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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The Entrepreneurs, Wednesday 28 January
We meet Mikkel Svane of Zendesk and advertising legend Peter Mead, discuss fashion innovation with Stefan Siegel, get a masterclass in mindfulness, check in to a luxury hotel in Tunisia, and talk Target’s Canadian problem with the Winkreative team.
Episode 171, Wednesday 21 January
We visit Finnish shoe-designer Minna Parikka, talk networking with The Supper Club, get a primer on the ski-holiday industry with Rory Byrne, Mike Arnot explains his brand Owen & Fred, and Mashael Al-Rushaid discusses Heist Gallery.
Edition 170
We explore the Made in Austria movement, Susan Liautaud gives us a tutorial in business-ethics 101, Abhishek Advani discusses his menswear brand, Julia Groves of Trillion Fund explains renewable energy crowdfunding, and the Winkreative team look at the branding of Tesla.
Edition 169
We drive to a forward-thinking service station in England, taste fresh milk from a vending machine in Greece, meet entrepreneurs Royce YC Hong and Brandon Hill, learn why glasshouses are the future, and explore hotel trends in with the Winkreative team.
Edition 168
We look at the state of small business in Brazil, meet Rupert Scofield of microfinance pioneers Finca and talk big data with the founders of QuantumBlack.
Edition 167
The highlights of 2014, including brand-reinvention stories, burgeoning business cities, travel titans and much more.
Edition 166
We peruse the Turkish retail and hospitality scenes in Portland, Eden Collinsworth discusses her new book *I Stand Corrected*, Asi Sharabi of Lost my Name explains the service’s personalised children’s books, we meet the creative director of Bang & Olufsen and the Winkreative team analyse Starbucks’ premium-market motives.
Edition 165
We meet the minds behind Escape The City, check out Finnish fitness app HeiaHeia and watchmakers Audemars Piguet, talk luxury book publishing with Prosper Assouline, and look at the branding of passports with the team at Winkreative.
Edition 164
We tour the London flagship store of Gieves & Hawkes at 1 Savile Row, meet the founders of Billykirk and Ikiré Jones, and discuss the challenges and opportunities of commercial spaceflight with Karin Nilsdotter from Spaceport Sweden.
Edition 163
We visit Slush in Helsinki to meet Spotify’s Martin Lorentzon in a sauna, hear the nightlife success story of Francisco Ferrer from Ibiza’s Lio, visit the Creative Business Cup in Copenhagen, and Sebastian Nienaber explains his new event Hacking Happiness.
