Tie The Red Bonnet Productions

Edel Fox

Edel is one of the most accomplished Irish musicians of her generation and in 2004, was awarded the TG4 Young Musician of the Year award. She is a regular performer on Irish National Radio and BBC and has performed at festivals and in concert halls from North America all the way to Asia with musicians such as Jackie Daly, Cherish the Ladies and The Kane Sisters. In 2006 she released an album to critical acclaim with the Galway fiddler Ronan O’Flaherty, a solo album entitled “Chords and Beryls” in 2010, and in 2013 her recording of “The Sunny Banks”, featuring Waterford fiddler Neill Byrne, was named Tradconnect CD of the Year. Edel is also a member of the prestigious group, The Irish Concertina Ensemble and their debut recording “Zero” (2015) has garnered excellent reviews.

Edel has taught at the prestigious Willie Clancy Summer School, in Co.Clare, performed at festivals all over the globe including,  the German Concertina Meeting in Wendland, Germany, the Northeast Concertina Workshop in Amherst MA, Catskills Irish Arts Week in NY and Elkins Irish Arts Week, WV to name a few. Edel has a BA in Irish Music and Dance, a MA in Music Therapy from the University of Limerick as well as a H.Dip. in Television Production. Edel currently works in the TV industry as a producer, specialising in arts and cultural programming for broadcasters such as TG4, RTE, BBC and Sky Arts.

Ray Wall & Co

Ray Wall

Ray runs a progressive accountancy firm which through personal recommendations and industry referral’s has grown rapidly since its inception in 2018. The firm’s nationwide client base is diverse, ranging from High Potential Start Up businesses to large well established family companies across all industries.

Paydek

Terry Hopkins

Executive with 20 years experience in Financial Services and Business Development. Internationally experienced business professional possessing an impressive record of sales, strategy development, cost reduction, operations, maximizing profitability through successful relationship and management approaches. I have a strong command of all areas of business, product management and business development. Expertise in delivering sales and expense management success across multiple regions, products and sectors with a talent for coordinating inter departmental functions, managing cross functional teams exceeding targeted objectives.

Specialties: FinTech,Credit Card Processing, Merchant Services, SalesForce, E-Commerce, mCommerce, Gift/Loyalty, Mobile Payments, Merchant Services, Banking, ATM, FinTech, Online Advertising, Social Media, ATM, Bill Presentment, ACH, Financial Services, Business Development, Account Management, Sales, Executive Recruiting, Technology, Pre-Paid and, Gift/Loyalty, Six Sigma and Agile Project management. GAPP certified

The SCNE

Jordan Casey

Jordan Casey is an 20 year old entrepreneur from Waterford, Ireland. He is involved in the technology industry for the past 3 years Jordan has founded several startups and is currently in the process of bringing all his projects together as one business
Jordan is also an avid speaker and is also open to any requests. Simply contact him or find more information at https://www.thinkingheads.com/en/speakers/jordan-casey/ . Some examples of events he’s spoken at:
TiEcon – Santa Clara, California
Web Summit 2013 & 2014 – Dublin
TEDx@Warsaw
TEDxYouth@Chanakyapuri
TNW Conference – Amsterdam
EU Innovataion Convention, Digital Action Day – Brussels
Esomar Conference – Nice
Cannes Lions Festival – Cannes
Mindshare Staying Agile – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Guardian Activate – London
Digital Education Show – South Africa

Jordan has been given many awards for his work such as:
Best Innovation at the Student Enterprise Awards
Junior Technology 1st place at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition

Jordan is also active in the European Commission and has served as an intern and advisory board for member for entertainment company Mind Candy (Moshi Monsters). Jordan is also the Ambassador for Bizworld: a programme aimed at inspiring entrepreneurship in children. The programme provides fun, project-based programs that promote financial responsibility, leadership and teamwork skills for elementary and amongst school students across the country.

Jordan is open to any support possible from people involved in the industry and the best way to contact him regarding this is by email: simplyentertainingji@gmail.com

Lecturer

Yvette Aylward

Lectuer /Tutor – for QQI 7 Social Care degree(QQI7). I design and compose academic modules in the areas of Managment, Business, Social Policy and Social Care

Social care worker with over 6 years working front-line in homeless, disability, youth and fostering agencies and to formerly incarcerated women in the US . I worked as a manager in the disability sector leading and supporting a team of young international volunteers and 6 social care workers- while for the approx 3 years I worked freelance as research specialist & trainer for Quality Matters (http://qualitymatters.ie/) – a not-for-profit providing training, research reports and organisational advice to the charity sector across Ireland

I have two degrees – Business (WIT, 2003) and Applied Social Studies (WIT, 2010) as well as a Master’s in Business at Smurfit School of Business, (UCD) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Statistics (TCD). These qualifications coupled with my front-line experience with vulnerable populations’ provides me not only with a board range of knowledge in differing disciplines – but also a sound platform from which to interpret and link evidence-based findings and guidelines to ‘front-line’ practice and real-life experience.

