Seán Gallagher has worked hard to overcome many challenges during his life, from the physical challenge of visual impairment to the entrepreneurial challenges of unemployment and setting up his own business. Seán was the co-founder of Smarthomes Ireland’s fastest growing technology company and he has built up a successful business presence in Ireland. An entrepreneur for over a decade, Seán has helped to mentor other budding entrepreneurs through RTE’s successful, Dragons’ Den and through his work with County Enterprise Boards and Chambers of Commerce around the country. Seán also holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA). Seán has worked in every county in Ireland using business expertise to mentor and advise charity, voluntary and community groups helping them to maximise their resources and achieve their goals. Seán understands the challenges faced by people and has worked in almost every industry, including youth work, farming, politics and the public sector, technology and others. This has given Seán a firm knowledge of some of Ireland’s best and brightest industries as well as the need to nurture our youth to encourage them to innovate and find their own enterprising solutions to today’s challenges. Seán, aged 49, was born in Monaghan and spent his first few years in Devin Reilly Terrace, Monaghan Town. He grew up in The Square, Ballyhaise in Co Cavan. He is married to Trish O’Connor from Kanturk, Co Cork. They live in Blackrock outside Dundalk, Co Louth.