The Brian Keane Podcast

David Hartigan is an Irish entrepreneur and one of Ireland's top 30 Under 30, founder and CEO of Hemp Heros and Mussh and Co - the former being Ireland and Europe's leading seed-to-shelf hemp company, based in Co. Wicklow. 

David founded Hemp Heros in 2018 and spent four years building it alongside a career in consulting, before going full-time on the business. 

Under his leadership, it grew from 5 products to over 26, moved from white-label to in-house manufacturing, and became the number one selling hemp brand for pets in Ireland - stocked in over 100 retailers nationwide and a winner of Ireland's National Startup Awards.

David is also the co-founder of Blynk+, a functional drinks company he launched after meeting his co-founder at the National Startup Awards in 2022 - Ireland's first functional mushroom drinks brand, built around the concept of "Beverages with Benefits." 

A candid conversation about all things life and business with a good friend of mine. You can watch the full in person video on YouTube too. 

https://www.youtube.com/@BrianKeaneFitness

Enjoy. 

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I hope it helps. Enjoy. 

A fitness, nutrition, fitness and business mix of questions for today's solo Q+A.

1: Nutrition has changed a lot in the last 5 years — what's one thing you believed about dieting in your early fitness career that you've completely reversed your thinking on?

2: What's the honest truth about how alcohol has affected your performance, recovery, and mindset over the years?

3:  How do you train through grief, stress, or emotional chaos — when the gym is the last place you want to be but probably where you need to be most?" — Practical and deeply human.

4: What's something you've changed your mind on completely in the last 12 months - about yourself, not about business or fitness?
 

5: What does your relationship with money actually look like day to day - spending, guilt, enjoyment - now that you have financial security?

6: How do you price yourself when you're scared you're too expensive?

Timestamps may vary by 2-4 minutes based on podcast platform: 

00:00 Introduction and Overview of the Podcast

01:33 Evolution of Nutrition Beliefs

10:17 The Impact of Alcohol on Performance and Recovery

18:32 Training Through Grief and Emotional Chaos

27:16 The Power of Community

35:18 Understanding Financial Relationships

43:16 Pricing and Self-Worth in Business

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