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The Bellevue Restaurant
Main Street
Delgany, Wicklow, A63 DY20
Ireland

Alan Shortt

Alan Shortt is an executive communication coach, motivational speaker, professional emcee, and founder of Media Skills Ireland. With over 30 years of experience spanning broadcasting, comedy, and corporate training, he specializes in helping professionals master public speaking, storytelling, and stage presence. His signature framework, the “5 Steps to Communication Success,” empowers individuals and organizations to enhance their communication skills and leadership presence. Alan has shared the stage with global figures such as Sir Richard Branson, Tony Robbins, and Conor McGregor, and has hosted major events including the Pendulum Summit and the Retail Excellence Ireland Retreat. He is also a regular contributor to RTÉ Radio/TV and BBC Radio Ulster, and has lectured at institutions like the Gaiety School of Acting and IADT. Known for his dynamic blend of humor and insight, Alan equips leaders with the tools to connect authentically with audiences, deliver impactful presentations, and embrace the mantra: “Get comfortable with being uncomfortable.

Ashleigh Tobin

International award-winning speaker. Mind Coach. Author. Storyteller. Delivering health and wellbeing sessions that combine evidence based medicine with holistic wisdom, big-hugs and bum-kicks.

Audrey Stenson

Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology with specific research interest in cyberpsychology. I willingly accept the challenge of qualitative and statistical analysis and thoroughly enjoy this aspect of research in a variety of fields such as Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in business education and cyberpsychology. I have over 20 years of third level (higher education) teaching and lecturing in business, project management, Information systems, psychoanalysis and psychology. My experience also includes over 5 years in external examiner roles and dissertation supervision of undergraduate and post-graduate students. Prior to moving into academia, I obtained over 10 years experience in IT project management, business requirements analysis and software development.

Liz McKeon

I’m the CEO of Liz McKeon International & ISBS (International Salon Business School). I’m passionate about business growth, people empowerment and promoting best practices in the salon industry. After spending my early career building and successfully exiting beauty businesses, I have been the ‘go to’ salon business growth expert for over a decade. I’m proud to say that since 2006, we established an extraordinary track record in transforming businesses. Over 10,000 distributors/salon owners/managers have gone through our various programmes. Our clients include multinational industry brands, distributors, salon chains, salon owners and professional bodies. I am also an Accredited Thought-Leader in the salon industry and highly sought after keynote speaker at various national & international conferences. I am a long standing columnist and contributor to various industry publications and regularly feature in international trade publications. I’m also an Amazon #1 Best Selling Author of "30 Days to Beauty Business Success" Book.

Mairin Ni Bheachain

I am the creator of MoStyle.ie, delivering a highly personalised wardrobe analysis and personal shopping for men and women. Recent events in my life have led me to offering inspirational talks with a focus on resilience and new beginnings, MoTalks.ie Growing up I was an avid reader and loved all things creative, especially fashion. I was not one of those people who always knew what path they were going to take, so after I finished school, I took a year off before studying literature and art history in the Sorbonne in Paris. I returned home and did my degree in French and English in Trinity. While studying I worked as a manager in Eden Restaurant. After my degree, I moved to Montreal where I worked in a music management company. I later returned to Ireland and studied advertising and marketing before working as a project manager. I decided on a significant career change and did a H Dip in Primary School Teaching. I worked happily as a teacher for 16 years until I was diagnosed with Moyamoya in March 2016. Moyamoya is a rare disease that restricts the flow of oxygen to the brain. The only treatment is brain surgery which I underwent but while on the operating table I suffered a stroke. When I woke up, I could not speak, read or write. My speech returned quickly and so began my journey of 2.5 years of learning to read and write again. I now use technology for the blind to assist me in reading. After my recovery, I applied to Dress for Success which kickstarted my career in styling. I instantly loved it and knew I finally found my calling and started my own personal styling business. Seeing the impact my story had on my clients made it clear that branching into motivational speaking was the next logical step. I now give talks on resilience and new beginnings (Google, Royal College of Surgeons), I’ve told my story on TV (Daithi & Maura) , radio (Ray D’arcy) and have had many magazine features (Sunday Business Post, Image, Hot Press) These last 3.5 years have taught me that life is for living and how sharing my story can help others. I truly believe it’s never too late to start again.

Orli Degani

I love learning, discovering new areas & exploring new worlds, and more than anything, I thrive on challenges. This is probably why I went from accounting, to art history, to building a successful translation business, to being the first home-baked goods seller in Gibraltar, to starting my own blog and making it one of the top 100 blogs in the UK (and I met the Prime-Minister!), to being a social influencer in the Berlin food (OK sweets) scene and organising & reviewing 15 trips in 18 months that culminated in a once-in-a-lifetime cross-Europe trip (across 22 countries), to exploring the worlds of mindfulness & Reiki, to opening my own consultancy business with Hidai Degani, helping people go on a new journey through building their own CV, LinkedIn profiles and digital presence, open their own businesses, and mostly believe in themselves, to running in the local elections in Ireland, and finally (for now), to working with different organisations in Ireland on improving integration and inclusion and on reducing racism.