Partners in Time

This episode of Partners in Time features a truly digital person and a pioneer in his field. Dominic Weir chief digital officer at IWC was born, raised, and educated in central London and will talk to podcast host Paul Ripke about his unique career path. Weir talks about how he developed the fascination for building things in his early years and about his studies in product design at the renowned art university, Central Saint Martins. As well he discloses, that his first job was in the music industry where he created graphic arts, like 3Ds for dance music videos. Then entering the luxury industry at Richemont, Weir transitioned to a truly digital person, building some of the first luxury e-commerce businesses. Lastly Ripke and Weir exchange views on digitalization in the more traditional and analog world of luxury watches and talk about the future of shopping and how AI can help us to reach the desired product.

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Brooklyn based architect Hani Rashid is an educator as well as mentor and aesthetic style guide of this week’s podcast host Chris Grainger-Herr. The co-founder of the architecture firm, Asymptote, is best known for unique designs and buildings such as the Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi. Rashid and Grainger-Herr talk about designing buildings, city planning and the impact designs can have on the wellbeing of humans. Particularly Rashid is striving to positively influence people by finding intelligent solutions for stressful situations in example like hospitals. As well the architect reveals how to cope with time pressure and how to use tight timings and human errors to fuel creativity and ultimately create something beautiful .

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Are you currently planning your summer holidays? After listening to this podcast there will be only one thing you want to do. Surfing!

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It’s a people business – in this episode of Partners in Time, René Behr the Director of HR at IWC talks to Paul Ripke about his unconventional path and his role at IWC.

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In this episode of Partners in Time host Chris Grainger-Herr welcomes Matt Pearson. The Australian entrepreneur founded Alauda a manufacturer for performance electric flying car and with it the first electric flying car racing series Airspeeder. Matt talks about his crazy dreams as a kid of putting people into space and how he was able to come this dream one step closer. He shares how to stay on top of innovations and being one step ahead. He makes sure that the flying cars are not only an innovative product itself but are undergoing a technical and design evolution. Pearson revels his love for simplicity and beauty and that his love for mechanical watches stems from his grandfather – a man of great style.

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IWC’s new Friend of the Brand and member of the #iwcracing family Laura Kraihamer talks to host Chris Grainger. The two talk about their drawing skills and geek out about cars and racing. The racing driver unveils the perks of racing and how she got where she is today. Entering the racing world through karting at 12 years old Kraihamer was not sure where her career will take her and after a six-year break and studying law she got back into the driving seat at the age of 22. She says she feels privileged to have been able to turn her passion into a living. Already as a child she spent her Sundays watching Formula One with her family and her enthusiasm for cars and pure racing is impossible to be denied.

This episode of “Partners in Time” features a dose of female power. CMO and chair of the Sustainability Committee at IWC Schaffhausen, Franziska Gsell is welcomed by host Paul Ripke and discusses sustainability, her career in a male driven industry, and her recipe for success. She always showed a strong interest in people; staying curious and trying to understand others has brought her where she is today. But it seems the businesswomen was always meant to end up at IWC. Born in Schaffhausen, she has always had a strong connection to the brand and chance has decreed that Gsell performed as a 4-year-old ballerina on the same stage where she welcomed her IWC team years later as CMO.

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In only two days, Valtteri Bottas will compete with Mercedes in the Monaco Grand Prix. Our host Paul Ripke had the chance to welcome the formula one driver as a guest for the latest episode of Partners in Time. The two go way back to when Paul was team photographer and talk about their shared love for Finnish sauna and cycling. In addition, Bottas shares the trigger that made him become a racing driver. Initially, he fell in love with the speed but what is even more addictive and kept him in the game was the competition. The drivers says, the recipe for his success is to keep the stress level low and keep concentrated. Finally, don’t miss out on exclusive travel tips from Valtteri in his homeland Finland.

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If you want to be inspired this is the episode of “Partners in Time” you cannot miss. This time our host Paul Ripke talks to a known name for watch lovers, Justin Hast. He is a watch photographer, a writer, the face of "IWC Heritage" series and a digital marketing specialist to just mention some of his occupations. In this episode Justin reveals what a style council for Mr. Porter does and talks about the new IWC Pilot’s Chronograph for the 10th anniversary of Mr. Porter. Taking on his first mission as a style council in this podcast, he shares with our host his style ideas for a new watch strap. Tune in and maybe you even pick up some traveling tips from one of the two partners in time.

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From blog to media empire - in this episode of Partners In Time Chris Grainger-Herr welcomes founder David Fischer and unveils the success story of the lifestyle platform Highsnobiety. He reveals how changing trends in society and the rise of social media have helped him build his business. In this podcast, David & Chris dive into the world of man’s fashion, streetwear and of course sneaker culture. Having grown up very close to each other, they discovered that they were both regulars at the same Foot Loocker in Frankfurt (Hauptwache). Be sure to listen to this episode to get valuable tips from David Fischer and IWC CEO Chris Grainger-Herr on how to blend in at dinner parties when surrounded by bankers. Don't forget to check us out on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iwcwatches/

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