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Trading Up hosted by Jim Fitzpatrick, delves into the real businesses, personal stories, and remarkable journeys of entrepreneurs. Discover insights on risk, resilience, and business growth from diverse founders and leaders in businesses big and small across various industries. Tune in weekly for inspiring entrepreneurial learnings.

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  1. Sacha Lord on Building Warehouse Project, Manchester’s Economic Rise, and Saving Hospitality 31:45
  2. The "Rice Krispies" Budget: Treading Water in the UK Fiscal Storm 36:29
  3. From the Bin to a Multi-Million Exit: Mary McKenna on Angel Investing, Female Founders, and Scaling Tech Beyond Borders 44:03
  4. Unpacked: How Economics Is Driving Global Politics 39:39
  5. Surviving Stage 4 Cancer, Founder Burnout, and Rebuilding Tech Tides: Alastair Cameron on True Entrepreneurial Resilience 34:21
  6. Is Northern Ireland’s Economy Sucking Diesel or Sucking Lemons? 49:16
  7. Rethinking Northern Ireland Education: What Works for Schools, Skills, and the Economy? 34:47
  8. Decentralised Growth: Why the Best Leaders Learn to Let Go 34:00
  9. Oil Choke Points, AI's Reckoning, and the Great Education Slump 40:45
  10. Nathan Sno's Three Rules of The Game 53:49
  11. Nightmare on money street. Why bonds are coming for Trump and us! 37:41
  12. Ford, Kukoon, Seating Matters: Facing Reality and the Long View in Business 29:36
  13. The Art of the Shift: How Commercial Failure Unlocks Entrepreneurial Impact 1:01:31
  14. The Great Profit Squeeze: Flat Sales, Burnham’s Care Taxes, and Trump’s Tariff Wars 38:23
  15. Coolcations and Culture: Can Belfast Capitalize on the Global Rise of Climate Tourism? 29:16
  16. Building a Luxury Watch Brand from Scratch: How Nomadic Put Belfast on the Horology Map 49:01
  17. Unpacking Northern Ireland's Shifting Job Market 39:31
  18. From Farm to Firm: Building a Unique Architecture and Engineering Business with Johnson Bell 50:53
  19. Politics vs. Prosperity: Unlocking Northern Ireland's £13 Billion Economic Potential 36:24
  20. The Psychology of Corporate Gifting: How Louise Doyle Scaled Needi to a Multi-Million Pound Platform 51:55
  21. Brexit 10 Years On: The Real Economic Impact on the UK and Northern Ireland 57:13
  22. AI Strategy for Business: Making Money, Saving Money, and Managing Risk 52:05
  23. Unpacked: Northern Ireland’s Population Peak and The Impact of Decline 43:08
  24. Bravery and Kindness and The Modern Business of Law 50:30
  25. Unpacked: Beyond the Bank - Private Equity and the Resilience of Northern Ireland’s Economy 45:31
  26. From Communist heritage to Capitalist Tsar to becoming Putin’s Enemy Number One: The Bill Browder Story 44:19
  27. Bootstrapping Oatco to £1M, Surviving Dragon's Den, & Making Forbes 30 Under 30 with Laura Murphy 43:07
  28. The Democratic Regression: The Rise of Autocracy and Its Threat to Free Markets 40:33
  29. Future-Proofing Your Business: Sustainability, Resilience, and EY's Four Futures 40:43
  30. Make Way For The Mooch - Anthony Scaramucci on Trump, Wealth and Learning from Ireland (North and South) 45:57
  31. Why The Strait of Hormuz Crisis is Like Belfast's Westlink When a Car Breaks Down But Much Much Worse 43:38
  32. From Belfast to Hollywood: Building a Global Film Charity with Cinemagic's Joan Burney Keatings 44:19
  33. Scaling Hospitality: Gavin Annon on Mount Charles, Agility, and the "being too short" Success Story 51:23
  34. Gulf Crisis Shockwaves: Energy Prices, UK Interest Rates, and the Northern Ireland Economy 40:32
  35. Embracing Difference, Building Strength: Belinda Brown on Leadership, Diversity, and "Midlife Clarity" 54:07
  36. The Economic Ripple Effect: Middle East Oil Shocks & Northern Ireland's Fiscal Doom Loop 50:46
  37. Authenticity, Adversity, and Algorithms: How Olivia McVeigh Built a Social Media Empire 57:25
  38. Trump’s Tariffs Ruled Illegal, AI Impacts, Jobs & Northern Ireland House Prices 42:40
  39. Built in Belfast, Adored Around The World: Building High-Performance Teams with People Playbook 1:06:47
  40. Unpacked: Workers’ Rights, Water Crises, and the Truth About Tariffs 43:01
  41. From Tobermore to Detroit: Lyle Watters and The Unconventional Path to Leading Ford 57:46
  42. Mark Carney’s Davos Warning: The Death of the Old Order & How UK & Europe Should Respond 50:16
  43. Building a £20M E-commerce Brand: The Kukoon Rugs Story 1:09:09
  44. Economic Inactivity, EV Wars, and Regime Roulette: Navigating the 2025 Landscape 51:59
  45. The Business of the Arts: Claire Murray and Scaling Success at the Lyric Theatre 57:56
  46. Listener Questions: Breaking the Grant Culture and Fixing Northern Ireland’s Economy 49:06
  47. Tiarnán O'Neill: Bucking The Trend & The Galgorm Growth Blueprint 51:30
  48. Northern Ireland Economy Under Pressure: Brexit Frictions, Budget Crises, and Global Policy Headwinds 49:09
  49. Trevor Magill: How Musgrave Group Built a €5 Billion, 7-Generation Family Retail Empire 49:12
  50. Tax, Ambition, and the Exodus: Decoding the Budget's Growth Gap and NI's Housing Headaches. 50:58