Toast Talks
Welcome to Toast Talks, the podcast for business owners who are hungry to succeed and are ready for real conversations about what it takes. We dive into the realities of running and scaling an SME, hearing from people who are doing amazing things in the world of Business.
No fluff, no jargon, just straight-talking conversations to inspire and help you make smarter decisions.
Toast Talks is a podcast by Toast Accountants. We help founders progress with strategic, clear advice and clever tax plans, as a partner who’s able to see the whole picture and is ready to toast to your success. Based in Derry, present across the UK.
You can visit our website: https://toast.tax/
Or to book a chat, click here: https://calendly.com/toastaccountants/toast-consultation
Episodes
6 episodes
6: Rolling with the Punches with SmartPay NI's Marc McLaughlin
In this episode, we sit down with Marc McLaughlin, Sales Director at Smart Pay NI, a local payment services provider punching well above its weight against global giants.Marc takes us behind the scenes of a business that started with tw...
5: How you do anything is how you do everything with Nathan Sno from food story media
Today's guest is Nathan Snow. He's the founder and CEO of Food Story Media, a content and marketing agency operating exclusively in the food, drink and hospitality sector. He spent a decade as a professional chef from cafes in Paris to tw...
4: The Business of Hospitality with Paul Catterson of Orto Pizza
Chef and restaurateur Paul Catterson joins us for episode #4 of Toast Talks. We learn about his path from growing up in Donegal to nine years in London’s high-pressure kitchens, where he learned large-scale service, management, and financial di...
3: Planning with Purpose
Most businesses are busy. Very few are deliberately moving in the right direction.In the first episode of 2026, we unpack what it actually means to plan with purpose. This isn't vague goal-setting or annual wish lists, but clear, commerc...
2: How the Budget shapes Business
Each month, alongside a guest episode, we’ll be releasing an episode with members of the team here at Toast. This is where we’ll cover what’s going on in the Business sector, the trends we are noticing, and some down to earth chat about the ups...
1: Scaling a Brand Responsibly with Storefronts Connor McKinney
In this episode, we sit down with Connor McKinney, Co-Owner of Storefront. Storefront is a lifestyle clothing brand based in Derry City, which started off as a humble facebook group in 2018. Since then the brand has had a meteoric rise, being w...