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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Edition 162
We visit the Granny’s Finest team in the Netherlands, discuss habit-forming products with Nir Eyal and talk fairtrade jewellery with Alan Frampton. We also meet Cathy Ridley from MovePlan, chat with and the duo behind Tavistock Tutors and hear from the Winkreative team on how brands move across markets.
Edition 161
We visit the Web Summit in Dublin, meet the founders of Evernote, BlaBlaCar, Flipboard, VSCO, and FiftyThree, discover a new cocktail kit subscription service, and discuss the branding of vermouth with Alessandro Palazzi from Dukes Bar in London.
Edition 160
We survey Lebanon’s beer industry, meet the CEOs of Fitbay, Simudyne and GoodWeave and talk music with Downtown Music Publishing’s Justin Kalifowitz. Plus: the Winkreative team discuss retail stationery brands.
Edition 159
We navigate Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar with a mobile app, talk sustainable luxury with Maria Eugenia Gijon and meet business thinker Jeff Sutherland. Plus: Indian fashion brand Bhane, the Stair-Rover team and a chat about currency branding with the Winkreative team.
Edition 158
We talk hotel-search sites with Tom Leathes of Top10.com, meet the founder of the Millennial Trains Project and discuss the events industry with Richard Dodgson. We also ponder business partnerships with the CEOs of Technogym and McLaren, explore Canada’s Drake Devonshire hotel and look at eyewear brand Cazal.
Edition 157
Visit Final Frontier Design in Brooklyn and The South Summit in Madrid, then meet Matthias Metternich of Believe.in and Bret Taylor of Quip. We also go networking for creatives with Pip Jamieson of The Dots, test reusable bamboo nappies in Serbia and discuss Maison Martin Margiela with Winkreative.
Edition 156
We catch up with the founders of Uniform Wares, meet Dave Morin of social network Path, survey the cruise-ship scene in Hamburg, explore remittances with the founder of WorldRemit, chat with Linda Rottenberg of Endeavor, and discuss branding heritage with the Winkreative team.
Edition 155
We meet entrepreneur Liam Casey to look at the strategy of premium rum brand The Duppy Share. We also learn why smoked salmon brand House of Sverre wants to break into fashion, head to Frankfurt to see how museums can franchise their ideas and take a wander through world expos…
Edition 154
We meet Tom Marchant of luxury-holiday-experience specialist Black Tomato and talk with William Shu from food-delivery service Deliveroo. Nightlife app YPlan’s founder Rytis Vitkauskas tells his business story and we indulge with Paul Tomlinson of chocolate company Cocoa Hernando. Plus: Winkreative examines the pros and pitfalls of Amazon.
Edition 153
We look at the business journey of *The Idler* with Tom Hodgkinson, paint a portrait of the modern Chinese traveller, talk “free-from” food and drink brands with the founder of Rebel Kitchen, explore mobile marketplace Cura TV, analyse the challenges of business in developing markets with the executive director of…
