About

Since 2012, Ronan has been fortunate to facilitate personal and team development programmes across a diverse range of high-performance and high-stakes environments—including boardrooms, elite sports teams, and prison communities.

Across every setting, one thing has become clear: every group holds untapped potential. The challenge is creating the conditions where that potential can emerge.

Those conditions begin with connection—connection to ourselves, connection to one another, and connection to something bigger than ourselves.

Ronan designs and facilitates transformative learning experiences that help individuals and teams build trust, deepen understanding, and unlock greater levels of performance and wellbeing.

Drawing from a diverse professional journey and studies spanning commerce, information technology, psychology, Dr Gabor Maté's Compassionate Inquiry, and current studies in Family Constellations, Ronan brings a progressive and holistic approach to developing people, teams, and cultures.

At the heart of his work is one belief:

Connection is the foundation of human and team potential.

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Cork

Born in Cork and the youngest of four. Grew up in suburbs of Bishopstown, attending Collaiste an Spioraid Naoimh.

Sport

Was fortunate to represent my club and county in hurling from underage to senior level. I got invaluable insight into full spectrum of team cultures.

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University

Qualified from UCC with a degree in Commerce and a masters in Management Information & Management Accounting Systems.

Corporate Days

Worked in tech and banking in Ireland and Australia respectively. I experienced what both healthy and unhealthy team climates feel like.

Psychology

Completed a hDip in Psychology in DBS. For my thesis, I conducted a research into the 'relationship between mental health and emotional expressiveness in elite level athletes'.

Team Connection

I work with workplace and sports teams nationwide. The aim of the programs are to build healthy, connected environments where teams can perform to their potential.

The Soar Foundation

For 8 years, I ran resilience & self development programs for teenagers nationwide. Internally, I worked in L+D with trainee facilitators, upskilling them in the craft of facilitation, personal development, and how to build transformative experiences (www.soar.ie).

Sodabreadbox

Along with friend Diarmuid Sexton, I ran a sober dance night called Sodabreadbox. 1 hour / No alcohol / No lights.

Current Studies

Currently a student of Dr. Gabor Mate's therapeutic approach, 'Compassionate Inquiry'. It explores how by reconnecting with ourselves can serve as an antidote to trauma and human suffering.

The Circle

Since 2021, I have delivered The Circle, a self-development program for groups of men and women within the prison system.

Where next...

Perhaps in the next chapter our paths will cross. All programs are crafted to suit your group's uniqueness. Feel free to reach out to see what shape this could take.

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