I recently attended the social media fest in Dublin organised by the Tweeting Goddess herself, Samantha Kelly. This was my first time to meet Samantha in person although I have been following her energetic posts on Twitter for over 15 years. I’m involved in the Marketing and Public Relations for our family hotel business, the 4* Abbey Hotel Conference & Leisure Centre in Roscommon.

I, like many others involved in the ever fast changing digital media world find it challenging to keep abreast of the evolving trends and the struggle to stay relevant amongst a sea of competitors. At the Social Media Fest I had the opportunity to meet such a vibrant and inspiring group of female entrepreneurs and business women from all over the country.

All the speakers represented a diverse range of business backgrounds, their own vulnerabilities and struggles were shared, and each had such an interesting story to tell. All the speakers were so willing to empower us all with their nuggets of wisdom on their individual paths to success. It’s rare to find a network where there is no competition, no rivalry but just oodles of good will and an organiser who genuinely wants to inspire, support and empower all the attendees. I’m glad I went and I wish there was more time in my busy schedule to attend more events like these in the Irish Midlands.

Samantha you gotta fix a date to come to Roscommon!

Geraldine Murray-Grealy
Director of Marketing & Public Relations
Abbey Hotel Roscommon www.abbeyhotel.ie