The Entrepreneurs
A weekly deep dive into global business. Inspiring stories from startups to legacy brands in hospitality, design, fashion, and retail.
Latest Episodes
France special: Best in surf and skincare
We get summer skincare tips from world-renowned aesthetician Sophie Carbonari. Plus: we head to the southwest coast of France to meet two surfers-turned entrepreneurs.
Eureka: how the private sector is helping rebuild LA after the January 2025 wildfires
Monocle’s Gregory Scruggs reports from Los Angeles, where wildfires devastated communities earlier this year. He meets the brothers behind Crest Real Estate, a property firm taking a thoughtful approach to help the city recover.
Productive disruption: Amelia Christie-Miller
Amelia Christie-Miller, founder of Bold Bean Co., discusses how she disrupted the food industry and converted fatigued consumers into loyal customers.
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.
