduation that changed everything for the British-American actress. From booking her first gig in Hollywood to working during COVID-19, she chats to...2021-03-0828 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Thibault RelecomOn today’s episode, I’m sitting down with co-owner and CEO of Unibra, a Belgian family-owned company operating in the real estate and drinks industries. Having grown up in the Congo, this week’s guest has always had ties with Africa but he hadn’t imagined, after moving back to Europe following the death of his father at age 12, he’d ever end up working back there. Dipping his toes in entrepreneurship after graduating from university, it was his mother’s suggestion he enter the family business and re-establish the company on the African drinks market, having previously owned a numb...2021-03-0431 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Funs JacobsOn today’s episode, I'm chatting with a creative strategist and co-founder of Block Party and Bare Knuckle. Growing up in a small town in the Netherlands, this week’s guest has always been a creative. Honing his skills on photoshop, he first dipped his toes into entrepreneurship by making promotional posters for his friends’ parties at school. Since then, he has gained experience in multiple industries including music and the world of sport. Chatting to me about the value of personal branding, the importance of being adaptable and how he’s navigated his life so far, here’s what it’s...2021-03-0142 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Chris BaberOn today’s episode, I’m joined by a professional chef. With some of his earliest memories being in the kitchen, it wasn’t too much of a surprise that this week’s guest found his way back there a few years down the line. Working as a model and athlete, it was his peers that suggested he share his recipes online after sampling his cooking on shoots and at training. Beginning with a picture of scones in his parents garden, led to the growth of his platform and a DM from BBC One producers asking him to take part in...2021-02-2530 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Layla Anna-LeeOn today’s episode, I’m sitting down with television presenter, creator and voice of the 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony. Reminiscing on the fact that her earliest ambitions were to become a dancer, this week’s guest has always had an interest in the world of entertainment. Getting a taste of the industry through appearances in various music videos and dance gigs as a child, she stumbled upon presenting as a way to make ends meet and feel in love. Finding her break through voicing the 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony, her interest in sports presenting grew and with the exposure came new, w...2021-02-2231 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Boris Van SeverenOn today’s episode, I’m chatting all things performing with a Belgian actor. From an early age, this week’s guest found his home on the stage. Whether it be with music or drama, he always loved entertaining people and so when it came to making decisions following high school graduation, there was no doubt in his mind about what his future career would look like. Enrolling in a conservatoire in Antwerp, he set to work honing his craft and it has been one success after another since then. Landing on our Netflix home screens after appearing in the Br...2021-02-1823 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Derin AdetosoyeOn today’s episode, I’m sitting down with winner of Formula E’s open talent call for presenters. Growing up, this week’s guest was not one to ever be camera shy. Discovering a love for talking alongside a flair for creativity, it wasn’t long before she found the perfect outlet in setting up a Youtube channel. Expanding her online community through engaging content, led to numerous opportunities in the world of television presenting and once she got a taste there was no going back. Working with the likes of the BBC and British Council, she fell in love an...2021-02-1529 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Grainne BinnsOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with a fashion influencer and designer. Adventurous with her style from as long as she can remember, this week’s guest definitely knows how to make a statement. Inspired by the likes of Lady Gaga in her teenage years, she feel in love with style’s ability to tell a story and began expressing herself through the clothes she was wearing. Beginning to make a name for herself in the Irish industry at just 16, she started sharing her look books online and never imagined that a few years later she would have a platfo...2021-02-1121 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Evan PerperisOn today’s episode, I’m sitting down with a special forces soldier and record-setting professional obstacle course racer. Interested in the outdoors from his early days in the scouts, this week’s guest had always been attracted to the idea of the military. Thinking about preparing for the course by putting his body through a variety of endurance sports, he could’ve never imagined he was actually readying himself for a career as a professional athlete. During his time as a soldier he took part in an exchange programme with Under Armour and ended up competing in his very fir...2021-02-0827 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Lorraine KeaneOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with an IFTA-nominated broadcaster, journalist and entrepreneur. This week’s guest had no doubt about the path she wanted to take in life. From a young age being surrounded by music and the world of entertainment from her musician father, she found her comfort performing on stage. Following her interests, she enrolled on a one year broadcast journalism course and before graduation secured a role reading the AA Roadwatch traffic news on national radio. A job that would put her future career plans in motion, it was her determination to make it on TV...2021-02-0434 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Nathalie LennonOn today’s episode, I’m joined by a nutritional coach and personal trainer. Growing up a dancer, this week’s guest was no stranger to living an active lifestyle. Exercising for fun, it wasn’t until she discovered training as a way to distract herself from a difficult course that she unearthed her passion for fitness and nutrition. Educating herself and finding a job in a gym, she decided to start uploading her journey to social media and that’s when everything began to change. Realising that her physical body changes were what kept her followers engaged, she developed...2021-02-0131 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Charleen MurphyOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with an Irish fashion blogger and YouTuber. With ambitions of being a singer as a child, this week’s guest discovered a love for fashion through costumes she wore onstage. Realising how she dressed had an impact on how she felt during a performance, became something that translated into her every day life and she decided to take the plunge and share outfit ideas with others online. Growing a following of over eighty thousand people, she quickly found her space on the internet and figured out how to keep an audience engaged. Sharin...2021-01-2827 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Mark DonnellyOn today’s episode, I’m picking the brains of the founder of HUH, an Irish clothing brand donating 10% of sales to mental health organisations. Growing up, this week’s guest was a keen entrepreneur before he even knew the meaning of the word. From commenting to his daily paper round to selling iPhone covers in school, his dedication to hard work only grew stronger as the years went on. Leaving for America, he could never have guessed that a global pandemic would lead him to create his very own