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Martyn Zemavicius
February 11, 2019We chat to wine expert and founder of Elicite, the e-commerce and educational fine wine platform, Martyn Zemavicius
What is your earliest memory involving wine?
My earliest memory of wine is tasting my grandmother’s homemade wine when I was a teenager. It was made from a very old and very big single… Read more →
Designers, Homeware
Wesley Pereira
January 28, 2019CEO of furniture brand Vênoor Living Wesley Pereira on going back to his roots, the beauty of being imperfect and the importance of a strong family network within business.
What was the pivotal moment that inspired you to launch Vênoor Living? When did it officially launch?
Vênoor Living came into… Read more →
Art
Jean-David Malat
September 10, 2018Branded “the most well-connected man in London” by The Times and “London’s hottest art dealer” by GQ, Jean-David Malat is an art dealer and personal advisor to everybody from members of the Royal family, to pop superstars like Madonna, film legends such as Arnold Schwarzenegger,
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Entrepreneurship, Food
Andy Scott
June 27, 2018You’re the new owner and landlord of Frank Lampard’s pub The Pigs Ear in Chelsea – how did that come about and what plans have you got for it?
The Pig’s Ear is Chelsea’s oldest pub and we’ve got great renovation plans. Over the summer, we are going to completely refurbish both the inside and… Read more →
Entrepreneurship, Events, Social
Stéphanie Tumba
June 22, 2018Stéphanie Tumba knows a bit about love and romance. The former fashion marketer, property investor and financial consultant turned entrepreneur is a divorcée and head of dating agency—Celest Connections. Interestingly, this latest business venture began life as a blog: while talking
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Charlie Siem
One of the foremost young violinists in the world, Charlie Siem talks performing with The Who, investing in the next generation of artists, and the difficulty of picking a favourite composer
June 14, 2018
At only 32, Charlie Siem has garnered worldwide recognition, performing internationally with some of the world’s finest orchestras and chamber ensembles, including the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Camerata Salzburg and Israel Philharmonic.
Not only will he be performing
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Natasha Lee
Natasha Lee, founder of healthy and sustainable children's food service Wild Child Kitchen, on encouraging children to be more adventurous with food, the pressure of being a sole founder, making nutritious food accessible and eating her way around the world
May 31, 2018
What inspired you to create Wild Child Kitchen?
The idea itself was something that came together over a few months—I had become increasingly interested in the growing wellness space but couldn’t understand why so much of our attention was … Read more →
Alex Eid
CEO and founder of groundbreaking rental platform Homie, Alex Eid talks about receiving $4 million in investment, moving house in three days, & finding an area that feels like home
March 26, 2018
Can you tell us a bit about Homie and what inspired you to set it up?
Homie is London’s platform for renters providing a service that rewrites the way people currently rent. I came up with the idea back in … Read more →
Jeany Cronk
Wine producer Jeany Cronk on moving the whole family to Provence, expressing her passions through work, mounds of French paperwork and "beautiful, uncomplicated" rosé
March 19, 2018
What inspired you to up sticks and move to the French countryside to start your wine brand, Mirabeau en Provence?
That’s simple- Stephen and I were madly passionate about Provence Rosé and we were big time Francophiles. So when the … Read more →
Kelty Caston
The Christmas Forest founder Kelty Caston on adventures from Africa to Richmond, the challenges of working with trees, reforesting African drylands, and a 40-year-old knitted Christmas pudding!
December 1, 2017
How did you get started in in the Christmas tree business, and what did you do before it?
I was a bit of an adventurer—I was a ski instructor and then I had a holiday company and took people to … Read more →
Nahid de Belgeonne
Yoga expert and founder of Good Vibes Studios Nahid de Belgeonne on mindful movement, singing chakra mantras with Alicia Keys, and being an eternal student
October 16, 2017
What inspired you to take up yoga, how did it all begin?
I had a really stressful job in technology dealing with TV companies. The contract over-promised and my job was to negotiate the under-delivery…!
I’ve kept fit all of … Read more →
