{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Business Answers with Tommy Boyle","title":"Stop Letting Business Own You with Dr. Pádraig Ó Céidigh","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1811,"description":"High-stakes business building can cost you everything—your wealth, your health, and your family. The journey of an entrepreneur is rarely simple, often fraught with crises, market volatility, and the devastating personal toll of potential failure.\nThis episode delves into navigating the pressure of scaling an enterprise and finding the line where persistence becomes self-destructive. You will learn how to create a \"secure base,\" detach your identity from your company, and ensure your business is sellable and valuable, even without you.\nJoining host Tommy Boyle is Dr. Pádraig Ó Céidigh, the 2002 EY Irish Entrepreneur of the Year. Pádraig is the visionary who transformed Aer Arann. He is an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and the author of the best-selling book The Purposeful Decision Maker.\nTHINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT\nRemortgaging home to buy airline\nBusiness success versus business ownership\nPerfect storm and need for mentors\nDetaching your identity from the company\nSelling process: preparation and advice\nGUEST DETAILS\nDr. Pádraig Ó Céidigh is a polymath entrepreneur and an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Galway. He is renowned for transforming Aer Arann into a regional powerhouse and was named the 2002 EY Irish Entrepreneur of the Year. Pádraig now mentors new leaders, focusing on purposeful decision-making and protecting one's \"Safe Harbour\" during business scaling.\nMORE INFORMATION\nBusiness Answers podcast, hosted by expert broker Tommy Boyle, explores the intersection of strategic growth, finance, and exit planning for SME owners and directors. Each episode features business leaders providing actionable insights to successfully scale, increase valuation, and build a sellable, sustainable, and profitable enterprise.\nThis podcast is produced by DustPod.io for BusinessAnswers.ie\nQUOTES\nIf the business is less dependent on you, if it's heavily dependent on you, you're going to be locked in for a year, two years, three years into running...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/9uP6dD8BWyr9yi6VTCpMjp6d6ofGdJEmYct-3J9CHGU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zMWZi/OTZlZWJkMGMyZDRi/MzZiNjk4NjFkYzg2/NWI0Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}