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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Hint
Kara Goldin is CEO and founder of Hint, a flavoured-water brand she launched in 2005 that has grown into a $200m (€163m) operation. Hint’s first products were created at Goldin’s home after she left a career in media but it wares are now staples on the shelves at Whole Foods,…
Groundtruth
Sisters Sophia, Georgia and Nina Scott are the co-founders of Groundtruth. The accessories brand makes its pieces from a bespoke, 100-per-cent recycled material that is designed to withstand the world’s harshest climates. Georgia and Sophia are documentary filmmakers who have travelled the world covering environmental and humanitarian concerns, while Nina…
The Spirit Lives On: Howard Hughes
Howard Hughes was a lot of things: one of America’s first billionaires, a film producer and an entrepreneur in industries from media to oil to property. But Hughes was also a keen aviator and owner of the airline TWA, who broke round-the-world records and paved the way for competition in…
Benriach and Chantecaille
This week we meet two women whose life’s work is inspired by the natural surroundings in which they grew up. Dr Rachel Barrie, known as the “first lady of Scotch” is the master blender of Benriach. We also hear from a beauty-industry pioneer, Sylvie Chantecaille, who worked with Estée Lauder…
Peloton
John Foley, the CEO and co-founder of Peloton, launched the fitness brand in 2012. It’s now valued at more than €30bn. Built around bringing live spin classes into the home, Peloton has studios in New York and London. Foley tells us about the company’s growth, which included an IPO last…
The Spirit Lives On: Wiley Post
Wiley Post lived his short life to the full. His passion for aviation landed him in jail and lost him an eye but it also meant that he set round-the-world records and soared to new altitudes to discover jet streams, all by the age of 36.
Unknown Pleasures
Oliver Peyton is the founder of Unknown Pleasures, a premium pre-mixed cocktail brand he launched in October with Dré Masso, a London bartender and longtime collaborator. Peyton says that after a testing year, the hospitality industry is primed for innovation.
Gabriela Hearst
Uruguayan designer Gabriela Hearst launched her eponymous label in 2015, the same year that she took over her family’s ranch in Paysandú. Her rural, off-the-grid upbringing informs the aesthetic of her functional, timeless clothing and accessories, underscored by an environmentally conscious approach to production and packaging.
The Spirit Lives On: Elinor Smith
We profile Elinor Smith, the daredevil pilot who had an incredible career in the air, set multiple world records and continued to fly planes up until the age of 89.
Byredo
Ben Gorham, who grew up between Stockholm, Toronto and New York, is founder and creative director of Byredo, a brand he launched in Sweden in 2006. When his dream of playing professional basketball didn’t work out, Gorham went to art school and later started making fragrances to elicit memories. Producing…
