From SAAS to Snacks with Jayne Ronayne (OAC Snacks Talivest)

My guest today is Jayne Ronayne, Co-Founder and CEO of OAC Snacks, an e-commerce company focusing on high protein snacks that are simple, delicious and made for real life. Jayne previously founded employee experience platform Talivest, which raised over €3 million in its lifetime (from some very big named investors) and was acquired by the Australian tech company Go1 in 2022. In this chat, Jayne talks about: Why she’s turning her back on the business “holy grail” of SAAS, and getting into the difficult & competitive food industry Starting and Growing Talivest to a successful exit Why she views being dyslexic as an advantage in business Burnout, fund raising, and the importance of healthy food in our lives. Much more Topics covered: Entrepreneurship, SAAS, software companies, raising venture capital, food startups, OAC Snacks, protein snacks, food manufacturing, consumer brands, startup founders, healthy snack industry, product development, building a food brand.

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From SAAS to Snacks with Jayne Ronayne (OAC Snacks Talivest) is an episode from Irish Business Builders by Conor Kearney.

This episode is 65:44 long.

This episode was published on Mar 16, 2026.

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