clothing brand - and all for a good cause too! C...2021-01-2519 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Nina RauchOn today’s episode, I’m sitting down with founder of Pink Week and social impact coordinator at Lemonade, an insurtech company driven by social good. Taking an interest in the hardships of the world around her for as long as she could remember, it wasn’t until the passing of her mother to breast cancer that she decided to dip her toes into humanitarian work by founding Pink Week. Aiming to raise awareness within the younger generation, her campaign went from strength to strength raising thousands of pounds over the years. Leaving her first project behind, after graduating univer...2021-01-2126 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Abigail McDonnellOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with a mental health advocate and See Change ambassador. From a young age, this week’s guest has been experiencing a degree of anxiety. Growing up happy and outgoing, it didn’t impact her life until her later teenage years when she dealt with depression and anxiety at a larger scale. Making it through the tough times made her realise just how much of a stigma there was around mental health and how much she needed someone to look up to in times of need. Stumbling across an email enquiring for ambassadors, she hit...2021-01-1832 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Stephanie LangeOn today’s episode, I’m sitting down with professional make up artist and YouTuber. Growing up in Sydney, Australia, this week’s guest struggled with self confidence from a young age. Discovering makeup as a way to express herself and relieve her insecurities, she decided to turn her passion into her day job and went to college to study it further. Working on the Chanel counter, it wasn’t long before she took to Youtube to share her looks which ultimately changed everything for her. Seven years, 1.4 million subscribers and a move to Ireland later, she’s sharing the behind...2021-01-1433 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Rebecca SpencerOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with fashion photographer and founder of camera strap brand, That Candid Shot. From the moment she clicked her first picture on a disposable camera, this week’s guest fell in love with the art form. Experimenting with genres during school, she decided to take things a step further and study photography more in depth. Having spent time at fashion weeks growing up and becoming friends with influencers during her college years, she realised the potential in street style photography and everything took off from there. Growing an impressive roster of clients that includ...2020-12-2830 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Michael ItalianoOn today’s episode, I’m sitting down with performance coach to Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo and online fitness trainer. Growing up in Perth, Australia, it hasn’t always been a straight road for this week’s guest. Finishing high school he decided to follow his creative interests first and ended up working a 9-5 in civil structural engineering. A few years in, he realised something just wasn’t right. Taking a leap of faith, he gave it all up to pursue his passion and set up a personal training business. Remaining friends with the racing driver over the years, he...2020-12-2128 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Genecia AlluoraOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with former Miss Singapore, serial entrepreneur and founder of Soul Rich Woman - the number one female entrepreneur club in Asia. From six figure debt to millionaire in one year, this week’s guest hasn’t always had it easy. Growing up she had been supporting herself and her family since the age of 14 by teaching extra curricular classes and it was applying for Miss Singapore that changed everything. Mastering the art of confidence, she took what she had learnt from pageantry and turned it into a coaching business. Finding success in that fie...2020-12-1725 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Caradh O'DonovanOn today’s episode, I’m picking the brains of former world champion kickboxer and karate Olympic hopeful. Sport has been heavily featuring in her life since she can remember. Always looking for somewhere to get moving, it was walking inside a gym in her hometown of Sligo that kickstarted everything - quite literally. Taking up kickboxing took her all the way to the top as she established herself as one of the world’s best athletes in the sport. Suffering in silence, no one knew her career and life were about to turn on their heads during a holida...2020-12-1542 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Nic HewittOn today’s episode, I’m sitting down with founder of Westlakes Hemp, Cumbria’s first CBD company. Throughout her life, this week’s guest has been faced with adversity. Diagnosed in her teenage years with Bipolar and later in her twenties with Borderline Personality Disorder, it was out of her mental health conditions that her business was born. The turning point for her came in 2015 when Storm Desmond hit and quite literally washed away her life as she knew it before. Placed on suicide watch and struggling to cope, a doctor in America suggested trying Cannabis and from there, e...2020-12-1036 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Sina SadrzadehOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with founder of Peppercorn - an initiative connecting businesses with excess food in order to feed those who need it most in our communities. Living in Surrey, it was his summers spent in his parents’ home of Iran that sparked an entrepreneurial flare in this week’s guest. Busy testing the waters from a young age, it was time spent at university that allowed him to really get the ball rolling with the launch of his social enterprise. Noticing the amount of food waste that came from cafes and restaurants, he wanted to chang...2020-12-0723 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Vanessa GuerraOn today’s episode, I’m sitting down with pit lane reporter, tv presenter and host of Red Bull’s Inside Pass MotoGP vlog series. Growing up motorbikes weren’t always in this guest’s future. It was a visit to the track to watch her brother compete in the Stock600 European Championships that changed everything. Helping out the team that day with her managerial and language skills led to a permanent position and it was all engines go from there. Adapting to the new lifestyle of living racetrack to racetrack, she quickly fell in love. From becoming the first ever...2020-12-0348 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Ronan MichaelOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with professional rugby league player for Huddersfield Giants. Growing up, he wasn’t always a sports enthusiast. It wasn’t until a school teacher had them playing rugby on their lunch breaks that he discovered his love for the game. Taking things to the next level, it was during a period of time off whilst waiting for a club transfer that he came across rugby league and before he knew it he was representing Ireland at under 17 level. Becoming the first Irish player to sign to the league in the UK since Brian Ca...2020-11-3036 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Conor WatersOn today’s episode, I’m sitting down with Irish electronic pop artist and COVID 19 doctor. Born in County Mayo, this week’s guest has always had a deep love for music. Beginning with classical piano, he quickly developed an interest in rock and reached for the guitar and drums as soon as he could. Leaving school he decided to park his musical ambitions and started studying medicine. During his time at university, he rediscovered his talent and became the keyboard player for the popular group ‘Rofi James’ - a move that would ultimately kickstart his future solo