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During his career, Ian has worked at all stages of a customer lifecycle, from New Business Acquisition, Customer Retention and Loyalty to business growth, and has been involved in Training and People Development for a number of years. Since completing an MBA through Michael Smurfit School of Business in 2010, Ian has been helping organisations to develop their people to realise their potential.
Husband to Brid and Dad to Ciara, Conor, Daragh and Killian, Ian’s spare time involves running (slowly), renovating a cottage (very slowly) and reading biographies (up to 4 at any one time so very, very slowly). An early riser and up at 5am, Ian takes the early rising to a whole new level on Fridays, when he is up and out at 4am for a Simon Community Breakfast Run in Dublin City.

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As a director of Activate, Marius is passionate about helping businesses reach their potential. Marius and Ian met during their MBA studies in 2008, and have been working and consulting together with businesses ever since.
Married to Siobhán and Dad to Ethan and Hannah, Marius coaches the under 8’s of his local GAA club, and likes to revisit his time as a DJ by spinning the odd disc - sometimes to an audience, more often to his biggest fans, Ethan and Hannah!

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She has a proven track record in developing initiatives and processes for the delivery of services to clients. She seeks to identify gaps and blocks in service delivery and highlighting service needs at both an organisational and an industry level. Tina’s main interest is in team dynamics, working together and building team rapport, as this is key for teams to be happy in the workplace. By providing adequate support and guidance in best practice, effective communication and approachability for her teams it ensures that the clients feel heard, listened to and cared for.
Tina is going back to study a Post Graduate Diploma in Trinity College in the area of Conflict and Dispute resolution in September to further her interest in the area. Tina is into running, baking and travelling. Tina follows a “Bucket List” which she continues to add to and, throughout the year, her motivation is to tick as many of the items off the list as she can.

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The Engineering role evolved into an IT & Software Development role creating Plant Maintenance Software for large Industries. A key element of this position was the Training of plant engineers in the effective use of the Software. A move to Ireland in 2000 was an opportunity to further develop Andrew’s Sales capabilities within the Office Products Industry. Positions here included Sales, Training Manager for Ireland, Corporate Sales & Sales Management.
A transfer to the UK in 2008 and another to Australia in 2011 saw Andrew hone his Sales Training & Management skills even further, with all his Teams winning numerous sales awards and accolades every year. Andrew is Certified in Business Sales & Sales Management, and has written & delivered a variety of Courses such as: Inductions, Sales Management, Customer Service Skills, Manual Handling, Recruitment Skills, Coaching & Development, Sales Skills and a full Suite of Leadership Development Modules, to name a few. Now permanently settled in Perth Australia, Andrew is husband of 27years to Cheryl and father to two beautiful daughters Jade & Hannah. Andrew has also gained recognised qualifications in Conversational Hypnotherapy, Life Coaching, and as a NLP and Timeline Transformation Practitioner.

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Her role within the business is in Sales, liaising and supporting customers with their training needs and assisting with the development of new workshops and programs.
Marie spent 6 years in Boston where she met her husband Steve and has 2 teenage kids, Ryan and Lauren, along with a German Shephard called Moose. She took some time out to be a Stay-At-Home Mom over the years and spends a lot of her spare time driving to Gaelic matches and discos.