Shane Holohan

30 years professional practice in Advertising, with an emphasis on Creativity and Strategy, for most of the global agency networks.

Numerous awards for campaigns for national and international clients, including Aer Lingus, Failte Ireland, McDonalds, Carlsberg, Smithwicks, VW

Created the Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny, listed in the Top Ten Lonely Planet Experiences for visitors seeking innovative experiences

Serial Entrepreneur: Currently CEO & Founder of Culture Underground 
Culture Underground is the only digital platform to give artists and culture promoters the tools to turn their work into immersive, location-based experiences, quickly, easily. 
Culture Underground is building the infrastructure for a new kind of culture economy, one that’s fast, scalable, and fair to creators.

Speaker on
Creativity for Startups
Innovation Strategies for Startups

Active member of Ireland's largest Innovation Community - Innovate Island - a cross-border community connecting consultants, standards professionals, and educators active in the field of innovation.

Active in several arts and culture groups. Publishes and performs poetry and short stories.

Former Board Member of Irish Surfing (Govt funded NGB for Surfing in Ireland)

Developing new approaches to teaching the practice of Creative Thinking based on the real-world needs of creative departments and the diverse wisdom of creative practitioners across a wide range of commercial creative disciplines.

Poetry and Short Stories pubished in Stinging Fly, The Irish Times, The Pickled Body, Channel and Gargoyle (US)