Conor Gilsenan - Pro Rugby to Entrepreneurship & Corporate World

Conor Gilsenan is a former London Irish, Leinster and Connacht rugby player who recently had to retire due to injury.

We chat about;

• Transitioning from Pro Rugby to the corporate world.
• How he takes on challenges.
• Getting onto The Apprentice.
• Becoming an entrepreneur after retiring.
• Worrying about what people think of you.
• What held him back as a player.
• Advice that changed his perspective as a pro.
• Advice that he would give a young rugby player.
• Dealing with setbacks.
• His time with Leinster
• Why he left Irish provincial rugby to join London Irish.
• The bar he set up at London Irish stadiums (Converted Land Rover, horse box and a bit of an accident that they had day 1 on a motorway)
• Dreaming big and Goal setting.

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