Our Story

Cultivating marketing leaders who transform ideas into meaningful impact.

WhiteDayG emerged in Dublin with a single focus: to empower marketing professionals with the craft, courage, and commercial acumen needed to build resilient brands in Ireland and beyond.

Mission

To ignite marketing excellence through practice-driven education that balances creativity, data rigour, and responsible leadership.

Vision

A thriving Irish marketing ecosystem where every professional has the capability to influence meaningful outcomes with confidence.

Teaching Philosophy

Learning anchored in lived marketing experience.

Our programmes unite rigorous frameworks and practical momentum. Every cohort collaborates with mentors currently steering marketing initiatives across finance, technology, tourism, and cultural sectors in Ireland.

Immersive experimentation

Learners design, test, and refine campaigns within realistic constraints. Reflection sessions turn outcomes into tools for future execution.

Holistic evaluation

We look beyond vanity metrics to understand customer trust, community resonance, and long-term business health.

Community accountability

Peer cohorts meet weekly for critique circles, ensuring every learner experiences supportive challenge and shared momentum.

Lifelong partnership

Graduates join the WhiteDayG Collective, gaining ongoing labs, curated briefs, and mentor office hours as their careers evolve.

Leadership

Meet the mentors guiding our learning journey.

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Aisling Byrne

Director of Learning

Aisling has led integrated marketing teams for two decades, spanning financial services and social innovation. She directs programme design and mentoring quality for WhiteDayG.

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Liam Gallagher

Head of Strategy Labs

Liam specialises in customer intelligence and growth experimentation. He coaches learners through analytics implementations and performance storytelling.

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Orla Murphy

Creative Communications Mentor

Orla’s career across Dublin’s creative agencies informs her workshops on storytelling, concept development, and inclusive campaign design.

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Declan Hayes

Executive Advisor

Declan advises marketing leaders on board alignment, revenue attribution, and operational excellence, drawing on his experience as a CMO for global technology brands.

Our Timeline

Eight years of accelerating marketing careers.

2016 · Founding cohort in Dublin

WhiteDayG launches with 24 learners focused on digital strategy fundamentals for Irish SMEs.

2018 · Community mentorship

Introduced the Collective network providing alumni mentorship, quarterly labs, and curated briefs.

2020 · Hybrid learning evolves

Developed live online formats with collaborative workspaces to keep teams learning during changing working models.

2023 · National partnerships

Expanded relationships with agencies and organisations across Ireland to offer real-world live projects to every cohort.

Join a purposeful community.

We believe marketing can uplift communities, drive responsible innovation, and amplify authentic stories. WhiteDayG exists to equip you with the mindset and toolkit to lead that change.

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