Wild Geese: Jonathan O’Connor lives in Atlanta, Georgia
Living in Atlanta, Georgia, is very different from Ireland, says Jonathan O’Connor. “No one walks anywhere and there’s little to no public transport. We have six cars, one for each of the kids and one for the dog, who has nerve issues getting into a high car so we got him a mini.”
His next move was to Kindle Banking Systems, which sold software to banks in emerging countries from its base at East Point Business Park in Dublin.What is the best basis for measuring our economy against others? On a return trip to Dublin, during his stint in Africa he made what he describes as his best career move. “I met this beautiful woman called Susan, who was working in the office, and she gave out to me because I was late with a report. Convincing her to marry me is the best sales pitch I ever made.”
He did this until 2023, when everything stopped. “For most of my life, my brain treated my body like an inconvenience. Suddenly I was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in my spine,” he recalls.His days of international commuting were over, and for the next year he had to dig deep as he underwent multiple surgeries and a specialised form of therapy called proton radiation.
Networking is an important part of his journey and he found good connections at the Irish Hibernian Society, where he was involved in fundraising for the St Patricks Day Ball in Atlanta.
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