GOTG 2015 - Round 5 - February 2015

Winner - Dónal O'Neill

Dónal O'Neill been coming to Hungary since 1994, mainly to deliver management training to multinational companies  which were just setting up. He has  been living here, on a permanent basis since 2003. He works  as  a management trainer and executive coach  and in addition  teaches Business Skills  at IBS in Budapest.  He has his  own company and operates as a sole trader in the training  and communication  sector. Dónal is passionate about traditional Irish music, and story telling. He and his wife Saci play an active part in their local community in the third district.

Round 5 Competitors

Mark Downey has lived for over 14 years in Hungary, a place he likes to call home, compared to "home home" in Ireland. Never imagining he would have ended up in one place for so long, he now has two wonderful boys to keep him here.He has spent the last two-plus years on a one-year sabbatical being a full-time Daddy; a slight schedule overrun for someone who otherwise likes to think he is an experienced project manager. While on sabbatical Mark has changed close to 5000 nappies, had over 800 playground visits, negotiated numerous tantrums and helped raise his two pension plans. A seasoned socialite, shackled by nippers, Mark humbly apologises for the numerous missed invitations, reorganised plans and general lethargy when it comes to sharing a pint and chat in recent years.

Richard Holmes is a man of few words (although he claims to have a big vocabulary) but he is determined not to let that hold him back when he takes to the stage for GOTG in February. Originally from Birmingham in the UK, he has been living in Budapest for 13 years and lives with his wife and their two children and his wife's two dogs which he has to walk every morning. Not that you'd ever hear him complaining.

Englishman Ryan Phillips found himself in Hungary after following his heart when he fell in love with a Hungarian lass in the UK. Eighteen months later, things didn't work out and they broke up but after giving up his life in England, Ryan decided to stay on in Budapest and make a go of it. Free and single in a city where the girls are mighty pretty, it wasn't too long before Ryan found his true beloved and is now engaged to be married this June! Ryan runs an international business helping people to take control of their health as a Personal Trainer and Muscle Activation specialist. Working one to one with clients and on Skype, he administers training sessions and muscle activation treatments to people as far away as Australia and New Zealand. Ryan specialises in fat loss and injury prevention/treatment and knows a thing or two about how the human body works on many levels. His focus over the last 18 months has been in the field of Quantum Physics and how this relates to the body for both health and optimal function.

Attila Szigeti is a Hungarian entrepreneur and TED fan. He had quite a comfortable job as a project manager until one day, in a well-thought-out sudden decision, he quit his job to pursue the entrepreneur's way. he is a mentor at several start-up events where he shares his wisdom with other idea owners to help them build their dreams, a wisdom he occasionally forgets to apply to his own endeavors. In his free time, Attila runs, swims and this year might even learn to cook.