The Entrepreneurs

In a special Christmas-themed episode we head to Bethlehem to survey the city’s rich tradition of artisanship and visit Vienna to profile Lohner. We also meet a heritage motoring brand crafting electric bicycles and talk to the founder of Little Citizens Boutique about the timeless allure of a quality children’s toy.

From digital publishing to paywalls, we take stock of the world of online media and journalism with the man who curates the best writing on the web. A special half-hour discussion with Robert Cottrell, editor of The Browser. Robert speaks with Monocle’s Daniel Giacopelli about the thorny issues facing the world of media and journalism: which business models work, will the paywall disappear and how will we read and profit from online writing in the years to come?

When it comes to start-ups, is a houseboat the new garage? We hop on entrepreneur Pip Jamieson’s houseboat and discover how she established The Dots on London’s Regent’s Canal. Plus: barber-turned-entrepreneur Matt Raine and his business partner Matt Brooke discuss Mr Natty, their growing grooming brand for stylish gents around the globe.

We meet James Beshara, founder and CEO of Tilt, a crowdfunding service that’s sweeping across campuses and social circles around the world. Soheb Panja and Jeff Taylor also pop by to share the business model of their media brand ‘Courier’, a London-based quarterly publication covering stories of modern business. Plus: Geoff Mulgan from Nesta explains why most meetings are unproductive and gives his top tips for making them better.

Harper Reed shares his journey from CTO of Barack Obama’s re-election campaign to selling his company Modest to PayPal. We meet James Watt, co-founder of Scotland’s largest independent brewery BrewDog, who tell us about his book ‘Business for Punks’. We then head to the mountains north of Los Angeles to attend business workshops at Camp and unplug from the outside world.

A special episode from the Web Summit in Dublin. We sit down with the CEOs of Kickstarter and Deliveroo; Nicolas Brusson of BlaBlaCar and Philippe Botteri of Accel Partners explain the future of ride-sharing, IDEO’s Anne Pascual shares the process of innovation and the team behind Viewpop explains 3D photography.

We discover business lessons from the founders of British sunglasses label Taylor Morris and London-based Dum Dum Donutterie. Plus, we’re in New York to profile Alfred, the mobile app-based errands service.

Minneapolis-based entrepreneur Eric Dayton shares the story of his clothing brand Askov Finlayson, his award-winning restaurant Bachelor Farmer and the ever-popular Marvel Bar. We also profile the global literacy start-up Pobble. Plus: Winkreative’s Rachel Claire Steed discusses the uses and abuses of “heritage” within a brand’s story.

We meet Efe Cakarel, the founder of curated film-streaming service Mubi. We also visit Angels, the seventh-generation family-owned company that’s been outfitting actors in the theatre, television and film industries since 1813.

We stroll down Barcelona’s famous high street Passeig de Gràcia to see the results of an €8m facelift. Meanwhile, Italian entrepreneurs Rossella Frigerio and Silvana Molaro share their made-in-Capri sandals brand Sofia Capri. Plus: the Winkreative team discusses the future of fashion brand DKNY.