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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Zoku
Hans Meyer is co-founder of Amsterdam-based hotel company Zoku, which launched in 2016. Zoku’s apartments are designed to act as hybrid work and living spaces that allow us to relax, sleep, entertain or simply focus. The company will open properties in Vienna and Copenhagen later this year. Meyer was co-founder…
Eureka 231: Piglet
Jessica Mason is the founder and CEO of Piglet, a linen bedding and sleepwear brand that she launched in 2017. Jessica started her career in marketing and PR, working in London and Dubai for brands including Aēsop and Ray-Ban, experience which has come in handy in growing her own brand.…
Equiano
Equiano is a rum made between Africa and the Caribbean, which is using its name to tell the story of Olaudah Equiano. The Nigerian-born writer and abolitionist was able to buy his freedom from slavery in the 18th century in part by selling rum, before settling in London. Two of…
Eureka 230: Homethings
Tim Keaveney and Matt Aubrey are the founders of Homethings. They’ve created a range of non-toxic cleaning products, which come in efferservent tablets that can be added to water in the company’s glass spray bottles, cutting down on plastic waste. The company was launched last year after a successful kickstarter…
Pentatonic
Johann Bödecker and Jamie Hall are the co-founders of Pentatonic, a design firm that creates products that promote a more sustainable way of living. Run between London and Berlin, they’ve worked with a host of top brands, such as Microsoft, Red Bull and Starbucks, and recently collaborated with Otherware, the…
Eureka 229: PlanetCare
PlanetCare is a Slovenian start-up which has developed a filter to stop microfibre pollution. Doing laundry is an everyday activity but one of the big problems is the shedding of microfibres from synthetic clothing. This pollutes waterways from rivers to oceans – where they’re ingested by marine animals – presenting…
Article One
Wes Stoody is founder and CEO of Article One, an eyewear brand born in Flint, Michigan. Article One has made a name for itself in terms of both style and craftsmanship, with all of its frames made by just a few small factories in northern Italy. Article One has collaborated…
The Natural Wine Company
Alfredo Lopez is founder of The Natural Wine Company, a Barcelona-based business launched by Lopez and the team behind the cult interiors magazine ‘Apartamento’. With a focus on organic and biodynamic wines, international subscribers receive four to six bottles of wine a month, usually from small and independent producers. It’s…
Manifesto
Martin Barry is the founder and CEO of Manifesto, a market hospitality brand based in Prague, which launched in 2018. Originally from New York, Barry is a landscape architect and also the founder of reSITE, a non-profit organisation focussed on urban design and architecture. Manifesto’s tech-enabled markets allow established businesses…
Eureka 227: Maude
Éva Goicochea is founder and CEO of Maude, a Brooklyn-based personal-care brand launched in 2018. Intimacy and inclusivity are key words for the company, which aims to modernise and update the conversation around personal health and wellness. Goicochea is also co-founder of watch brand Tinker Watches and recently brought actress…
