CEO Corner: Season 3, Episode 4

Building Ireland’s First Female-Led Unicorn

In this episode of CEO Corner, Sinead Fitzmaurice FCA – first female CEO of an Irish unicorn (TransferMate Global Payments), director of Fitzmaurice Finance and chairperson of Nazaré Point – joins host Sarah McGrath for a rare, candid conversation about private leadership and public success.

Together they dive into:

Growing up in 1980s Ireland with “tighten the belt” economics and big ambitions
Being the only woman among 30 male managers at PwC and learning to speak up in the boardroom
Scaling TransferMate from startup to unicorn through years of regulation and licensing
The night the New York regulator called at 11pm and changed the company’s trajectory
Unicorn status, staff mortgages, and why valuation is a tool, not an identity
Stage 3 of her career: advisory roles, AI, fintech in emerging markets & Nazaré Point

Listen on:

Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/episode/3j4r…

Apple – https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/building…

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CEO Corner, With Sarah McGrath

Each month, we deconstruct world-class industry leaders, asking them about their leadership style, the psychological drivers behind their success and how they became who they are today. This platform is for those who want to gain tips and insights from the best of the best and for those who enjoy hearing other success stories.

Sarah McGrath is a Partner and Co-Owner at 360 Search Recruitment Service in Ireland and the UK and a Co-Owner of Vy Nutrition.

Sarah helps ensure senior professionals get access to their employer of choice and obtain their desired objectives while building their careers. She works with some of the most prolific entrepreneurs within Financial Services.

Sarah holds a Degree in Business, a Four-Year Diploma in Nutrition and a Degree in Psychology. She is passionate about organisational psychology and corporate well-being, advising and speaking at many industry associations.

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