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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Café du Cycliste
Rémi Clermont is co-founder and creative director of French cycling-fashion brand Café du Cycliste. After a career as a professional kayaker he took an IT job in Nice where, as an avid cyclist, he discovered the dream roads of the Côte d’Azur. He invested in a small café and began…
Avi Meir, TravelPerk
Avi Meir is the co-founder and CEO of TravelPerk, a Barcelona-based company aimed at streamlining business travel courtesy of a platform for doing everything from booking flights to simplifying expenses. In the past four years the firm has grown from being staffed by a few people to a team of…
Adam Lewenhaupt, CQP
Adam Lewenhaupt is the CEO, creative director and founder of CQP, a Stockholm-based footwear brand. Though Adam worked in finance for the first decade of his career, he grew up with a passion for design. Realising that banking wasn’t for him, he designed his first trainer, launching the product in…
Christian Meier, The Service Course and La Fábrica Girona
Christian Meier is a Canadian former professional cyclist, who retired at the peak of his career to focus on his passion for coffee. Meier and his wife Amber own and operate three businesses in Girona, Spain: La Fábrica Girona, Espresso Mafia and The Service Course. The couple decided to follow…
Anya Hindmarch
Anya Hindmarch is a name synonymous with creativity and handbags. Her label was launched in 1987; in the ensuing years, Princess Diana became a loyal customer. With shops around the world, the brand is also known for the Chubby Hearts Over London design project and an ‘I’m not a plastic…
Matt Taylor, Tracksmith
Matt Taylor is the co-founder and CEO of Tracksmith, the New England-based premium running label that celebrates the style, heritage and culture of the sport. Taylor started designing his own line after leaving sportswear giant Puma. Since launching in 2014, Tracksmith has been growing steadily and recently opened a flagship…
Kresse Wesling, Elvis & Kresse
Kresse Wesling is the co-founder of Elvis & Kresse, a company that’s creating a blueprint for sustainable luxury fashion. She launched the brand in 2005 with her husband James ‘Elvis’ Henrit and the Certified B Corporation turns discarded items into handmade accessories and homewares. The couple donate 50 per cent…
Tom Marchant, Black Tomato
Tom Marchant is the co-founder and owner of The Black Tomato Group, a company built around luxury bespoke travel. Marchant and his two co-founders James Merrett and Matt Smith decided to launch a company after a trip in the 1990s. And while every firm in the sector offers unique travel…
Jöttnar
Tommy Kelly is the co-founder of outerwear brand Jöttnar, which aims to make the best kit possible for the world’s most-demanding alpine athletes. Kelly and co-founder Steve Howarth were both Royal Marines commandos.
Hayche
Hayche is a London-based furniture-design studio that makes vibrant pieces from natural materials. Its pieces add colour and beautiful design to homes, restaurants, shops and hotels around the world. The brand was launched in 2014 by architect and angel investor Alejandro Villarreal, alongside longtime friend and collaborator Elizabeth Encinas, now…
