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The way careers start, adapt, and grow is fundamentally broken and is changing. Collabie’s collaborative careers are part of that shift.The future of work isn’t just jobs or going solo - it’s groups of people building things together.If you want to join an event, or run an event with Collabie, please feel free to message me. Thanks to Valentina Quezada for her help in creating this video for Collabie recently. A perfect example of a collab in action! #collabie #futureofwork #careers #work #jobs #collabs This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.conorlyn.ch/subscribe

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Learn Earn Own is now in more libraries around the county thanks to my distributor Alan Hanna’s - this is great news and I needed more stock.However, I want more people to have the chance to look inside the book.Now you can get your free chapter from Learn Earn Own here - https://www.conorlyn.ch/p/im-sharing-chapter-1-of-learn-earnLast call to grab the book at €9.99 … once I get a chance, the special offer for the launch is over and the price is going up.If you are near Dublin on the 25th, then come to my next free event which is a Career Lab Open Mic event in Dublin 25.03.26 and will feature the launch of The Assets Builders - https://www.conorlyn.ch/p/career-lab-open-mic-250326Message me if you are looking for a speaker, podcast guest or workshop facilitator.Chat soon,Conor This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.conorlyn.ch/subscribe

As some of you may know, I’m originally from Oldcastle in Meath. So whenever I have something new to share, it is always good to turn to regional and local media for some coverage. It was great to meet Gerry Kelly in the LMFM studio in Drogheda. Gerry is a real pro, and we had a great chat. I hope you enjoy it, and let me know what you think in the comments. I did my own PR and here’s the media release I shared with them to get the interview. MEDIA RELEASE - ‘LEARN EARN OWN’For immediate release ChatGPT Killing Graduate Roles and Breaks the Career Ladder: Irish Book Offers ‘Assets Ladder’ Alternative.For 100 years, we were told a simple story. Study hard. Get a job. Climb the ladder. But today the traditional Career Ladder is broken.The data is damning. Since ChatGPT’s launch in November 2022, graduate and junior positions in the UK and Ireland have fallen by approximately 32% (The Guardian), while only 6% of Gen Z workers view climbing the corporate ladder as their primary career goal (Deloitte). Meanwhile, 85% of workers globally report feeling disengaged at work (Gallup). Dublin-based digital innovator Conor Lynch has released Learn Earn Own in response to a growing global workforce crisis, as workers increasingly face disruption from AI and automation. It’s a practical career design playbook and toolkit, where workers are shown how to create multiple income streams, instead of focusing on a single-income career.Learn Earn Own reads nothing like traditional career advice and more like a user manual for the future of work, where more people will navigate employment and self-employment. The book is for those who are done building someone else’s future and want to design their own.The author dismantles the myth that assets are only for the rich and replaces it with three simple steps anyone can adopt: learn more skills, earn more income, and own more assets. He introduces ‘The Assets Ladder’ framework, which helps workers transform their prospects by owning career assets, including digital content, digital products, a powerful personal brand, and collaborative career ventures.Learn Earn Own is a career strategy toolkit packed with maps, scorecards, templates, and AI prompts. The free companion web app creates multiple personalised career paths for those who want to explore how to own more of their work.Lynch says: “I talk to so many workers who are worried that relying on one employer and one income is no longer a safe bet. Most people are smart and work hard, but their rewards don’t match their efforts - they are leaving money on the table. So I show the ambitious and talented how to create careers that compound.”“The future of work isn’t a job. It’s a portfolio. But this isn’t about quitting employment - it’s about not letting your job be your only plan. Jobs are temporary, assets are forever.”About the AuthorConor P. Lynch is a digital innovator and educator who had his first personal brand website in 1999, whilst on the career ladder. He grew his digital agency, Connector, from a side project into a seven-figure business, later acquired by Granite Digital. With award-winning experience building global brands and training over 5,000 professionals, he now helps individuals and organisations multiply their potential by empowering talent to take ownership of their careers.___________________________________________________________________________Book Details:Learn Earn Own is available now on launch special pricing on Amazon in full colour paperback (€12.99), black & white paperback (€9.99), and Kindle eBook (€3.99) formats. You can order in bulk directly from the author, and the book is available to order via bookshops and library databases. The audiobook format will follow shortly.Media Contact:[Conor P. Lynch] [Author] [conor@conorlyn.ch] [+353 86 811 8833] [www.conorlyn.ch] Key Statistics at a Glance:* Recent Gallup research shows that 85% of workers globally are disengaged at work, costing (Gallup 2025)* Portfolio Careers: By 2030, it is forecasted that half of all professionals will manage “portfolio careers,” which include freelancing, consulting, and other independent work. The Future of Work (OECD 2019)* In the UK job market data (from Adzuna), graduate jobs, apprenticeships, and junior positions had fallen 32% since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022. (The Guardian 2025)* Now, only 6% of Gen Z say reaching senior leadership is their primary goal, according to recent research by Deloitte. (Deloitte 2025)Photos:Link to photos: https://bit.ly/Conor_Lynch_BookENDS This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.conorlyn.ch/subscribe

