Lunch & Learn: How to LEAN your Business

Local Enterprise Office Clare is delighted to host a LEAN for Business Lunch & Learn event, bringing together local entrepreneurs and business leaders for an engaging and practical session on process improvement.

The event will be guided by industry expert John O’Shanahan from LeanBPI, whose extensive experience in helping companies streamline operations promises valuable insights & actionable takeaways.

Adding a local success story to the mix, Sean Lally from Hotel Woodstock, who has already benefited from the LEAN process, will also join the session to share their real-world experience, challenges & wins. This is a fantastic opportunity to see how LEAN principles are applied locally.

What is the Lean for Business programme?

Lean For Business is a consultancy programme designed to encourage clients to adopt Lean business principles in their organisations - to increase performance & competitiveness. Lean is for all companies, regardless of the sector – it is not just for manufacturing companies.

With the Lean consultancy, the Lean consultant will visit your company, evaluate its processes & speak with the company’s managers about challenges faced by the business & the improvement project opportunities to be carried out over several weeks. At the end of the engagement with the Lean consultant, a final report, case study & metrics, are sent to the LEO.

LEO Clare will provide a full mentoring programme with clients who sign up to the LEAN Programme after this information session.

John O'Shanahan
John O’Shanahan is the founder and lead consultant at LeanBPI, a specialist consultancy supporting small businesses across Ireland with practical lean and digital solutions. Since 2015, John has worked with hundreds of Local Enterprise Office clients to simplify workflows, reduce waste, and improve business performance.

With over 40 years of experience in business operations, including roles in Taiwan, Mexico, and The Netherlands, John brings a real-world, hands-on approach to business improvement. To date, LeanBPI have completed over 400 successful lean projects across a wide range of sectors. Their work helps small businesses achieve tangible results such as cost savings, smoother operations, and more sustainable performance often reducing the stress that comes with managing day-to-day activities.

LeanBPI’s approach is built around making lean simple, accessible, and effective for small teams. By focusing on better workflows and smarter work practices, they help clients get more from their time, resources, and people.

John holds a Master’s degree in Lean Systems from the University of Limerick.