Covid career changes might be the practice du jour, but for Emma Waldron, her decision to shift course came a long time ago. She is a former Miss Ireland turned Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur, but she laid the foundation for this turn long before the phrase ‘social distancing’ entered the lexicon. Back in 2010, when she was 20 years old, Emma won the Miss Ireland competition and came fourth in the following Miss World pageant; the formula for a lifetime of fame in Irish media. She was studying for her B.Ed. at Trinity College and was plunged into the public…

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