The Inner Entrepreneur

In this episode of the Inner Mentor Series, Paul chats about a moment that changed everything—a cold January morning when he believed he was having a heart attack. Sitting at his desk, overwhelmed, exhausted, and on the edge, he was forced to confront a hard truth: the business he had worked so hard to build was now running him. What started as ambition and success had quietly turned into pressure, stress, and a life completely out...

In this episode, Paul sits down with Jonathan Cave, who, by 40, had reached the “holy grail” of big-law success: a partner track that was about to culminate in senior partnership. From the outside it looked like the dream—money, status, the house in the suburbs of Geneva, a young family. But inside, Jonathan was falling apart: chronic stress, recurring back pain, anxiety in the simplest moments, and a life that felt more like perfo...

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In this bite size episode Paul chats with Karolina Rzadkowlska, alcohol-free coach and author.

Karolina challenges one of the most normalised habits in modern life — social drinking — by exposing the quiet tension many people feel but rarely question. She shares her own journey from a “h...

In this episode of the Inner Mentor series, Paul challenges one of the most seductive ideas in entrepreneurship — the belief that you can build a business that runs itself. It’s the dream sold everywhere: step back, remove yourself from the day-to-day, and let systems do the work. But in reality, this belief leads more entrepreneurs into frustration, failure, and eventually being pulled back into the business they tried to escape.

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In this bitesize episode, Paul chats with Dr. Diana Dimitrova to explore why high performers often suppress intuition, how emotional disconnection shows up in leadership, and the real cost of building companies while losing connection to our inner compass.

We discuss why intuition...

We've all been there — the email that makes your blood boil, the message you want to fire back instantly, the moment anger threatens to make your decisions for you.

In this episode of the Inner Mentor Series, Paul shares a powerful personal story from a high-stakes multimi...

In this episode, Paul sits down with Fergus Farrell, former rugby player, entrepreneur, and author of Rebuilding a Man, whose life changed in an instant on 26 October 2018. What began as a simple task—lifting a bench in his yard - ended in a catastrophic spinal cord injury that left Fergus paralysed from the waist down and in constant nerve pain.

As Fergus recounts the day, what stands out isn’t just the physical trauma, but the mi...

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In this bite size episode Paul chats with Dr Michael Keane, neuroscientist and performance psychologist, about how much of what we attribute to “luck” is actually driven by our internal state—specifically our attention, biases, and awareness. 

Through simple but powerful examp...

In this episode of  Inner Mentor Series, Paul explores one of the most important questions in decision-making: how do you know when to trust your head, and when to trust your gut? 

The conversation breaks down the relationship between instinct, logic, and wise decision-making and explains why your heart should help set the direction of your life, why your mind is best used to assess risk and execute well, and why a strong gut-level...

In this episode, Paul sits down with Fredrik Haren, known as “The Creativity Explorer,” to unpack what creativity actually is—and why so many smart, capable people mistakenly think they “aren’t creative.” Fredrik shares how his work evolved from being a creativity expert (having answers) to becoming a creativity explorer (living in questions), and how travelling across 75 countries changed his understanding of where ideas come from...

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In this bite-size  episode of The Inner Entrepreneur,  Paul sits down with Niall O'Murchu , one of Ireland’s leading wellness and breathwork experts. With over 23 years’ experience in mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing, Niall is a Level 3 Wim Hof Method Instructor and t...

In this episode of The Inner Entrepreneur – Inner Mentor Series, Paul shares the story of a decision that saved him from a €5 million mistake. At the height of Ireland’s Celtic Tiger, his profitable business was preparing to expand into a third warehouse with significant borrowing. 

The numbers made sense and advisors confirmed the deal stacked up, but a quiet moment one evening forced Paul to question why he was taking on more ris...

In this episode Paul chats with Jodi Scott, co-founder of Green Goo.

When you build something from your kitchen table, you assume the biggest risks are competition, cash flow, or scaling too fast. Jody’s journey reveals a deeper vulnerability: what happens when success itself becomes unstable. Green Goo began as a family-built, plant-based alternative to chemical-heavy first aid — a product that had to win on efficacy before it cou...

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Guest:

Dr. Chris Winter is a neurologist and sleep medicine specialist with decades of clinical experience. He’s the author of The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child, and host of the Sleep Unplugged podcast. He consults widely, including with elite athletes, on optimizing ...

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In this Inner Mentor episode, Paul reflects on his recent conversation with billionaire entrepreneur Mark Pentecost. Mark’s journey didn’t begin with a billion-dollar vision — it began with a simple goal: earning an extra $500 a month for his family. Paul explores what that small dream reveals about ambition, belief, and why dreaming is a mus...

In this episode, Paul sits down with Dr. Travis Parry to explore how one life-altering moment can completely reset your priorities—and your future. Travis shares how losing his father forced a deeper question: what kind of person do I need to become to live a life that truly matters? That reflection ultimately reshaped Travis’s work from traditional financial advising into a broader “legacy life planning” approach—one that integrat...

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In this bite size episode Paul chats with David Robson, award-winning science journalist and author.

High intelligence feels like protection. It isn’t.

David explains how sharp analytical ability can quietly become a liability when it breeds overconfidence. IQ may measure processing power, but it doe...

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In this episode of the Inner Mentor Series, Paul explores a hard but transformative idea: the most difficult person in your life is not your problem — they’re your lesson. Whether in business or in your personal relationships, the behaviours you tolerate quietly shape your culture, your standards, and ultimately your future. The tension you f...