Every Thought Leadership story published on Business Pulse — all in one place.
The company his father took on in Rathmines in 1934 is now Smurfit Westrock, run by his son Tony, with more than 97,000 people in 40 countries. Where that legacy stands in 2026.
He founded Guinness Peat Aviation in Shannon in 1975 and Ryanair in 1985. In 2026, Irish-based firms manage around 60% of the world's leased aircraft and Ryanair is debt free on record profits of €2.26 billion.
Warren Buffett has stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. We trace the full record — from a paper route in Omaha to $6.1 million on a $100 investment, and more than $60 billion given away.
Tim Cook worked his last day as Apple's CEO on 31 August 2026. We trace the operations expert's fifteen-year record, the $5 trillion valuation, and the AI argument he leaves behind.
Elizabeth Stein started Purely Elizabeth with $5,000 in a New York apartment kitchen. Seventeen years later, Ferrero has acquired it in a deal estimated at $800 million — and she stays on as CEO.
Diageo shares jumped as much as 11% in London as chief executive Sir Dave Lewis unveiled the fullest picture yet of how he plans to fix the world's largest premium spirits group.
Sir Anthony O'Reilly lived one of the most extraordinary careers in modern Irish history — from British Lions records and the Kerrygold brand to Heinz, Independent Newspapers and the Ireland Funds.
Ireland has lost one of its most consequential business leaders and philanthropists. The founder of Glen Dimplex built, from a ten-person factory in Newry, a global manufacturing group with more than €2 billion in revenue — and gave generously across two islands and two continents.
Ireland's business leaders are ramping up AI investment, but Accenture's latest research shows the productivity transformation has not yet arrived at scale. Here's why — and what leaders need to do next.
Adam Keane spent his teenage years working in his family's Dublin nursing home. When he finally built his own company, he went straight back to that world — and built something it desperately needed.
Brian Moloney built StormHarvester from nothing in Belfast. It is now the fastest-growing technology company in Ireland, operates in four countries and is an EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2026 finalist.