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Caemin O Connor
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Cohost of Great Business Stories - each episode is a deep dive into a great story from the recent past & history- see gbspod.com
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Caemin O Connor @gbspod.bsky.social · Nov 17
Nice change from X- just starting out here, interested in sharing great stories, ideas & analysis, and having a bit of fun too: open.spotify.com/show/2M0EwS4...
Great Business Stories
Podcast · Caemin and Keith · A great business story thoroughly researched and brought to life by Caemin & Keith in each hour-long episode, released on the 1st of every month
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Deep dive podcast episode on #bernieecclestone, #F1, #businessnews ##businessstories
June 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Why should his wife pay off his debts? #Tonyoreilly Clip from our episode: Tony O Reilly- Balls, Beans, Billions, Bankruptcy and Brilliance
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#greatbusinessstories, #businessstories, #gbspod
March 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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#Tonyoreilly set tough goals but got huge buy-in and loyalty from his senior managers #Heinz. Clip from our episode: Tony O Reilly- Balls, Beans, Billions, Bankruptcy and Brilliance
gbspod.com/episode/tony...
#greatbusinessstories, #businessstories, #gbspod
March 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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#Tonyoreilly could have gone into politics before joining #Heinz, clip from our episode:
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#greatbusinessstories, #businessstories
March 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Well before he became the head of #Heinz, #tonyoreilly was a rugby superstar. Clip from our episode: Tony O Reilly- Balls, Beans, Billions, Bankruptcy and Brilliance
gbspod.com/episode/tony...
#greatbusinessstories, #businessstories, #gbspod
March 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Fascinating story by @garius.bsky.social on Adam Osborne, Steve Jobs earliest and greatest rival: every.to/the-crazy-on...,
#SteveJobs, #GreatBusinessStories
The Rise and Fall of Steve Jobs’s Greatest Rival
Adam Osborne was the master of momentum—until it all came crashing down
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December 19, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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Is Barbarians at the Gate the greatest business story ever told? I think so! This episode dives into the story - it’s an epic tale of power, greed, and corporate drama. Check it out: gbspod.com/episode/barb... #BarbariansAtTheGate #BusinessDrama, #GreatBusinessStories
Barbarians at the Gate: Is This The Best Business Story Ever Told?
The book "Barbarians at the Gate" is probably the best business story ever told. It’s a riveting account of the leveraged buyout of the tobacco and food...
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December 18, 2024 at 4:25 PM
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Great article by Bryan Burrough about the epic 1990s Paramount deal and the power moves by John Malone, Barry Diller, and Sumner Redstone. The drama, the stakes, the strategy—this story has it all. #Paramount #JohnMalone #BarryDiller #SumnerRedstone www.vanityfair.com/magazine/199...
The Siege of Paramount
The sale of Paramount Communications snowballed into a public spectacle pitting C.E.O. Martin Davis and Viacom’s Sumner Redstone against QVC’s Barry Diller. But the secret history of the deal stretche...
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December 17, 2024 at 12:26 PM
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Love this clip of Apple fans losing their shit when Steve Jobs unveils the iPhone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLen.... We dive into this turning point on our podcast episode on the rise & fall of Blackberry. gbspod.com/the-blackber... #iPhone, #BlackBerry, #SteveJobs, #GreatBusinessStories
Steve Jobs introduces iPhone in 2007
YouTube video by Konigle
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December 16, 2024 at 7:53 PM
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Great read- deep dive into Y Combinator @stevenlevy.bsky.social from 2011. When you consider the startups and people who have come from Y Com, you understand it’s impact. Will be doing an episode on it in the near future: www.wired.com/story/meet-g...
#GreatBusinessStories, #YCombinator, #Wired
Meet Generation Y: The inside story behind Y Combinator
The Y Combinator offices sit at the dead centre of Silicon Valley, in Mountain View, on a street called Pioneer Way. Outside, the traffic hums along the CA-85, heading either south to Cupertino or nor...
www.wired.com
December 13, 2024 at 3:29 PM
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Brilliant deep dive into Shane Smith and Vice Media from 2018 by @reeveswiedeman.bsky.social. We’ll be doing an episode on Vice sometime in 2025. nymag.com/daily/intell...
#GreatBusinessStories #ViceMedia, #ShaneSmith
Vice Media Was Built on a Bluff. What Happens When It Gets Called?
For almost 25 years, Shane Smith’s plan was that, by the time the suckers caught on, he’d never be stuck owning the company he co-founded.
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December 12, 2024 at 11:51 AM
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Great article/interview with Barry Diller from 2012. Diller seems to pop up in all the great media stories from the 1970’s through to the oo’s. Fascinating character; nymag.com/arts/tv/upfr...
#BarryDiller #GreatBusinessStories
Barry Diller’s Latest Effort to Torch the Tube -- New York Magazine - Nymag
After a career in which he firebombed the traditional television model from multiple angles, Barry Diller talks about his latest effort to torch the tube.
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December 11, 2024 at 2:27 PM
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Icahn and Ackman going at it live on TV was ridiculous and entertaining and makes you wonder how much of Wall Street is just ego battles! Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QWZ...
