
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 Feb 22, 2023
#48 Marketing, Motherhood and Presidency
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
This week on Garry Talks – host Garry Kelly is joined by the wonderful, Eveanna Ryan, Group Marketing & Innovation Manager at the Connacht Hospitality Group
In this podcast, Eveanna talks about the 11 brands that she manages with her team. How Marketing has changed in the past two years and now needs to be streamlined. She talks about balancing the diversity of customers, working on an Irish feature film, her presidency plans at the Galway Chamber of Commerce, and raising her son as a single mother.
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Friday Feb 17, 2023
#47 Balancing Business Needs - Business Bytes
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Friday Feb 17, 2023
This week on Business Bytes, host Garry Kelly looks back on episode 37 with Emilie Keogh of Keogh Accountancy Group. Here Emilie talks about supporting your employees but also safeguarding your business by protecting your cashflow and keeping a tight hold on your debtors.
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Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
#46 Sea Swimming, Setting Standards and Going Solo
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
This week on Garry Talks – host Garry Kelly is joined by the award-winning TV Chef Martin O’ Donnell of Blackrock Cottage in Salthill, Galway.
In this podcast, Martin talks about growing up in a fishing village where he found his love for real food, the reason he left a 15 year residency at a boutique hotel to start a new business, and he also gives his thoughts on menu pricing, chefs who smoke, and his upcoming competitors.
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Friday Feb 10, 2023
#45 Building your Online Persona - Business Bytes
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Friday Feb 10, 2023
This week on Business Bytes, host Garry Kelly looks back on episode 9 with Marketing Expert, Kieran O' Malley. Kieran talks about becoming a blogger or influencer, engaging with your audience, utilising hashtags for building a community, and finding out what you love and sharing that passion or perspective online.
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Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
#44 Models, Influencers and McDonald’s
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
This week Garry is joined by Mandy Maher - the owner of Catwalk Model Agency, The Platform, and a TV Stylist on Virgin Media’s Ireland AM.
In this podcast, Mandy talks about trying to start a career in modelling as a teenager, leaving college to pursue her dreams, the pressures of the fashion industry, building a family of models, the massive effects covid had on her business, starting a new business, balancing life as a business owner as a mum of three, and her advice for anyone starting out in business.
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Friday Feb 03, 2023
#43 10 Steps To Success - Business Bytes
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
This week on Business Bytes, host Garry Kelly looks back on episode 15 with Irish entrepreneur Rory Prendergast. Rory talks about the concept of his self-help book, The Game Changer Formula, explaining 10 simple daily habits to help you achieve predictable success for you, your family, and your business.
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Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
#42 Passion, Gin and Big News
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
This week on Garry Talks – host Garry Kelly is joined by entrepreneur and marketing campaign manager Alan Clarke. Alan has worked in a variety of roles over the past two decades most notably as a radio presenter, video producer, influencer, podcaster, gin producer and more recently the founder of clothing line Northern Hemisphere. In this podcast Alan talks about his years working in radio, the challenges and struggles in starting up a new business, dealing with abuse and negativity, knowing your true value, and controlling your passion.
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Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
#41 Ambition, Empowerment and the Galway Races
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
This week on Garry Talks – host Garry Kelly is joined by Sinéad Cassidy – the Sales and Marketing Manager for Galway Races. Sinéad has worked as a Marketing Manager for a number of companies over the years including Supermacs and The G Hotel, but her love for horses and marketing goes all the way back to her childhood. In this podcast she talks about taking ownership of your job, the importance of adapting and innovating your product, and how facing her fears made her a more courageous woman.
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Friday Dec 09, 2022
#40 How to set your goals - Business Bytes
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Friday Dec 09, 2022
In this week's Business Bytes podcast here on Garry Talks, host Garry Kelly talks about the importance of time and reflecting on 2022, before deciding on your BIG Goals for 2023. He also talks about the process of turning those goals into small measurable actions that you are regularly focusing on throughout the year to ensure you achieve those important goals that you set for yourself.
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Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
#39 Google, Marketing and New Beginnings
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
This week on Garry Talks – host Garry Kelly is joined by marketing expert Maricka Burke-Keogh who is Technical Marketing Lead at Centripetal. Maricka has worked for a number of agencies including Atomic, Google, Enerit, Altocloud and Genesys. In this podcast she talks about changes happening in the tech world, what soft skills helped her career, account based marketing, utilizing Google Adwords, the importance of consistency in marketing and finding the role that fulfils you.
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