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Eureka 327: Dash Water
Meet Alex Wright, co-founder of the refreshingly innovative brand that’s making waves in the beverage industry. With a passion for health and sustainability, Wright and his co-founder have created a unique line of sparkling waters that are free from nasties and proudly infused with the flavour of ‘wonky’ produce. Wright…
Rails
Jeff Abrams, founder and creative director of fashion brand Rails, explains his approach to expanding into new markets, the importance of understanding international customers and how making decisions quickly helped him grow the brand… and avoid catastrophe after a truck robbery. Plus: Monocle’s fashion editor, Natalie Theodosi, discusses sustainable style…
Eureka 326: How to Make it in America
Matthew Lee Sawyer is a strategist, consultant and educator with a passion for helping people and companies grow. In his new book, ‘Make It In America: How International Companies and Entrepreneurs Can Successfully Enter and Scale in US Markets,’ he outlines the opportunities and challenges for businesses hoping to get…
Heat and Arthur Sleep
How did Heat secure major investment from industry heavyweights such as LVMH Luxury Ventures and tap into the all-important Gen Z audience, growing an engaged community of conscious shoppers with a season-less mindset? Founders Joe Wilkinson and Mario Maher tell us about their runaway commercial success and future-proofing luxury fashion.…
Eureka 325: Phoenyx Spirits
Robert Black and Benedict Gordon are the founders of Phoenyx Spirits, a spirits company that owns and operates revived heritage brands. Having already secured a wide portfolio of trademarks, Rob and Ben tell us about the first revitalised brands they’ve launched, two premium bitter liqueurs, Khoosh and Dr. Hostetter’s. But…
Fresh Fitness Food and Sips Berlin
This week we’re pairing two leading entrepreneurs in the world of food and wine. Our starter is Caspar Rose, co-founder and CEO of the Wellness Food Group, which owns and operates two leading UK brands in the ready-to-eat meal space. Then it’s over to Germany to meet Clara Higham-Stoianova, the…
Eureka 324: Space Waste Lab
Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde tells us about the Space Waste Lab, a multi-year living project with the European Space Agency that’s reimagining space junk and developing solutions for the long term. He explains how the design challenge posed by space junk has inspired him to encourage people to…
Airtasker and Neometro
Tim Fung, CEO and co-founder of community marketplace Airtasker, tells us how the business has amassed a global following and expanded markets as demand for flexible work soars. Plus: we head to Melbourne to meet entrepreneur James Tutton, director of a purpose-driven developer that is changing the face of the…
Eureka 323: Hub Culture
This week, Monocle’s Tom Webb introduces his Davos interview with Stan Stalnaker, founder and chief strategy officer of Hub Culture, who talks about the innovative technology ecosystem and its groundbreaking approach to AI. Could building AI with purpose be one of the answers to the climate crisis? Could we consult…
Brand Britain special
What does ‘Brand Britain’ mean today and what comes next? An audience of students, brand leaders, investors and other stakeholders gathered in London to hear from writer Ekow Eshun, Belstaff CEO Fran Millar, Rapha founder Simon Mottram, the academic dean of Central Saint Martins, Rebecca Wright, Nc’nean founder Annabel Thomas…