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Trading Up

Trading Up

Real businesses. Personal stories. Remarkable journeys.

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Show overview

Trading Up has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 96 episodes. That works out to roughly 70 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 37 min and 53 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 19 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 53 episodes published. Published by The Irish News.

Episodes
96
Running
2024–2026 · 2y
Median length
45 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

Trading Up hosted by Jim Fitzpatrick and produced in association with EY, delves into the real businesses, personal stories, and remarkable journeys of entrepreneurs. Discover insights on risk, resilience, and business growth from diverse founders and leaders in businesses big and small across various industries. Tune in weekly for inspiring entrepreneurial learnings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Bootstrapping Oatco to £1M, Surviving Dragon's Den, & Making Forbes 30 Under 30 with Laura Murphy

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The Democratic Regression: The Rise of Autocracy and Its Threat to Free Markets

May 6, 202640 min

Future-Proofing Your Business: Sustainability, Resilience, and EY's Four Futures

Apr 29, 202640 min

Make Way For The Mooch - Anthony Scaramucci on Trump, Wealth and Learning from Ireland (North and South)

Apr 22, 202645 min

Why The Strait of Hormuz Crisis is Like Belfast's Westlink When a Car Breaks Down But Much Much Worse

Apr 15, 202643 min

From Belfast to Hollywood: Building a Global Film Charity with Cinemagic's Joan Burney Keatings

Apr 8, 202644 min

Scaling Hospitality: Gavin Annon on Mount Charles, Agility, and the "being too short" Success Story

Apr 1, 202651 min

Gulf Crisis Shockwaves: Energy Prices, UK Interest Rates, and the Northern Ireland Economy

Mar 25, 202640 min

Embracing Difference, Building Strength: Belinda Brown on Leadership, Diversity, and "Midlife Clarity"

Mar 18, 202654 min

The Economic Ripple Effect: Middle East Oil Shocks & Northern Ireland's Fiscal Doom Loop

Mar 11, 202650 min

Authenticity, Adversity, and Algorithms: How Olivia McVeigh Built a Social Media Empire

Mar 4, 202657 min

Trump’s Tariffs Ruled Illegal, AI Impacts, Jobs & Northern Ireland House Prices

Feb 25, 202642 min

Built in Belfast, Adored Around The World: Building High-Performance Teams with People Playbook

Feb 18, 20261h 6m

Unpacked: Workers’ Rights, Water Crises, and the Truth About Tariffs

Feb 11, 202643 min

From Tobermore to Detroit: Lyle Watters and The Unconventional Path to Leading Ford

Feb 4, 202657 min

Mark Carney’s Davos Warning: The Death of the Old Order & How UK & Europe Should Respond

Jan 28, 202650 min

Building a £20M E-commerce Brand: The Kukoon Rugs Story

Jan 21, 20261h 9m

Economic Inactivity, EV Wars, and Regime Roulette: Navigating the 2025 Landscape

Jan 14, 202651 min

The Business of the Arts: Claire Murray and Scaling Success at the Lyric Theatre

Jan 7, 202657 min

Listener Questions: Breaking the Grant Culture and Fixing Northern Ireland’s Economy

Dec 31, 202549 min
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