Martina Fitzgerald. Photo by Steve Humphreys 13th November 2020
In the podcast today Melanie Boylan speaks to Martina Fitzgerald of Scale Ireland about the work they do to support business owners. Tech StartUps and ScaleUps all need support and essential sign posting to get started. Here we learn what’s involved and how the hard work of the tech industry of the last 12 months has actually improved against the backdrop of COVID.
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Martina Fitzgerald is the CEO of Scale Ireland, the independent not-for-profit organisation which represents and advocates on behalf of Ireland’s tech start-up and scale-up companies. Martina has two decades senior communications experience, including as RTÉ’s political correspondent. She is the author of the best-selling and critically acclaimed book, ‘Madam Politician: The women at the table of Irish political power’.
In 2019, Martina was a Visiting Fellow at Columbia University in New York, having earlier in the year delivered communications and empowerment training to pre-university women in Laos and Washington. She is a member of Ireland’s independent National Screening Advisory Committee and a board member of Dóchas.
Scale Ireland is an independent not-for-profit organisation which represents and advocates on behalf of Ireland’s tech start-up and scale-up companies. There are currently 2000 indigenous tech start-up and scale-up companies employing 47,000 people around the country.
Website; www.scaleireland.org
About Melanie Boylan
Melanie has been a Freelance Journalist on the Irish Tech News senior team for 5.5 years. Her background knowledge and interest in a diverse field has allowed for some great chats with some amazing podcast guests.
Melanie also is a Social Media Trainer, Social Media Manager, Co-Founder of The Monday Morning Marketing Podcast, Mentor and Brand Ambassador for AgoraPulse UK and Ireland. She is also a Moderator on Clubhouse for Small Steps and Giant Leaps and Space for All Nations at @melanieboylan
If you would like to learn more, please visit her LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieboylan/
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