Brendan’s main focus has been on identifying growth opportunities for Ģ������Ƶ in the United States and Canadian markets, primarily through sales activities, developing in-market relations and partnerships and attending trade shows. Just recently, he enjoyed his first trip across the pond.

On the onset of his one-year anniversary with Ģ������Ƶ, Brendan travelled to New York and Washington, marking his first stint in the United States with Grad to Export. We caught up with him to understand how his journey has been from onboarding to landing in ‘The Big Apple’.

“When I arrived at Ģ������Ƶ in March 2021, I only had a limited knowledge of data management practices and how to apply them in real-life situations. My first few months at the company offered a soft landing into a career in tech and data; through training I was able to gain a thorough understanding of the Ģ������Ƶ platform and an appreciation of why data quality is such an integral piece of the data management puzzle.

These actions have been supplemented by the work we are doing with Ulster University and the Institute of Export, which has helped us to develop a robust market research and entry strategy to gain a better understanding of the North American market, prior to travel.

In September 2021, I attended my first trade show with Ģ������Ƶ and the Graduate to Export scheme, as we made the short trip to London for ‘Big Data LDN’. This was an excellent opportunity to further expand my understanding of how ‘Big Data’ is being used to develop insights and influence decision-making, and further appreciate how the Ģ������Ƶ solution can offer a remedy to poor quality data.

Attending trade shows, speaking to industry leaders and working alongside my exceptionally talented colleagues has helped me to develop the skills and knowledge needed to tackle the North American market; something that seemed a daunting prospect on day one of my new job in the tech industry.

With the help of , we have found success in generating new business opportunities virtually from the comfort of our Belfast headquarters; however once travel restrictions were lifted, live events resumed and businesses returned to offices, we were very excited to make the trip across the Atlantic and be present in-market.

Naturally, the week of St. Patrick’s Day offered an excellent opportunity to do just that. Therefore, last week I made my first trip to the U.S. with Ģ������Ƶ as I travelled to New York to meet partners and attend a number of events which were happening in the city.

kindly invited me to visit their brand new ‘NYC Hub’. Consisting of an innovative co-working space, the Hub will support Irish start-ups and scale-ups as they seek to build their business and enter the U.S. market. This is a space that Ģ������Ƶ will look to utilise as we continue to grow the business in New York.

I then attended the bank’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the exquisite Gotham Hall in Manhattan; an evening of networking with Bank of Ireland staff and clients, the Irish-American diaspora and other FinTechs in New York – special mention to the folks from DailyPay!

It was also great to spend some time in Washington, as I travelled to D.C. to attend the RegTech22 Data Summit with Data Coalition. We heard from industry leaders such Tammy Roust and Kirsten Dalboe as they spoke about how government and federal bodies in the U.S. can use RegTech solutions to improve customer experience with financial regulators, ESG reporting and transparency in rulemaking. This was another great opportunity to network and learn from experts in the world of data innovation in public sector.

The trip was concluded with a trip to the world famous Dead Rabbit NYC in the Financial District in Manhattan. This was a particularly pertinent experience for me, as someone with a long history in the hospitality sector and a passion for Irish innovation; this establishment is a perfect example of Irish talent exceeding expectations and winning accolades on a global stage, something we are aspiring to do too at Ģ������Ƶ.

Over the next six months, I will look to travel as often as possible to the U.S. and Canada, as Ģ������Ƶ attempts to establish a full-time presence in the region. Graduate to Export has been a wonderful initiative so far, and with the additional help and support from Invest Northern Ireland, we are confident that we can achieve this in the short-term.”

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Friday is here again! After a busy last 2 weeks of June, we are excited to tell you all our developments that have been happening over the past fortnight.

Ģ������Ƶ unveils new dedicated Client Services hub!

Last week we officially opened our new office which marked the latest chapter in Ģ������Ƶ’ rapid growth story, following hot on the heels of our recent £2m investment round led by Par Equity. 

We were delighted Simon Hamilton, CEO of Belfast Chamber of Commerce, was in attendance to open our latest office at One Lanyon Quay, which saw us triple our office space in the landmark building. The new facility will house the tech firm’s Client Services arm supporting Ģ������Ƶ’ global customer base across financial services and the public sector.  

You can read more about this when the news breaks next week.

Access to Finance: Ambition to Scale,  contribution!

On the foot of having our own investment round…  shared at Access to Finance: Ambition to Scale,  on 24-25th June.

Stuart discussed:
“Who is your customer? What can you do for them? How do they buy your product? How do you make money? How do you define an MVP.” 

With an overarching theme of ‘Ambition’, these virtual conferences are targeted towards businesses seeking to scale and wish to find out more on how to obtain finance to achieve growth, through the experience of industry experts and local businesses. We were delighted to be involved.

Invest NI filming!

 filming was taking place at Ģ������Ƶ HQ this week.

Invest NI will be following three of the Graduate to Export people who are going to various different markets. Over the next 18 months,  will be one of the individuals who will have his journey followed. Alongside Michael, is , Head of Marketing who will also be followed to gain insight into the journey from an employers perspective.

Michael will hopefully be jetting off to Japan in September to start 12 months based out in the market, with the aim to drive more business in the Japanese market. As his journey unfolds, a narration of his journey and learnings will be documented.

Thanks again, Invest NI.

We attended the DIT North America Week!

We have enjoyed attending the  North America Week taking place from the 21st-25th June.

This event allowed us to hear from businesses who have worked with DIT to grow their businesses in North America, as they shared both their successes and challenges.

 will travel to the United States later this year to represent Ģ������Ƶ in North America as part of ‘s ‘Graduate to Export’ programme. His role will help Ģ������Ƶ drive international expansion plans by sourcing new business and potential partnerships within North America.

This DIT week was incredibly interesting for us as we proceed with our export plans

More Ģ������Ƶ news!

Matt Flenley, Head of Marketing took part in a panel discussion with Corinium Global Intelligence on the topics of data and analytics. Matt described it as a “Superb discussion on what helps and what hinders analytics in industry. It’s easy for us to say that everything’s built on quality data, but when it comes to analytics it really is!”.

In other news, we want to welcome Kevin Clarke to the team! He will be joining our Pre Sales team. We hope he settles well into his new role. We have sat down with him this week to interview him about his new position, keep an eye on our socials to give it a read.

Let’s connect!

To keep up to date with Ģ������Ƶ, follow us across our social media channels orcheck out our Datablog, where we post all events we are attending or contributing to.

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