Larry C Farrell

Over forty years ago, my mothers brother (Larry Farrell) came over from his home in Coventry and took me to Powerscourt Waterfall. I have an old black and white photograph of Larry, my auntie Maeve and myself. I often look at it.

Until recently, I did not realise my attraction to Powerscourt waterfall - it has always held a magical attraction to me.

It was here that I spent many happy hours with Marie and when I am really down, I go there and feel the power of nature and the timelessness of its powerful running water.

So when I heard that the entrepeneurship author Larry C Farrell was coming to the Ryan Academy to give a seminar on entrepreneurship - I simply had to go!

What I experienced was a wonderful re-interpretation of the simplicity of business and of the basics which we learn and then speedily forget.

We all try to make business so complicated and shove so much MBA type nonsense down our own throats, that we forget that all we need is a product and a market.

His insight into this simple yet powerful philosophy proved to be an enlightening experience.

I asked him about his ancestors and would you believe it, we felt that we had some geneology in common - what a small world indeed !!

I got on really well with him and I hope that we will get a chance to work together soon