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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Red Associates
Charlotte Vangsgaard is a partner at Red Associates, a strategic consultancy firm with offices in Copenhagen and New York, which is all about what it calls a “human-centred approach” to doing business. Across a host of sectors from tech to finance and mobility, Vangsgaard is helping companies to unlock their…
Eureka 261: Homebound
Nikki Pechet is the CEO and co-founder of Homebound, a California-based home-building firm that was created to quickly and effectively rebuild homes that were lost to wildfires. The company uses technology to streamline every step of the building process, giving peace of mind to homeowners and making life easier for…
Palisociety
Avi Brosh is the founder of Los Angeles-based hotel brand Palisociety, which is behind a growing collection of boutique, low key-count establishments across the US. The former residential developer knows a thing or two about spotting a location with potential, and with discerning taste and a vision for each project,…
Eureka 260: Taika
Michael Sharon and Kal Freese co-founded Taika, a San Francisco-based coffee company, in 2019. Sharon previously worked at Facebook, building the company’s mobile platform, and Freese is an award-winning Finnish barista who helped to launch a high-end instant-coffee brand in the Bay Area. Their drinks include a fixed amount of…
Ananas Anam
Dr Carmen Hijosa is the founder of Ananas Anam, which produces a leather alternative made from pineapple-leaf fibres called Piñatex. Hijosa is originally from Asturias in northern Spain and a career designing and manufacturing leather goods took her around the world, including to the Philippines where the idea for Piñatex…
Eureka 259: Out of the Valley
Rupert McKelvie is the founder of Out of the Valley, a cabin design and manufacturing company based in Devon, southwest England. The idea was born of necessity: he built his first cabin as a place to live. Today his team creates bespoke cabins for use as studios, garden offices, saunas…
Morrow Soft Goods
Trained architect Michelle Toney and former fashion designer Stephanie Cleary are co-founders of Morrow Soft Goods, the Los Angeles-based homeware brand they launched in 2016. The aim was to move away from too-perfect home interiors that didn’t really feel lived-in, taking inspiration – and borrowing a colour palette – from…
Eureka 258: Pegasus Imagery
Cole Rosentreter is the founder and CEO of Pegasus Imagery, an Alberta-based start-up making drones to fight forest fires. With their 4-metre wingspan, these can collect data and manoeuvre more easily than helicopters.
Nude and Overflow
Much of our personal and business finance is now managed through apps, with fintech platforms available for everything from payments to savings. We meet Marty Bell, co-founder and CMO of Nude, to learn more about the platform helping you invest for a dream home. Plus: CEO and founder of Overflow,…
Eureka 257: Square Root
Robyn Simms is the co-founder of Square Root, a soft drinks brand she launched with her partner, Ed Taylor, in 2012. Using seasonal fruit, they make sodas and non-alcoholic cocktails at their factory in east London.
