The Entrepreneurs
A weekly deep dive into global business. Inspiring stories from startups to legacy brands in hospitality, design, fashion, and retail.
Latest Episodes
Episode 217
From digital publishing to paywalls, we take stock of the world of online media and journalism with the man who curates the best writing on the web. A special half-hour discussion with Robert Cottrell,…
Episode 216
When it comes to start-ups, is a houseboat the new garage? We hop on entrepreneur Pip Jamieson’s houseboat and discover how she established The Dots on London’s Regent’s Canal. Plus: barber-turned-entrepreneur Matt Raine and…
Episode 215
We meet James Beshara, founder and CEO of Tilt, a crowdfunding service that’s sweeping across campuses and social circles around the world. Soheb Panja and Jeff Taylor also pop by to share the business…
Episode 214
Harper Reed shares his journey from CTO of Barack Obama’s re-election campaign to selling his company Modest to PayPal. We meet James Watt, co-founder of Scotland’s largest independent brewery BrewDog, who tell us about…
Episode 213
A special episode from the Web Summit in Dublin. We sit down with the CEOs of Kickstarter and Deliveroo; Nicolas Brusson of BlaBlaCar and Philippe Botteri of Accel Partners explain the future of ride-sharing,…
Episode 212
We discover business lessons from the founders of British sunglasses label Taylor Morris and London-based Dum Dum Donutterie. Plus, we’re in New York to profile Alfred, the mobile app-based errands service.
Episode 211
Minneapolis-based entrepreneur Eric Dayton shares the story of his clothing brand Askov Finlayson, his award-winning restaurant Bachelor Farmer and the ever-popular Marvel Bar. We also profile the global literacy start-up Pobble. Plus: Winkreative’s Rachel…
Episode 210
We meet Efe Cakarel, the founder of curated film-streaming service Mubi. We also visit Angels, the seventh-generation family-owned company that’s been outfitting actors in the theatre, television and film industries since 1813.
Episode 209
We stroll down Barcelona’s famous high street Passeig de Gràcia to see the results of an €8m facelift. Meanwhile, Italian entrepreneurs Rossella Frigerio and Silvana Molaro share their made-in-Capri sandals brand Sofia Capri. Plus:…
Episode 208
We meet Justin Hall, a fifth generation sock maker and CEO of luxury sock brand Pantherella, tell the story of Canadian publisher Coach House Books and speak to the authors of the new book…
