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Stories of Growth: What it takes to build a business

31 March 2022

“If I were giving advice to anyone that wants to become a CEO – in the healthcare business, for example – you need to be resilient, you need to be grounded and you need to have an ability and a skill to support others. Never forget your base platform and your team will do the rest.”

Amanda Torrens, Founder and former CEO Brindley Healthcare

Stories of Growth are the inspirational accounts of founders and business leaders in our portfolio, past and present. In these interviews, we explore the mindset of Irish entrepreneurs, revealing the challenges, setbacks and successes that made them who they are today.

From starting small to building leading businesses in each of their sectors, our Irish entrepreneurs share what it really takes to grow a successful company.

Inside, you’ll hear from Eoin Keary, CEO of technology company Edgescan, Amanda Torrens, Founder and former CEO of Brindley Healthcare, and Patrick Byrnes, CEO of specialist manufacturers Croom Precision Medical.

Read their interviews here or watch the video below, as Amanda Torrens shares her story: