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Trading Up hosted by Jim Fitzpatrick, delves into the real businesses, personal stories, and remarkable journeys of entrepreneurs. Discover insights on risk, resilience, and business growth from diverse founders and leaders in businesses big and small across various industries. Tune in weekly for inspiring entrepreneurial learnings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- The "Rice Krispies" Budget: Treading Water in the UK Fiscal Storm · 36 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 61In this episode of Trading Up unpacked, host Jim Fitzpatrick and Professor Richard Ramsey break down Chancellor John Healey’s debut budget under Prime Minister Andy Burnham…
- From the Bin to a Multi-Million Exit: Mary McKenna on Angel Investing, Female Founders, and Scaling Tech Beyond Borders · 44 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 60In this episode of Trading Up, recorded live at the Tech Tides Conference in Derry, Jim Fitzpatrick sits down with renowned technology entrepreneur, active angel investor, and…
- Unpacked: How Economics Is Driving Global Politics · 40 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 59In this episode of Trading Up Unpacked, host Jim Fitzpatrick and Professor Richard Ramsey analsye how economic realities are overriding culture wars to reshape global political…
- Surviving Stage 4 Cancer, Founder Burnout, and Rebuilding Tech Tides: Alastair Cameron on True Entrepreneurial Resilience · 34 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 58In this episode of Trading Up, host Jim Fitzpatrick sits down with tech entrepreneur Alastair Cameron to explore the raw realities of founder resilience, personal crisis, and…
- Is Northern Ireland’s Economy Sucking Diesel or Sucking Lemons? · 49 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 57In this episode of Trading Up, host Jim Fitzpatrick and economist Professor Richard Ramsey unpack Northern Ireland's dramatic economic split. While the private sector…
- Rethinking Northern Ireland Education: What Works for Schools, Skills, and the Economy? · 35 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 56Every successful economy is built on the foundations of a good education system. So what happens when education standards begin to fall and what can Northern Ireland learn from…
- Decentralised Growth: Why the Best Leaders Learn to Let Go · 34 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 55In this latest episode of Trading Up, host Jim Fitzpatrick explores why traditional top-down central control holds scaling businesses back. Featuring business leaders across…
- Oil Choke Points, AI's Reckoning, and the Great Education Slump · 41 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 54In this episode of Trading Up, hosts Jim Fitzpatrick and Richard Ramsey tackle a sobering trifecta of global economic challenges. First, escalating Middle East conflicts and…
- Nathan Sno's Three Rules of The Game · 54 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 53In this episode of the Trading Up podcast, host Jim Fitzpatrick talks with chef, media entrepreneur, and restaurateur Nathan Sno to explore his personal and professional journey…
- Nightmare on money street. Why bonds are coming for Trump and us! · 38 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 52The global bond market is a $200 trillion beast, and it’s turning up the heat on our political masters. In this eye-opening episode of Trading Up, hosts Jim Fitzpatrick and…
- Ford, Kukoon, Seating Matters: Facing Reality and the Long View in Business · 30 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 51Jim Fitzpatrick brings together three extraordinary stories of entrepreneurial grit and resilience. First, former Ford executive Lyle Waters reveals how facing reality saved an…
- The Art of the Shift: How Commercial Failure Unlocks Entrepreneurial Impact · 1 h 1 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 50In this episode, Fiona Bennington of Catalyst shares her journey through the world of invention and product design. She details how she developed an innovative wearable device to…
- The Great Profit Squeeze: Flat Sales, Burnham’s Care Taxes, and Trump’s Tariff Wars · 38 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 49In this episode of Trading Up Unpacked, Jim Fitzpatrick and Richard Ramsey dissect the intensifying profit squeeze gripping Northern Ireland businesses. Despite flat sales of £35…
- Coolcations and Culture: Can Belfast Capitalize on the Global Rise of Climate Tourism? · 29 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 48In this episode of Trading Up, hosts Jim Fitzpatrick and Richard Ramsey explore whether Belfast is positioned to capitalise on a massive, climate-driven tourism boom. As Europe…
- Building a Luxury Watch Brand from Scratch: How Nomadic Put Belfast on the Horology Map · 49 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 47In this episode of Trading Up, host Jim sits down with Peter McAuley, founder of Nomadic Watches, to discuss how he built Northern Ireland’s premier luxury watch brand from the…
- Unpacking Northern Ireland's Shifting Job Market · 40 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 46Jim Fitzpatrick and Richard Ramsey explore the current paradoxes within Northern Ireland's employment landscape. Despite record-high job numbers and a remarkably low unemployment…
- From Farm to Firm: Building a Unique Architecture and Engineering Business with Johnson Bell · 51 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 45In this episode of the Trading Up podcast, host Jim Fitzpatrick is joined by Johnston Bell, partner at ARCEN—a firm uniquely blending architecture and engineering. Bell shares…
- Politics vs. Prosperity: Unlocking Northern Ireland's £13 Billion Economic Potential · 36 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 44In this episode of the Trading Up podcast, hosts Jim Fitzpatrick and Richard Ramsey dive into the biggest economic threats and opportunities facing Northern Ireland today. From…
- The Psychology of Corporate Gifting: How Louise Doyle Scaled Needi to a Multi-Million Pound Platform · 52 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 43Description: In this episode of the Trading Up podcast, host Jim Fitzpatrick sits down with Louise Doyle, co-founder of Needi, a corporate gifting concierge platform that went…
- Brexit 10 Years On: The Real Economic Impact on the UK and Northern Ireland · 57 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 42A decade after the historic Brexit referendum, Trading Up Unpacked hosts Jim Fitzpatrick and Professor Richard Ramsey dissect the real-world economic and political fallout of…







