“I have been working with Ronan and have found him to be motivational, inspirational and practical. Every stage that he has taken me through has proven top be beneficial. The time we have spent together has been positive as has the preparation work and follow up work for each session.

Managing my life is a huge challenge. As director of The Gaiety School of Acting-The National Theatre School of Ireland, director of Smock Alley Theatre-1662, director of Communicate and as a practicing playwright and screenwriter and as a husband and father the challenges I face are significant. Ronan is making huge progress in providing me with the required strategies to map out a constructive way forward.

The path ahead is cluttered and demanding. Ronan is a steady hand on the tiller of the boat that is often being pitched around in a storm. His manner, attitude and personality are empowering, encouraging and enabling me to plan for the future in a realistic and meaningful way”.

Patrick Sutton
Director Communicate.,
Director The Gaiety School of Acting-The National Theatre School of Ireland.
Director Smock Alley Theatre-1662

“I really enjoy working with Ronan and he has helped me to unlock my own creativity and apply it to my business. Ronan is very results-focused and is helping me to look at what I do in a new light. As a result of this I am more focused and am enjoying my job a lot more. I am also seeing the benefits bear fruit in my business. I look forward to our weekly meetings and leave with three quality ideas that I can implement immediately.”".
Tomas Conefrey -Conefrey’s Pharmacy

“Although I was working hard to build my business, I’d hit a wall and was struggling to make any real headway until Ronan helped me to firm up on my goals and marshall my resources to achieve them. Thanks to Ronan, I’ve made great progress, have opened up new income streams and am now well on my way to making the most of the opportunities in my business”.
Gerard Tannam Islandbridge Brand Development

“I have been working with Ronan for a number of months in his capacity as an executive coach. Esri Ireland is changing and growing and as a result I need to change and grow with it. In order to do that I need a deeper understanding of the business and myself. This requires a different way of thinking, one that calls for awareness of everything I do. Working with Ronan has helped me greatly in raising my awareness and, as a result, I am increasing my effectiveness within the business. Ronan is coaching me in how to be “on the business” as opposed to being “in the business” and I feel that in the few months we have been working together I am already a better person and a better leader. I have no hesitation in recommending Ronan in his role as an Executive Coach.”.
Paul Synnott – Country Manager ESRI Ireland

“Initially, I asked Ronan Kilroy of Focal Point Coaching for assistance breaking into a new market. Ronan’s comprehensive approach opened our eyes. He showed us how to identify our ideal client, make contact with the key decision makers, create a relationship with potential customers and, most importantly, how to control and close the deal at the sales meeting. I fully recommend Ronan to any company interested in improving sales.”.
Alan Jordan – Jordan Business Services

“My goal for the training course was to instill some new ideas into the salesteam, and encourage active interaction between different teams. Ronan’s method of drawing people in, and encouraging interaction led to a very successful training course. My goal for the course was exceeded”.
Paddy Lyons; European Sales Director – Atlanco Rimec Group

“Ronan has been working with CES for 12 months as a business and management coach. Ronan has worked with the CES management team closely to identify what our needs and requirements are, for our business development and growth.
Ronan has a structured programme that suited CES’s needs and budget.
The strength and depth of the Focal Point programme is excellent. It is practical, very results oriented and easily applied to our business.
I would highly recommend both Ronan and the Focal Point coaching programme to any business”.

Justin Quinn Managing Director CES

“Ronan has been coaching here now for 6 months and it has been a great success for us.
The focus on wins and getting things agreed and executed has been of tremendous benefit to our company.
The weekly sessions are results driven and Ronan has structured them very much with our business needs in mind.
The Brian Tracy material is relevant and accessible and the coaching style is very much a partnership approach.
I would highly recommend Ronan”

John Carlin Owner John P. Carlin & Co.

” Ronan Kilroy from Focal Point Coaching did a series of workshops for members of ACBI earlier this year. The feedback from members was very positive and all declared they would be looking at their businesses differently from now on.
One of Ronan’s themes is “Focus”, and it seems a lot of business people are too busy running their businesses to actually focus on what they are trying to achieve.The workshops were interactive, making particpants aware that, as entrepreneurs, they should be focussed on improving their business and not just working in them. These workshops more than matched our expectations in the way they caused a rethink in the way a business is run.
I see these workshops as being relevant to any business and would recommend Ronan as an excellent coach.”
Dave Lang Project and Development Officer
Associated Craft Butchers of Ireland.

“I have been using the services of professional coach Ronan Kilroy from Focal Point and I have been very satisfied so far.
Having the support of a coach is helping me focus on the targets, goals I want to achieve with my business and reaching them.
Ronan is a very strong listener and definitely helps in clarifying the different aspect of the business and thus helps on reducing the feeling of pressure by taking small steps at a time.
Since I started working with Ronan I have been able to understand more where I stand and where I want to go with my business.
I would highly recommend his services to help anyone with a business to see more what is really happening within and where the business is leading to”.

Anne-Sofie Laidain Owner Fafies Creperie.

“In April 2009 I was made redundant like a lot of other people at that time, due to my circumstances (I had just moved to a new house and also had lost a significant amount of money in a property business) being unemployed even for a month was not an option. I started up in business the next day without a business plan and very little in the way of finances, I just had to start somewhere.

On 15th October I was invited to a Focal Point training workshop where I got to know Ronan Kilroy, after a follow up meeting I started the Focal Point coaching programme with Ronan. The results started to show immediately and sales went up as I began to put a value on every hour and only done work of an equivalent hourly value which made me get rid of many of the smaller tasks I was performing. As I write this in January 2010 I now have a short range and a long range business vision clearly defined and I know exactly what I have to do to achieve my goals.

While I knew I needed to have a business plan I was always too busy to take any time out to even start to think about what I set out to achieve. I have accomplished a lot more in the last three months than I would ever have done if I not had my coach”.

Sean Flynn Owner ABL2.

“I would highly recommend both Ronan and the Focal Point coaching programme. It was initially important for me to ensure that I got a programme that matched my needs and Ronan spent considerable time ensuring that this requirement was met.
The weekly meetings are very focused and centred on getting things done. I have found it to be very practical and easy to apply to the business.
We have seen immediate benefits and this is the key. I have no hesitation in recommending Ronan”.

Derek O’Brien Owner Arcan Cladding

“It was genuinely excellent, Ronan”

Paul McClathchie – Manager Careers Register

“I currently use Ronan to help drive my business. We all work hard but working smart and spending time on areas that will impact on your bottom line is what counts. I have implemented significant changes in the past 5 months as a result of using Ronan’s services, and my business is now benefiting enormously from it. Keep up the good work Ronan and thanks for the continued support”.

Patrick O’Sullivan ; Owner Medipol

“Very incisive and helped me break down and barriers to change I had, and clearly illustrated the key points”

David Draper; Business Development Manager Atlanco Rimec Group.

“Ronan is a brilliant teacher and his passion for what he is doing is very contagious”

Anna-Karin Ulpe ; Business Development Manager Atlanco Rimec Group.

“A very professional presentation and well delivered. It held my interest for the duration and the interaction levels were very good without being forced, which is always a positive with this type of workshop”

Noel Cadden ; Business Development Manager Atlanco Rimec Group.

“Very interesting, a lot of food for thought”

Pat Dempsey, Owner Dempsey’s Food Emporium

“The best hour I’ve spent in the last 5 years. Thank You.

Michael Jordan; Owner Cycle Inn

“The presentation was informative and provided much food for thought”

Sherri Brennan; Owner Skip Trans