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A weekly deep dive into global business. Inspiring stories from startups to legacy brands in hospitality, design, fashion, and retail.

Latest Episodes

Julia Hobsbawm being interviewed by Tom Edwards
22 May 2025 23 min

Digital decency: Julia Hobsbawm

Julia Hobsbawm is an author and the CEO of global work trends and change network Workathon. In this episode she shares how to build a healthier relationship with our online lives and offers a blueprint…

Eureka 440: Bark Air 
16 May 2025

Eureka 440: Bark Air 

Matt Meeker, founder and CEO of Bark, explains how the company’s mission to make dogs happy has evolved from selling chew toys to launching Bark Air, the world’s first airline designed for dogs.

David Hieatt being interviewed by Tom Edwards
15 May 2025 21 min

Always learning: David Hieatt

David Hieatt is the founder of Hiut Denim Co and The Do Lectures, an idea- sharing platform featuring some of the world’s most interesting thinkers. He has previously worked for some of the biggest…

Eureka 439: Mad about mycelium 
09 May 2025

Eureka 439: Mad about mycelium 

We meet Marta Agueda Carlero, co-founder of Material Alternative Design (MAD), a design company fuelled by fungi. She discusses how MAD uses mycelium in its manufacturing to create sustainable climbing gear.

Dumi Oburota being interviewed by Tom Edwards.
08 May 2025 21 min

The power of being present: Dumi Oburota

Monocle’s Tom Edwards is joined by serial entrepreneur Dumi Oburota to discuss the power of being present and of meaningful exchange. From his experiences in the music industry, nurturing the career of acclaimed British…

Beyond the Vines and Yondr
#700 07 May 2025

Beyond the Vines and Yondr

Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, talks about the business opportunities in Indonesia. Plus: we hear from the co-founder of a design studio in Singapore and contemplate the virtues of phone-free spaces.

Eureka 438: beVisioneers
02 May 2025

Eureka 438: beVisioneers

We meet Mariah Levin, executive director of beVisioneers, a global fellowship backed by Mercedes-Benz that equips young innovators with the tools, funding and network to build scalable ventures tackling environmental challenges.

Berberè and Bar 45 
#699 30 Apr 2025

Berberè and Bar 45 

An ode to Italian hospitality. Two brothers from Bologna discuss the global expansion of their pizza chain, Berberè. Then: we raise a glass with the long-time friends from Cosenza leading London’s Bar 45.

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