We covered it on this episode: gbspod.com/episode/ackm...
#CarlIcahn #BillAckman #greatbusinessstories #herbalife
Bill Ackman vs Carl Icahn Showdown on Herbalife
YouTube video by Investing Principle
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December 11, 2024 at 12:16 PM
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Blast from the Past: Michael Lewis dives into Iceland's 2008 financial crash with sharp insights and humor. Didn't agree with everything, but it's a fascinating read! 🐟💸 #Finance #Iceland #MichaelLewis #greatbusinessstories
www.vanityfair.com/culture/2009...
Wall Street on the Tundra
Iceland’s de facto bankruptcy resulted from a stunning collective madness. What led a tiny fishing nation, population 300,000, to decide, around 2003, to re-invent itself as a global financial power? ...
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December 10, 2024 at 5:58 PM
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Brilliant article by @benwallace.bsky.social in the Verge, 2016- Ryan Kavanaugh, Relativity Media, the greatest salesmen Hollywood has ever known and how it all fell apart: www.vulture.com/2016/01/rela... #RyanKavanaugh #RelativityMedia
The Epic Fail of Hollywood’s Hottest Algorithm
When Ryan Kavanaugh wasn’t hanging out with Bradley Cooper, or leasing a horse for Kate Bosworth, or negotiating a Golden Globes shout-out from Christian Bale, or bringing a baby wolf to the office, h...
www.vulture.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:48 PM
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excellent deep dive by @theothebald.bsky.social on Jaguars decline and the big gamble it's taking with its re-launch. Risky? Yes, but also seems like the last throw of the dice for a car brand that has lost its relevancy. www.bbc.com/news/article...
How Jaguar lost its way long before that controversial advert and Type 00 reveal
What is really happening behind the scenes at the car brand
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2024 at 4:33 PM
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Jho Low: The Hunt for a Fugitive—Part 1 of a great Al Jazeera documentary on the 1MDB scandal - tragic yet gripping story of corruption and greed, and it’s still unfolding. Well worth a watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4lj... #1MDB #JhoLow #Corruption
Jho Low: Hunt for a Fugitive (Part 1) | Featured Documentary
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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December 9, 2024 at 10:19 AM
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For today's Sunday Times, I looked at who is buying up Ireland's local media outlets. There are some great contributions in it. www.thetimes.com/article/464e...
Who’s behind the local media land grab in Ireland?
Independent newspapers and radio stations are being snapped up by two dominant players that are consolidating their grip on the market
www.thetimes.com
December 8, 2024 at 10:24 AM
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This story on Boohoo, Mike Ashley, and corporate spying is wild—fascinating, disturbing, but not surprising given the players involved. Definitely one to watch as it unfolds. www.thetimes.com/article/349d... #Boohoo #MikeAshley #CorporateSpying
Boohoo increases security measures for senior executives
The fast fashion retailer has conducted a sweep of executives’ cars and its offices to check for bugs
www.thetimes.com
December 8, 2024 at 10:59 AM
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Love this list and the dozens of new tabs it makes me open every year www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
The Stories We Most Admired in 2024: Businessweek’s Jealousy List
The stories we admired most this year.
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2024 at 5:44 PM
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Conrats #lordbilimoria, a businessman with integrity, love this story, #cobra www.thetimes.com/article/61b8...
Lord Bilimoria steps down as Cobra chairman after repaying creditors
Founder teamed up with Molson Coors after his brewery business collapsed and pledged to use his dividends to pay back £70 million
www.thetimes.com
November 29, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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When researching for our episode on #RayKroc and #McDonalds, I over 4 hours of dictaphone recordings with messages that Kroc and the McDonald brothers sent over and back to each other- such a treasure trove: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXzr...
Ray Kroc & McDonald Bros. Dictaphone Tapes 1957-1959 (Complete Collection)
YouTube video by Industrial Industries World Radio
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November 27, 2024 at 3:32 PM
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Remember #Blackberry? In this episode we dig into #jimBalsillie and #MikeLazaradis - what they did right for many years, and how badly they reacted when the iPhone was launched: gbspod.com/episode/the-...
The BlackBerry Revolution: What Went Wrong?
In the episode we look at how 2 very different, diametrically opposed men came together and built a tiny Canadian wireless company into a huge success, and in...
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November 26, 2024 at 2:07 PM
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The #1MDB scandal involving #JhoLow, former Malaysian PM #NajibRazak and a host of corrupt characters, including #GoldmanSachs employees is told is this great episode: gbspod.com/episode/the-...
The 1MDB Heist: How Jho Low & the Prime Minister stole $4.5 billion
This is the fascinating story of how Jho Low, young Malaysian businessman educated in Harrow formed one of the most notorious and lucrative business...
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November 25, 2024 at 3:18 PM
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One of our first episodes- #RichardBranson and the #BritishAirways Dirty Tricks campaign-great story to dig into- enjoy gbspod.com/episode/bran... #businessstory #businessscandal #greatbusinessstories
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November 24, 2024 at 10:52 AM