The Entrepreneur Experiment
Discover how world-class entrepreneurs, elite thinkers, and peak performers master success in business, body, and brain.Every week, I sit down with extraordinary people to explore how they build thriving businesses, maintain peak physical health, and cultivate sharp, resilient minds.Together, we’ll discover the habits, systems, and experiments they use to create their unique formulas for success.Join me as you learn how to build like a founder, train like an athlete, and think like an artist—so we can all find our formula for success.This isn’t just a podcast; it’s a blueprint for a new kind of...
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EE468 - Mentor Moment: Opening the Books - How Eoin Cantwell Built a Transparent Food Empire
<p >What happens when a founder opens the company’s books to every single staff member — salaries, P&L, everything?<br>In this episode, Eoin Cantwell, founder of Fitt Meals, shares the bold move that transformed his culture, boosted performance, and created true ownership across his team.</p><p >Eoin opens up about:</p><p >why he embraced full financial transparency with staff</p><p >how he teaches the “why” behind decisions, not just the “what”</p><p >building accountability and KPIs in a growing food business</p><p >scaling a bootstrap company while protecting quality</p><p >the mindset shifts he ha...
How Jac Dunne Reinvented Her Career and Stepped into Fintech Leadership
<p >In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox sits down with Jac Dunne, CEO of Dimply, an AI-powered financial experience platform that’s quietly reshaping how banks, insurers and wealth managers serve their customers.<br>After almost three decades in legacy finance, Jac made a bold move in her mid-50s into regtech and then fintech, “bookending” her career by building the kind of technology she always wished existed inside the big institutions. She breaks down what Dimply actually does in plain English, how it powers hyper-personalised journeys inside apps like AIB’s, and why the future of money wi...
EE466 - Mentor Moment: Building a Personal Brand & Authentic Entrepreneurship With Conor McHugh
<p >Forget the corporate polished front - authenticity wins every time.<br>Conor McHugh, founder of Alchemy Search, shares why building a personal brand has been key to his success in Dubai, how honesty drives relationships, and why you should never pretend to be bigger than you are.</p><p >🎙️ For the full episode (412) of The Entrepreneur Experiment, listen to Conor’s full story on reputation, relationships, and building trust in business.<br>💡 New here? Hit follow or subscribe for weekly Mentor Moments and full founder interviews.<br><br>—— <br></p><p >Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly inspiration on Business, Brain...
EE465 - From Pharmacy Counter to 1,500 Stores: How Laura Dowling Built Fabu Wellness
<p >In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary sits down with Laura Dowling — “The Fabulous Pharmacist” — a pharmacist, founder, educator, entertainer, and one of Ireland’s most recognisable health voices.</p><p >From 20 years behind the pharmacy counter to running a fast-growing wellness brand stocked in 1,500+ stores, Laura shares the real story behind Fabu Wellness: the failures, the stolen idea, the long nights in labs with breastfeeding babies, the near-quit moments — and the explosive online launch that changed everything.</p><p >She reveals how she built a deeply engaged audience during COVID, why simplifying health information is her superpower, the truth ab...
EE464 - Mentor Moment: Pádraig Ó Céidigh — From Teaching to Buying an Airline
<p >How does a schoolteacher from Connemara end up buying his own airline?<br>In this Mentor Moment, Pádraig Ó Céidigh, former owner of Aer Arann, shares how instinct and courage led him to take one of the boldest entrepreneurial leaps in Irish business — remortgaging his home to keep a vital island service alive.</p><p >🎙️ Listen to the full conversation in Episode 408 of The Entrepreneur Experiment to hear Pádraig’s full story of risk, resilience, and leadership.<br>💡 If you haven’t already, hit follow or subscribe for more weekly founder insights and Mentor Moments.</p><p >—— </p><p >Subscribe to our...
EE464 - The Hidden Industry Powering the World’s Biggest Events
<p >In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary sits down with Mark Breen, co-founder of Safe Events Global, the Irish team behind some of the world’s most ambitious events - from Dublin Zoo’s Wild Lights to Formula 1 in Qatar and mega-city festival sites across the Middle East.</p><p >Mark shares the real, behind-the-scenes story of how a student “helping people up at a Frames gig” turned into running safety for shows with half a million attendees, expanding internationally, and building a 25-person specialist team that’s redefining how event safety is done.</p><p >He reveals why the be...
EE463 - Mentor Moment - Building the Biggest Media Brand in Dubai with Richard Fitzgerald
<p >When opportunity knocks, sometimes the smartest move is to just say yes and figure it out later.<br>Richard Fitzgerald, founder of Augustus Media - the company behind Lovin’ Dubai, Lovin’ Saudi and more — reveals how 100 days of relentless work and curiosity helped him build one of the Middle East’s leading media companies from scratch.</p><p >🎙️ Hear the full conversation in Episode 407 of The Entrepreneur Experiment to learn more about how Richard turned a leap of faith into a global business success story.</p><p >💡 If you’re new here, tap subscribe or follow — and join the thousands of founder...
EE462 - How To Build a Brand the World’s Best Athletes Trust (in Just 3 Years)
<p >In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox sits down with Ryan Casey, the founder of C11 Recovery — one of Ireland’s fastest-growing performance and recovery brands.</p><p ><br>From spending his days as an electrician to working with Rory McIlroy, Manchester City, Munster Rugby, and the DP World Tour, Ryan’s journey is a masterclass in turning grit into global growth.<br></p><p >In just three years, he’s built a company that began with three plastic tubs and a few compression boots into a multimillion-euro recovery business operating in Ireland, the UK, and the Middle E...
EE461: Mentor Moment - From Student Debt to Premier League Clients with Greg Bradley
<p >From his parents’ house to supplying the world’s top athletes, Greg Bradley’s journey is pure entrepreneurial grit.<br>In this Mentor Moment, the founder of BLK BOX shares how he went from teaching himself manufacturing to building a global fitness equipment brand trusted by Premier League clubs.</p><p >🎙️ Go back to Episode 406 of The Entrepreneur Experiment to hear Greg’s full story, including the setbacks, pivots, and mindset shifts that shaped his success.</p><p >💡 Like what you hear? Hit follow or subscribe to The Entrepreneur Experiment for new episodes and Mentor Moments every week.<br><br>——<br>Subscri...
EE460 - The 4 Pillars of Elite Performance: Dan Lawrence’s Blueprint for Founders
<p >In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox sits down with elite performance coach Dan Lawrence — the man behind some of the world’s top athletes and executives, including boxer Conor Benn. From his roots in London to building a thriving high-performance business in Dubai, Dan reveals what it really takes to operate at the highest level — not just in sport, but in business and life.</p><p >He shares the frameworks and systems that drive elite results: the four pillars of performance (training, nutrition, recovery, mindset), how to design your environment for success, and why clarity of vision...
