Speed Mentor your Retail Business

Speed Mentor Your Retail Business

This is a networking & mentoring event for Retail and other customer serving businesses such as restaurants, pubs, food service, or any City based business with customers coming to their premises.   It promises to be an evening of high energy, innovative ideas and practical advice for attendees.

The evening will start with a presentation on retail trends by leading retail trainer and mentor James Burke.

This will be followed by a unique opportunity for participants to join in small group mentor sessions with retailers who have already achieved success and are happy to share their learnings. You will have the opportunity to choose 2 separate group mentor sessions.

Mentors:

Ernest Cantillon - Owner Electric Bar and Restaurants, Sober Lane.
Tony Cross - Owner, Maxi Zoo, Leading Irish Pet Store
Martina Doyle - Director of Operations at Lloyds Pharmacy
Gillian Maxwell - Operations Manager at Tiger Retail Ireland
Nathan McDonnell - Owner, Ballyseedy Home & Gardens
Lawrence Owens - Chief Executive, Cork Business Association. Previously Store Manager Debenhams

Format:

Time: 18.00 – 20.00.  Millennium Hall, City Council

• 18:00 - 18:30  Networking
• 18.30 – 18.35 LEO welcome  
• 18.35 – 19.00 Retail Trends for 2016. James Burke
• 19.00 – 19.30 Mentor session 1 (max groups of 10 to each mentor)
• 19.30 – 20.00 Mentor session 2 (max groups of 10 to each mentor)