
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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Episode 233
British chocolate brand Prestat counted the Queen Mother, Roald Dahl and generations of sweet-toothed children as its fans but what happens when the company is rejuvenated for a new generation? Meanwhile, in Vienna we…

Episode 232
From the objects on his desk to tips on getting the creative juices flowing, Shinola’s creative director Daniel Caudill tells us how he works. We also sit down with English model, activist and entrepreneur…

Episode 231
From crisps to vodka, on this week’s episode we hear the story of family-run firm Chase Distillery. We also meet Asad Hamir of eyewear brand Kite, who explains the meaning of luxury in a…

Episode 230
What do Italian leather bags, fine French wines and Palestinian tiles have in common? They all improve with time. We trek to the city of Nablus to visit the last remaining traditional producer of…

Episode 229
How can traditional hotels fight back against the sharing economy juggernaut? We meet Caitlin Zaino, founder of Porter & Sail, a start-up whose secret weapon involves a dash of the high-tech and the charm…

Episode 228
Ghostly International was founded at the turn of the millennium in the college dorm room of DJ and Detroit native Sam Valenti IV. Since then the cult-favourite record company has signed on everyone from…

Episode 227
Byron Bay is the picture-perfect destination for an Australian holiday, known around the world for its pristine surf and bohemian lifestyle. But is the popularity of this town of five thousand people translating into…

Episode 226
Seán Dagan Wood of ‘Positive News’ and designer Paul Blackburn explain how they rebranded the magazine for an evolving readership and Edward Neale tells us how his company Reunidas is rediscovering and reviving Brazil’s…

Episode 225
We take a tour of London’s contemporary-art scene and explore the experiential frontier of travelling with start-up SideStory. We also sit down with James Bidwell of SpringWise, whose company uses a global network to…

Episode 224
Rafat Ali explains the challenges of launching and growing his popular travel-industry news site Skift and we meet the founders of London-based healthy juice brand Moju. Plus: Miami-based property developer Avra Jain shares her…