He then spent 15 years in software sales with three global leaders in cloud computing and enterprise software. His career pivot point came when he realised that the activity that brought him most joy was when he was coaching sports teams for his boys, Harry and Charlie. Like most people, my early career was something that happened to me rather than it being purposely driven. From there, I moved on to similar roles in software sales with Zendesk and then Intercom, from whom I accepted a redundancy package in 2023. It’s a coaching business I founded two years ago and what began as a small after-school programme has grown quicker and stronger than I dared to hope, with over seven hundred children now taking part every week.

Source: Irish Examiner January 01, 2026 07:58 UTC