Danny Millar
Role: Head Chef Company: Balloo House / Balloo Inns Limited Track Record: Named Best Chef in Ireland 2010. Has starred on Great British Menu and other shows What does your job entail? My role in the company is to oversee the food offering in our two dining pubs, Balloo House in Killinchy and The Parson’s...
Colum Egan
Role: Master Distiller Company: Bushmills Distillery Track Record: After being made redundant from his job in Northern Ireland, Colum moved to England and into cereal manufacturing before entering the drinks industry. He later began an apprenticeship at Bushmills and was appointed Master Brewer after a year. What does your job as master distiller involve? I’ve...
Christine Garbett
Role: Self Service Representative Company: Northern Bank Track Record: Christine’s 20 year career has seen her take on several roles, from cashier in Hillsborough branch to team member of Customer Direct,beforerecently taking up her current role in the Lisburn branch What does your job entail? My role is to help all our customers in Lisburn...
Marian McIvor
Role: Administrative Officer/Costumed Interpreter Company: National Museums Northern Ireland Track Record: After starting her career in the Civil Service and a spell working for the family business Marion has spent the last 26 years in various roles with the Ulster American Folk Park near Omagh. What does your role involve? My role at the Ulster...
Shauna Park
Role: Director Company: Over the Moon Track Record: A science graduate with a Masters in management who spent 10 years in the pharmaceutical industry What does your job entail? As Director of children’s entertainment company Over The Moon, I am responsible for the day-to-day running of the business, new business development and sales, brainstorming creative...
Clare Palmer
Role: Fire Dancer Company: Firepoise Track Record: What does your job entail? I am the founder of fire performance group FirePoise. We offer fire shows for corporate events, weddings, festivals and parades across Ireland and every day is a bit different! I spend a lot of time in the office, sending off quotes to clients...
Victoria Murray
Role: Founder and Managing Director Company: Look QS Ltd Track Record: Victoria has a degree in quantity surveying from University of Ulster Jordanstown and is a Chartered Member of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) What is your educational background? I went to Regent House School in Newtownards. However, I left school before completing my...
Stuart Carson
Role: Head Account Manager Company: Rainbow Telecom Track Record: Stuart’s 12-year career in telecoms started with a two-year stint in Orange before he joined Rainbow and moved up the ranks. What does your job involve? I manage a team of six account managers as well as personally managing Rainbow’s largest accounts. My job is to...
Shauna Mullan
Role: Skills Competitions Manager Company: Department of Employment and Learning Track Record: What is your job? I work as Northern Ireland Skills Competitions manager within Sectoral Development Branch in the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL). I am responsible for the development and promotion of skills competitions in Northern Ireland, which feed into WorldSkills UK...
Nick Cann
Role: Novelist Company: Track Record: A designer by trade, then a journalist, Nick has written three books, the second of which was a Belfast Telegraph best seller in 2005. On the Island, his latest book, follows the trials and tribulations of one journalist’s quest for peace. What does your job involve? Well, obviously, writing books....