THE young West Belfast man behind one of the UK’s fastest growing independent beer brands is coming home to inspire the city’s future entrepreneurs. Alan Mahon, the 33-year-old founder and CEO of Glasgow-based Brewgooder, will give a talk at a special free event at Innovation Factory on the Springfield Road on Friday 15th September about how his passion for beer and helping disadvantaged communities led to the creation of this impact brand, which is set to double its sales this year to £4m. At the Brewing Ideas and Crafting a Business seminar, sponsored by Belfast City Council, Innovation Factory and Pacem, Alan will explain how the company’s ethical purpose is an integral part of its growth and is leading to it being one of the UK’s fastest growing beer brands. The Glen Road man said: “We don’t see ourselves as a craft beer brand – we are an impact brand in beer. Because we brew beer to empower the lives of others, we have the support of a loyal community of custom
A WEST Belfast-based company have partnered with global tech giant Google to host an event aimed at entrepreneurs. People Playbook, which is based at Innovation Factory on the Springfield Road, will host and facilitate this free session designed to highlight the key distinctions of what makes an effective startup leader. The company are working with Google for Startups to deliver leadership development programs for founders across the world. Managing Director Tony McGaharan, who previously worked for Google for seven years, said: “I am excited to share insights from the Effective Founders Study with Northern Ireland’s start-up community and the next generation of entrepreneurs. “We will share actionable insights that leaders can use to develop their co-founder relationship and teams.” Tony along with Operations Manager David Stalker and their team have recently returned from delivering a team development workshop at the Abu Dhabi offices of gaming giant Ubisoft. “
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