Show Notes
Behind the Business, a new six-part podcast series offers listeners an honest and insightful look at the people, decisions and defining moments behind a diverse range of successful businesses coming out of Kerry. Hosted by CSG Partner, David Moran, the series moves beyond balance sheets and financial results to explore how businesses are created, developed and sustained.The opening episode features Jim Garvey of the Garvey Group, whose family business has developed from a single store into one of Ireland’s best-known independent retail groups. Jim discusses the evolution of the business, the introduction of self-service retailing, the importance of customer experience and the constant need for an independent family business to adapt in a highly competitive sector.
Jim's interview is followed by some practical advice on due diligence from Laura Dillon, Taxation Partner in CSG.
More from Behind the Business: A CSG Podcast
In Episode 2 of Behind the Business, David Moran meets John, Jacqueline and Seán Higgins of Higgins Waste & Recycling, a family business spanning three generations. What began in the 1960s with a farm tractor collecting cardboard has grown into one of Kerry’s leading waste management and recycling companies, employing over 20 people. John and Jacqueline have spent more than four decades building the business, and now, as they prepare to hand the reins to their son Seán, they share their story of family, hard work, succession and securing the future of a business built to last.