People Episodes

Aug. 14, 2020

098: Loyal to the Soil: Faye Walsh Drouillard and WakeUpCapital

Faye Walsh Drouillard from WakeUp Capital joins the show to talk about how her formative years and life experience drove her towards early stage impact investing, the two biggest challenegs we face as a global population and fuelling self confidence with humility, constant curiousity and a drive to…

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April 3, 2020

080: Money Talks #10: Your Pursuit of Happiness While the World’s on…

In another crossover episode, this time with Your Pursuit of Happiness, Paul Smyth and Pete Townsend talk through how to keep things running in your work life and your home life, two things that have become one since the world caught fire. They dig into VC funding, hiring, startup decisions, trans…

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Feb. 21, 2020

076: [Replay] Money Made Me Do It - Elaine Deehan

In a special replay of one of the best episodes of 2018, Pete Townsend talks to Elaine Deehan about her entry into fintech, her startup ambitions....and her love of the Spanish language!

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Jan. 10, 2020

070: Life Through My Eyes - Dermot Walsh from Each & Other

Dermot Walsh from Each & Other talks with Pete Townsend about delivering delightful user experiences, leading through people, putting yourself into the shoes of the customer...and his moonlighting gig as a community radio DJ!

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Nov. 22, 2019

065: Money Talks #5: Anne Boden, Chris Skinner and the Myths of Fint…

We once again get inside the minds of entrepreneurs by diving deep into a recent piece of content that struck a chord, and Chris Skinner's recent blog post on Starling's Anne Boden and her recent talk on the myths of fintech.

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Oct. 11, 2019

061: Anything is Possible - Paul Smyth from Possible.ie

We get back into the interview format this week as Paul Smyth returns to the show to talk about his new coaching venture (Possible.ie), getting to the lightbulb moments, the importance of trust and fairness in business relationships....and channeling Wendy Rhodes from Billions!

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Sept. 26, 2019

059: Money Talks #1: Libra vs. Sovereigns, WeWork vs. the World, Uber…

In a new format we're trying with MoneyNeverSleeps, we try to get inside the minds of three entrepreneurs by riffing on recent tech news and venture stories. This episode includes a look at central bank ambitions of the sovereigns pushing back on Mark Zuckerberg's crypto project, Adam Neumann's We…

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Sept. 1, 2019

056: Loose Change - Lizzy Hayashida and Change Donations

Lizzy Hayashida from Change Donations joins us on the show to talk how small change can lead to big impact...and her new-found love of Tipp hurling!!

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July 19, 2019

053: 100 Miles and Running - Claus Christensen and Know Your Customer

Claus Christensen, CEO of Know Your Customer, joins us to talk about racing cars, airplane engines, regulatory technology...and his love of marathons!

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June 28, 2019

051: Take One For the Team - Bo Brustkern and Lendit Fintech

Bo Brustkern from Lendit Fintech joins Pete Townsend to talk about finding creativity in finance, leading teams...and finding his Irish roots!

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June 20, 2019

050: Money in the Middle - Pascal Bouvier and MiddleGame Ventures

Pascal Bouvier of MiddleGame Ventures joins Eoin Fitzgerald on stage at a Nadifin Accelerator event in Ireland to talk about fintech today, the future and how results of upcoming elections can drive Transatlantic moves!

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May 30, 2019

048: The Juggler | Paul Nunan and Entrepreneurial Tendencies

Paul Nunan from Link Asset Services joins us on the show to talk about entrepreneurial tendencies...and his love of juggling!

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May 16, 2019

046: Golf Boys | Dean Klatt from Seed Golf

Dean Klatt, founder and CEO of Irish startup Seed Golf, joins us on the show to discuss building the next great golf brand from Ireland.

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May 10, 2019

045: Connect (v2) | Mihai Alisie and the AKASHA Foundation

The second part of our interview with Mihai Alisie of AKASHA Foundation as he talks about future plans and his skill at poker!

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May 2, 2019

044: Connect | Mihai Alisie at the Dublin Tech Summit 2019

Mihai Alisie, Founder of the AKASHA Foundation, joins Pete Townsend on stage at Dublin Tech Summit to talk about collected vs collective intelligence, blockchain and humanity.

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April 17, 2019

042: Big Bank | Sean Faughnan and The Stealth Startup

Sean Faughnan joins us on the show to discuss his stealth mode start-up, history, Hollywood, politics...and owning a castle!

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March 28, 2019

040: Regulate | Meredith Moss and Finomial

Meredith Moss from Finomial joins us on the show to talk all things RegTech, to share her journey as an entrepreneur...and her love of composting!

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March 13, 2019

038: Friends & Respect | Lisa White | Vessy Tasheva | Laura Smyth | P…

A bumper episode this week with Pete Townsend joined by Paul Smyth, Laura Smyth, Lisa White and Vessy Tasheva to discuss all things diversity in the workplace and life.

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Feb. 27, 2019

036: Paper Chase | Jennifer Hourihane and Oathello

Jennifer Hourihane from Oathello joins us to talk about bringing technology to the execution of legal documents....and her love of farming!

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Feb. 6, 2019

034: DNA | Pete Townsend and Working with Startups

Pete Townsend gets into the hotseat to talk about working with startups, how being helpful is in his DNA....and his love of baseball and statistics!

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Jan. 30, 2019

033: I Might Need Security (v1) | Stefan Uygur and 4Securitas

Stefan Uygur joins us from 4Securitas to talk about Acsia.io, a lifetime of cybersecurity, gardening analogies...and flying military helicopters!

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Dec. 28, 2018

031: The Best of Season 1 | Eoin and Pete Pick Their Favorites

We've pulled together some of the best soundbites from the first 30 episodes of Money Never Sleeps into a bonus year-end episode...enjoy!

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Dec. 5, 2018

029: Why Not Me | Helen Fullen and NDRC

Helen Fullen from NDRC joins us on the show to talk about supporting entrepreneurs of all sizes and stages...and breaking the mould in London!

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Nov. 21, 2018

027: Politics as Usual | Bradley Tusk and Tusk Venture

Bradley Tusk joins us on the show to talk about saving start-ups from death by politics...and Operation Sandwich!

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