
The Entrepreneurs
A weekly deep dive into global business. Inspiring stories from startups to legacy brands in hospitality, design, fashion, and retail.
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Productive disruption: Amelia Christie-Miller
Former chef Amelia Christie-Miller has long been obsessed with brands that have the power to shape consumer behaviour. In 2021 she created Bold Bean Co to change the perception of beans, encouraging people to…

Williams F1 boss James Vowles on leadership and building a winning culture
James Vowles, Atlassian Williams Racing team principal, stops by Midori House ahead of the British Grand Prix to discuss the F1 team’s progress, decision-making under pressure and long-term thinking on and off track.

Eureka: When is the right time to expand?
We meet Sally Boddington, co-founder of British fashion brand White Coco. Since launching in 2012, she has opened three shops and expanded her range. Boddington discusses growing the business and the value of collaborations.

Purposeful spaces: Charles Landry
How does a space become a place? Charles Landry tells us how intentional design can nurture wider culture in a city.

Aviation special: VistaJet and highlights from the Paris Air Show
Thomas Flohr, founder and chairman of VistaJet, talks about building a global business aviation company, breaking industry convention and what’s next on his radar. Plus: highlights from the Paris Air Show.

Eureka 445: The shape-shifting polymer that rethinks what’s possible in materials
Stephen Bates shares how a series of serendipitous eureka moments led to the creation of Rheon Labs, a smart-materials company developing energy-absorbing technology to better support and protect the body.

What does it mean to be visionary?: John Amaechi
Professor John Amaechi, founder of APS Intelligence, discusses the importance of good leadership to make positive change and the frictions we need to acknowledge in the process.

Shaping Hong Kong’s modern identity: the power of innovation & technology
A special edition featuring Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation CEO, Albert Wong, and advisor Allan Zeman. They explain how the city’s leading innovation and technology ecosystem fosters worldwide impact.

Eureka 434: Swedish denim special, part two: COF Studio
Per Fredriksson, founder of Stockholm-based premium menswear label Circle Of Friends Studio, reflects on launching the brand in 2015 and how his lifelong career in fashion manufacturing shaped its focus on high-quality denim.

Swedish denim special, part one: how friendship and craft built Jeanerica
Lena Patriksson Keller and Jonas Clason, co-founders of European denim house Jeanerica, discuss their long-standing creative partnership and timeless Scandinavian design. And: we meet the creator of the autonomous mobility vehicle, Iino, in Tokyo.