Monocle 24: The Entrepreneurs

We drive to a forward-thinking service station in England, taste fresh milk from a vending machine in Greece, meet entrepreneurs Royce YC Hong and Brandon Hill, learn why glasshouses are the future, and explore hotel trends in with the Winkreative team.

We look at the state of small business in Brazil, meet Rupert Scofield of microfinance pioneers Finca and talk big data with the founders of QuantumBlack.

We peruse the Turkish retail and hospitality scenes in Portland, Eden Collinsworth discusses her new book *I Stand Corrected*, Asi Sharabi of Lost my Name explains the service’s personalised children’s books, we meet the creative director of Bang & Olufsen and the Winkreative team analyse Starbucks’ premium-market motives.

We meet the minds behind Escape The City, check out Finnish fitness app HeiaHeia and watchmakers Audemars Piguet, talk luxury book publishing with Prosper Assouline, and look at the branding of passports with the team at Winkreative.

We tour the London flagship store of Gieves & Hawkes at 1 Savile Row, meet the founders of Billykirk and Ikiré Jones, and discuss the challenges and opportunities of commercial spaceflight with Karin Nilsdotter from Spaceport Sweden.

We visit Slush in Helsinki to meet Spotify’s Martin Lorentzon in a sauna, hear the nightlife success story of Francisco Ferrer from Ibiza's Lio, visit the Creative Business Cup in Copenhagen, and Sebastian Nienaber explains his new event Hacking Happiness.

We visit the Granny’s Finest team in the Netherlands, discuss habit-forming products with Nir Eyal and talk fairtrade jewellery with Alan Frampton. We also meet Cathy Ridley from MovePlan, chat with and the duo behind Tavistock Tutors and hear from the Winkreative team on how brands move across markets.

We navigate Istanbul's Grand Bazaar with a mobile app, talk sustainable luxury with Maria Eugenia Gijon and meet business thinker Jeff Sutherland. Plus: Indian fashion brand Bhane, the Stair-Rover team and a chat about currency branding with the Winkreative team.

We talk hotel-search sites with Tom Leathes of Top10.com, meet the founder of the Millennial Trains Project and discuss the events industry with Richard Dodgson. We also ponder business partnerships with the CEOs of Technogym and McLaren, explore Canada's Drake Devonshire hotel and look at eyewear brand Cazal.

Visit Final Frontier Design in Brooklyn and The South Summit in Madrid, then meet Matthias Metternich of Believe.in and Bret Taylor of Quip. We also go networking for creatives with Pip Jamieson of The Dots, test reusable bamboo nappies in Serbia and discuss Maison Martin Margiela with Winkreative.

We catch up with the founders of Uniform Wares, meet Dave Morin of social network Path, survey the cruise-ship scene in Hamburg, explore remittances with the founder of WorldRemit, chat with Linda Rottenberg of Endeavor, and discuss branding heritage with the Winkreative team.

We meet entrepreneur Liam Casey to look at the strategy of premium rum brand The Duppy Share. We also learn why smoked salmon brand House of Sverre wants to break into fashion, head to Frankfurt to see how museums can franchise their ideas and take a wander through world expos with the branding team at Winkreative.

We meet Tom Marchant of luxury-holiday-experience specialist Black Tomato and talk with William Shu from food-delivery service Deliveroo. Nightlife app YPlan’s founder Rytis Vitkauskas tells his business story and we indulge with Paul Tomlinson of chocolate company Cocoa Hernando. Plus: Winkreative examines the pros and pitfalls of Amazon.

We look at the business journey of *The Idler* with Tom Hodgkinson, paint a portrait of the modern Chinese traveller, talk “free-from” food and drink brands with the founder of Rebel Kitchen, explore mobile marketplace Cura TV, analyse the challenges of business in developing markets with the executive director of the International Trade Centre, and unpick the return investment of company culture with the branding team at Winkreative.

We’re in Paris to meet the man who pioneered “flash sales”, we also help predict the future of solar power in households with the CEO of Hanergy UK, meet the founder of the UK’s first online subscription shaving brand, discover the start-up changing tourists’ perceptions of Spain, see how small changes can have a big influence with persuasion expert Steve Martin, and discuss US brand Carhartt with the team at Winkreative.