Brid O’Connell
CEO
Brid O’Connell, MMII, MMPRII, MSc (Hons), was appointed as CEO to Guaranteed Irish in July 2016. Brid has a long career in marketing, branding, communications and PR. She has welcomed the opportunity to add value to Guaranteed Irish members through her revitalising and repositioning of the organisation to reflect modern Ireland in a global economy.
Jean Robins
Accounts Manager
Jean joined Guaranteed Irish in early 2009 as Accounts Manager and Credit Controller having gained vast amounts of experience in various companies such as Drought Ltd, Total Haircare Ltd, Pitney Bowes, Lely Ireland, and MSL.
Laura Donnelly
PR & Marketing Intern
Laura joins the team as PR & Marketing Intern, crafting and distributing press releases, press and media and increasing brand awareness via digital marketing platforms for the organisation on behalf of its members. Having recently graduated from Trinity College Dublin with a BA in English and History, Laura has experience working in the social media space with small-medium businesses, creating content for their blog, website, and social media platforms.
Christina Conlon
Senior Marketing Executive
Christina joined Guaranteed Irish as a Senior Marketing Executive in January 2019.
Christina’s background is in full service marketing & PR, having previously worked on marketing, PR & sponsorship campaigns for brands such as Insomnia, Bacardi, Swatch, Failte Ireland and PlayStation in agency. She enjoys copywriting & social media.
She holds a MSc in Marketing Practice from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School and a bachelor’s degree in Business Mgmt from NUI Maynooth.
Danielle Kilbane
Graphic Designer
Danielle joins the team as our lead Graphic Designer, designing all aspects of Guaranteed Irish collateral for print and web including social media posts, POS materials, invitations and advertisements.
Having recently graduated from Dublin City University with a BSc in Multimedia, Danielle has experience creating great content from conceptualisation to post-production, including photography, video production and motion graphics. Danielle also designs and executes the Guaranteed Irish calendar of events, allowing the team to engage with new and existing members throughout the year.
Jennifer O’Connell
Head of Events & Business Development
Jennifer joined Guaranteed Irish as Head of Events and Business Development in October 2018.
From a communications, events and marketing background she was co-founder of the Lismore Opera Festival. Jennifer is also a guest lecturer in University Limerick in Festival Management on the MA of Festive Arts.