venture, Stepping o...2020-11-2631 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Joe FosterOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with the founder of Reebok, the British footwear and clothing company. Growing up during WWII in Bolton, this week’s guest was no stranger to the world of athletics. Hailing from the family behind JW Foster & Sons, the company that pioneered the running track spike, shoes were in his DNA. Returning home from two years of national service to a failing company, he decided to leave the family business behind and with his brother, set up Mercury Sports Footwear which would eventually evolve into the number one sportswear brand in the world - Reeb...2020-11-2344 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Kevin PalmieriOn today’s episode, I’m sitting down with podcast entrepreneur and professional speaker. A Massachusetts native, this week’s guest struggled to find his life’s path. After deciding college wasn’t for him despite numerous offers from baseball recruiters, he set about testing the waters with a variety of jobs until he fell into what would eventually lead him to his biggest turning point yet. Making good money working in construction, no one could’ve guest that he was on the verge of suicide and following a near attempt he realised something had to change. Quitting his job and divi...2020-11-1931 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Fred DuffyOn today’s episode, I’m picking the brains of a serial entrepreneur. Growing up in Monaghan, this week’s guest began his roller coaster career journey as a radio officer in the British Merchant Navy. Realising it was perhaps a job that could only take him so far he left, went on to gain some more qualifications and for the next 30 years found himself working with Shell Mex and BP. Relocating back to Ireland led him to discover his first solo business idea that appeared in the form of tomatoes and well the rest is a long and exciti...2020-11-1626 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Varun BalsaraOn today’s episode, I’m speaking with founder of The Human Entrepreneur, a network empowering young entrepreneurs with the skills to achieve their ambitions. Born and raised in Mumbai, this week’s guest struggled to find his passion. Growing up he tried numerous roles within the corporate world until he finally decided it wasn’t for him. Stumbling across entrepreneurship, he furthered his interest in the subject by enrolling in university to complete a course based on it. Whilst there he began to battle with a new challenge - social isolation and anxiety. Already living with OCD, he found fi...2020-11-0925 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Sapphire BatesOn today’s episode, I’m speaking with the founder of The Coven, a support network for female founders. Growing up, this week’s guest expected to take a very different path in life. Wanting to study medicine, she found herself being unable to finish her A Levels and having to pivot in life and find a new adventure. Trying out a multitude of different jobs, she fell into a weekend role at a wedding florist where she worked until she had enough money saved to head off to Thailand. Finding herself at a crossroads again whilst out there, she ma...2020-11-0530 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Jack O'ConnorOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to Ireland’s country director of Movember - the world’s leading mens’ health charity focusing on tackling prostate and testicular cancer alongside mental health and suicide prevention. Working with the charity for seven years now, non-profits were not always in this week’s guest’s future. Familiar with the concept of Movember through taking part as a college student, he was intrigued when he came across a job opening within the organisation and went along to the interview out of curiosity. Bowled over by the passion behind the campaign, he jumped at the chance...2020-11-0229 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Stacey DineenOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to model and body positivity activist who also happened to win season one of The Fashion Hero, a tv series aimed at changing beauty standards. A victim of severe bullying, growing up in Limerick doesn’t hold fond memories for this week’s guest. Attempting to take her own life fifteen times, the constant jabs from peers became too much for her and she left school before she could complete her final exams. Realising she had a love for the world of entertainment, she began filling her days looking for castings and stumbled...2020-10-2934 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Ardal O'HanlonOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to an Irish actor and stand up comedian. Spending his childhood in Monaghan, this week’s guest didn’t grow up looking for a life in the spotlight. Quite shy and introverted, he loved to read and was extremely curious about the world. Going to college, he decided he wanted to change as a person and took up debating where he got his first taste of what stand up comedy could be like. Realising he had the ability to make his peers laugh, about six months after graduating, he set up one of Irela...2020-10-2644 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Nicole IngraOn today’s episode, I’m speaking with founder of shrtcttng, a platform aimed to help people turn their stories into skills. Growing up in Brazil, this week’s guest has been fascinated with the art of story telling from as early as she can remember. Leaving a law degree behind, she went in search of creativity abroad and landed herself in London where she first began to take an interest in human behavioural studies. Catching the travel bug, she moved across Europe to Amsterdam and then to Barcelona where shrtcttng was born. Chatting to me about life as a free...2020-10-2221 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Aaron GolubOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to the first ever legally blind D1 athlete. Born with no sight in his right eye and extremely limited vision in his left, this week’s guest has never let his disability get in the way of his ambitions. Discovering the game of football in seventh grade, it wasn’t until he was placed in the position of long snapper that he realised his full potential and became one of the stars of his high school team. Applying to college later on, he was offered a place at Tulane University where he made his...2020-10-1924 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Josh WhiteOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to co-founder of CanO Water, an infinitely recyclable alternative to single use plastic bottles in the form of a resealable can of natural spring water. From a young age, this week’s guest always knew to follow his passion. Despite initial fears and a lack of confidence, he took his love for art and music and turned it into a day job setting up a successful events company at 18 and carving a career in DJing that’s taken him across the globe. Little did he know that a trip to Thailand with two frie...2020-10-1536 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Lauren TicknerOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to founder of Impact School, a platform helping businesses make a global impact by scaling online. From a young age, this ambitious Forbes top ten entrepreneur envisioned a life of success. At 18 she left school and went straight into the corporate world of asset management where she thought she’d climb her way up the ladder but quickly realised this wouldn’t be the path for her. Miserable in her job, she turned to her other love for an escape - fitness - and built up an online platform to share her journey...2020-10-1229 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Thomas ArnoldOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to founder of Fearless Media and The Go