mentors & training
mentors & training
Meet the Mentors
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Olive Fogarty
With a background in marketing, Olive Fogarty has spent most of her career in leadership roles, building businesses and brands. Her breadth of experience ranges from managing large agency clients like Vodafone to leading OgilvyOne as MD (and chairman), to her role in strategic marketing at Bank of Ireland, and as director of Ireland’s leading parenting community everymum, and Zahra Media Group.
Olive continues to bring this combination of commercial acumen, marketing strategy and motivational leadership in her role as consultant to a wide range of clients and as Non-Executive Director of Crosscare Ltd, an Irish-owned, global healthcare company.
Olive Fogarty
With a background in marketing, Olive Fogarty has spent most of her career in leadership roles, building businesses and brands. Her breadth of experience ranges from managing large agency clients like Vodafone to leading OgilvyOne as MD (and chairman), to her role in strategic marketing at Bank of Ireland, and as director of Ireland’s leading parenting community everymum, and Zahra Media Group.
Olive continues to bring this combination of commercial acumen, marketing strategy and motivational leadership in her role as consultant to a wide range of clients and as Non-Executive Director of Crosscare Ltd, an Irish-owned, global healthcare company.
Conor Hennigan
‘An investment in knowledge pays the best interest’
Hennigan Hospitality Services provides a high-quality consulting and advisory service to businesses in the hospitality and tourism sector. Our expertise and knowledge are wide reaching as we share our experience and insight in order to achieve maximum results for our clients, through increased profitability, an improvement in brand loyalty and an opportunity to outperform others in the market.
Conor Hennigan, founder of Hennigan Hospitality Services has over 36 years industry experience in a variety of hospitality managerial positions throughout the country. Throughout his career Conor held many industries representational roles including; Vice President of the Irish Hotels Federation, President of the Killarney Chamber of Tourism & Commerce, and President of the SKAL club of Kerry. Conor was also a board member of National Tourism Authority (Fáilte Ireland).
Hennigan Hospitality Services (HHS Ltd) also provides practical advice and services to companies and individuals on business planning, project management, food development and service evaluations.
Clients include
- McCarthy Developments Cork
- Gleneagle Management Services Killarney
- Ryan’s Supervalu Group Cork & Limerick
- Punchestown Racecourse Co. Kildare
- Longcourt House Hotel, Newcastle West
- Garvey Group Tralee
- Kilkea Castle Co. Kildare
- Tralee Institute of Technology, Tralee Co. Kerry
- Kerry Convention Bureau
- Killarney Chamber of Tourism & Commerce
- Kerry Airport, Farranfore, Co. Kerry.
HHS ltd provides specialised Management Services for the Johnstown Estate Hotel, Enfield. Co. Meath on an ongoing basis. This involves Strategic planning, Management mentoring and attending Monthly Management meetings and advising owners on industry trends and benchmarks.
Conor Hennigan
‘An investment in knowledge pays the best interest’
Hennigan Hospitality Services provides a high-quality consulting and advisory service to businesses in the hospitality and tourism sector. Our expertise and knowledge are wide reaching as we share our experience and insight in order to achieve maximum results for our clients, through increased profitability, an improvement in brand loyalty and an opportunity to outperform others in the market.
Conor Hennigan, founder of Hennigan Hospitality Services has over 36 years industry experience in a variety of hospitality managerial positions throughout the country. Throughout his career Conor held many industries representational roles including; Vice President of the Irish Hotels Federation, President of the Killarney Chamber of Tourism & Commerce, and President of the SKAL club of Kerry. Conor was also a board member of National Tourism Authority (Fáilte Ireland).
Hennigan Hospitality Services (HHS Ltd) also provides practical advice and services to companies and individuals on business planning, project management, food development and service evaluations.
Clients include
- McCarthy Developments Cork
- Gleneagle Management Services Killarney
- Ryan’s Supervalu Group Cork & Limerick
- Punchestown Racecourse Co. Kildare
- Longcourt House Hotel, Newcastle West
- Garvey Group Tralee
- Kilkea Castle Co. Kildare
- Tralee Institute of Technology, Tralee Co. Kerry
- Kerry Convention Bureau
- Killarney Chamber of Tourism & Commerce
- Kerry Airport, Farranfore, Co. Kerry.
HHS ltd provides specialised Management Services for the Johnstown Estate Hotel, Enfield. Co. Meath on an ongoing basis. This involves Strategic planning, Management mentoring and attending Monthly Management meetings and advising owners on industry trends and benchmarks.