Listen in and discover why this book is unique, and I just had to write it.My audiobook will follow soon. Yours,ConorReview by Notebook LM This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.conorlyn.ch/subscribe

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The Instagrammys, aka The Huawei Snapys Instagram Awards in 2015 were one of the best events we ever ran at Connector. My Instagram awards idea came from an Instagram Gallery event we ran as an experiment, as I mentioned before in a previous post. The awards became a game-changer for my business as we won Huawei as a client and worked with them for 6 years before selling my personal brand ‘Connector’ in 2020.I’m still creating assets to this day. Only now, one of my new assets is a book on how to create your own career assets. How Meta!Get a free sample at www.TheAssetsLadder.com or buy the book on Amazon here - https://www.amazon.com/author/conorlynchChat soon 8-) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.conorlyn.ch/subscribe

My team at Connector hosted this amazing launch party for the Huawei Snapys Irish Instagram awards back in 2016.Lots of Irish creators and influencers were present to enjoy the craic in our studio in Temple Bar. Fantastic memories.I can see Sofia D. Lorna Duffy Timi Ogunyemi Kevin O'Sullivan Alvin Perry Giovana Marques Oliveira Gabriel Mueller Marcus Albeny 🇧🇷🇮🇪 Peadar Sheerin About 200 are in the video - are you? Hi guys 8-) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.conorlyn.ch/subscribe

Team building days are such a fantastic opportunity to engage with your team, but many fail to deliver a memorable experience. However, EY didn't disappoint. I'm proud to share another video from my archives, this time featuring one of the major events we hosted for the team at EY. This Irish event was part of the build-up to a massive 500-person EY team event in Zurich with the same 'Connector Innovation Game' we created for events like this one.Greetings and thanks again to the innovative team at EY in Ireland and Europe, including Bertrand Boisse, Eoin MacManus, Niall Corrigan, and Marcel van Loo.What I learnt from these events:* Create a custom, engaging experience for the team* Have a serious business related theme, but a fun delivery * Have solo and group elements to appeal to all people * Use teamwork and collaboration to help people make new connections* We used Dragons’ Den style pitching to heighten the drama* Involve the management team and the agency team for familiar and new voicesIt's incredibly sad to see the inimitable Greg Fry (RIP) in the video, as he was MC on the day. PS - Get a free preview of my new book 'The Assets Ladder', out first as an eBook - www.TheAssetsLadder dot com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.conorlyn.ch/subscribe