House, Ireland’s first and only Tik Tok house. From as early as fourteen years old, this week’s guest has been making videos. A big fan of Youtube, he had ambitions to make it on the platform and started out sharing information videos on cricket. Fast forward a few years, after having taken a break from content creation, he became fully focused on pursuing a career in videography and it’s safe to say his hard work paid off. Established and settled as founder of...2020-10-0830 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Lucy WolfeOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with sleep consultant and bestselling author. One of six children, this week’s guest was surrounded by an ethos of entrepreneurship growing up. Opening her own property auctioneering business at just 23, she quickly learnt what it took to make an idea come to life and then better yet, make a success out of it. Over the years, she established herself in her chosen space but after having her first child and experiencing difficulty finding resources and information on sleep training, she decided to delve deeper into the field and so Sleep Matters was bo...2020-10-0534 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Dragos PascuOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with former bodybuilder and founder of Pascu Media, a growth focused online marketing agency. Not one to shy away from adversity, this week’s guest has quite the story. Growing up in Romania and enduring a lot of bullying as a child, he found solace in sport early on - a theme that would crop up time and time again for the ambitious entrepreneur. Taking part in martial arts at a high level, he searched for the same outlet a few years later when studying in the UK but instead discovered a new fo...2020-10-0134 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Katie Yara DiastiOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with founder and CEO of Viv for your V, earth friendly period care delivered straight to your door. Growing up in Tampa, Florida surrounded by a large family filled will entrepreneurial spirit, it wasn't a huge surprise that this week’s guest would go on to create something of her own. Moving to Boston to study Marketing and Managing Social Impact, it was during an assignment for an elective that her idea was born. Realising the harmful impact period pads were having on the environment, she set out to find the solution and so...2020-09-2820 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Georgia BlizzardOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with Australian actress and star of ITV’s latest six part drama series, The Singapore Grip. Coming from Tasmania, this week’s guest grew up immersed in performing from as early as she can remember. Discovering dance and music at the age of four, it wasn’t until her last few years in school she found acting and decided to head to Sydney’s National Institute of Dramatic Art to take things further. Graduating from college she secured a feature in Australia’s most iconic show, Home and Away and from there, her career too...2020-09-2424 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Laura BelyeaOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with co-founder of Talivest, a company empowering organisations to improve their employee experience through its suite of data-driven products and who, in her spare time, also happens to be a recording artist. Born in Montreal, the female entrepreneur is an absolute pro at taking leaps of faith. From setting up her own HR business in Canada to moving to Ireland, meeting her co-founder and starting what would become her next chapter in life, she certainly knows a thing or two about perseverance and embracing new adventures. Spending her time off indulging in her...2020-09-2137 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Tom BurdenOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with founder and CEO of Grypmat, the multi purpose non-slip flexible tool tray. Coming from a small conservative farming town in Ohio, this week’s guest didn’t grow up in an area that encouraged becoming hugely successful. Struggling with imposter syndrome, he began his working life in the Airforce National Guard so he could go to college and study mechanical engineering. From his early days playing with lego, he’d always had a knack for innovation so it was no surprise that on identifying a big pain point in his job as a jet m...2020-09-1745 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Max HartOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with an Irish TCR racing driver and finalist of Motorsport Ireland/Sport Ireland Young Driver of The Year. A true family affair, this week’s guest grew up surrounded by motorsports. Taking advantage of the go-karts they had in the garage, he quickly fell in love and worked hard to take things to the next level. Being nominated for Young Driver of the Year, opened doors for him and his time in single seaters took him from Formula Vee all the way to Asia to compete with Formula 4 and test a Formula 3 car. N...2020-09-1422 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Gabriela HershamOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with founder and CEO of Huckletree, a company building co-working hubs and communities across the UK and Ireland. Growing up in an entrepreneurial household, this week’s guest knew from an early age what it would take to create a successful business. However, despite studying the subject at university, it was the world of film that first caught her eye for which she moved to New York to pursue. Coming to the realisation that becoming a working actress was perhaps an unrealistic career for the ambitious entrepreneur, she decided to leave it and th...2020-09-1032 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Emilio BehrOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with one of Amsterdam’s rising music stars. Growing up in the home of EDM, it didn’t take long before this week’s guest had transformed his childhood bedroom into a makeshift studio. Teaching himself the ins and outs of mixing via Youtube tutorials and industry blogs, at just thirteen years old he was ready to take the stage and entertain crowds. It was during this time he secured his first gig with the help of friend Martin Garrix and from there, things only went up. Deciding to pursue the career full time...2020-09-0721 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Clara BaldwinOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with CEO and founder of Ground Plan Studio marketing agency and Peace Over Pieces domestic abuse non profit. Coming from a multi-national family, growing up in the conservative state of Missouri was an interesting experience for this week’s guest. Being made to feel different due to the ethnicity of her parents wasn’t the only hurdle she had to overcome however, as she was also a victim of domestic abuse. At just 16, realising the severity of her family’s situation, she founded a drop shipping company in an attempt to earn money to m...2020-09-0325 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Mark FerrisIt's the 50 TH EPISODE... and today I’m chatting to Youtube star and one of the UK’s biggest online influencers. From the start, this week’s guest knew he was heading for the world of entertainment. Interested in editing and stitching pieces of film together, he chose to study the subject at university where he fell in love with the idea of setting up a Youtube channel. Releasing fun challenge videos with his sister’s friend, it wasn’t long before he’d built up a following and made a name for himself in the online space. Going full time on...2020-08-3137 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Ger RedmondOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with an Irish professional triathlete, coach and founder of the #prison2pro programme. Growing up in Darndale, this