The Entrepreneurs
A weekly deep dive into global business. Inspiring stories from startups to legacy brands in hospitality, design, fashion, and retail.
Latest Episodes
P Johnson and Body of Work
Renowned Australian tailor and clothier Patrick Johnson talks about the perfect pace at which to grow a great international business. Then we’re off to Toronto to meet the founders of athletic-wear brand and studio Body of Work. Plus: for branding corner, Bob Sheard discusses the reinvention of French sports equipment…
Pangaia & Nordic Outdoor
Amanda Parkes, chief innovation officer of Pangaia, explains how the brand operates at the cutting-edge of innovation in materials science to advance their offering of premium lifestyle products and clothing. Plus: Caspar Odqvist, founder of retailer Nordic Outdoor, tells us about his experience introducing unknown and little-known Scandinavian technical and…
Eureka 318: Sound Particles
Nuno Fonseca, founder and CEO of Portuguese software start-up Sound Particles, explains how he and his colleagues have applied CGI-like principles commonly found in visual-effects for movies to audio design and why the major studios are loving the results.
Convene and Kitt
This week we focus on the future of the office. We hear from the founder of Convene, a world-leading hospitality company founded to address the question: “What if you ran an office building like a hotel?” Plus: the CEO and co-founder of managed-office platform Kitt explains his belief that while…
Eureka 317: Hylo Athletics
Former professional footballer Michael Doughty quit the game to establish a unique athletic brand that is as passionate about serving the planet as it is about producing natural, renewable running shoes. Launched in 2020, the high-performance, low-impact sportswear brand creates trainers made with natural and renewable materials such as sugarcane,…
Einride and Starship Technologies
Two entrepreneurs building a sustainable, electric future. Robert Falck, the co-founder and CEO of Swedish electric-freight company Einride, explains how its fleet of autonomous pods, trucks and trailers are revolutionising global shipping and freight. Plus: Starship Technologie’s co-founder and CTO Ahti Heinla tells us how his business is focusing on…
Eureka 316: Chá Camélia
After a ‘eureka moment’ during a radio interview that Nina Gruntkowski was conducting with a Swiss tea-grower, the German decided to swap journalism for starting a tea plantation in her adopted home of Portugal.
Subdial and ID Genève
The founders of Subdial, the online trading platform that’s reimagining how watches are bought, sold and collected, explain their passion for building a new community of collectors. Plus: the innovative Swiss watch-maker committed to creating timepieces sourced from the circular economy.
Eureka 315: The future of Brand Britain
Bob Sheard stops by to preview a fascinating discussion that will take place in London in January featuring Fresh Britain, Monocle and Central Saint Martins. Alongside other thought leaders and brand custodians, the panel will consider the future of Britain’s national brand and the slipstream that it creates for the…
Universal Works
Designer David Keyte founded menswear brand Universal Works in 2008. He returns to the show to discuss seasonality and staying fresh, what it means to be a UK brand after Brexit, the trouble with the “S” word – that is, “sustainability” – and dressing the world. Plus: we report from…