FYREFLI Niall Lonergan

My name is Niall Lonergan and I’m the CEO and founder of Fyrefli.

What propelled me to start Fyrefli was the rapid and ever-growing need for businesses of all sizes to have an IT/Software company they can completely rely on. One that will be up front, honest and transparent.

Many businesses find themselves simply not able to compete without a web development company, marketing provider, IT support technicians etc. To be able to offer all of these services into one company provides a single point of contact for all issues/developments technically related.

Student of Architecture Alan Fitzgerald

I am currently studying a Bachelors of Architecture at Waterford Institute of Technology and I am a graduate of Business Studies with a specialization in Marketing. I aim to use both of my degrees to create a fantastic career.

In November 2017 I graduated with a Bachelors of Business Studies (Honours) from Waterford Institute of Technology, having transferred from Dublin Institute of Technology’s Business & Management (DT365) course in September 2016. I chose to follow the marketing stream of my course as this area greatly appealed to me, influencing me to complete my minor dissertation on the topic of Experiential Marketing. My findings showed that companies can achieve not only immediate short term sales, but also long term customer commitment and satisfaction through the implementation of events and experiences as appose to relying solely on traditional marketing techniques, such as print and television advertising.

Watergate Theatre Joanna Cunningham

Joanna Cunningham, from Co. Kildare, Ireland has worked at the Watergate Theatre https://watergatetheatre.ie/ since January 2018. Before this she worked as a Music Programmer at Garter Lane Arts Centre https://garterlane.ie/ and as a Deputy Director at Waterford Healing Arts Trust http://www.waterfordhealingarts.com/.  The Watergate Theatre contributes to ensuring that Kilkenny is in line with an Ireland which believes that each citizen’s life should be enriched by arts and culture. At the Watergate we aim to present cross disciplinary arts experiences of excellence by local, national and international arts practitioners all year round.

We aim to create opportunities for our local community to engage in high quality arts experiences while working with artists to create these opportunities. We strive to do this affordably and accessibly for maximum inclusivity. We aim to support the development of local arts and to build partnerships through which we work alongside members of Kilkenny’s artistic and non-artistic communities. We aim to increase the depth of engagement by all community sectors to include a particular focus on children and young people.

The Positive Ability Network Cora Kearney

We want to help create a world where, – people have access to opportunities in a fair and equitable manner, – social barriers that unduly impact some groups are lifted, – employers that want to promote comprehensive inclusion and diversity in the workforce have the tools they need and access to a diverse candidate pool. To achieve our vision we see it as our mission to: – Create a network of employers that want to promote diversity in their workforce – Create a network of members that are able to share who they are as a whole person and showcase abilities that may get passed over through other channels – Encourage inclusivity in all areas of our lives and careers – Provide a place for likeminded people and those facing similar challenges to connect and support each other’s journeys towards meeting their goals

Cora is a participant awarded a place on the LEO Waterford Scholarship Desk Programme in Boxworks  for 2021

https://www.localenterprise.ie/Waterford/Training-Events/Competitions/LEO-Desk-Programme-in-Boxworks-Co-Work-Space-2021.html

AM Deady Design

Ann-Marie Deady

Wayflyer

Glen Keane

I’m a Senior Product Engineer in Wayflyer; a VC backed startup where we’re building a next-gen digital product portfolio to help fuel leading eCommerce businesses. 🚀

Day to day, I write Python on a Django backend, TypeScript and React on the frontend and deploy our systems using AWS and CDK. I love the problems we’re solving and how the solutions are helping our customers make money! Previously I was a Senior Fullstack Tech Lead and DevOps Consultant for NearForm. I grew from a software engineering intern to a graduate software engineer and then into a senior engineer, tech lead and consultant. While here, I used world-class full-stack MicroServices and DevSecOps technologies. I hold a 1st class honours degree in Applied Computing, which is where I got my start.

I have helped to deliver and lead the delivery of distributed software systems and applications for all forms of companies, from VC backed firms to large scale enterprises undergoing digital transformations – All of this while being remote!

I’m not interested in adding a commute to my workday and I believe remote work is truly the path forward for a lot of tech roles. I have been a part of making that reality on the projects I have worked on.