week’s guest had dreams of becoming a professional footballer. Despite being faced with massive adversity, at age 15 he was scouted to play in Scotland where he was offered a youth training scholarship. Just six months into his time there, his future was shattered when he received the call from home telling him his father had been sentenced to prison for manslaughter. Returning to Ireland, he found himself in an impossible situation, being left to car...2020-08-2727 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Seth HillsOn today’s episode, I’m joined by one of Holland’s best up and coming DJs, producers and STMPD RCRDS artist. Beginning to mix music at just fifteen years old in his bedroom, it wasn’t long before this young creative from Apeldoorn, caught people’s attention. Curating a unique sound by mixing electronic genres, his energy gained fans in the likes of Martin Garrix who eventually signed him to his record label in 2018. Since then it’s been all guns blazing for the Dutch talent, putting out fresh music and touring some of the world’s biggest stages includi...2020-08-2435 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Torey CassidyOn today’s episode, I’m joined by fashion assistant and founder of Torey Iola Vintage. A creative from the very start, it wasn’t long before this week’s guest decided on a career in fashion, which would ultimately take her to the heart of the industry in the city of London. Quickly realising a lack of information and entry ports into the Irish industry, she shifted her focus to a course in London College of Fashion and was accepted to study fashion journalism where she’s been for the last few years. Since then she’s set up an online...2020-08-2026 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Peter KozodoyOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to author, speaker and co-founder of GEM Advertising. Growing up this week’s guest had quite the different start to life than what you would expect looking at his LinkedIn today. Putting on a pair of ice skates at the age of three, he had his sights set on taking his figure skating career all the way to the Olympics. Learning the harsh realities of failure at a young age when this didn’t happen, gave him the drive he needed to pursue his other passion for business and entrepreneurship. Now, co-founder of a mul...2020-08-1729 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Diana GoodwinOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to founder of AquaMobile and MarketBox, two companies tackling challenges within global mobile workforces. Starting her first business at just 19, the Toronto native struggles to remember a time when she wasn’t concocting new ideas and ways to solve problems in the consumer market. Juggling an online swimming lesson service with a college course, she quickly realised just how much of a spark she had for entrepreneurship and has never looked back since. Laying the foundations for AquaMobile whilst completing her MBA, she has managed to expand her service worldwide - even securi...2020-08-1331 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be SartekOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to one of India’s first electronic dance music producers and DJs. Raised in a traditional New Delhi family of chartered accountants, his career path was set out for him before he was even born. One evening having celebratory drinks following the completion of an accountancy exam, the young creative spotted a poster for a Dutch DJ who was playing a gig in his area and he never looked back. Taking music production classes at an academy in secret, he quickly realised he had quite the talent for it and began uploading his tr...2020-08-1030 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Alexandra RyanOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to CEO and founder of Goss.ie. Stepping on to the stage at age six, this week’s guest has been in love with the glitz and glam of the entertainment world for as long as she can remember. Religiously watching award shows, she could’ve never imagined a few years down the line she’d be hosting her very own version in Dublin’s Mansion House and sitting shoulder to shoulder with celebs and media moguls alike. Having an immediate knack for journalism, it was no surprise the ambitious young entrepreneur spent her ea...2020-08-0637 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Daniel CrayOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to co-founder of Phizz, the 2-in-1 multivitamin hydration tablet. Moving around a lot as a child, this week’s guest always knew travel would be ingrained in his future one way or another. Originally from Australia, it was continuous long haul flying that would eventually spark the brainwave behind his company, which he founded with two other friends. Sick of having to combine energy tablets with rehydration products to combat the knock out effect of almost 24 hours in the air, the trio saw a gap in the effervescent market and jumped at it. No...2020-08-0335 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Eric BizzarriOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to a Canadian film and artistic director. Living in the town of Vaughan just outside Toronto, this week’s guest grew up surrounded by the hustle and bustle of film sets as he started acting at just ten years old. Finding catharsis in words, the young creative turned to script writing following a sexual assault he experienced in high school and continued on to pursue his new found passion at the University of York. Penning his first short film, Cold Hands, about the incident, he got a flavour of how impactful his work c...2020-07-3032 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Lynn HunterOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to founder of Hunter Communications and The Collaborations Agency, the first of its kind in Ireland. Growing up in Dublin, the entrepreneur had been adventurous from the word go but it was a summer spent in Paris after graduating from school, that changed everything. Bitten by the travel bug, she landed herself a role working on airlines in London where she learnt a lot about the day to day operations of a brand and more importantly, how to publicise and manage its reputation. Returning back home a few years later, she fell into...2020-07-2731 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be DJ MakasiOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to an international DJ and Tomorrowland local. His story starts after a promising career in skateboarding didn’t work out following an injury. Losing sponsorship and any chance of getting back on the board, the young creative quickly found his other love - music. Playing in his first club at just 14 years old, he quickly dominated the Antwerp scene and made a name for himself. Securing regular club spots and festival gigs, it was a performance in Valencia that really got people talking. Making connections there, took him on an adventure to India...2020-07-2325 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Klyn ElsburyOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to a neuroscience expert, writer and author living with Cystic Fibrosis. Born with the genetic disorder, this week’s guest had no ordinary childhood. Living in 23 different cities before the age of 18 as her family struggled to finance her illness, she became an incredibly imaginative kid, a trait that would soon become the foundation blocks to her future career success. Being fired from a job in recruitment due to multiple hospitalisations, the ambitious entrepreneur found herself on social security disability - little did she know at the time that while couch surfing off Cr...2020-07-2029 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Joe DuffyOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to Irish broadcaster and host of RTÉ Radio One’s Liveline. Finding his passion