Monocle 24: The Entrepreneurs

We head to a women’s tech hub in Dakar, chat with the CEO of luggage company Tumi, visit a troupe of Spanish retirees breathing life into a historic railway line, profile Gaolhouse Denim, meet the CEO of Tradeshift, and catch up with the team behind Austrian startup Locca!

We chat with the new CEO of LUXE City Guides, visit the team behind Australia’s Driza-Bone, discuss PayPal’s new idenitity with Yves Béhar, talk mobile ads with the founder of BuzzCity, meet a former record-industry exec turned record-shop owner, and give San Francisco’s BART train system a branding overhaul.

We meet the founder of travel start-up My Plus One, head to Helsinki to test out fitness service HeiaHeia, explore entrepreneurship in Haiti with De La Sol, check in to the Wanaka Homestead on New Zealand’s South Island, talk cosmetics in Barcelona, meet the team behind Collective Arts Brewing, and discuss TV chefs with our friends at Winkreative.

We explore how internet censorship in Turkey is affecting the country’s startup scene, visit the team behind Viennese beer brand Nixe, Scott Anthony of Innosight explains the perilous first mile of entrepreneurship, Peter Arvai of Prezi discusses the future of presentations, we meet the first non-Korean to run Samsung in the UK and Ireland, and talk sports branding with our friends at Winkreative.

We meet the dentist-turned-entrepreneur in Belgrade behind Avantgarde Bikes, talk FinTech with Mike Laven of The Currency Cloud, discuss renewable power with Radhika Thakkar of Greenlight Planet, review Benetton’s new store concept in Milan, test out Baron Fig notebooks in New York, and give BIC a branding overhaul with Winkreative.

We report from the 1.618 Sustainable Luxury event in Paris, chat with travel-guru Bruce Poon Tip of G Adventures, meet LA-based music maker Squeak E Clean, visit a heritage glove maker in Madrid, head to the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, and talk brand-crisis management with Winkreative.

We visit Laulhère – the last beret-maker left in France, board a ship with Rodney Russ of Heritage Expeditions, discuss emerging-market corruption with David Buxton of Arachnys, chat with Rory Rogan of Be Packs, meet the team behind Comed(e-Learning), and give Air New Zealand a branding overhaul with Winkreative.

We discuss 3D printing with Martin Warner, visit Kenya-based solar energy startup M -KOPA, meet French paper executive Sophie Chenel, talk money booms with Bob Swarup, chat with Beatrice Pembroke of The British Council, and give London’s presence at MIPIM a branding overhaul with our friends at Winkreative.

We ask the founder of Freelancer.com why outsourcing is the future, analyse the state of online retail in Lebanon, chat with the Austrian designer whose new product protects fashionistas against theft, meet the team behind Swedish brand Baron, chat with Stephan Wembacher of Paper Rain, and give custom publishing a branding overhaul with our friends at Winkreative.

We meet the man who turns everyday objects into musical instruments, test out a satirical currency in Brazil, chat with the owner of London-based lager line Green & Pleasant, unlock the key to ‘money and magic’ with Fahrenheit 212’s Rony Zibara, visit a 350-year-old mill in Italy, and give hotel advertising a branding overhaul with our friends at Winkreative.

We head to Delhi to meet a boutique coffee company that roasts to order and delivers to customers’ doors. We also visit a trade fair dedicated to shoemakers, meet the man behind a new London investment hub, speak with HTC’s CEO and Cadillac's CMO – and give Betty Crocker a branding overhaul with our friends at Winkreative.

We visit LiquidSpace in California, meet young Russian entrepreneurs with an eye on the environment, talk with the inventor of a bicycle light that might save your life, discuss data privacy with Andreas Weigend, ask the 25-year-old editor of Australia’s newest newspaper why now is the perfect time for print, and talk city rebranding with our friends at Winkreative.

We meet an entrepreneur in Beirut who makes bomb and bulletproof vehicles, visit the Sydney-based microphone manufacturer Rode, discuss the challenges of the modern music industry with LoveLive’s Richard Cohen, meet the Brazilian founder of the new fashion app ASAP54, hear how CoContest.com may soon democratise the world of architecture, and we give unhealthy brands an overhaul with our friends at Winkreative.

We meet Jordan’s first beer revolutionary and visit a Tasmanian whiskey master, look at the changing face of the Russian consumer, search for child-friendly holiday spots, learn what big business and start-ups can learn from each other with KPMG’s Tim Kay, and give Air Canada a branding overhaul with our friends at Winkreative.

We meet the investor who wants you to forget the phrase “greed is good”, head to Melbourne to visit the founder of the world’s largest independent cinema network, meet the up-and-comers and old-school stalwarts of the global toy trade in Nuremberg, chat with the general manager of Beijing’s new Waldorf Astoria, and give the Olympics a branding overhaul with our friends at Winkreative.