The Entrepreneurs

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  Pivoting with purpose: the founders channelling entrepreneurial smarts into game-changing organisations 09.09.2026 27min

  Laura Hackney is the founder of AnnieCannons, an organisation that prepares vulnerable, overlooked people for sustainable careers in tech. Plus: The Fintech leader swapping payment platforms for a focus on women’s health.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The CEO making an art of outstanding service 02.09.2026 27min

  Ben Clark runs Cadogan Tate, a world-leading specialist in the movement and care of fine art. Clark tells us how the wealthiest individuals and institutions collect and build across borders – and his plans for the business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Pivot quickly and don’t take anything too personally: business lessons from a six-time Silicon Valley CEO 26.08.2026 28min

  We discuss the ups and downs of starting a business with serial entrepreneur Mike Grossman, author of Failure Is an Option. Plus: Champagne and Friends founder Dan Roznov on the industry’s climate-related challenges.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Cool for the summer: Fruttini’s ‘fruit givré’ 19.08.2026 27min

  We meet Marie-Laure Pollet co-founder of Fruttini, a playful haute-glacerie in Paris serving refreshing ‘fruit givré’. She tells Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco about the frozen-dessert business and breathing new life into a retro French favourite. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  How e-bike operator Forest got more Londoners on two wheels 12.08.2026 30min

  We meet Caroline Seton, co-founder of Forest, an e-bike operator in London offering affordable, app-based bike hire across the capital. Plus: Gustav Gyllenhammar, Spotify senior vice-president of markets and subscriptions, talks about the company’s impressive growth as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Can Qantas’ Project Sunrise redefine long-haul travel? 05.08.2026 32min

  We are in Toulouse as Qantas unveils the aircraft that it hopes will redefine long-haul travel with 22-hour direct flights from Sydney to London and New York. Plus: we meet the CEO of Aquarius Aerial Firefighting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  No booze, no lose: Meet the founders drinking to an alcohol-free future 29.07.2026 29min

  As more alcohol-free drinks hit the shelves, we meet two founders who carved their own path in the booming market. Lucy Isles talks about Sablière, an alcohol-free sparkling cuvée from Edinburgh. And: we head to Merano to meet Maria-Elisabeth Laimer, co-founder of Italy’s first handcrafted alcohol-free beer, Freedl. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The case for sabbaticals: Why businesses benefit when workers take ‘Big Time Off’ 22.07.2026 31min

  Harvard Business School lecturer DJ DiDonna talks about the importance of sabbaticals and why intentionality in time away from work is a win-win for employees and bosses alike. He shares findings from his new book, ‘Big Time Off: The Transformative Power of Sabbaticals and How to Take One’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Neurospace: How a Berlin space start-up landed contracts with Nasa and SpaceX 15.07.2026 28min

  We meet the founder of Neurospace, the only privately funded German space start-up to have secured contracts with both Nasa and SpaceX. Plus: We visit Slatnar, a Slovenia-based ski-maker.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Skyfirst CEO Olivier Perdriel on geopolitical flight-path disruptions and the future of private aviation 08.07.2026 27min

  Olivier Perdriel stops by Monocle’s Paris bureau to discuss his boutique aviation business, which started with a single aircraft and now operates a fleet of long-range and ultra-long-range jets. He discusses navigating geopolitical uncertainty and why relationships remain his company’s greatest competitive advantage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The business of better running with the founders of One Track Club 01.07.2026 29min

  Anthony and Laura Fletcher, the husband-and-wife co-founders of One Track Club, discuss how they turned a free running club into a fast-growing business and share lessons on what it takes to scale a personalised service. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti on building CoinShares 24.06.2026 29min

  Jean-Marie Mognetti, the CEO and co-founder of CoinShares, talks about how he helped build one of Europe's leading-digital asset managers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  How a boutique studio landed the Obama Presidential Center brief  17.06.2026 27min

  As the Barack Obama Presidential Center opens in Chicago, we meet a husband-and-wife team whose brand studio was appointed the prime design partner for the historic civil landmark. Tom Crabtree and Patricia Callaway discuss Manual’s work with the Obama Foundation and the inherent challenges to a presidential commission.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  A visit to France’s biggest sauna, Sant Roch, and Publicisdrugstore 10.06.2026 28min

  Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco meets Chloé Bouscatel, co-founder of Sant Roch, Paris’s newest and largest sauna. Plus: Fernando chats champagne and magazines with the CEO of Publicisdrugstore, a Parisian institution on the Champs-Élysées.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Design that changes how we see the world: Tombino and ÖÖD 03.06.2026 29min

  Architect and designer Jason Lempieri speaks about Tombino, a project that turns manhole-cover designs from cities around the world into functional art. Plus: we head to Tallinn to meet Andreas Tiik, co-founder of ÖÖD.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Roland Horne on scaling WatchHouse cafés, from London and Abu Dhabi to New York 27.05.2026 28min

  We meet Roland Horne, founder and CEO of WatchHouse, a coffee chain with almost 30 global locations and counting. Plus: former private-jet broker Alex Hunter discusses why he left aviation to pursue hospitality and the relocation of his celebrated Chelsea restaurant, The Sea, The Sea, to a bigger site.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Orbitworks and the UAE’s race to space 20.05.2026 28min

  Andrew Mueller speaks with Hamdullah Mohib, acting CEO of Abu Dhabi-based satellite manufacturer Orbitworks, about the UAE’s rapidly growing space industry, the company’s recent deal with France’s CNES and the journey from his diplomatic role as Afghanistan’s ambassador to the US to the space sector.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Entrepreneurs Live in Shanghai: Museum of the future 13.05.2026 29min

  Colin 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.
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  ‘When you’re winning, change your game’: Hair raising success rules from Oribe co-founder Daniel Kaner 06.05.2026 29min

  Oribe 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.
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  Threads and tea: new takes on Japanese tradition with Ichijiku and Ito En 29.04.2026 27min

  Founder 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.