Darragh O'Carroll Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London Area, United Kingdom

Enterprise Ireland is the Venture Capital arm of the Government of Ireland. We work in partnership with Irish companies to help them start, commercialize & scale in global markets.

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Enterprise Ireland is the Venture Capital arm of the Government of Ireland. We work in partnership with Irish companies to help them start, commercialize & enter global markets. In this role my duties include:• Connecting Irish enterprises and Nordic partners to build mutually profitable international business across multiple sectors.• Working with over 100 Irish companies on their GTM or Scaling strategies across the Nordic Region.• Building & maintaining relationships with C level executives from large organisations and trade associations. • Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities across the 5 markets in the Nordic region. • Driving projects and business opportunities across multiple teams and sectors.

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Connecting Irish enterprises and Nordic partners across multiple sectors to build mutually profitable international business.

County Dublin, Ireland

As part of my role as Deveopment Executive I:• Successfully supported sectoral Development Advisors on more than 20 key end-market opportunity programmes including- Global Sourcing Trade Missions with Irish Ministers, Showcase Ireland and Data Centre inward buyer visits.• Engaged in diagnostic meetings with Lifescience, Construction, Cleantech and Consumer client companies exploring 6 areas of their business - Strategy, Finance, Sales&Marketing, Operations, People&Management and Innovation. • Managed the development of an European Union funded Atlantic Area Design Thinking initiative for companies, along side eight partners across Europe.• Supported the development of Enterprise Ireland's new, Internationally focused Marketing campaign- ‘Irish Advantage’.• Acted as Project-Coordinator alongside the Project Manager for Showcase Ireland 2019 & 2020.• Significantly contributed to the Construction and Medtech sub-sector strategies for 2017-2020.

County Dublin, Ireland

Med in Ireland is Enterprise Ireland’s largest medical technologies event and a high-profile showcase for the spectrum of the Irish medical technologies sector. Companies which serve the MedTech sector through medical devices, sub-supply, precision engineered components, diagnostics, digital health, healthcare providers, and research & development exhibit to an International audience of buyers/customers. In addition to the exhibition, there is a conference with several international speakers.As project manager I:• Managed and led a team across the organisation to organise the largest Med in Ireland to date with over 100 exhibitors, 300 international senior executives from 42 countries and over 1,200 One-to-One pre-scheduled meetings. • Managed the invite list of over 800 delegates attending the RDS to build strategic relationships between Ireland and the world for years to come.

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Galway City Innovation District

PorterShed is a co working space and innovation hub for tech start ups located just off Eyre Square. It is currently home to 30+ companies including 80 full time and 20 part time innovators, creators and entrepreneurs. As Assistant Innovation & Community Manager, my responsibilities included:• Growing & Supporting the community of 30+ scaling tech companies• Responsible for establishing a robust & engaging events calendar throughout the year• Meeting prospective clients, government officials, international delegations & providing a welcoming environment throughout• Managing the PorterShed's website and social media accounts• Planing, organising & managing day-to-day operations• Establishing & nurturing a unique culture through organising member events• Assisting the Innovation Manager & taking on the role in their absence

County Galway, Ireland

As the leading cloud platform for hotels, SiteMinder allows hotels to attract, reach and convert guests across the globe. We serve hotels of all sizes with award-winning solutions for independents and groups alike, wherever they are in the world.As a Sales Executive, my responsibilities included:• Planning and prioritizing business development activities to achieve business aims and sales targets in conjunction with the Regional Sales Managers.• Utilizing and developing innovative strategies to maximize results and win over new challenging and emerging markets. • Responding to all incoming product inquiries, referrals and leads in a timely and effective manner.• Account management of new clients to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction.• Sourcing opportunities and canvas potential clients via cold calling.• Preparing accurate quotes and developing and presenting proposals to customers in a professional and confident manner. • Maintaining accurate records of my business development activities on SiteMinder's CRM system (Salesforce).• Achieving sales key performance indicators (KPIs) and targets.• Finalizing sales in a timely manner with a proactive approach.• Identifying upgrade opportunities with the existing customer base and generating new sales from these organizations.• Negotiating contracts as required, maintaining a balance between optimal service value for the client and SiteMinder's profit margins.

Galway

As the leading cloud platform for hotels, SiteMinder allows hotels to attract, reach and convert guests across the globe. We serve hotels of all sizes with award-winning solutions for independents and groups alike, wherever they are in the world.SiteMinder’s products include The Channel Manager, the industry’s leading online distribution platform; TheBookingButton, a wholly-brandedbooking engine for direct bookings via the web, mobile or social; Canvas, the intelligent website creator for independent hoteliers; Prophet, the real-time market intelligence solution that takes the guesswork out of pricing rooms; and GDS by SiteMinder, a single-point of entry to a six-figure network of travel agents and the world’s major GDSs. Only 10 years old they have hit over 23,000 customers globally and have become the market leaders in channel management.With SiteMinder expanding rapidly across the globe I am apart of its growth across Southern Africa.

Professional Diploma In Leadership And Management

Modules included - Hiring the Right People, Change, Coaching & Mentoring, Teamworking, The Management of Teams, Getting the Best from your.

Masters In International Entrepreneurship Management, International Business

As part of this masters I worked with real life companies and entrepreneurs entering international markets and assisted them with sales.

Bachelor Of Science (Hons), Biochemistry

Activities and Societies: NUIG Enactus Society, NUIG Literary and Debating Society