Monocle

Monocle 24

The Entrepreneurs

Putting the spotlight on those driving innovation in their industries, plus where to invest, business news and tips from those who have succeeded.


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Play 18 15/02/2012 00:53:39 Environmental transportation: the London-based technology pioneer helping cars go green, the Swiss airline doing well during hard economic times, and where to invest in Oakland. Download
Play 17 08/02/2012 00:53:37 An energy special looking at geothermal power in Palestine, hydroelectricity in Britain’s Lake District and also a visit to a chocolate maker in Brooklyn. Download
Play 16 01/02/2012 00:53:39 How private firms are funding the film industry, we get expat business advice in China and look at the surreal world of private jet retail. Download
Play 15 25/01/2012 00:53:44 Jonathan Openshaw looks at quality Italian manufacturing, travels to Florence to meet a shoemaker with an international outlook, and meet business author Eric Ries. Download
Play 14 18/01/2012 00:55:17 We talk to radio pioneer Archie Hamilton, visit a Japanese fabric manufacturer and look at the catering business in Singapore. Download
Play 13 11/01/2012 00:53:32 We look at Pitti Uomo in Florence, visit a unique business set up by an artist in Cambodia, and learn about a Slovenian yachting company. Download
Play 12 04/01/2012 00:52:31 The show focuses on luxury watches, visiting craftsmen in Amsterdam and also taking a look at the education system in Phnom Penh. Download
Play 11 28/12/2011 00:53:32 Jonathan Openshaw looks back over the last 10 weeks of Monocle 24, including a Lebanese brewery and the Impossible Project in the Netherlands. Download
Play 10 21/12/2011 00:53:32 Jonathan Openshaw learns about the skiwear business, speaks with festive food entrepreneurs and visits a Goose farm run by a father and son. Download
Play 9 14/12/2011 00:53:13 We look at the current bicycle boom, Bob Collymore, CEO of Safaricom offers management tips and we learn about East Asia’s luxury watch market. Download
Play 8 07/12/2011 00:53:43 We visit 961 brewery in Beirut, learn of an independent bookshop among the skyscrapers in Singapore, and get management tips from the C.O. Bigelow company. Download
Play 7 30/11/2011 00:53:42 The Vinyl Factory, Lomography and the Impossible Project on analogue media and we meet Roger Martin, Dean of Canada’s Rotman School of Management. Download
Play 6 23/11/2011 00:53:32 We look at the wellness industry, visiting a Copenhagen gym with a difference and also see how San Francisco’s hi-tech success has inspired retail boom. Download
Play 5 16/11/2011 00:52:31 We talk about putting personality back into the hospitality business, sample Japan’s craft beers and meet a data analyst who quit to start a bakery. Download
Play 4 09/11/2011 00:53:31 We learn about the perfume industry, Richard Branson talks to us in Delhi and we meet James Daunt to hear his plans for Waterstones shops. Download
Play 3 02/11/2011 00:53:34 Viking coffee culture, a dream business in Paris and a look behind the success of a luxury leather brand from Brussels. Plus, the latest business news. Download
Play 2 26/10/2011 00:52:24 How a new business is breathing life back into the Victorian kiln in Stoke-on-Trent and a visit to a book store in Toronto to crack a spine or two. Download
Play 1 19/10/2011 00:49:18 The first of our new business programmes looks at the world of luxury eyewear and asks business leaders how they manage and where to invest. Download

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