Show Notes
After a whirlwind of live shows across Dublin, Paris and Abu Dhabi, the Tech Powered Luxury live podcast show finally made its way to Galway City, hosted at the vibrant Hyde Bar. This event celebrated Irish heritage brands and brought together a community of creatives and entrepreneurs under the theme: Building Irish Heritage Brands.
✨Galway’s own Ashley McDonnell, brought the evening to life, leading insightful conversations with some of Ireland’s most exciting brand founders: Aoife McNamara, of her namesake B-Corp certified sustainable fashion brand; Chupi Sweetman of Ireland’s leading fine jewellery brand Chupi; Pádraic Micil of the sixth-generation Micil Distillery; and Charlene Flanagan of Ella & Jo, award-winning Irish skincare brand.
✨The evening didn’t stop at conversations; it also included a showcase of Galway’s finest local brands and retailers: Ór Jewellery, Les Jumelles, Emily Jean Atelier and The Fashion Studio.
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