Following the recent success of Ailbhe and Izzy Keane from Galway, winners of this year’s Accenture Leaders of Tomorrow competition and Katie McGloin winner of the Foróige Youth Entrepreneur of the Year, we catch up with Tara Haughton from Kildare who won the senior category at the County and City Enterprise Board's student enterprise programme back in 2011. |
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Tara came up with the idea of creating stickers for high-heeled shoes to give them a unique designer-like look. Since becoming CEO of Rosso Solini (which means red sole in Italian ) she has become the proud mum of a daughter, continued to pursue further studies and her business is currently exporting to 23 countries world-wide. |
''If you don't build your dreams someone else will hire you to build theirs ''
If I could start again I think I would like to be a bit older. I didn't appreciate everything I got to do when the company started. Some opportunities I definitely took for granted. I've had amazing experiences and met amazing people. I knew I was lucky at the time but now I see how amazing it really was not everyone gets the opportunists I got I'm a lucky gal!
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