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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Eureka 167: Allbirds
Joey Zwillinger is an engineer and renewables expert who co-founded Allbirds along with former New Zealand professional footballer Tim Brown in 2015, who was our guest on ‘The Entrepreneurs’ last year. This week, Zwillinger tells us about new eco-friendly materials and production methods that the Certified B company has introduced…
Maurten
Olof Sköld is the co-founder and CEO of Gothenburg’s sports-nutrition brand Maurten, whose hydrogel technology allows athletes to ingest high levels of carbohydrate while avoiding gastrointestinal issues. And owing to a client list that includes top athletes sponsored by other companies, it recently released unbranded packaging.
Eureka 166: Collision and Web Summit
Paddy Cosgrave is the CEO and founder of Web Summit and Collision, two of the leading technology conferences in the world. A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, Cosgrave worked in a number of start-ups before launching the annual Web Summit conference in Ireland, which has grown steadily since 2014. He…
Perfumer H
Lyn Harris is the founder of Perfumer H, the boutique brand, shop and working laboratory she runs in London’s Marylebone neighbourhood. Harris is one of the most well-known names in the world of fragrance; she created her new label after leaving previous venture Miller Harris. Having studied the art of…
Eureka 165: Motionlab
Rob Moncrieff is the founder of Motionlab, a company that believes it has created the perfect commuter bag. Its backpack puts the weight on the hips instead of the shoulders, increasing movement for runners and cyclists while reducing strain and the risk of injury.
Tania Adir, Uncommon
Adir is the co-founder and CEO of Uncommon, a company using research into wellbeing to create beautiful co-working spaces. Launched in 2014, it has four locations, including a property on London’s Liverpool Street. After working at a top international law firm, Adir set out on her own, initially launching property…
Eureka 164: Mission Watch Company
Peter Carayiannis is a lifelong watch collector and now co-founder and designer of Mission Watch Company, a Toronto-based watch brand. Carayiannis launched Mission in early 2019 along with Aron Solomon after spotting a gap in the market for affordable watches that didn’t sacrifice quality. Their first watch, The Mission 1,…
Fiol Prosecco
Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo is the co-founder of Fiol Prosecco. Gian Luca grew up in a wine-producing family in the Prosecco region and, after years of working for Armani and Moncler in Milan, he was looking for something to take him back to his home in Treviso. Along with…
Eureka 163: Kaaita
Alenka Repic is the founder of Kaaita, a Slovenian company that has placed its footwear in dozens of hotels across the world. Trained as an economist, Repic launched Kaaita in 2004 as a creative consultancy helping other companies on environmental issues. Over the years, the company has transformed into a…
What3words
Chris Sheldrick is the CEO and co-founder of What3words, an easy-to-use geocoding system that the London company believes can be a new standard for sharing precise locations. It has created a three metre by three metre grid across the globe and assigned unique three-word addresses to every square. Emergency services…