As you can see from the videos from my dusty 2009 archives, I was super nervous. It was a pre-recorded show, but it was all recorded in one go with no retakes. Oh oh.Thinking it might be a good idea to get free publicity for my meetups, named after my personal brand side hustle 'Connector', I applied to be on the show in season one. I hoped it might be a good experience for some of the people who came to my events to join me for the recording ... hi guys!My major problem was that I had a job at the time, and it was at a marketing agency. Marketing agency work was a likely revenue stream for Connector, but I decided not to pitch a marketing-type business to the dragons. I felt it would look bad if I were pitching to compete with my current employers, so I left them out and suggested some other revenue models that were not as strong.I really wanted to get some publicity for the brand, have some fun, but totally knew it was not investible based on my neutered pitch. Bobby Kerr, to his credit, spotted that it was a publicity stunt and dropped out. Sean Gallagher was the last to fold, and the other dragons at the time were Gavin Duffy, Niall O'Farrell, and Sarah Newman.I was questioned for what seemed like 30 minutes, but bizarrely, they never asked me where I worked, so I didn't mention it. Six months later, I quit my job and went full-time with my side hustle, having won some early social media work with HP and Canon.Later, I grew the business Connector into an award-winning marketing agency with clients like Huawei, Sony, Volkswagen, and EY. Expecting a cyclical market downturn, I sold the business in February 2020, weeks before my part of the world shut down for two years. Good timing boss.What I learned from the experience:* Put yourself out of your comfort zone e.g. pitching on TV* There is no such thing as bad publicity* There is such a thing as a bad pitch* Share cool experiences with others if possible* Make before-and-after content to showcase the experience* Take every opportunity to grow your network * Don't take rejection personallySo every day is a school day, and now I help others with their personal brands, career planning, and career asset building. You can read some of my recent work on how to multiply your potential from my book on www.theassetsladder .com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.conorlyn.ch/subscribe

Nostalgia ain't what it used to be ...This is super cringey, but bear in mind it was done in 2009. The number of times the word 'connect' is mentioned has me bright red in embarrassment.In my opinion, 2008 - 2009 was the golden age for meetups and excitement about the future. This was just before the economy hit the floor, and the rest is history.There seemed to be events for everyone, and as a 'Connector,' I loved to join as many meetups as I could and then bring everyone together at my 'Tribes' event.I remember other meetup hosts like John Dunne Digital Tonic), Ty Richardson, PhD and Claire Kehoe Cunningham (EYP), Jason Roe (Blogger, Twitter, Whatever), and the guys from Synth Eastwood, The Attic etc.A special shoutout to the unicorn jockey CEO of Intercom namely Eoghan McCabe who is shown briefly giving a rousing talk on the merits of entrepreneurship. What a journey he has been on since! Thanks again to Alvin Perry for the amazing work on the Connector branding, and apologies for how I went rogue with these animations! ;-)Watch out soon for the book launch for The Assets Ladder and some other cool new events. Preview the book on www.TheAssetsLadder.comYours,Conor This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.conorlyn.ch/subscribe

A long time ago, in 2009, one of my first big clients at Connector was Canon. By running regular meetups with my community of makers, movers, and shakers, I was picked as the competition partner. At the time, I was also regularly sharing content on my blog Connector.ie Shout out to the visionary team, which was led by Philip Brady and Jonothan Sultan from Canon Ireland, and Piaras Kelly representing Edelman. Liam Cunningham, as a Canon ambassador, helped greatly with the national PR campaign.Congratulations again to the winners Martin Moylan, Daniel Dalton and Ronan Casey.Have a look at the video case study here, with more videos from my archives coming soon. Voice over by broadcaster Gary Brennan.Enjoy! PS - Get a free preview of my new book 'The Assets Ladder', out first as an eBook - www.TheAssetsLadder.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.conorlyn.ch/subscribe

Sporting my dapper lab coat to promote my Career Lab meetups, I conducted critical research at the Dublin Tech Summit. As my interviewees were all busy rushing around, I wanted to get the maximum insight in one or two minutes. How did I do this? I asked these 10 people the same three simple questions - what are your best, worst, and next career moves?I wanted to find out what are the learnings from great and ghastly career moves. This helps us follow their lead, or make sure you learn from their mistakes.Career Lab Trailer »Connect with Ruben Hernandez.Thanks to the others featured in this video series, namely Darren Mowat + Zeljana Babic + Dmitriy Dranko + Sarah Kelly + Harshal Patil + Ricardo Moran + Peter Turley + Stephen Conmy + Rob CullenSorry for the delay in releasing this collection as I was busy trying to write a book about the future of careers. Watch out soon for sneak peeks from the book right here on my conorlyn.ch website.Connect with me on LinkedIn too here as Conor Lynch. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.conorlyn.ch/subscribe