business
Hosted by WLR · business · EN-IE
The Hot Desk is WLR's weekly business programme, produced and presented by Mary O'Neill and sponsored by MK Brazil. The show features stories and developments from all industry sectors, as well as highlighting the many brilliant entrepreneurs in Waterford City and County.
Required Pod Score for this podcast. PitchCentric checks your profile against host openness, topical fit, and audience signals before you generate a pitch.
Contact path
Verified email
Booking probability
25%
Guest openness
Selective
Sign up to generate a grounded pitch for The Hot Desk.
Signup to Generate a PitchThe Hot Desk is WLR's weekly business programme, produced and presented by Mary O'Neill and sponsored by MK Brazil. The show features stories and developments from all industry sectors, as well as highlighting the many brilliant entrepreneurs in Waterford City and County.
The Hot Desk is hosted by WLR. The show has published 161 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Hot Desk Jan 28th Colin and Conor O Shea, Dr Laurence Fitzhenry and Regina Mangan" (28 January 2026, 44 minutes), "Hot Desk Jan 21st Claire Mooney, Lynda Lawton and Clair Moriarty" (21 January 2026, 40 minutes), and "Hot Desk Jan 14th Carmel Grant Breda Dooley and David Broderick" (15 January 2026, 37 minutes).
The Hot Desk publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 37 minutes across 161 episodes.
Booking probability for The Hot Desk is 25%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Hot Desk requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Hot Desk's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Hot Desk are Business & Management Consulting. The Hot Desk has a business audience.
WLR hosts The Hot Desk, a business podcast with 161 episodes published.
Our AI reads these to draft pitches. Use them as grounding for a pitch that cites a real guest and a specific topic.
The Hot Desk
Hot Desk Jan 28th, Suzanne Parker guest host was joined in studio by Dr. Laurence Fitzhenry from SETU will be coming in to talk about OcuHealth and their win at Venture Launch 2025. and cousins Colin and...
The Hot Desk
Hot Desk Jan 21st Suzanna Parker guest hosts this weeks show and is j oined in studio by Claire Mooney President of Network Ireland Waterford branch to look forward to the year ahead. Lynda Lawton from Waterford...
The Hot Desk
Mary was joined in studio by Carmel Grant of Carmel Grant Designs, and Polly Doyle of Polly & Andy - they’re among the talented Waterford Designers who will represent the Déise at Showcase Ireland in the RDS. Breda...
The Hot Desk
Waterford-based Tom Cullen of SIMI about how the motor industry in Ireland should fare in 2026, given the significant year-on-year growth in the sale of electric vehicles in 2025. Fractional CFO Joe O'Regan will...
The Hot Desk
Dungarvan Brewing Company and Mary spoke to the owner Tom Dauber, who is visiting from the US. He and operations manager Katrina Murphy discuss the festive season, and what lies ahead for 2026. Fresh from opening...
The Hot Desk
Mary is joined in studio Karen Dollery and Louise Prendergast of Viking Hotel Waterford, which has just received a 4 star classification. She also spoke to Jimmy Burrows of the Fresh Food Courtyard, Dungarvan...
The Hot Desk
HotDesk Dec 3rd Mary is joined by Meg Dunphy of CIPD who will discuss flexible work and how businesses and employees feel about it, five years on from lockdown. Damien Smyth of Campion insurance in Waterford warns that...
The Hot Desk
On this episode of The Hot Desk with thanks to MK Brazil. Dr. Don O’Neill, Head of the Department of Culinary Arts, Hospitality & Tourism at SETU. Andrew Lambe from Company Bureau. Maggie Kenny from The Grazing Table
The Hot Desk
Aoibhin Fallon stands in for Mary this week. She chatted to Fergal Kelly, solutions engineer with Compar Vision Systems and robotics, based in the Cleaboy business park in Waterford. He will talk about the company’s...
The Hot Desk
Mary spoke to Stuart Fitzgerald, CEO of Waterford based Fitzgerald Power, on global challenges for Irish SMEs in the export market. Colin Landers of Landers Bespoke Carpentry and Joinery in Villierstown will join...
The Hot Desk
The Hot Desk this week, Mary spoke to Abbeyside retailer Kelley Moroney who's been taking part in the BWG Foods NextGen Entrepreneurs Programme. She’ll give an overview of the current retail landscape in Ireland. ...
The Hot Desk
Hot Desk Oct 8th, Brendan Twohig of MK Brazil will be in to talk about what Budget 2026 means for businesses. Mary will speak to David Burke and Rebecca Queally who established Dungarvan’s newest hotel, The Hatmaker...
The Hot Desk
Hot Desk Oct 1st,Mary spoke with Liam Quinn of Waterford Area Partnership about the company’s new brand identity, which includes a name change to Buíon Phort Láirge She was also joined by Joe Queenan, founder of the...
The Hot Desk
Hot Desk Sep 24th ,Mary will be joined in studio by Professor John Notan to discuss Supplement Certified, which he co-founded - the team researches if supplements contain what it says on the label. She will...
The Hot Desk
Hot Desk Sep 17th , South East Technological University (SETU) has announced the appointment of its very first Chief Operations Officer (COO), David Denieffe. I'll speak to David, who will outline what he...
The Hot Desk
Hot Desk Sep 10th Mary was joined in studio by Sarah Hewson, owner of Birdie's Café in Fenor, where she roasts her own coffee and offers a gallery / event space for local artists, designers and creators. Sarah will...
The Hot Desk
Hot Desk Sep 3rd Mary was joined in studio by James O'Sullivan, Head of Commercialisation at SETU, about 'Unlock Innovation,' an upcoming webinar connecting regional businesses with world-class expertise. Over 70%...
The Hot Desk
Hot Desk Aug 27th ,Mary was joined by Gareth Evans, Head of Enterprise at Waterford LEO about the upcoming Glas awards, and about business clinics the LEO has been holding across the county. Mary also spoke...
The Hot Desk
Hot Desk Aug 20th , Aoibhin Fallon here, standing in for Mary O Neil on this week's show. With the annual Harvest Festival fast approaching Aoibhin speak to organiser Mark Dunne about the positive impact that the...
The Hot Desk
Hot Desk Aug 13th, Mary spoke to Paul McCormack, CEO of Hydrogen Ireland, about how, as a country, we need to maximise the potential and interaction of multiple forms of energy in our future lives. One in...
Recent guests on The Hot Desk. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
PitchCentric classifies The Hot Desk under these industries. Guests from them are the closest fit, and each links to the best podcasts in that industry.
Shows with the most semantically similar episode content. Pitch one, pitch all; producers cluster.
Guides and articles for guests pitching shows like this one.
Is this podcast yours and you'd like to remove or correct details? Request removal or email privacy@pitchcentric.com.
Questions about the free trial? See the pricing FAQ