for conversation through his early work as a social worker, radio has been a huge part of his life for as long as he can remember. Coming across a newspaper ad for a producing training scheme at Ireland’s national broadcaster, he jumped at the chance and dove straight into what would become his new world. Beginning as a producer on the Pat Kenny show, it wasn’t long before the ambitious young talent found himself being called up to work...2020-07-1626 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Jinny OhOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to founder of WANDR, an award-winning product strategy and UX design firm with the mission of building user friendly, appealing B2B SaaS products. Born in South Korea, this ambitious entrepreneur developed a love for travel and the open-mindedness gained from such experiences, from a young age. Moving to the U.S. with her family and eventually settling in LA, she embraced the digital nomad lifestyle and never looked back. Not one to let fear get in the way of her ideas, fresh from college she took a prototype of an app all...2020-07-1334 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Dan Pfadenhauer, Matthew Hoare & Nico LomasOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to founders of the Tribus podcast, a show discussing modern life with nothing off limits! Meeting through a mutual friend, the three guys come from a range of backgrounds, with two owning their own media companies and the other a law graduate. They joined me to delve deeper into the world of podcasting, what it takes to establish that power dynamic, picking themes, topics and finding your niche in a saturated market - ultimately this episode is your how to guide to starting a podcast. With out further ado, here’s what it’s l...2020-07-0923 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Niamh TallonOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to founder of Her Sport, a media platform focused on bringing audiences the latest Irish and international women’s sports news. Involved in sports from as early as she could remember, this week’s guest has tried her hand at pretty much everything from ballet to soccer but it was swimming that captured her attention and made her fall in love with competition. Leaving the sport behind to focus on studies at age 17, it wasn’t until university that she rediscovered her passion for the pool in an attempt to widen her social cir...2020-07-0626 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Marty GuilfoyleOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to one of Ireland’s favourite DJ’s and radio hosts. Tuning in to a show whilst studying one day, this week’s guest knew he had a love for broadcast from the moment he heard it. Calling up his local station asking for a slot soon led to numerous opportunities that would shape the stellar resume he’s created thus far. Working at stations such as Beat, Spin 1038 and Spin SouthWest, he spent many years stretching himself seven days a week between the radio booth and nightclubs and festivals where he made a real...2020-07-0241 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Alan LazarosOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to a peak performance coach and business consultant. Growing up in Massachusetts, this week’s guest is definitely no stranger to ambition. Setting goals around making it in corporate America from a young age, it wasn’t until he experienced a life altering accident that he realised his so called six figure success was making him miserable. Surviving the near fatal car crash was just the beginning of the story for the inspiring coach as he took the terrible trauma as an opportunity to finally live the life he had always wanted deep dow...2020-06-2942 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Conor LeenOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to founder and CEO of Stampify, a social enterprise that allows users to fight world hunger by completing a loyalty card with stamps from partner businesses. Cycling home from work one day, this week’s young entrepreneur stumbled across a full loyalty card he had that resulted in a free burrito. Noticing a homeless man sitting outside the shop, it wasn’t until he was in the comfort of his home that evening enjoying the free food he could’ve easily paid for, that he had a eureka moment. Gathering together a group of c...2020-06-2537 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Aoife McNamaraOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to fashion designer and founder of AOIFE IRELAND. Noticing her love for fashion from a young age, this week’s guest wasted no time in pursuing her dream and enrolled in a university course to study fashion design the minute she left secondary school. Finding herself interning in New York for the one and only, Marc Jacobs, it was evident the up and coming designer had a bright future ahead and continued to take things further by moving to Paris following graduation, to fully immerse herself in the industry. Returning home to Irelan...2020-06-2227 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Stuart ForsythOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to CEO and founder of coffee company, Minor Figures. Growing up surrounded by Australia’s rich cafe culture, this week’s guest got his start in the industry when he co-founded everyone’s favourite reusable KeepCup, with his brother and sister. Responsible for the brand’s growth in Europe, he began to immerse himself in the continent’s coffee market and in 2014, stumbled upon a gap for nitro cold brew in London. Inspired by what he had seen on travels to Japan, Minor Figures was created with a focus on sustainability and sells only 100...2020-06-1830 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Victoriah BechOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to a former Danish reality TV star, professional dancer, recording artist and vegan activist. Beginning her entertainment career at the age of two, by twelve this ambitious performer had already signed onto her own reality TV show that would eventually lead her to make the big move to LA. Leaving behind a recording contract in Denmark, the then eighteen year old had her sights set on the City of Angels and packed her bags to follow her dreams all by herself. Settling into the crazy whirlwind of Los Angeles didn’t quite pan ou...2020-06-1538 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Niall PhelanOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to founder of The Naked Collective, a brewing company producing a range of natural, healthy beverages, built around your daily needs. Leaving behind a successful corporate career in the drinks industry, this week’s guest felt it was time to do things his own way and began building what would soon become Rye River Brewing Company. Discovering he no longer had a vested interest in producing alcoholic drinks, he sold up and set out to create a new carbon neutral venture that centred around the philosophy to do no harm and do good w...2020-06-1128 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Sabrina StockerOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to founder of My Tennis Events who also happens to be an ex-Apprentice candidate. Sitting in front of her TV at age nine, this week’s guest can remember being mesmerised by Lord Sugar’s board room from the moment she saw it. Taking her first steps into the world of business at just 14 she has since built herself up quite the career. Making it to the final five of The Apprentice season 13 wasn’t the first time she’d experienced success, as prior to becoming a household name she had escalated her tennis e...2020-06-0826 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Benjamin LohOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with Asia’s youngest certified speaking professional. Following a childhood of intense bullying, this week’s