Alfredo Lopez is founder of The Natural Wine Company, a Barcelona-based business launched by Lopez and the team behind the cult interiors magazine ‘Apartamento’. With a focus on organic and biodynamic wines, international subscribers receive four to six bottles of wine a month, usually from small and independent producers. It’s proved a great option for people across nine European countries seeking a well-stocked cellar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle 24: The Entrepreneurs

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Martin Barry is the founder and CEO of Manifesto, a market hospitality brand based in Prague, which launched in 2018. Originally from New York, Barry is a landscape architect and also the founder of reSITE, a non-profit organisation focussed on urban design and architecture. Manifesto’s tech-enabled markets allow established businesses to reach new customers, while equipping start-ups with the tools to thrive. We also hear from Asics about its new ‘Sound Mind, Sound Body’ platform. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Manifesto

Éva Goicochea is founder and CEO of Maude, a Brooklyn-based personal-care brand launched in 2018. Intimacy and inclusivity are key words for the company, which aims to modernise and update the conversation around personal health and wellness. Goicochea is also co-founder of watch brand Tinker Watches and recently brought actress Dakota Johnson onboard to serve as Maude’s co-creative director and oversee the company’s sustainability initiatives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eureka 227: Maude

F-Lane is a Berlin-based start-up accelerator aimed at empowering female entrepreneurs who are running social enterprises around the world. In this episode we hear from Saskia Bruysten, co-founder and CEO of Yunus Social Business, and Inger Paus, who heads Vodafone Germany’s corporate responsibility strategy. In F-Lane’s fifth cohort in 2020, nine companies were chosen – out of 455 applicants – from UAE, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Chile, Brazil, Pakistan, Sweden and the UK. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

F-Lane

Jordan Nathan is founder and CEO of Caraway, a New York-based cookware and home brand he launched in 2019 after a scary experience while cooking with Teflon. Caraway makes non-toxic, eco-friendly products with sharp design, including ceramic pots and pans, linens and accessories in smart colours. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eureka 226: Caraway

To start the new year, we discuss both opportunity and growth. We catch up with Alex Bec, co-founder of the HudsonBec Group, to hear about the latest offering from the company behind the magazine ‘It’s Nice That’. Called Extra Nice, the new venture is a way for members to invest in the community. We also meet Ilya Volodarsky, co-founder of leading e-commerce analytics firm Segment, which helps thousands of companies to better understand their customers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Extra Nice and Segment

In the second part of our favourite conversations from 2020 we meet Steve Tidball, CEO and co-founder of men’s outerwear label Vollebak. Plus, we catch up with Uruguayan fashion designer Gabriela Hearst to talk about sustainability and what it takes to survive in New York. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Best of 2020: Gabriela Hearst and Vollebak

In the first part of our look back at 2020 we hear from Blake Mycoskie: serial entrepreneur, philanthropist and founder of Toms, the shoe company behind the one-for-one giving model. Blake’s new venture is called Madefor, a program helping people cultivate good habits. We also sit down with Maria Hatzistefanis, founder and CEO of Rodial, the skincare brand she launched in 1999 with her own small investment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Best of 2020, part 1

When Miriam and Christian Cervantes moved to Vienna with a view to opening their own plant shop, they didn’t think they would be doing so in the middle of a pandemic. But they persevered and launched Calienna in September after months of lockdown and renovation. Alexei Korolyov speaks to the pair about their new shop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eureka 225: Calienna

Dion Nash founded Triumph and Disaster in 2011 after retiring from playing professional cricket for New Zealand’s national team. The independent brand’s hair, face and body care lines are inspired by New Zealand’s natural beauty and sold by Selfridges, Liberty London, Harvey Nichols, Mr Porter and hundreds of hotels and salons globally. The company also opened a new flagship store in Auckland earlier this year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Triumph and Disaster

Raffaella Grisa is the founder of organic beauty brand Wait, inspired by Italian and Japanese approaches to wellness. Turin-based Grisa spent years travelling Asia and importing fashion pieces and accessories for a western audience. Launched earlier this year, Wait is a line of body-care products and fragrances made from traditional natural ingredients from both Italy and Japan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eureka 224: Wait

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