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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On our 100th episode we discuss Prada and classic outerwear company Schott NYC, both founded in 1913. We also ask luxury impresario William Asprey how his family’s businesses have attracted customers for 200 years,…
Edition 99
We visit three Americans in Berlin who are joining with the locals in a craft-brew revolution, head to Amman, which is quickly becoming the Arab world’s start-up capital, and speak with a fragrance entrepreneur…
Edition 98
We head to West Texas to meet the man making the world’s finest leather medicine balls, learn how to make the best use of empty commercial property, get a taste of the ice cream…
Edition 97
We interview Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, meet the brothers behind Pacific Puffs in San Francisco, talk with investor Christopher Schroeder about the business promise of the Arab world, get a primer in intellectual property…
Edition 96
We take a business tour of the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, meet the woman who hopes to teach Chinese to a new generation, chat with two lawyers and dog-lovers in New York who…
Edition 95
We talk with the man whose small publishing company has taken the literary world by storm, head to The Netherlands to meet the team hoping to build the world’s ethically produced phone, go hunting…
Edition 94
A look at the entrepreneurs of Kolomna, near Moscow, who hope traditional sweetmeats will regenerate their city. Plus, we visit Auckland to speak with the man behind a two-decade old alternative currency and check…
Edition 93
We head to Vanuatu for a tour of the sandalwood industry, visit a Spanish pop-up showcasing local manufacturing, test a new electric bicycle in Milan, and chat with the founder of cosmetics retailer Space…
Edition 92
We head to the San Gabriel Valley in California – home to the largest Asian-style night market in the US, find out why Finns are big spenders on ice cream, and learn how one…
Edition 91
A visit to the kiosks of the Middle East where people buy the small necessities of life, we visit a Munich startup trying to develop smarter heating, meet the man who designed a shoe…
