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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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Pallavi Dean being interviewed by Tom Edwards
30 Apr 2025

Activating change: Pallavi Dean

In the first episode of Monocle’s collaboration with Pullman Hotels, Monocle’s Tom Edwards is in Dubai to meet the architect and founder of design practice Roar, Pallavi Dean. A seasoned globe-trotter, Dean is no…

Fit for a monarch 
#698 23 Apr 2025

Fit for a monarch 

We discuss the crowning achievements of two leaders behind brands with royal seals of approval: the president of a 500-year-old Japanese confectionery company and the CEO of a Swedish haircare brand beloved by the…

Creativity at work 
#697 16 Apr 2025

Creativity at work 

Carolyn Dailey, author of ‘The Creative Entrepreneur’, shares lessons from industry leaders, such as Grammy-winner Nile Rodgers and restaurateur Ruthie Rogers, on building purpose-driven businesses. Plus: Mark Roberts talks about ‘The Entrepreneur Within’, his…

Eureka 435: The Kreuger100
11 Apr 2025

Eureka 435: The Kreuger100

We meet Jens Holzapfel, business director at Nordic Air Defence, a Stockholm-based start-up developing compact, non-explosive drone interceptors. Holzapfel talks about the company’s flagship product, the Kreuger100, and why Europe needs more homegrown defense…

Are turbulence-free flights closer than we think?
#696 09 Apr 2025

Are turbulence-free flights closer than we think?

Turbulence makes flying unbearable for some and uncomfortable for all. As bumpy skies become more common, we meet the CEO of an aviation company that’s focused on making flights smoother with groundbreaking turbulence-cancelling technology.

Can Europe’s tech sector catch up? 
#695 02 Apr 2025

Can Europe’s tech sector catch up? 

Europe’s tech scene is often seen as trailing the US and China but startups across the continent are challenging that perspective. We meet two founders that are shaking up the industry and proving that…

Eureka 433: Checkmate and the city
28 Mar 2025

Eureka 433: Checkmate and the city

Ian Flood shares how a late-night chess game with his then-flatmate and fellow architect Chris Prosser sparked the idea to design sets inspired by city skylines, with pieces shaped like famous landmarks. He discusses…

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