
Welcome to Garry Talks, a weekly podcast focusing on personal and professional growth, hosted by Garry Kelly - Entrepreneur, teacher, broadcaster, public speaker, and managing director of Marketing Agency GK Media. Through weekly interviews with entrepreneurs, musicians, actors, marketing experts etc., this podcast offers an insight into the lives behind success, the challenges they have faced, and the solutions they have developed to rise above them. Listeners can expect insider tips, life advice and personal stories from Garry and our guests that can help you achieve personal and professional fulfilment. Enjoy! Join Our Tribe now at www.GarryTalks.com This podcast is part of GK Media Studios Creators Network.
Episodes

Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
#58 Grief, Charity and Community
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
This week on Garry Talks – host Garry Kelly is joined by founder of ACT for Meningitis, Siobhan Carroll.
The Irish charity was set up in 2011 by Siobhan and Noel Carroll following the tragic loss of their daughter Aoibhe, aged just 4, to Meningitis.
In this podcast, Siobhan talks about her journey of grief and loss, but also the importance of educating and raising awareness of the disease. She talks about the challenges of running a charity and the different initiatives and events they have undertaken over the years to maintain the support to offer free support services to those affected by Meningitis throughout the country.
For more information about ACT for Meningitis – visit www.actformeningitis.ie
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Friday Mar 24, 2023
#57 Listen To Your Customer - Business Bytes
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
This week on Business Bytes, host Garry Kelly looks back on episode 41 with Sales and Marketing Manager for Galway Races, Sinéad Cassidy. In this short clip, Sinéad talks about engaging, understanding and listening to your customer even on a limited budget so you can keep improving your product or service.
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Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
#56 Trading, Heritage and Hilton Pens
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
This week on Garry Talks – host Garry Kelly is joined by the co-owner of Kilkenny Architectural Salvage, Harry Maharaj.
In this podcast, Harry talks about studying engineering, working in assets management to learning marketing and taking over his dad's business with his brothers. Over the years he has worked with some of the biggest names in Irish business and shares plenty of anecdotes. He also talks about scaling his family business, embracing digital technology, new marketing trends and inventive ways to engage with your customers.
For more information about Kilkenny Architectural Salvage – visit www.eurosalve.com
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Friday Mar 17, 2023
#55 What Awaits Us - Business Bytes
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
This week on Business Bytes, host Garry Kelly looks back on episode 7 with CEO of Galway Chamber, Kenneth Deery. In this short clip recorded during the first few weeks of the pandemic, Kenny talks about remote working, embracing change and adapting for a more progressive future.
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Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
#54 Weddings, Pancakes and Hacking
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
This week on Garry Talks – host Garry Kelly is joined by the amazing cook and podcaster, Sarah Butler.
In this podcast, Sarah talks about working for herself from an early age, running her own business after college as a graphic designer, the difficulties she faced during the pandemic, having her Instagram account of 10,000 followers hacked, her thoughts on air-fryers, growing her business today plus lots of cooking and baking tips in between.
Her two books Food For Life and Home Cooking are available at www.sarahbutlerathome.com
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Friday Mar 10, 2023
#53 How To Be Ready For Change - Business Bytes
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
This week on Business Bytes, host Garry Kelly looks back on episode 10 with business owner Gill Carroll. In this short clip, Gill talks about the importance of knowing your core values, making calculated risks, being a leader and preparing for various financial challenges.
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Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
#52 Gut Health, Cancer and Sole Trading
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
This week on Garry Talks – host Garry Kelly is joined by Nutritional Therapist, Virginia Ziulu.
In this podcast, Virgina talks about moving from Italy to Ireland as a teenager to work as an Au Pair, then working in nutrition, being diagnosed with cancer when she was pregnant with her first child, setting up her own business during the pandemic, dealing with the challenges and sacrifices of being a sole trader and how she is growing her business now and expanding her services.
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Friday Mar 03, 2023
#51 Make Time Out A Habit - Business Bytes
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
This week on Business Bytes, host Garry Kelly looks back on episode 21 with retail consultant Louise Lally. In this short episode, Louise talks about the importance of changing your environment and taking time out from your business to focus on the business and where you want your business to grow, and that an accountability partner can help you with that process too if you need.
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Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
#50 Wisdom, Compassion and Nutella
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
This week on Garry Talks – host Garry Kelly is joined by International teacher of meditation and Buddhism, Kadam Adam Starr.
In this podcast, Adam talks about leaving Ireland to become the director of a global media company in London, giving it all up to pursue a life of meditation, defining what stress is and how we can take control of it, the power of meditation, explaining what is buddhism, and outlining the techniques that we can use to recognise, reduce and gradually become free of, the underlying causes of unhealthy stress, frustration, anger or feelings of overwhelm within our mind.
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Friday Feb 24, 2023
#49 Life is Failure and Success - Business Bytes
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
This week on Business Bytes, host Garry Kelly looks back on episode 17 with John Power of Aerogen. In this short episode, John talks about finding a passion that helps others, not being afraid to take calculated risks, and understanding that there are no shortcuts to success.
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