New website offers speakers their ‘soapbox’

Johnny Beirne, chief executive and Fergal Donlon, chief technical officer

Name: Johnny Beirne

Company: Speakific.com

The pitch: online platform for business speakers and event organisers

Leitrim-based digital entrepreneur Johnny Beirne has launched a kind of Ted Talks for Irish business, offering would-be speakers a platform to boost their profile and identify opportunities to share their story.

Launched in October of last year, Speakific.com has signed up 250 speakers from Ireland and overseas, who want to share their professional views and experiences.

“It’s primarily ...