Niamh O'Shea
Professional manager with extensive experience in the tourism industry. Skilled in planning, budgeting, food & beverage, leadership and luxury services. Strong track record in financial and project management and commercially solid decision making.
Accountable for leading a diverse team of talented managers at the five star Killarney Park Hotel for the last 18 years. During this time and prior to managing the hotel Niamh spent 7 years as Director of Sales and Marketing predominately focused on the International markets to Ireland.
Niamh is passionate about business networks and collaboration and has served as Chairperson on several boards;
- Killarney Training Network (Skillnets) Jan 2005 – Jul 2010
- Kerry Convention Bureau Jun 2007 – Dec 2016
- Irish Hotels Federation Kerry Branch Mar 2018 – March 2019
- And an active national council member of Irish Tourism Industry Federation and Irish Hotels Federation.
Niamh O'Shea
Professional manager with extensive experience in the tourism industry. Skilled in planning, budgeting, food & beverage, leadership and luxury services. Strong track record in financial and project management and commercially solid decision making.
Accountable for leading a diverse team of talented managers at the five star Killarney Park Hotel for the last 18 years. During this time and prior to managing the hotel Niamh spent 7 years as Director of Sales and Marketing predominately focused on the International markets to Ireland.
Niamh is passionate about business networks and collaboration and has served as Chairperson on several boards;
- Killarney Training Network (Skillnets) Jan 2005 – Jul 2010
- Kerry Convention Bureau Jun 2007 – Dec 2016
- Irish Hotels Federation Kerry Branch Mar 2018 – March 2019
- And an active national council member of Irish Tourism Industry Federation and Irish Hotels Federation.
Alan Carey
An experienced Strategist, fulfilling roles of Senior Business Consultant, Business Architect & Business/Corporate Analyst. With over 20 years experience in delivering business strategies, transformation and organisational change programmes. Alan works with Senior Management teams to ensure operational processes are aligned with corporate strategy and visions. Focussing on the achievement of business value along with very strong analytical and communication skills which enable Alan to manage change initiatives to solution delivery.
‘He has a track record of bringing SMEs from zero to millions.’
Alan works closely with Project Delivery teams and guide Business Managers in their quest for effective Strategic Business and Solution Architectures. A core strength is his ability to understand strategic business requirements and processes and turn them into practical workable solutions through strategic guidance, business analysis, design, planning and solution delivery.
Alan Carey
An experienced Strategist, fulfilling roles of Senior Business Consultant, Business Architect & Business/Corporate Analyst. With over 20 years experience in delivering business strategies, transformation and organisational change programmes. Alan works with Senior Management teams to ensure operational processes are aligned with corporate strategy and visions. Focussing on the achievement of business value along with very strong analytical and communication skills which enable Alan to manage change initiatives to solution delivery.
‘He has a track record of bringing SMEs from zero to millions.’
Alan works closely with Project Delivery teams and guide Business Managers in their quest for effective Strategic Business and Solution Architectures. A core strength is his ability to understand strategic business requirements and processes and turn them into practical workable solutions through strategic guidance, business analysis, design, planning and solution delivery.
Eamon Mulvihill
Creative Director & Design Specialist
Working in the design and marketing world for over 30 years, Eamon has notched up a large portfolio of clients in the Tourism & Hospitality, Business, Hotel & Leisure, Entertainment, Medical and Food sectors. As a Creative Director, Eamon & his team within Bespoke Collective can provide multi-discipline branding, design and creative, providing a one-stop solution. From brand ideation & concept through to full implementation, Eamon & his team provide a consultative service throughout the process to ensure all brand values are matching the commercial goals of the project.
Education – Diploma in Visual Communications, Limerick College of Art Commerce & Technology.
Key Skills – Graphic Design / Creative design | Brand design | Concept design |Orientation/ Interpretation /Collateral design | POS design | Printing / Multimedia design | Brand Consultation
What Eamon brings to a project
Eamon has worked extensively with private and public sector clients within the realms of national and international campaigns. He has a clear and inciteful understanding of the commercial needs of a client and how best to creatively interpret the brief in a deliver on tactical campaigns that can be delivered across all media.
Eamon Mulvihill
Creative Director & Design Specialist
Working in the design and marketing world for over 30 years, Eamon has notched up a large portfolio of clients in the Tourism & Hospitality, Business, Hotel & Leisure, Entertainment, Medical and Food sectors. As a Creative Director, Eamon & his team within Bespoke Collective can provide multi-discipline branding, design and creative, providing a one-stop solution. From brand ideation & concept through to full implementation, Eamon & his team provide a consultative service throughout the process to ensure all brand values are matching the commercial goals of the project.
