The Best Work of their Careers, with Emmet O'Neill

The Manager's Moment

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Help people create the best work of their careers. Don't lock people into a single way of doing things. Enable them. This is an uncommon job description for a manager, let alone a CEO. Yet, when we strip away title and role perception, at the heart of this episode's conversation is one man's noble hope and a responsibility he takes very seriously.
Emmet shares his journey into and beyond the role of CEO. He pauses to reflect on the people and themes that have made a difference to him and his own career.
In this conversation he touches on topics like the difference between leadership and management, working with family, relationship building, mentorship, startup challenges, the creative industry, and education technology.
About Emmet
Emmet O'Neill is the CEO of StoryToys - A multi-award winning developer and publisher of apps and games for children. StoryToys have produced apps with many leading children’s brands including The LEGO Group, The Walt Disney Company, Marvel Entertainment, Mattel, Hasbro, Penguin Random House, Warner/DC and Sesame Workshop.

With a career in digital product design that spans over 25 years, Emmet has worked across a broad spectrum of industries including publishing, advertising and film /TV. He specialises in leading highly creative teams and content oriented businesses.

Emmet has led StoryToys through a period of exceptional growth and the successful acquisition by the games label Team17 PLC in 2021.

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