Aidan Phelan

During the recession in 2008 I needed to find work as I had recently become a dad.

At the time there wasn't much work so I decided to try commission sales.

I worked 12 hour days for over 3 years and took part in the business development side to the role.

I trained over 10 people and built a team who would set and reach targets for multiple companies including Sky tv Airtricity and multiple charities.

I done door to door sales which was extremely challenging and required a strong mental ability.

I also done event selling in shopping centers and street selling all over Ireland.

I traveled to England a lot for networking and learned lots to help maintain my income.

after 3 years I decided to make a change as the markets were becoming less and the income I was generating just wasn't sufficient enough for the hours I was putting in.

In 2003 at the age of 19 I was employed by ideal tubes a school furniture manufacturer based in Dublin 12.

My role was to cut steal and wood to size for school tables and chairs.

I also done deliveries to schools all across Ireland.

The company reduced numbers as business was bad and I left.

The company moved location and closed its doors shortly afterwards.

At 17 I got a job in the Irish times newspaper based in city center Dublin.

My roles involved delivery of comp newspapers to estate agents and businesses around the area.

I would also pack and deliver bundles of papers for stall sellers and collect from the independent newspaper a short distance away.

I worked with Human Resources with the delivery of paperwork to the vhi building.

I worked here happily for near 2 years until redundancy when the company moved in 2022.