Kilkenny businesswoman conferred as a leading entrepreneur

A Kilkenny businesswoman has been conferred as a Fellow of the All-Ireland Business Foundation for services to entrepreneurship.

Jeanette Delahunty was nominated by an independent panel of leading academics and business experts.

Jeanette, owner of TSK Academy, was among 40 entrepreneurs conferred at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin in December as part of the All-Ireland Business Foundation’s (AIBF) end-of-year conference - The Leaders and Entrepreneurs Forum.

She was presented with her Certificate of Fellowship by Margaret Considine, newly appointed President of the AIBF, as well as Dr Briga Hynes, University of Limerick, and Kieran Ring, Global Institute of Logistics, representing the AIBF’s adjudication panel.

Deputy Chair of the AIBF Adjudication Panel, Kieran Ring, praised Jeanette for her services to entrepreneurship.

“I am delighted to have been part of the selection process which has led to the conferral of Jeanette Delahunty as one of the founding Fellows of the All-Ireland Business Foundation (FAIBF),” he said.

“Fellowship reflects Jeanette’s dedication to the highest business standards and performance in her sector. Congratulations to all our Fellows for continuing to drive the Irish economy to greater heights.”

Managing Director of the All-Ireland Business Foundation, Kapil Khanna, described the Fellowship induction as a fantastic celebration of Ireland’s leading lights of business.

“Our newly-admitted Fellows of the AIBF represent what’s great about Irish business. Their drive, positivity and high performance have propelled the Irish economy to new heights, and we’re privileged to be working alongside them as members of The AIBF Register of Irish Business Excellence (TRIBE).”

Jeanette is an award-winning neurodiversity advocate, consultant and trainer, with a passion for helping others.
She has worked in the area of complex needs in excess of 15 years and is qualified with a Master of Arts in Child, Youth, and Family Studies; a Bachelors Honours Degree in Childhood and Youth Studies, Health and Social Care, and Mental Health Studies.

Since launching TSK Academy, which is based in Johnswell, Kilkenny, Jeanette has launched a number of CPD Accredited courses and workshops to help parents and professionals understand various complex needs from Autism and ADHD to Trauma and PICA.

Jeanette is also engaged with VHI under their Wellness Programme, providing educational talks and consultations to their corporate partners and visits schools nationwide to provide training to teachers and special needs assistants.

TSK Academy also provides bespoke training and consultancy to organisations across Ireland and the UK to ensure inclusion and belonging are at the forefront of organisational culture, policies and procedures from their hiring practices to staff retention.