24th Octobe 2022: Networking Lunch featuring Talks by Award Winners

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LEO Dublin City Women in Business Network

October Networking Lunch featuring Talks by Award Winners 

Date and Time: Monday 24th October 2022 12.15-14.30

Venue: Swift Suite, Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Golden Ln, Dublin, D08 VRR7

Award Winners 24th Oct 2022This very special Member Lunch will feature talks in which four previous winners of our annual awards will talk about their stories so far:

  • Valentina Makarova, Owner and MD of https://www.vpmerchants.com
  • Jessica Nolan, Founder of https://www.disruptyourmarket.com/team
  • Kate O'Moore, Creative Director and Founder of https://makerdesign.ie
  • Cora Barnes, Managing Director of http://3qrecruitment.ie/meettheteam/

The talks will be followed by lunch.

 Please register now as places are limited:  https://forms.gle/wt4Q9qwJVMTPcviL7 

Speaker Profiles

Valentina Makarova, Owner and MD of https://www.vpmerchants.com

Valentina Makarova is a Dublin-based wine and spirits importer. Native Russian, she had lived in China and Australia for years before moving to Ireland. Passionate about wines and experienced in the hospitality industry, Valentina together with her business partner, native Italian, started an alcohol wholesale company VP Merchants trading B2B mostly nationwide. In late 2020 Valentina launched The Jar Tales - premium pre-made cocktails, and to date the range includes 6 classic cocktails. In late 2021 Valentina’s company diversified into Italian premium confectionery.  

Jessica Nolan, Founder of https://www.disruptyourmarket.com/team 

Jessica Nolan is the founder and 'Chief Disruptor' of The Disruptors Agency; a niche marketing agency for brands in the health and wellness space. An avid fitness fan, personal trainer and newbie CrossFitter, Jess has always had two main passions in life: building brands, and building her biceps!! (Only joking. Kinda).

The Disruptors Agency's ethos is 'The best marketer is the end consumer'. Every member of our team comes from a background of health, fitness or wellness. So there is nobody who will know how to speak to a wellness consumer better than we do... Because we are already part of their tribe.

The Disruptors Agency was founded during Covid, as Jessica found herself being let go from her previous employment as a direct result of the pandemic. Having previously run a successful experiential marketing agency that she had founded age 24, Jessica decided to get 'back in the game' and bring her agency back to life under a new name, and with a digital-first focus.

Now, The Disruptors Agency works with clients of all shapes and sizes. From designing branding and websites for startups, to managing strategy, social media and paid ads for some of the biggest brands in the health and wellness industry... The Disruptors Agency has been going from strength to strength and they are only getting started. 2023 will see the launch of a sister company, 'Swagga' which will provide branded swag for brands; both existing clients and new friends alike.

In need of some help with your marketing? Please don't be shy. They won't bite.....

Unless you are a protein bar. Then we can't make any promises.

Services include:

  • Brand/logo design
  • Website design
  • Marketing strategy
  • Copywriting
  • Content Creation
  • Social Media Management
  • Facebook ads
  • Events
  • Swag (coming soon)
  • And more!

https://www.disruptyourmarket.com.   https://www.instagram.com/disruptorsagency/

Kate O'Moore, Creative Director and Founder of https://makerdesign.ie 

Kate O’Moore is the multi-award-winning Creative Director of MAKER and Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 (LEO WIBN). She helps businesses to thrive through the graphic design and branding services that MAKER provides. Beginning her career in creative advertising, Kate set up MAKER in 2016 with the ambition to help businesses to succeed through a strong visual brand and presence. Since she established MAKER, she has gained a wealth of experience and recognition for her efforts in her business mindset in these 7 years of business.

MAKER has grown from strength to strength since it was established in 2016. Kate has been recognised for her growth mindset and ambitious resilience to keep innovating within the business including being awarded Entrepreneur of the Year (2020) and the Rising Star Award (2019) by the Local Enterprise Office Dublin City (WIBN), shortlisted for the 2022 IDI Awards, shortlisted Entrepreneur of the Year (2019), IMAGE Business Awards and Finalist in the DEASP in the Dublin Region Enterprise Awards (2018).

The aim of MAKER is to empower brands to do what they do best, by giving them the right visual assets to pursue their business dreams.

Cora Barnes, Managing Director of http://3qrecruitment.ie/meettheteam/

Cora Barnes is the co- founder of Three Q PERMS & TEMPS, Nurse Jobs Ireland & K.I.D.S. (NFP). Celebrating 20 years as Managing Director of Three Q providing temporary staffing solutions and permanent recruitment services in Dublin. Day job – the business of matching jobs for in demand talent for hiring companies. Passionate about quality in service, business & children's education. Graduated with a BA in Social Science in 1999 (that her Dad still laments was never used) and on graduation day received the company registration number of her first company she founded via text with her two friends. Cora values people, connections, networking, youth empowerment, supporting start-ups and continuous learning. Loves to escape to travel or dance or sometimes both at the same time.

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