I’m pretty passionate about Open Source and love to give back to the software community when I can. I previously contributed to the Node.js C/C++ core and became a core maintainer for some time, helped to develop the OpenJS foundation accredited Node.js certifications and have used GoLang to develop Open Source systems and libraries. During my time with NearForm, I became highly proficient with many aspects of a modern delivery pipeline. I specialise using full-stack JavaScript with React on the frontend and anything performant Node.js on the Backend. I worked with both NoSQL and SQL database solutions. I even developed custom DevOps solutions using Docker and Kubernetes and acted as a tech lead delivering React frontends.

As part of my qualification, I studied programming with several different languages, spending most of my time with Java, C/C++ and Javascript, but used Swift, Ruby and Prolog on college projects. I also studied several programming, mathematics, software engineering, web development and game development courses.

I try to stay technology agnostic and choose the best tool for the job and be result-driven, which gives me ambition and enthusiasm with all tech, once it’s solving a problem and the solution scales!

Media Helm

Maša Gregurek

Maša is a Graphic Designer at Media Helm. She’s passionate about creating original designs or revamping existing websites and telling the client’s story in a unique and best way possible. Maša is also a third year student of Creative Computing at WIT with great interest in specialising in design and media production. She joined Media Helm as a student on placement which turned into a permanent position with Media Helm.

Eleanor Roche Travel Counsellor

Eleanor Roche

My name is Eleanor Roche and I am a Travel Counsellor born, bred and based in Waterford. I have a passion for all things travel and I am both thrilled and extremely lucky to be able to convert my passion into a career.

Before joining Travel Counsellors, I started my career in retail and then spent several years working as an Accountant however my love for travel was evident in my everyday life. My spare time was always spent researching my next adventure, helping others plan theirs and keeping on top of travel news! As a Travel Counsellor I strive to offer the best possible service when helping my customers plan their dream adventures!

As travel is my passion, I spend my free time visiting as many destinations as possible in Europe and further afield on both land and sea. Over the years I have been fortunate to spend time in South East Asia where highlights included Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines, to embark on a theme park adventure in Orlando and I have also visited over 10 cruise ports all over the Caribbean alone. My favourite type of holiday is cruise as I love the freedom and excitement offered by these floating resorts that transport you to a different type of paradise almost every day. I have travelled on Royal Caribbean and Celebrity cruises but have also researched other lines extensively and I am more than happy to discuss and offer advice on any potential cruise holiday.

With my first-hand experience and expertise, I can also help when planning your dream honeymoon. I would love to personalise your honeymoon and create that once in a lifetime trip that is unique to you. In addition, if you or someone you know is getting married abroad, I can assist with any group travel requirements and make the planning process that bit easier.

My number one priority is you and creating your dream adventure that is tailor made for you! One perk of working with me as your Travel Counsellor is that I am not tied to standard office hours and I am free to meet and discuss outside of office hours at a place that is convenient to you.

I hope to hear from you soon about planning your next adventure.

Dilate

Padraig Spillane

Dilate is a mobile app where the public will be able to inform homeless charities of rough sleepers instantly using geolocation. Outreach teams will then respond, having a GPS to their location, with food, drink and aiming to get them into accommodation.

Cartoonist. Writer. Socially distanced observer.

Sarah Bowie

Sarah is a cartoonist, writer, and co-founder of The Comics Lab and of Ireland’s first Graphic Short Story Prize in partnership with The Irish Times Her ‘Socially Distanced’ comic strip, an observational look at life in a pandemic, updates weekly on Instagram at @sarah__bowie and her latest picture books are available online. Sarah also hosts workshops in writing and illustration for libraries, schools and colleges, and is available for private one-on-one and group tuition.

www.sarahbowie.com

EMBA at Quantic School of Business and Technology

MaryRose Cleere

Camerashy Media

Billy Rooney

Camera Shy Media looks after your video, social media and web development needs. Video is a powerful way to communicate who you are, what you do and why you do it in a quick and engaging way.

Visit New Ross

Neill Ikbal

MeddiQuest’s Services Quality and Risk Management System Design Quality and Technical Agreements Audit and Inspection Preparation Training of new suppliers Relationship Management.

MeddiQuest Regulatory Affairs Limited

Neil Armstrong

MeddiQuest’s Services Quality and Risk Management System Design Quality and Technical Agreements Audit and Inspection Preparation Training of new suppliers Relationship Management.

Celtic Journeys

Jessica Flynn

Celtic Journeys is a US-based tour operator offering bespoke adventures to Ireland and Beyond. Their clientèle includes groups, families, individual travellers, corporations and associations. They can help find that hidden gem, unique local experiences, and provide an itinerary to suit every budget.

