Stage 1: how she learned it
Employment as a Project Manager prior to redundancy.
Developed transferable management, planning and stakeholder engagement skills that later supported business ownership.
From lab-based biology work to leading sustainability at a cycling and eco-tourism business — turning frustration with plastic waste into everyday environmental action.
Stage 1: how she learned it
Employment as a Project Manager prior to redundancy.
Developed transferable management, planning and stakeholder engagement skills that later supported business ownership.
Stage 2: skills acquired
Continued experience as a Project Manager.
Built practical workplace experience and confidence managing projects and people.
Stage 3: how she learned it
Returned to education as a mature student, completed a four-year Visual Art degree at WIT, and undertook Chamber of Commerce business training.
Transitioned from project management into the circular economy sector and established The Revamp Tramp.
Stage 4: how she learned it
Running The Revamp Tramp, collaborating with councils and the Rediscovery Centre, and delivering workshops across Ireland.
Expanded from furniture restoration into education and sustainability advocacy, helping others participate in repair and reuse practices.
Stage 5: how she learned it
More than a decade of business ownership and workshop delivery.
Promotes furniture reuse nationwide, reduces landfill waste, and supports wider adoption of circular economy practices.
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