guest left behind a traditional career in accountancy for a lifetime of sharing his stories to inspire others. Taking Singapore’s corporate sector by storm, this individual is no stranger to a Ted X stage and has transformed the mindsets of some of the continent’s most influential business leaders with his words alone. Author, voice of the millennial generation and self-confessed introvert, the speaker and coach knows how to make and impact and then some! Here’s what...2020-06-0445 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Louise CooneyOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with one of Ireland’s biggest fashion, travel and lifestyle bloggers. Born and raised in Limerick, it was clear from a very young age that this guest had a knack for spotting style. Spending time in the modelling industry as a teenager and editing a magazine at university, it was a move to New York for a job at Tourism Ireland that propelled her into the social media world. Sharing her outfits on her lunch breaks soon grew into a fully fledged influencing career and when she returned home to Ireland it was ev...2020-06-0135 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be André BastiéOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with co-founder and CEO of Happy Scribe, a transcription tool for researchers, journalists, podcasters and media production companies. Growing up in a small French village, this week’s guest always had a love for creating new things and by the age of 15 he was already deep into his first entrepreneurial project. Moving to Dublin to further his studies, he fell in love with the international vibe of the city and it was here his life changed forever. Tasked with transcribing over 10 hours of research, he felt that in this day and age there...2020-05-2831 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Pippa MoyleOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with founder and CEO of the City Girl Network. Starting out her career in journalism as a way to entertain her passion for music, this female founder had her sights set on making a difference from the very beginning. Experiencing that all too familiar sense of graduate anxiety and fish-out-of-water syndrome, she left the world of PR and chaotic city of London for the idyllic shores of Brighton - where the lightbulb moment struck. Setting up an event in the hope to make some friends in her new city, she quickly realised the...2020-05-2534 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Lisa QuinlanOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with owner of The Rolling Donut and Wildflower Cafe. Born with the delicious doughy baked goods running through her veins, this female entrepreneur had her sights set on growing the family business from the moment she was old enough to walk. Spending summers as a child helping her dad sell donuts from his stall at festivals, it came as no surprise that she would eventually look to carve out a career for herself in the food industry. Returning home from Australia many years later with a new found hunger for success, this week...2020-05-2122 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Ibrahim AlkurdOn today’s episode I’m chatting with founder and CEO of New Mine, a company specialising in deploying enterprise-level blockchain mining operations. What began as an interest in cryptocurrency, soon transformed into a successful company - which at just 19 years old, he brought to life, in his med-school dorm room. Now 23, I think it’s fair to say we could all learn a thing or two from the ambitious entrepreneur who has also found himself co-founding a digital asset hedge fund in Palm Beach, gaining membership to the Forbes-approved Young Entrepreneurs Council and setting up his own charity target...2020-05-1841 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Stephen WeinmannOn today’s episode, I’m chatting to founder of Bike, Row, Ski and Performance Therapy Ireland. Swapping an engineering degree for a full on career in the world of fitness and physical therapy, this week’s founder has never been one to shy away from risk, especially if it meant spending each day doing what he loved. Starting out by opening what would become North Dublin's first CrossFit affiliate and Ireland's first Catalyst Athletics weightlifting affiliate, things grew, quite literally, from strength to strength and it's been all go ever since! Coming up with the idea to create a bran...2020-05-1439 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Sophia Money-CouttsOn today’s episode, I’m chatting with an award-winning journalist and author, who just so happens to be Tatler magazine’s ex features director. Growing up, this week’s guest knew she would forge a career in journalism but how, was the million dollar question. Graduating with a degree from London School of Economics, she realised with a jolt of reality that entering the world of storytelling wasn’t going to be as straightforward as stepping on to a well paid graduate scheme in one of the city’s corporations, as many of her friends were setting out to do. A str...2020-05-1138 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Juan Manuel CorreaOn today’s episode, I'm joined by an incredibly inspiring racing driver who certainly knows how to feel the fear and do it anyway! First sitting in a Go Kart at the age of 7 in Ecuador, this guest has had quite the career to say the least. Moving to Italy alone at 14 to take part in the single-seater world of formula racing, no one would’ve ever predicted this young talent would be lying in a coma fighting for his life just a few years later. Sharing his journey to Formula 2, the near fatal crash in Spa last August, futu...2020-05-0735 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Lucinda KellyOn today’s episode, I'm joined by founder and CEO of Popertee, the first global data platform that uses artificial intelligence to match audiences with locations - in other words, Airbnb for popup shops! From a young age, this guest knew she was entrepreneurial so when the time came to leave behind a successful career in the corporate 9-5 to pursue her dream of being her own boss, she didn’t have to think twice. Chatting everything from taking part in the Irish Apprentice to the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic, here’s what it’s like to be Lucinda...2020-05-0427 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be William MearaOn today’s episode, I'm joined by the owner of Bingo Loco, amongst many other things. Growing up in West Dublin, this week’s guest completely transformed his life when he packed a backpack, headed to the airport and set out to see the world one wild adventure at a time! From couch-surfing in opium dens to giving TED Talks in India, living with monks and accidentally ending up on the frontline fight against Isis - there’s little this guy hasn’t done. Returning to Dublin and settling back into life as a broke traveller, sparked the inner entrepreneur in him a...2020-04-3032 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Mike MahlkowOn this week’s episode, I'm joined by co-founder and CEO of Blair, a company financing college students through Income Share Agreements. Growing up in Western Germany, this young entrepreneur had his sights set on success from very early on. Following in the footsteps of companies such as Airbnb and Dropbox, after taking the plunge with his two co-founders and moving State side, this week’s guest secured backing from Y Combinator, one of the world’s leading startup accelerators - it’s been non stop for them, ever since. Beginning with an internship in San Francisco’s world famous tec...2020-04-2742 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Neil DunneOn this week’s episode, I'm joined by co- founder of Andrson, a platform using bespoke audio artificial intelligence to directly link unsigned musicians with music industry professionals. Picking up