Ruairí McKiernan is a multi-award winning social innovator, campaigner and Presidential appointee to the Council of State. He founded the SpunOut.ie youth organisastion, co-founded the Uplift campaign organisation, and more recently the Gaelic Voices For Change social movement of GAA players. He is a Fulbright scholar, a public speaker, and music manager for Limerick born musician Susie Q. He is also the host of the Love and Courage podcast which features 1 hour soulful interviews with well known global voices for change.