Catching Up With The CEO: Cara O’Leary, LinkedIn Ireland – The Gloss Magazine

In this series, we find out what makes female leaders tick. This month, we meet Cara O’Leary from LinkedIn Ireland … On meeting Cara O’Leary, Country Manager at LinkedIn Ireland and Senior Director at LinkedIn Talent Solutions Europe,  I’m immediately struck by her warmth. There’s no sense of performance as she speaks with confidence about the business she leads, the changing world it operates in and what drives her, at work and at home. The third of four children, Cara’s originally from Cork, although much of her childhood was spent between Dublin and Limerick. Based in Dublin for over 25 years, she now lives in Mount Merrion with her husband Conor and their four sons, who fill their home with “noise, laughter and a lot of joy”. Growing up, education was formative – she studied Business and French at the University of Limerick, a time that sparked a lasting interest in travel. From early on, her focus was never on titles, but on doing interesting work. She spent the first 16 years in recruitment, working across Irish firms and US multinationals in fast-paced environments. A pivotal moment came in 2016 when she received an InMail on LinkedIn inviting her to
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