Employer Roadshow 2022 - Mayo

Join us for the EMPLOYER ROADSHOW 2022 on Tuesday 28th June 2022 at 11am in the Breaffy House Hotel, Castlebar, County Mayo.

Registration is closed, but walk-ins are welcome on the day.

With a number of exhibitors confirmed for the day, you can learn more about:

• Enterprise Resources
• Employment Supports
• Upskilling & Training
• Apprenticeships
• Funding Supports
• Sustainability & Greening

Our Guest Speakers include Mary Lyons (SOLAS), Siobhán Lawlor (Intreo), and Marina Bleahen (Executive Coach) - keep reading to learn more.

Co-hosted by the Department of Social Protection and Mayo, Sligo & Leitrim Education & Training Board

Mary Lyons: Developing talent from within – utilising Further Education and Training as a Key Resource for your Business

Mary Lyons is Director of Enterprise, Employees and Skills at SOLAS, the Further Education and Training Authority in Ireland. She has worked as a researcher, lecturer and a skills development specialist in a range of education and industry settings.

Her recent work focuses on national workforce skills development policy and creating innovation opportunities for education and enterprise partners. The aim is both to create new upskilling and reskilling opportunities for workers at risk of displacement due to technological and market developments and to support SMEs to grow their businesses by developing their workforce,

An increasingly important aspect of her work is promoting further education and training as a key resource for enterprise. Mary’s current role also includes the development of micro qualifications and leading digital transformation developments to make Further Education and Training in Ireland more accessible and flexible for everyone.

Siobhán Lawlor is head of Intreo’s Employer Relations Division in the Department of Social Protection.

The services include recruitment support for employers, engagement with their representative groups, deliver Ireland’s EURES social mobility programme and she is responsible for JobsIreland.ie, Intreo’s free online recruitment and job-matching platform. She is chair of the Cross Border Partnership for Employment Services in collaboration with the Dept of Communities in Northern Ireland and leads the team working in the FutureBuilding Initiative to support career opportunities in the construction sector.

In her role she works closely with Solas as a Divisional Manager she was responsible for the delivery of Intreo services across north Dublin, collaborating with local partnerships, voluntary organisations and employers. She has long been an advocate for human rights and equality, addressing unconscious bias and promoting social inclusion and diversity. She studied in the Institute of Public Administration in Dublin and the University of Ulster.

Marina Bleahen - Business has changed forever - 2022 presents new challenges as a leader, get out on the pitch with your team and prepare to win.

Being in business should give you more life! Results = Leadership + Accountability

Marina Bleahen, Managing Director, Business Works. Marina, an ICF accredited business coach is a passionate business success expert who helps teams, CEOs and business owners achieve high performance. A Graduate of UCD Smurfit Business School Executive and Business Coaching, Licenced Engage and Grow Coach, Certified Accountability and Leadership Builder and Lead Culture, Bleahen brings a passion, energy and success to every organisation and team she works with. Drawing on solid academic business practice, Bleahen looked globally for proven models to build success through developing leadership skills, accountability, culture, engagement and employee excellence and partnered with DOOR International who are celebrating 40 years as a leading global training organisation.

Marina specialises in helping business leaders and managers deliver success through getting their teams aligned to key results and creating a culture of positive accountability to execute strategy, while working in the new hybrid work environment. Clients are reporting strong business growth and increased engagement from team.

A proven track record as a Global brand director leading marketing strategy for Elan, Marina is passionate about delivering results and business success for her clients, her vision is that being in business should give you more life. Through Covid 19, Marina has led Webinars for and been published by the Small Firms Association, PKF, Institute of Directors and Business Matters where she is regarded as an authority on getting the culture right in leadership teams to achieve results, even during uncertainty.