Book in with a Trinity Expert
At Portal, we want to empower the next generation of leaders. We know that for up-and-coming entrepreneurs, the right guidance can be priceless.
As such, we are delighted to announce our Trinity Experts programme. A new initiative, this programme will offer our students and their startups' access to a comprehensive network of entrepreneurs and industry leaders. Our Experts are ready to empower and inspire, ensuring our students are supported while building their startups and advancing their ideas.
If you are a Trinity student with a startup, you can avail of the Trinity Experts programme.
After you’ve had at least one session with our Entrepreneurship Team you can book in with our Experts here.
![Tangent Expert - Aisiling Byrne](https://pxl-tcdie.terminalfour.net/fit-in/1019x9999/prod01/channel_3/media/tcd/tangent/images/Aisling.jpg)
Expert in Tech for Good - Aisling Byrne
![Tangent Expert Alison Crawford](https://pxl-tcdie.terminalfour.net/fit-in/1019x9999/prod01/channel_3/media/tcd/tangent/images/experts-alison.jpg)
Expert in Investor Readiness - Alison Crawford
![Tangent Expert David Scanlon](https://pxl-tcdie.terminalfour.net/fit-in/1019x9999/prod01/channel_3/media/tcd/tangent/images/experts-david-scanlon.jpg)
Expert in Investor Readiness - David Scanlon
![Tangent Expert David Tighe](https://pxl-tcdie.terminalfour.net/fit-in/1019x9999/prod01/channel_3/media/tcd/tangent/images/experts-david-tighe.jpg)
Expert in Fintech - Dave Tighe
![Tangent Experts Gríana O’Kelly](https://pxl-tcdie.terminalfour.net/fit-in/1019x9999/prod01/channel_3/media/tcd/tangent/images/experts-graine.jpg)
Expert in Incorporation and Business Planning - Gríana O’Kelly
![Experts Jason](https://pxl-tcdie.terminalfour.net/fit-in/1019x9999/prod01/channel_3/media/tcd/tangent/images/experts-jason.jpg)
Expert in Incorporation and Business Planning - Jason Bradshaw
Jason is a Fellow Chartered Accountant, having qualified in 2002 and completed a Management study programme with Harvard Business School in 2008. Jason has more than 18 years of experience specialising in Corporate Finance and completed the second highest number of transactions in Ireland in 2019.
![Tangent Expert Machaela](https://pxl-tcdie.terminalfour.net/fit-in/1019x9999/prod01/channel_3/media/tcd/tangent/images/experts-Machaela.jpg)
Expert in Startup - Machaela O'Leary
Machaela is a community builder, her strengths are in storytelling and bringing new opportunities to life. People buy your product, not because of what it does, but because of what you believe in. Machaela is a Trinity Alumna in Computer Science, Linguistics and French, she's the co-founder of HPSU-backed EdTech Startup, and is the current Campus Manager for Talent Garden.
![Photo of tangent expert Niall Murphy](https://pxl-tcdie.terminalfour.net/fit-in/1019x9999/prod01/channel_3/media/tcd/tangent/images/experts-Niall.jpg)
Expert in Branding - Niall Murphy
Niall Murphy is an advertising creative. The way he explains this to his mammy is that he writes the words that the people in the ads say, but he is not actually in the ads. He has worked in three (or as he would say on his CV ‘many’) of Dublin's advertising agencies (or ‘top advertising agencies), and now manages the in-house creative team in Paddy Power Betfair.
![Tagnent Expert Shane Kerins](https://pxl-tcdie.terminalfour.net/fit-in/1019x9999/prod01/channel_3/media/tcd/tangent/images/Shane.jpg)
Expert in Branding - Shane Kerins
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