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The Entrepreneurs
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Monocle Radio’s weekly tour of the most inspiring people, companies and ideas in global business, from startups to heritage brands, covering the best in hospitality, design, fashion and retail.
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The Entrepreneurs Live in Shanghai: Museum of the future
Yesterday00:29:04Summary readyColin Chinnery and Purat ‘Chang’ Osathanugrah discuss their respective cultural institutions in Beijing and Bangkok. We explore how they’re making art more accessible, as well as sound culture and the challenges posed by AI.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Summary‘When you’re winning, change your game’: Hair raising success rules from Oribe co-founder Daniel Kaner
1w ago00:29:25Summary readyOribe co-founder Daniel Kaner talks about creating a luxury haircare brand that brings fashion, fragrance and performance together. He shares why the best time to innovate is when you’re gaining momentum. Plus: Dilli House founder Arpit Kaushik on going against the grain and creating an ‘anti-perfume’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryThreads and tea: new takes on Japanese tradition with Ichijiku and Ito En
2w ago00:27:51Summary readyFounder Aaron Benjamin shares how his Tokyo-based luxury fashion brand Ichijiku grew out of a collection of gifted kimonos and has since evolved into what he describes as more of an art gallery than a traditional label. Plus: executive advisor and tea ambassador, Rona Tison, on Ito En’s global expansion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummarySatellites over the Strait of Hormuz: space surveillance and maritime security
3w ago00:27:31Summary readyWe meet Jarkko Antila, CEO of Kuva Space, a Finnish company using AI-powered satellites with hyperspectral cameras to monitor activity on Earth, from timely intelligence to detecting dark and stealth vessels at sea. He explains the company’s technology and its mission to launch more than 100 satellites by 2030.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummarySuite, suite music: How hotels can fine-tune atmosphere through sound and sensory branding
4w ago00:28:37Summary readyFormer DJ and Music Concierge founder, Rob Wood, explains his approach to designing the sound of luxury brands worldwide, curating music for clients including Rosewood Hotels, Belmond and Cathay Pacific. Plus: Hôtel de l’Arcade’s Laetitia Brandariz-Berrut on managing three Parisian properties and flying the Swiss flag for hospitality in France. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryFrom Uruguay to Moldova: why emerging wine regions are on the rise
Apr 800:28:13Summary readyOther co-founders Jack Blumsom and Gleb Petrenko discuss how they started a wine company championing less-explored regions after a fateful holiday in Georgia, one of the oldest wine-producing countries. Plus: how a trip to Kyoto inspired Italy native Silvia Mella to launch New York-based Japanese tea company Sōrate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryDimitri Weber on Australia’s first luxury perfume house and the Kylie Minogue effect
Apr 100:28:29Summary readyDo brands down under need international approval before making it big at home? Dimitri Weber, founder of Australia’s first luxury fragrance house, Goldfield & Banks, talks about what businesses can learn from Aussie exports such as Kylie Minogue and Nicole Kidman. Plus: why the country is a surprising perfume powerhouse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryKnatchbull Savile Row’s CEO on bespoke tailoring for women and flying the British flag in fashion
Mar 2500:29:53Summary readyIs there a new playbook for great, British brands? Founder Daisy Knatchbull shares the latest from Knatchbull, the first Savile Row shopfront exclusively for women. She discusses the importance of her global trunk shows and the brand’s ready-to-wear collection. Plus: Toby Gauvain on Gaudium, a new private-membership community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryJim Rokos on dyslexia, design and why thinking differently is a competitive advantage
Mar 1800:29:30Summary readyLuxury décor studio Rokos’s founder Jim Rokos talks about the creative advantages of dyslexia and why he sees it as an edge in designing his sculptural objects. Plus: How new work platform Vizzy caught the eye of job-hunters and clients such as Burberry, Tiffany & Co and Louis Vuitton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryHow Kelluu’s UFO-like airships caught the eye of Nato and conspiracy theorists
Mar 1100:28:55Summary readyMysterious objects spotted over the Nordics have sparked speculation online but they’re not aliens. Kelluu co-founder Jiri Jormakka explains the technology behind the company’s hydrogen-powered autonomous airships and how they operate in GNSS-jammed environments near the Russian border. Plus: travel expert Maggie Draycott discusses her new venture, Club Aviator. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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