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S5E15: Kingsley Aikins - Exemplar of Global Ireland
Manage episode 381330366 series 2809589
A Trinity College graduate in economics and politics, he represented Irish business abroad, led The Ireland Funds for almost two decades, and now Kingsley Aikins combines his fervor for networking and diaspora engagement in the mission of The Networking Institute.
“Kinger,” as he’s known to his friends, talks of how rugby became his global passport and the lucky break that landed him in Sydney, Australia to represent Enterprise Ireland and the Industrial Development Authority (IDA). Finding he “didn’t know a sinner” in the Southern Hemisphere, he started what has become one of the largest Irish business networking organizations in the world, and how that initiative helped him network his way into leading the groundbreaking diaspora initiative that became The Ireland Funds.
Now his Networking Institute is helping people network their way to their full potential and nations from India to Nigeria to tap the power of their diasporas.
His “Seamus Plug” is a call to action for Ireland to position itself “as an absolute center of excellence for diaspora engagements, the epicenter for this subject around the world¸ the thought leader in this space.”
Join us for a warm, witty, quotable, and thought-provoking conversation with networking and diaspora thought leader, Kingsley Aikins.
Links
Kingsley Aikins
The Networking institute
Chapters
1. Introduction (00:00:00)
2. Rugby Passport (00:03:04)
3. KIngsley's Name (00:07:38)
4. Dublin Past and Present (00:09:04)
5. The Lansdowne Club (00:10:23)
6. Business Truisms and Networking (00:14:38)
7. Networking is About Giving (00:17:17)
8. How Ireland and Networking has Changed (00:19:59)
9. The Ireland Funds (00:22:07)
10. The Great Diasporas (00:26:26)
11. Connecting Diasporas (00:28:57)
12. Aging of the Irish American Diaspora (00:31:01)
13. Loneliness, Technology and Place (00:34:44)
14. Diaspora Capital (00:40:11)
15. Enhancing Irish Diaspora Outreach (00:45:22)
16. Irish Diaspora Voting Rights (00:48:15)
17. Improving Brand Ireland Awareness (00:51:02)
18. Returning to Ireland (00:53:27)
19. Choosing Not To Retire (00:56:50)
20. The Diaspora Galaxy (01:00:18)
21. The Seamus Plug (01:02:18)
22. John and Martin Recap (01:04:22)
23. Credits (01:06:52)
121 episodes
Manage episode 381330366 series 2809589
A Trinity College graduate in economics and politics, he represented Irish business abroad, led The Ireland Funds for almost two decades, and now Kingsley Aikins combines his fervor for networking and diaspora engagement in the mission of The Networking Institute.
“Kinger,” as he’s known to his friends, talks of how rugby became his global passport and the lucky break that landed him in Sydney, Australia to represent Enterprise Ireland and the Industrial Development Authority (IDA). Finding he “didn’t know a sinner” in the Southern Hemisphere, he started what has become one of the largest Irish business networking organizations in the world, and how that initiative helped him network his way into leading the groundbreaking diaspora initiative that became The Ireland Funds.
Now his Networking Institute is helping people network their way to their full potential and nations from India to Nigeria to tap the power of their diasporas.
His “Seamus Plug” is a call to action for Ireland to position itself “as an absolute center of excellence for diaspora engagements, the epicenter for this subject around the world¸ the thought leader in this space.”
Join us for a warm, witty, quotable, and thought-provoking conversation with networking and diaspora thought leader, Kingsley Aikins.
Links
Kingsley Aikins
The Networking institute
Chapters
1. Introduction (00:00:00)
2. Rugby Passport (00:03:04)
3. KIngsley's Name (00:07:38)
4. Dublin Past and Present (00:09:04)
5. The Lansdowne Club (00:10:23)
6. Business Truisms and Networking (00:14:38)
7. Networking is About Giving (00:17:17)
8. How Ireland and Networking has Changed (00:19:59)
9. The Ireland Funds (00:22:07)
10. The Great Diasporas (00:26:26)
11. Connecting Diasporas (00:28:57)
12. Aging of the Irish American Diaspora (00:31:01)
13. Loneliness, Technology and Place (00:34:44)
14. Diaspora Capital (00:40:11)
15. Enhancing Irish Diaspora Outreach (00:45:22)
16. Irish Diaspora Voting Rights (00:48:15)
17. Improving Brand Ireland Awareness (00:51:02)
18. Returning to Ireland (00:53:27)
19. Choosing Not To Retire (00:56:50)
20. The Diaspora Galaxy (01:00:18)
21. The Seamus Plug (01:02:18)
22. John and Martin Recap (01:04:22)
23. Credits (01:06:52)
121 episodes
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