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February 03, 2023 Eureka 323: Hub Culture
This week, Monocle’s Tom Webb introduces his Davos interview with Stan Stalnaker, founder and chief strategy officer of Hub Culture, who talks about the innovative technology ecosystem and its groundbreaking approach to AI. Could building AI with purpose be one of the answers to the climate crisis? Could we consult AI to help us design the framework for fully sustainable cities – and is it time to rethink the legal rights of nature?
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9 min
February 01, 2023 Brand Britain special
What does “Brand Britain” mean today and what comes next? An audience of students, brand leaders, investors and other stakeholders gathered in London to hear from the writer Ekow Eshun, Belstaff CEO Fran Millar, Rapha founder Simon Mottram, the Academic Dean of CSM Rebecca Wright, Nc’nean founder Annabel Thomas and Monocle’s Josh Fehnert. Devised and hosted by Bob Sheard, co-founder of the Fresh Britain agency, the event explored what the UK’s national brand means for businesses operating in its slipstream.
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1 hr 4 min
January 27, 2023 Eureka 322: The future of Brand Britain
What does Brand Britain mean today and what’s next? This week an audience of students, brand leaders, investors and other stakeholders gathered to hear from a panel including writer Ekow Eshun, Belstaff CEO Fran Millar, Rapha founder Simon Mottram and the Academic Dean of CSM Rebecca Wright. Devised and hosted by agency Fresh Britain, the event explored what the UK’s brand means for businesses operating in its slipstream.
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9 min
January 25, 2023 AKQA & L-Acoustics
Ajaz Ahmed, leader of the world’s most decorated design agency, AKQA, returns to Monocle to tell us how the business has grown in the five years since his last visit. Plus: We head to Los Angeles to meet the CEO of L-Acoustics. He tells Monocle’s US editor about the company’s latest innovations in immersive sound design.
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30 min
January 20, 2023 Eureka 321: Branding Corner: Waterloo, London
The latest in our series serving up insights into the creation or reimagining of great brands. Fresh Britain’s co-founder, Bob Sheard, tells us about the agency’s role in the development of Waterloo, London.
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7 min
January 18, 2023 Bower and Aucart
Meet Suwar and Berfin Mert, the brother-and-sister team behind a Swedish app that rewards its users whenever they recycle everyday waste items. They tell us about fund-raising for global expansion and why the UK is next. Plus: five years since her last visit, we speak to Natasha Arselan, founder and CEO of contemporary-art discovery and collecting platform Aucart.
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29 min
January 13, 2023 Eureka 320: Onto
Rob Jolly co-founded this flexible electric-car subscription service in 2017. Onto offers British drivers a truly comprehensive product with insurance, charging and maintenance included in the monthly price. The company now has more than 6,500 subscribers and last summer announced a successful Series C funding round to power expansion into Europe. Rob explains how he and Onto began their exciting, electric journey.
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8 min
January 11, 2023 Childs Farm and Lhamour
How did Childs Farm become the UK’s leading baby and child personal-care brand in less than a decade? Its founder, Joanna Jensen, explains how caring for her daughters’ sensitive skin inspired the development of products that worked for all of the family. Plus: the creator of another innovative and disruptive personal-care brand, Lhamour, tells us about changing the landscape of the sector in her home market, Mongolia.
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30 min
January 06, 2023 Eureka 319: De Bonne Facture and Madame de la Maison
Two of the smartest young business owners in their sector, Déborah Neuberg, founder of menswear brand De Bonne Facture, and Ajiri Aki, founder of online boutique Madame de la Maison, join Monocle’s Europe editor at large, Ed Stocker, in Paris to discuss pitches, plans and passion projects.
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10 min
January 04, 2023 John Hitchcox
Kick off the new year with some entrepreneurial inspiration courtesy of the brilliant chairman and founder of Yoo Group and the driving force behind the €1.5bn regeneration of London Olympia. John Hitchcox has more than 40 years of experience shaping and reshaping neighbourhoods, and delivering a groundbreaking vision for our cities. He talks about his life and times as one of the most influential and well-respected entrepreneurs and pioneers in the global property industry.
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29 min

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