Education – Diploma in Visual Communications, Limerick College of Art Commerce & Technology.
Key Skills – Graphic Design / Creative design | Brand design | Concept design |Orientation/ Interpretation /Collateral design | POS design | Printing / Multimedia design | Brand Consultation
What Eamon brings to a project
Eamon has worked extensively with private and public sector clients within the realms of national and international campaigns. He has a clear and inciteful understanding of the commercial needs of a client and how best to creatively interpret the brief in a deliver on tactical campaigns that can be delivered across all media.
Ivan Tuohy
Heritage & Visitor Experience / Software & Ux Technology Specialist
Ivan has over 20 years-experience in senior management within the hotel, visitor attraction and hospitality sector. In his role as General Manager in Shannon Heritage, Irelands largest commercial visitor attraction operator he oversaw Bunratty Castle & Folk Park (Clare), King John’s Castle (Limerick), Dunguaire Castle (Kinvara, Galway) and Knappogue Castle (Clare). He was directly responsibility for over 700,000 annual visitors.
During this time he spearheaded many new projects such as the development and implementation of a new management structure at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park and King John’s Castle, revitalised the visitor experience through a focused approach on the customer, and implemented strategies the resulted in significant growth of visitor numbers for signature events.
Ivan is the founder of “Great Ireland Experiences” a technology company which focuses on content management, visitor mapping, storytelling and data analytics for visitor attractions and museums. His company recently won a
“Best Innovation” Award 2020, “Content Management Company of the year” Award 2020, “Best Start-up” Award 2019 and a “One to Watch” Award 2019 from Enterprise Ireland.
Education MBA – Masters in Business Administration, University of Limerick. Currently pursuing a PhD, research title – “Understanding the factors that motivate International tourists to Ireland to visit attractions and museums”.
Key Skills – Heritage / Visitor Experience / Visitor personas / Visitor attractions / Software / UX Technology / Tourism & Hospitality Specialist / Innovation
What Ivan brings to this project
Ivan’s expertise relating to this particular project is around bringing stories of a destination to life through innovative technology, a deep understanding on the visitor needs, a respect for culture, people, place and history and bringing these factors to the forefront of his decision making. He is also keenly aware of the competitive landscape that attractions, museums and greenways are up against and using this unique knowledge, he can navigate a clear path to offering this project a competitive advantage in attracting new business and importantly driving user satisfaction and engagement.
Ivan Tuohy
Heritage & Visitor Experience / Software & Ux Technology Specialist
Ivan has over 20 years-experience in senior management within the hotel, visitor attraction and hospitality sector. In his role as General Manager in Shannon Heritage, Irelands largest commercial visitor attraction operator he oversaw Bunratty Castle & Folk Park (Clare), King John’s Castle (Limerick), Dunguaire Castle (Kinvara, Galway) and Knappogue Castle (Clare). He was directly responsibility for over 700,000 annual visitors.
During this time he spearheaded many new projects such as the development and implementation of a new management structure at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park and King John’s Castle, revitalised the visitor experience through a focused approach on the customer, and implemented strategies the resulted in significant growth of visitor numbers for signature events.
Ivan is the founder of “Great Ireland Experiences” a technology company which focuses on content management, visitor mapping, storytelling and data analytics for visitor attractions and museums. His company recently won a
“Best Innovation” Award 2020, “Content Management Company of the year” Award 2020, “Best Start-up” Award 2019 and a “One to Watch” Award 2019 from Enterprise Ireland.
Education MBA – Masters in Business Administration, University of Limerick. Currently pursuing a PhD, research title – “Understanding the factors that motivate International tourists to Ireland to visit attractions and museums”.
Key Skills – Heritage / Visitor Experience / Visitor personas / Visitor attractions / Software / UX Technology / Tourism & Hospitality Specialist / Innovation
What Ivan brings to this project
Ivan’s expertise relating to this particular project is around bringing stories of a destination to life through innovative technology, a deep understanding on the visitor needs, a respect for culture, people, place and history and bringing these factors to the forefront of his decision making. He is also keenly aware of the competitive landscape that attractions, museums and greenways are up against and using this unique knowledge, he can navigate a clear path to offering this project a competitive advantage in attracting new business and importantly driving user satisfaction and engagement.