The journey of Alan Joyce from being raised in Dublin to running the biggest brand in Australia is a fascinating one. In this episode of the Flying Irishman he opens up to Jarlath about the finer details of his story.
As CEO of Qantas airlines, Alan Joyce turned around the airline from losing $20m per week to profits of over a billion per year. Alan explains how he wrestled with the tough decision make 5,000 redundancies as well as revealing the incredible stroke of luck in the midst of it all which resulted in cancer diagnosis. From the time he was attacked by dogs while live on T.V. to why Irish people are better-suited to Australia, this episode really has it all.
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