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Peggy
The innovative new online platform is reshaping how collectors acquire art by making the work of emerging and mid-career artists available to a new generation. Monocle’s Tomos Lewis is in Peggy’s home town of…
Cocoon and ZZ Driggs
Ceanne Fernandes-Wong is the CEO and co-founder of Cocoon, the UK’s first luxury bag rental service. Cocoon’s collection consists of almost 1,000 styles from leading brands such as Chanel, Gucci, Fendi and Prada, alongside…
Belstaff
Fran Millar is the CEO leading the British heritage fashion brand into a new era. She explains how her methodology is inspired in part by her experience at the cutting edge of elite sport:…
MĀ and Mugi
Esther Payerols and Nina Marti are the founders of MĀ, a Lugano-based brand that promotes wellbeing and emotional harmony through home scents made from sustainably sourced, organic essential oils. Esther and Nina explain MĀ’s…
Proper Snacks and JR Ryall
Cassandra Stavrou launched the Proper Snacks business in 2011 and has built it into Europe’s largest independent healthy snacks company. Cassandra talks about the journey the brand has been on and how the recent…
Cake
Stefan Ytterborn is the founder of electric-motorbike manufacturer Cake. A seasoned entrepreneur who refined his skills with the creation and development of POC, a brand specialising in protective gear for adventure sports, Ytterborn has…
Soulcycle
Evelyn Webster was running Guardian News & Media’s international operations in New York before taking over as CEO of the global fitness brand in December 2020. For Webster, a committed rider herself, and for…
Faire
Jeff Kolovson, COO of online wholesale marketplace Faire, has helped to create a vibrant community that champions independent businesses while bridging the divide between digital and bricks-and-mortar. Kolovson and his co-founders launched Faire, which…
Triptk
Founder and CEO Sam Hornsby discusses the power of brands to drive change and their responsibility to transform the way they operate. We focus on two of the areas Triptk has covered in its…
Food52 & Anyday
Food52’s Amanda Hesser tells us why and how, more than a decade ago, she set out to bring cooks together to exchange ideas and recipes, and to deliver a real sense of community in…
