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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F-Lane
F-Lane is a Berlin-based start-up accelerator aimed at empowering female entrepreneurs who are running social enterprises around the world. In this episode we hear from Saskia Bruysten, co-founder and CEO of Yunus Social Business, and Inger Paus, who heads Vodafone Germany’s corporate responsibility strategy. In F-Lane’s fifth cohort in 2020,…
Eureka 226: Caraway
Jordan Nathan is founder and CEO of Caraway, a New York-based cookware and home brand he launched in 2019 after a scary experience while cooking with Teflon. Caraway makes non-toxic, eco-friendly products with sharp design, including ceramic pots and pans, linens and accessories in smart colours.
Extra Nice and Segment
To start the new year, we discuss both opportunity and growth. We catch up with Alex Bec, co-founder of the HudsonBec Group, to hear about the latest offering from the company behind the magazine ‘It’s Nice That’. Called Extra Nice, the new venture is a way for members to invest…
Best of 2020: Gabriela Hearst and Vollebak
In the second part of our favourite conversations from 2020 we meet Steve Tidball, CEO and co-founder of men’s outerwear label Vollebak. Plus, we catch up with Uruguayan fashion designer Gabriela Hearst to talk about sustainability and what it takes to survive in New York.
Best of 2020, part 1
In the first part of our look back at 2020 we hear from Blake Mycoskie: serial entrepreneur, philanthropist and founder of Toms, the shoe company behind the one-for-one giving model. Blake’s new venture is called Madefor, a program helping people cultivate good habits. We also sit down with Maria Hatzistefanis,…
Eureka 225: Calienna
When Miriam and Christian Cervantes moved to Vienna with a view to opening their own plant shop, they didn’t think they would be doing so in the middle of a pandemic. But they persevered and launched Calienna in September after months of lockdown and renovation. Alexei Korolyov speaks to the…
Triumph and Disaster
Dion Nash founded Triumph and Disaster in 2011 after retiring from playing professional cricket for New Zealand’s national team. The independent brand’s hair, face and body care lines are inspired by New Zealand’s natural beauty and sold by Selfridges, Liberty London, Harvey Nichols, Mr Porter and hundreds of hotels and…
Eureka 224: Wait
Raffaella Grisa is the founder of organic beauty brand Wait, inspired by Italian and Japanese approaches to wellness. Turin-based Grisa spent years travelling Asia and importing fashion pieces and accessories for a western audience. Launched earlier this year, Wait is a line of body-care products and fragrances made from traditional…
The long run
This week we’re on the run with three standout labels: Tracksmith, Satisfy and Hylo Athletics. From London, Hylo’s co-founder explains how he left behind a career as a professional footballer to create the sustainable shoe brand. In Paris, we meet a fashion-industry veteran who put French textile expertise to work…
The Spirit Lives On
We visit Longines’ museum and workshop in Saint-Imier, Switzerland, to find out about the watch-maker’s long history in aviation and what goes into crafting a watch that stands the test of time.
