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Ghia
Melanie Masarin is the founder and CEO of Ghia, a non-alcoholic beverage brand inspired by Mediterranean aperitivo culture. Originally from Lyon in France and having spent summers along the Côte d’Azur, Masarin has a deep understanding of the best in food and drink. Meant to bring people together, Ghia’s first…
Eureka 278: Pip Jamieson’s lessons in fund-raising
With many small ventures planning their next steps to grow their business, we turn to the pages of ‘The Monocle Book of Entrepreneurs’. In this episode we present a simple guide to securing funding by Pip Jamieson, founder and CEO of creative-industries networking site The Dots.
Koio
Johannes Quodt co-founded luxury shoe brand Koio with Chris Wichert in 2015. The company has made a huge mark with its Italian-made leather sneakers and boots, which marry good design, sustainability, comfort and top craftsmanship. Last year it began sourcing all of its leather from suppliers that use regenerative farming…
Eureka 277: Solios
Samuel Leroux and Alexandre Desabrais are the co-founders of Solios, a Canadian certified B Corp watch brand that they created in 2016. The idea was to combine elegance and minimalism with solar technology. The pair met at university and each started their career in finance, before realising that they wanted…
Dai
Joanna Dai is founder and CEO of Dai, a B Corp-certified womenswear brand that the Orange County native launched in 2017. Having spent many long days in the office and on the road in nearly a decade of working for JP Morgan between New York and London, Joanna set out…
Eureka 276: Nothing
Nothing is a London-based consumer technology company with a mission to remove barriers between people and their devices. Nothing’s debut product, its Ear 1 wireless headphones, was one of the most anticipated product launches of 2021. Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent Petri Burtsoff met Nothing’s co-founder Akis Evangelidis at the start-up event…
Prestat
Micaela Illy is the CEO of heritage chocolate brand Prestat. The London-based company, which was created by the inventor of the chocolate truffle, will celebrate its 120th anniversary this year. The brand was acquired by the Illy family in 2019. Micaela is the fourth generation of the iconic Italian coffee…
The best of ‘The Entrepreneurs’, part two
In the second part of our favourite interviews of 2021, we hear from Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky on how the turbulence of the pandemic has allowed the California-based company to get back to its roots and focus on being a better partner for cities. Plus: we meet Dr…
The best of ‘The Entrepreneurs’, part one
In the first of our host Daniel Bach’s favourite conversations of 2021, we meet Frank Cooper III, the global chief marketing officer at Blackrock, to hear how the world’s largest asset manager is tackling climate change and racial inequality. Plus: Shiza Shahid, founder of Our Place, discusses how she’s using…
Eureka 275: Q36.5
Based in Italy’s Dolomites, Q36.5 is a brand specialising in clothing and accessories aimed at cycling enthusiasts, which has emerged as a driving force in the industry. Founded in 2013 by Luigi Bergamo and wife Sabrina, the company excels in developing Italian-made apparel with high-performance textiles that are also chosen…