LEO Waterford

Jacqui Gaule

The Local Enterprise Office is the First Stop Shop for anyone seeking information and support on starting or growing a business in Ireland. The Local Enterprise Office provides advice, information and support to you in starting up or growing your business.

LEO Desk Programme in Boxworks Co.Work Space

Are you working on a business idea?  Or are you looking for a work space to grow your business in Waterford City? Are you only starting and cannot commit to a long term lease at this early stage? Then check this out…

Waterford Local Enterprise Office has joined with Boxworks Co.Work Space in Waterford to offer a scholarship desk programme.

The LEO desk Programme will provide a desk space for six months to chosen businesses who will participate in the programme.

This is aimed at those with a business idea or who have recently started up their business.

The aim of the scholarship is simple, to facilitate potential start ups by providing a coworking creative and networking environment while they put their specific goals in place with the aid of monthly meetings with a LEO business advisor.

This popular programme was fully subscribed in 2020. Are you interested in this programme for 2021?

We are now open for applications and closing date is Friday 26^th February at noon, so if you are interested please complete the Expression Of Interest Boxworks- 2021 and we will contact you once all applications have been reviewed.

Celtic Journeys

Maria Flynn

Celtic Journeys is a US-based tour operator offering bespoke adventures to Ireland and Beyond. Their clientèle includes groups, families, individual travellers, corporations and associations. They can help find that hidden gem, unique local experiences, and provide an itinerary to suit every budget.

Celtic Journeys

Owen Flynn

Celtic Journeys is a US-based tour operator offering bespoke adventures to Ireland and Beyond. Their clientèle includes groups, families, individual travellers, corporations and associations. They can help find that hidden gem, unique local experiences, and provide an itinerary to suit every budget.

Conjura

Conor Maher

Conjura draws on expertise in consultancy, software engineering, data science and analytics. We’re lucky to be able to call on a deep well of experience gathered in some of the world’s most highly regarded organisations, including McKinsey, Accenture, Intercom, Palantir, plus data leaders such as Betfair and Paddy Power. Two years later, and the buzz of having an impact with what we do is greater than ever. Not only was our thinking proven to work. We get better with every passing month. You’ll find us in London, Dublin, New York, Spain and Australia.

John Rooney Design

John Rooney

John Rooney Design specialises in brand creation and design strategy across print, digital and social media platforms. They are passionate and enthusiastic about every project they’re involved in and make a genuine connection with everyone they work with. We know how to roll a brand out effectively, targeting the right message with the right audience creating unique marketing material for each of our clients.

Media Helm

Seamus Frisby

At Media Helm we believe that first impressions count. So, whether it’s taking your business from the beginning in developing an impressive new look for your brand or revamping your existing website; we can provide you with a unique approach to answer your digital needs.

Boxworks Co.Work.Space

Emer Ward Powell

Musician/vocalist/Sound Engineer/Tour Manager, Craft Designer; Artist; Interior Designer; Arts Festival Co.Founder  (and 10 years of working in Hospitality Management which helped pay for all my other careers) .

Other Lives:

A Director of Waterford Civic Trust
A committee member at Waterford Festival of Architecture 2013 -2016.
Coordinator of Founder Friday Waterford 2016 – 2018
Founder  STEAMWORKS
Founder epDesign
A team member of the Nore Dragon Boat Warriors (which keeps me connected to and on the river, keeps me sane and bloody glad to be alive).
Sailed on the Tall Ships Race 2011, (and crashed 😲) –

However! I am and always will be defined by my true love since birth a musician/ vocalist /artist; from which all my skills, passion, and life experiences are firmly rooted to and sprouting from!
Name Change 2018: My Mom (Esther Ward-Powell) passed away in April 2018. In celebration of her life , I have include her name with mine. So! there you have it! My name is now Emer Ward Powell..I think she would be okay with this! 💕

Barrister at Law

Shaun Boylan

Shaun is a member of the Law Library providing dispute resolution and legal advisory services. He practices mainly in the commercial sphere, with an emphasis on property, construction, IT related issues and securities. Using his experience from 12 years in practice, Shaun adds value to clients through expert knowledge and strategic thinking. Specialties: Litigation; Commercial Law; Employment Law; Property Law; Probate & Succession ;Regulatory Crime; Intellectual Property

Media Helm

Robin Whelan

We love working with people; bringing their ideas to life, telling their stories & delivering simple, yet beautiful results! Specialising in identity design & print, web design & development together with video & photography.