www.glasgowchamberofcommerce.com 31 GLASGOW TALKS Glasgow Talks... Young Gamechangers and Media T
he Glasgow Talks series might have been dubbed ‘Pillow Talks’ when one
guest entrepreneur spoke about how his travellers’ head-rest has literally taken off. Michael Corrigan, Chief
Executive Officer of Trtl, and Patrick Renner and Suzanne Mitschke, Co-Founders of MindMate, gave excellent, inspirational presentations at the Young Gamechangers event, which focused on the Year of Young People. Trtl was established in 2010 when Co-Founders Michael Corrigan and David Kellock attended an inspirational talk by Kwik-Fit founder Sir Tom Farmer while at university. He spoke with a passion for life and the adventures he’d had. They knew then that they wanted to create something special and Trtl was born. Their first product, the scientifically designed Trtl Pillow, is the next generation of travel pillow sold in over 70 countries, selling circa 600,000 a year and is noted as the best-selling travel pillow on Amazon. In 2017, Trtl won E-Commerce Exporter of the Year and in 2018, won the Small Exporter of the Year award at the
Scottish Export Awards. On 3 October 2018, Trtl launched the first height adjustable, premium, ergonomic and breathable travel pillow, the Trtl Pillow Plus on Kickstarter, which achieved full funding target in less than six hours and is currently 414% funded. The MindMate App’s genesis begun with three young adults caring for those with cognitive decline. Patrick and Susanne were volunteering in care centres while Roger was helping his grandfather, who was living with Alzheimer’s. Watching people they cared for succumb to memory loss left them with the belief that there must be something we can do to help the ones we love. Why weren’t there any tools to help care for those with Alzheimer’s and dementia? United in their dedication
to creating more resources, the three decided to develop a mobile app for other caregivers. With the help of Dr Terry Quinn from the University of Glasgow’s Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, the team began to translate contemporary research in dementia care into an
Michael Corrigan, Chief Executive Officer, Trtl with Suzanne Mitschke and Patrick Renner, Co-Founders of MindMate
Richard Bogie, Managing Director, News Scotland, Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce and Simon Pitts, Chief Executive, STV plc
actionable, digital platform Based on this research, the MindMate App was born. Combining brain games, healthy nutrition, regular exercise and social interaction, the MindMate App can guide its users towards a multifaceted, holistic lifestyle change that may help curtail some of the effects of cognitive decline. Meanwhile, in September, the Glasgow Talks event was at Scottish Television’s headquarters in Pacific Quay when Simon Pitts, Chief Executive of STV plc and Richard Bogie, Managing Director of News Scotland, were in a double-header discussion on the media. Simon Pitts, who took up the
position in January this year, encouraged more Glasgow businesses to think about using television advertising to build their brands. STV has set up a fund to help SMEs in the central belt of Scotland take their first tentative steps into television advertising, which Simon says is still the quickest way to build brand recognition, even in the era of social media. Glasgow Talks – supported
by Clydesdale Bank and Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow – is Glasgow Chamber of Commerce’s monthly series of business seminars featuring influential guest speakers drawn from the business and political elite.
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