Smooth Scaling

Smooth Scaling
Podcast Description
Join Marie Donnellan, CEO of Platform94, as she navigates the exciting but complex world of international business scaling. Featuring real-world stories, insights, and advice from entrepreneurs, experts, and industry leaders, Smooth Scaling delves into the highs, lows, and lessons of growing an international business.
Whether you’re scaling your own business, supporting others, or simply curious about the journey, this podcast is your go-to resource for inspiration and actionable strategies.
Tune in to explore the opportunities, challenges and innovations shaping the future of scaling.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast emphasizes themes like international expansion, scaling challenges, and sustainable business growth. Specific episodes, such as the one featuring John Purdy from Ergo, showcase expert insights into overcoming obstacles and the necessary structures for successful scaling. Additional topics include trending insights from surveys and community discussions that highlight the current business landscape and future opportunities for entrepreneurs.

Join Marie Donnellan, CEO of Platform94, as she navigates the exciting but complex world of international business scaling. Featuring real-world stories, insights, and advice from entrepreneurs, experts, and industry leaders, Smooth Scaling delves into the highs, lows, and lessons of growing an international business.
Whether you’re scaling your own business, supporting others, or simply curious about the journey, this podcast is your go-to resource for inspiration and actionable strategies.
Tune in to explore the opportunities, challenges and innovations shaping the future of scaling.
In this episode of Smooth Scaling, we’re thrilled to welcome Sue Gannon our newly appointed Fractional Chief People Officer at Platform94 and the first leader to join our fractional C-Suite initiative.
Sue brings over 25 years of senior HR leadership across global brands like Netflix, Dr. Martens, Beam Suntory, and Campbell’s, with experience spanning the US, UK, Japan, Australia, and beyond. Now, she’s channeling that expertise into supporting Ireland’s most ambitious scaling companies across the West and Northwest.
In this introductory episode we explore why Sue chose to work with scaling businesses in the region; what definite a great people strategy during periods of rapid growth, common pitfalls in international expansion. how founders can structure their leadership teams for long-term success and what it really means to build a values-led, high-performance culture
If you're a scaling company looking for strategic people support, or simply curious about how world-class HR leadership can transform your business, this is the episode for you.

Disclaimer
This podcast’s information is provided for general reference and was obtained from publicly accessible sources. The Podcast Collaborative neither produces nor verifies the content, accuracy, or suitability of this podcast. Views and opinions belong solely to the podcast creators and guests.
For a complete disclaimer, please see our Full Disclaimer on the archive page. The Podcast Collaborative bears no responsibility for the podcast’s themes, language, or overall content. Listener discretion is advised. Read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for more details.