My personal profile and personal story by Rory Connolly.Ireland’s #1 Visual Facilitator ♦ Communication Catalyst ♦ Management Consultant ♦ Trainer ♦ Lecturer @ City Colleges . ♦ My Management Consultant Work Methodology is ≈ - I use the powerful combination of Graphic Facilitation, Strategic Analysis, and Coaching, to facilitate transformation in individuals and organizations. ♦ My Typical Clients profiles and their challenges ≈ - My clients can be subdivided into FIVE sub-categories. * ENTREPRENEURS: -Starting Capital / Closing Sales / Marketing Strategies & Techniques. * SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS - Employee / Management Issues / Owner Stress Management * NON FOR PROFITS - No Strategic Planning / Mergers & Integration / Lack of Funding * ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES - Training Gaps / Product Development / Product Quality Issues * LARGE ORAGANIZATIONS - Growing Leaders / Downsizing / Layoff / Poor Team Morale ♦ My Clients need MORE of ≈ - CUSTOMERS , VISIBILTY, LEADERSHIP, STRATEGIC PLANNING, and MORE PROFITABILTY. ♦ My Specialists Solutions for my clients include ≈ - Strategic Planning Workshop - Organisational Consultancy & Change - Leadership Development - Team Building - Meeting Facilitation - Facilitation Training - Graphic Facilitation - Customised Training Programmes - Executive & Team Coaching - Linkedin Coaching ♦ My Personal Bio ≈ - I was born and raised in South Co. Dublin, Ireland - I emigrated to San Francisco joining Swinerton Inc. for 10 years becoming Division’s Commercial Marketing & Tendering Manager. - I Co-Set up the Irish Pub Holdings Company, San Francisco, USA 10 years. Company consisted of three interrelated business units: - After returning to Ireland I set up Kono Consultancy . ► I invite you to check out my website www.konoconsultancy.com for more information or you can email me at info@konoconsultancy.com or call me at ☎ 087 0905303 ◄

1. Thankfully my parents were both hardworking,
enterprising, value based entrepreneurs.
- I was born and raised in South, Co. Dublin ,Ireland

2. - I treasure my old school pals, my lifelong love of rugby and the
social-political lessons of sports I gained at school.
School Days

3. I have always had a love of Sports & An Active Lifestyle.

4. My College Days:
- I studied Economics and Geography at Trinity College, Dublin

5. - I joined my family’s Company, F. Connolly Construction.
After College

6. Marketing
- 1991 :Old School Sales Tools .

7. My Corporate Career:
- After Successfully helping to turnaround the family
business I emigrated to San Francisco

8. - My Corporate Career:
- I joined All American Construction General Contractors as a
Divisional Marketing Manager .

9. I later became the Commercial Fit Out Division’s Commercial Manager.

10. My Entrepreneurial Career:
- Co-Set up a Holdings Company, for over 10 years
consisting of three interrelated business units:

11. At Working
- Looking Relaxed

12. - San Francisco Building, Restoration & Painting Co.
Division No.1 :

13. Award Winning Painted Ladies
- 1st & 4th . Prize Fuller O’ Brien California State Winners (1997 & 1999)

14. Division No. 2 :
- 3 Bars & Rests. in San Francisco, Portland,& New York.

15. - San Francisco, California

16. - Portland , Oregon
The Irish Bank

17. All Work ! With Ronnie Drew & Chris Martin.
Opening Night, The Irish Bank , 5th Ave NY opp. The Empire State Building

18. Division No.3
- Irish Pub Designs and Turn Key Fit Out Company .

20. Turn Key Project
- O'Flaherty's Irish Pub, San Jose’s

21. - Supply interior Package
The Rambling House , Restaurant , The Bronx, NY.

22. Returning Home
- A Different Focus

23. - Management Consultant, Graphic Facilitator, Trainer & Coach
& Training Psychotherapist .
Legacy Career : Personal Re –Focusing :

24. De - Skilling & Re – Skilling.

25. - Consultancy Positions

26. Kono Consultancy
- The Visual Facilitator

27. Graphic Facilitation
- A New Approach to Training, Coaching and Consultancy

28. Lecturer & Vice Head, College of Business & Finance
City Colleges

29. Volunteering
Contact me: If you think my ( Volunteering) skills can benefit your Non-For-Profit.

30. - Chairman of Marley Court Residents' Association
Community Life

31. Personal Motto
- Life is the Game

32. Family Life is ……..
always in the moment ….RC.