So those events spurred me on to leave my small town, go to university, and then, with Ireland's youth who had ambition, you had to leave, because of recessions and property busts, to cities like London, New York, and Sydney—which is unfortunately now not available to the young people of the world. A corporate sales career followed in fast-moving consumer goods, in banking and governance and advisory services at some of the top companies in the world across the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. 