“There is very frequent evidence that the business community are distrusted by the general public, and a certain part of the political system exploits that”
Long before he was a panellist on Dragon’s Den, the businessman Gavin Duffy worked in radio, recruitment and communications. Two years ago, he ran for the presidency, a decision which, looking back now, he admits failed in “quite a spectacular fashion.” In this podcast, he tells his former Dragon’s Den investor Alison Cowzer, that he is a firm capitalist, but that he also believes it is time to change the nature of the relationship between the economy and society. He argues that Covid-19 has accelerated that realignment for the better, but that the crisis will also hit business hard – particularly the Irish high street. He offers communications advice for businesses in this crisis, and says that, after months of high tech, people will now want high touch.
