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January 14, 2022 Eureka 277: Solios
Samuel Leroux and Alexandre Desabrais are the co-founders of Solios, a Canadian certified B Corp watch brand that they created in 2016. The idea was to combine elegance and minimalism with solar technology. The pair met at university and each started their career in finance, before realising that they wanted to create something together around being kinder to the planet. Solios became the first Certified B watch brand and has made a huge mark in its category.
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14 min
January 12, 2022 Dai
Joanna Dai is founder and CEO of Dai, a B Corp-certified womenswear brand that the Orange County native launched in 2017. Having spent many long days in the office and on the road in nearly a decade of working for JP Morgan between New York and London, Joanna set out to rethink the blazers, trousers, and dresses that a woman might wear to the office. Dai brings together style, comfort and the latest fabric innovations.
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30 min
January 12, 2022 Dai
Joanna Dai is founder and CEO of Dai, a B Corp-certified womenswear brand that the Orange County native launched in 2017. Having spent many long days in the office and on the road in nearly a decade of working for JP Morgan between New York and London, Joanna set out to rethink the blazers, trousers, and dresses that a woman might wear to the office. Dai brings together style, comfort and the latest fabric innovations.
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30 min
January 07, 2022 Eureka 276: Nothing
Nothing is a London-based consumer technology company with a mission to remove barriers between people and their devices. Nothing’s debut product, its Ear 1 wireless headphones, was one of the most anticipated product launches of 2021. Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent Petri Burtsoff met Nothing’s co-founder Akis Evangelidis at the start-up event Slush to discuss the future of consumer technology and the company’s ambitious mission.
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12 min
January 05, 2022 Prestat
Micaela Illy is the CEO of heritage chocolate brand Prestat. The London-based company, which was created by the inventor of the chocolate truffle, will celebrate its 120th anniversary this year. The brand was acquired by the Illy family in 2019. Micaela is the fourth generation of the iconic Italian coffee company, which was launched in the 1930s. This week she discusses her work to refresh the well-known British brand.
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31 min
December 29, 2021 The best of ‘The Entrepreneurs’, part two
In the second part of our favourite interviews of 2021, we hear from Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky on how the turbulence of the pandemic has allowed the California-based company to get back to its roots and focus on being a better partner for cities. Plus: we meet Dr Carmen Hijosa, the founder of Ananas Anam, makers of a leather alternative crafted from pineapple leaf fibres called Piñatex.
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31 min
December 22, 2021 The best of ‘The Entrepreneurs’, part one
In the first of our host Daniel Bach’s favourite conversations of 2021, we meet Frank Cooper III, the global chief marketing officer at Blackrock, to hear how the world’s largest asset manager is tackling climate change and racial inequality. Plus: Shiza Shahid, founder of Our Place, discusses how she’s using the cookware brand to highlight food insecurity and the value of coming together to prepare a meal.
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31 min
December 18, 2021 Eureka 275: Q36.5
Based in Italy’s Dolomites, Q36.5 is a brand specialising in clothing and accessories aimed at cycling enthusiasts, which has emerged as a driving force in the industry. Founded in 2013 by Luigi Bergamo and wife Sabrina, the company excels in developing Italian-made apparel with high-performance textiles that are also chosen to address concerns about sustainability. The business has been recognised for its award-winning designs that produce lightweight, ergogenic garments for wearing on and off the bike.
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11 min
December 15, 2021 Craven Dunnill Jackfield
Simon Howells is the managing director of Craven Dunnill Jackfield, a company that has been making handmade ceramic tiles to decorate public spaces, homes and hospitality establishments since it was founded in 1872. On the eve of its 150th anniversary, Howells discusses some of the company’s many projects, including dozens of London Underground stations, the Houses of Parliament and the food Hall at Harrods.
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30 min
December 10, 2021 Eureka 274: Re:Nourish
Nicci Clark is CEO and founder of Re:Nourish, a UK-based company that’s said to be the world’s first microwaveable and fully recyclable bottled-soup company. A qualified nutritionist and former critical-care nurse, Clark knows the value of healthy eating. The company has had incredible growth in the past few years, in both retail and direct-to-consumer, and has expanded to the Middle East and Hong Kong.
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14 min

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