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Paul Mooney is the chief executive of Flormar Ireland

Paul Mooney, chief executive, Flormar IrelandFergal Phillips

Name: Paul Mooney

Company: Flormar Ireland

The pitch: agent for Italy’s Flormar cosmetics

Six and a half years ago, Paul Mooney was running a building providers company. Now he’s taking beauty tips from Kylie Jenner.

The chief executive of Flormar Ireland and the sole agent bringing Flormar cosmetics to Ireland has the recession to thank for introducing him to his new venture.

“The recession hit the building industry hard, so I took redundancy,” ...