the violin at just three years old, this week’s guest is no stranger to the world of music and has pretty much centred his life around it. From meeting his business partner in a singing group whilst at university to co-directing a music management company, this entrepreneur certainly seems to know how to hit the right note when it comes to turning a passion into a viable business. Chat...2020-04-2025 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Luke MackeyOn this week’s episode, I'm joined by founder and former CEO of Bamboo. Recently renamed, UpMarket, the app is designed to eliminate the dreaded queue and allows customers to order ahead and pick up from local restaurants and cafes. What started as a WhatsApp message to his local barista, grew into a gap in the market for a service busy 9 to fivers didn’t even know they were crying out for. Sharing his experience with entrepreneurship, here’s what it’s like to be Luke Mackey.For more information and to download the app visit https://bamboo.a...2020-04-1333 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like...to be Daniel NugentOn this week’s episode, I talk to co-founder of Ambr Eyewear. After experiencing the harmful effects of blue light first hand, this digital marketer turned entrepreneur saw an opportunity and dove right in. Realizing that combatting digital eyestrain didn’t have to mean compromising on style, himself and his partner managed to combine fashionable frames with virtually clear lenses that would soon be flying off the shelves quicker than they could’ve ever imagined. Sharing his secrets to success, here’s what it’s like to be Daniel Nugent. For more information and to shop Ambr Eyewear visi...2020-04-0632 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Alan BennettOn this week’s episode, I sit down with founder of Headstuff.org and The Podcast Studios. Starting out as a budding writer and having dabbled in the world of comedy, this guest created Ireland’s largest podcast network, rolling out 30 shows with millions of downloads. What began as a passion project quickly spiraled into an award winning cultural outlet that continues to grow in popularity. From his very own city centre studios, I found out what it's like to be Alan Bennett.2020-03-3042 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Rachel KeaneOn this week’s episode, I chat to founder of health food restaurant, Pog. At just 25 she opened the doors of one of Ireland’s very first health cafes and hasn’t stopped since. Famous amongst locals and tourists alike for its picture perfect menu and mouthwatering protein pancakes, the restaurant has branched out to two locations with one more coming soon. From the first shop in bachelors walk, this week’s guest chats to me about the power of social media marketing, making it through the quarter life crisis and the impact COVID 19 has had on operations moving forward...2020-03-2354 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Alan MerrimanOn this week's episode, I chat to founder of Elkstone, Ireland's leading multi-family office. Sharing insights into the world of investing as well as what he looks for in a pitch, this week’s guest knows a thing or two about what it takes to make it in business. From his office in Dublin City Centre, the former finance director and Price Waterhouse Cooper partner tells me how a series of serendipitous opportunities lead him to opening the doors of his current venture and the importance of being a risk taker. Here’s what it's like to be Alan Merr...2020-03-1631 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Aisling ByrneThis week I’m joined by CEO and founder of The Nu Wardrobe - a social network for women to share clothes with members of their local community. Returning home from India after having witnessed the true cost of the fashion industry, this week’s guest turned her shock into action and began conceptualising a platform that would aim to solve the sustainability issue without compromising on style. With the app available to download now from the Appstore and the community growing in numbers by the day, this service is cleaning up the planet one outfit at a time. Here’s what...2020-03-0256 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Conor McCarthyThis week I'm joined by founder and CEO of Flipdish. Born out of a frustration with food portal usability, the platform was developed to act as an online ordering system for restaurants. Talking me through the initial start up process to present day operations and future projects including self service kiosks and even food delivering drones, here’s what it’s like to be Conor McCarthy. 2020-02-2434 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Lisa MurrinOn this week’s episode I chat with co-founder of Eathos Café and director of operations at Ireland’s premium catering company With Taste. From working her way up in the family business to opening the doors of her very own health food haven with her brother, this entrepreneur has cracked the code to having your cake and eating it too – quite literally. Here’s what its like to be Lisa Murrin.2020-02-1741 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Luke Rynne CullenThis week I chat to founder of Applaud.live and Tune Release. A former freelance violinist, this young entrepreneur has already been listed in the Sunday Business Post’s '100 Hot StartUps' and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. From winning Trinity College’s Dragon’s Den to placing third at the National Sartup awards last year, join me as I find out what it’s really like to be Luke Rynne Cullen.2020-02-1035 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like ... to be Sheena MaddenThis week I sit down with founder and managing director of Amplify Agency, an Irish PR firm specialising in music, arts and entertainment. Since opening up for business last year, her client list has already been expanded to include a range of artists and record labels to music venues and festivals. Adding award-winning documentary maker and RTE alumna to her realm of experience, we chat making the move from journalism to PR, creating a company and becoming your own boss. Here’s what it’s like to be Sheena Madden. 2020-02-0330 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like... to be Brian O'CaseyThis week I’m joined with founder and CEO of Offbeat Donuts. Since opening its doors in 2016, the premium chain has gone from strength to strength and now operates 8 stores, three kiosks and has even franchised into Europe. Adopting what he learnt from 25 years in the coporate world of food marketing, this week's guest transformed a dinner conversation into one of Dublin’s most well known brands in just four years. Without further ado here’s what it’s like to be Brian O’Casey. ** I’m aware the background noise is excessive but it hopefully won’t impact on the wise words2020-01-2739 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like ... to be Molly RobertsThis week I’m joined by digital creator and Irish Youtuber Mollerina. From her hometown in Claremorris, we chat building her brand, navigating adulthood, going viral on tiktok and what it really takes to smash it in the world of social media. Boasting a combined following of over 120 thousand followers across her platforms, here’s what it’s like to be Molly Roberts.2020-01-2041 minWhat It's Like ... with LuceWhat It's Like ... with Luce TrailerWelcome to What It's Like ... with Luce, a podcasting exploring the inner workings of our generation's successful trendsetters and tastemakers. Join me, Lucy Norris, as I chat to the people that felt the fear and did it anyway. Launching in January, episodes will be released every Monday just in time for your daily commute. In the mean time, here's a snippet of what to expect from this upcoming series .... For more, follow along on social media @whatitslikepod and please rate, review and subscribe if you like what you hear...2019-12-1100 min