The first Female Founders event in The West hosted by THE GLOSS & Goodbody
The first Female Founders event hosted by THE GLOSS & Goodbody in the west of the country welcomed some of the region’s most impressive business founders.
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The first Female Founders event hosted by THE GLOSS and investment firm Goodbody in the west of the country took place in Lignum, near Bullaun, Co Galway.
Given the location of the event, at the heart of Galway’s burgeoning medtech sector, THE GLOSS and Goodbody were particularly honoured to host two female founders, Evelyn O’Toole of CLS (Complete Laboratory Solutions) and Dr Elizabeth McGloughlin of Tympany Medical, both with operations based in Galway, to share their stories of founding, developing and funding their businesses. They were joined by Niamh O’Neill, Senior Adviser, Goodbody, whose job it is to advise business owners.
A delightful In Conversation With followed as special guest, entrepreneur and co-founder of luxury fragrance brand Cloon Keen, Margaret Mangan shared her Founder Story.
Established in Margaret’s parents’ garage in 2002, Galway company Cloon Keen is one of Ireland’s finest success stories. Founders, Margaret (Maggie) Mangan and her husband Julian Checkley have taken uniquely Irish ideas and stories and, like alchemists, turned them into scents with an international appeal.
Cloon Keen is now a world-renowned fragrance atelier producing unique luxury perfumes, body care and home fragrances such as candles and room sprays, sold to customers all over the world. Cloon Keen has two shops, one on High Street in Galway and another in the Powerscourt Townhouse Centre in Dublin 2, which opened in 2022, and a large factory in Galway, built with the help of Údarás na Gaeltachta.
