Fergus has over 30 years’ experience working as a producer/reporter for BBC and RTE. He has worked for a variety of radio programmes in the News and Current Affairs, Entertainment and Sports sectors. His work required lots of creativity – coming up with ideas for shows, crafting entertaining features/reports and listening to what audiences want. He will take the lead management role, setting targets, timelines and overseeing the implementation of tasks. Getting our message into the media will be part of this brief.

Derek is a co-founder of our venture. Derek runs his own greeting card company, Matchgirl.ie. Derek has 30 years’ experience supplying the retail sector throughout Ireland and beyond. His customers include Lidl, Dunnes, Eurogiant, An Post as well as a variety of independent stores. He has overseen the production and delivery of a prototype box for our physical product. He will oversee the manufacturing and distribution processes.

Darren is a co-founder of our company. Darren works in a senior position in Global Business Solutions with healthcare company, Novartis. He has worked in management consultancy with EY and Grant Thornton. Darren has worked closely with a graphic designer to get the right look for our physical product. Darren will advise on management, financial matters and marketing.

Alex is an engineer working for Nearfield Instruments, a scale up in the microchip industry, in Rotterdam. Alex has vast experience in software technology and has been overseeing the development of our App. He will continue to oversee all technological aspects of the business.

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