The Entrepreneurs
A weekly deep dive into global business. Inspiring stories from startups to legacy brands in hospitality, design, fashion, and retail.
Latest Episodes
Wärtsilä and Augment
Håkan Agnevall, CEO of Wärtsilä, discusses how the company is helping to shift entire industries toward a 100 per cent renewable future. Then: what’s next in entrepreneurship education with Augment co-founder Ariel Renous.
Eureka 441: Finnmark Sauna
Finnmark Sauna’s founder, Jake Newport, shares his passion for Finnish sauna, including how his personal experience with its healing benefits inspired him to launch a business that brings authentic sauna experiences to the UK.
Digital decency: Julia Hobsbawm
Julia Hobsbawm is an author and the CEO of global work trends and change network Workathon. In this episode she offers a blueprint for navigating digital spaces with decency and respect.
Les Vacances d’Irina and Helen Kaminski
We shift into summer mode with warm-weather style and two brands that radiate sunshine: Bucharest-based fashion label Les Vacances d’Irina and Australian accessories house Helen Kaminski.
Eureka 440: Bark Air
Matt Meeker, founder and CEO of Bark, explains how the company’s mission to make dogs happy has evolved from selling chew toys to launching Bark Air, the world’s first airline designed for dogs.
Always learning: David Hieatt
In this episode David Hieatt, founder of Hiut Denim Co and The Do Lectures, an idea-sharing platform, reflects on continuous education and why sometimes you take your lessons from the most unexpected places.
Smith & Willis and Four Seasons’ residences
Lifelong friends and business partners, Johnny Smith and Daniel Willis, talk about their Michelin-starred restaurant, Luca, and their latest venture, Smith & Willis, a new hospitality group that builds on their partnership restaurants.
Eureka 439: Mad about mycelium
We meet Marta Agueda Carlero, co-founder of Material Alternative Design (MAD), a design company fuelled by fungi. She discusses how MAD uses mycelium in its manufacturing to create sustainable climbing gear.
The power of being present: Dumi Oburota
Monocle’s Tom Edwards is joined by serial entrepreneur Dumi Oburota to discuss the power of being present and of meaningful exchange.
Beyond the Vines and Yondr
Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, talks about the business opportunities in Indonesia. Plus: we hear from the co-founder of a design studio in Singapore and contemplate the virtues of phone-free spaces.
