The Entrepreneurs

Designer and entrepreneur Jon Kolko shares his new book ‘Well-Designed: How to Use Empathy to Create Products People Love’. Elsewhere in the show our man in Madrid heads to the annual Zinc Shower event to survey the Spanish start-up scene and the Winkreative team discusses the branding of Apple’s advertising campaigns.

A special episode on transformation: we profile a Vienna company turning empty street-level shops into loft apartments, an Argentinian brother-sister duo building a bag business out of old kitesurfing sails and a French former Apple employee making bespoke shoes in east London.

A special episode featuring an in-depth look at the entrepreneurship scene in Montréal and the business minds on a mission to reclaim the glory of Québec’s largest city.

We meet the CEOs of cycling brand Rapha and skincare brand Aesop, and Icelandic entrepreneur Sigurlaug Sverrisdottir shares the hospitality secrets of her award-winning ION Adventure Hotel.

We visit the handmade bicycle show Bespoked, meet the CEO of Gousto – who predicts the future of ingredients-delivery services – and head to Vienna to investigate the employment prospects of Austria’s ex-offenders. Plus the Winkreative team review the Apple Watch.

We discuss the global rice industry and management tips with Karan Chanana of The Amira Group, profile the future of cycling innovation with the inventor of the Freestep bike and the Winkreative team look at the business model of music streaming.

Henrietta Lovell explains her journey with Rare Tea Company, restaurateur Martin Morales shares his top management tips and Jessi Baker introduces Provenance, a new platform for sharing the stories of products.

We meet Bob Kunze-Concewitz, chief executive of classic Italian spirits maker Gruppo Campari, who discusses the company's centuries-old heritage and successful acquisitions strategy. Plus: a family ceramics business in Spain’s Toledo and the Winkreative team look at the branding of HSBC.

We meet the president of Detroit-based heritage brand Shinola, visit two European food startups - Frutomania in Kosovo and Foodscovery in Italy - and the Winkreative team discusses Chinese luxury brand Shang Xia.

We profile a business success story in Havana and designer Yves Béhar discusses his involvement with Spring Accelerator, plus we meet Thierry Teyssier of La Pâtisserie Des Rêves and Hedvig Alexander of Far & Wide Collective.