Alan's passion for people can be traced back to his pre-professional days when at a young age was a coach to the Irish Freestyle kayaking team. Developing others and seeing others succeed was the key reason he got into leadership and sales management. Although from Dublin, he would've spent a lot of time surfing on the West Coast but now you're more likely to find him on a golf course than on a surfboard. Becoming a father in 2019 has given him a new perspective on life, as well as a new challenge! Prior to Distilled, Alan spent a collective 10 years in classified advertising and digital sales. Joining Distilled in 2016, Alan quickly progressed to Team Lead, Sales Manager and now is Head of Sales in DoneDeal and Adverts.ie. Although a twice finalist as Sales Manager of the Year, his proudest professional moment was winning a team award for Best Sales Enabled Performance in 2022.
Alan Leonard
Head of Sales
DoneDeal
Dave is from South Dublin and spent the early part of his 20s traveling the world before buying a home across the road from where he grew up! This is where he now lives with his family. Dave’s biggest passions are cooking for family and friends, trying to recapture the form of his 17 year old golfing self and more recently becoming an avid runner since the lockdowns. Dave has been working in a Sales environment over 15 years and in Sales Management the last 7 years. Dave has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from TU Dublin.
David Silver
Sales Manager
DoneDeal
Paul has been with Distilled for nearly 4 years and loves what he does. He has 20 years experience in sales and sales management, working in Telecoms, Financial and different advertising media's. He joined Distilled as a Buiness Development Manager with Daft and was quickly promoted to Business Development Team lead within 8 months, and earlier this year he was promoted to Sales Manager with Daft. In his own words he says "I love working for Distilled and I love the family culture we have". Paul is from South Dublin and lives in Tallaght with his wife and two children. Paul loves the GAA and Dublin football, his wife is from Mayo which always makes for an interesting day when Dublin plays Mayo! C'mon the Dubs!
Paul Graham
Sales Manager
Daft
Joe is from County Wexford where he lives with his Partner and kids. Before joining Distilled in 2018, Joe worked for various IT Service Providers supporting hundreds of Business across Ireland and accumulating over 20 years of experience in IT Systems and Support. Joe currently manages the IT Operations team which is responsible for internal network & IT security and providing for all the day to day IT needs to Distilled’s staff. This can involve anything from rolling out new systems, hardware/software procurement and on occasion, asking them the infamous question: “have you turned it off and an again?”
Joe O'Brien
IT Operations Manager
Distilled
"I found my first rental property ot the tender young age of 17 when I was at the very first stages of my professional career making the big move from Galway to Dublin. Daft has continued to play an important role in my life ever since, having rented every property I’ve ever lived in on Daft and eventually using it to buy our home.When the role with Distilled was advertised I immediately felt connected to it. During the interview process I was immediately sold. Everyone was so friendly, I loved the ethos and the culture of the company and the passion that everyone displayed for the company was infectious."
"Everyone in Distilled is on one team, and you don't get that in a lot of other companies"
"The support I received from my managers when I decided to apply for an internal role was second to none. My manager did interview prep with me, gave me great career advice and even made sure to give me a pep talk before the interview!"
"Our engineering stack is best in class as we are continuously modernising it to stay ahead of the curve. This provides countless developmental opportunities empowering us to make a contribution to our careers. Distilled made me a better engineer."
"I enjoy the culture, the diversity and character of the people I work with and variety of work. At Distilled, I'm surrounded by a lot of smart and technically adept people - both brilliant software engineers and also non-technical employees who are excellent in their roles. I enjoy that it never gets boring and there are plenty of opportunities to add value. There is a rewarding feeling working together and helping each other to create software products which really help and empower people in their daily lives."
"I'm incredibly proud to work for Distilled. Not only is the culture truly amazing but the work our 'Sustain-a-Buddies' (CSR) do in the community and for a vast amount of different charities reinforces how much the company really cares about making a real difference."
"I chose Distilled because it’s an Irish Company and its strategic direction is driven from Ireland, in terms of career development this was important to me."
"Distilled provides me with a safe and encouraging space to express my thoughts and ideas. Knowing that my opinions are valued gives me the confidence to openly use my voice here"
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