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Everything you need to know about tone of voice

Where are the Black designers?

Sana Javeri Kadri on inclusion and equitable sourcing in the food world.

The new grassroots economy: Hank’s Mini Market

Hank’s Mini Market in south Los Angeles transformed from selling liquor to fresh fruit and veg – and in doing so leveraged its community status to create further business.

How to be smarter with your time

Startup diary: Lalese Stamps

How to manage your relationship with money

Snapshot: Tokyo

Featuring store owner Mamoru Tamiya

How I live: London-based designer Tolu Coker

Behind the scenes with British-Nigerian fashion designer, illustrator and textile designer Tolu Coker.

Meet the urban winemakers

‘We’re focusing on how can we pivot, evolve and adapt.’

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Tune in to our conversation with entrepreneur, Alfonso Ali Wright

Sustainable fashion was finally gaining momentum. Now what?

Lockdown diary: Los Angeles

Featuring composer Roy Werner

Is this the laundromat of the future?

How two German-born sisters in Brooklyn are shaking up the dusty, male-dominated laundromat industry.

Entrepreneurship

'It's time to reclaim the meaning of entrepreneur'

Lockdown diary: Athens
Featuring designer Stefani Stoyanof

The future of wine, beer and spirits delivered to your door

Sheep Inc. and the rise of ultra-traceable fashion

Dropshipping: a model for success?

‘It's always been about slow growth.’

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Tune in to our conversation with managing director, Nicholas Bowman-Scargill

Five things you learn when you go zero-waste

Lessons from a Berlin bookshop

Lockdown diary: London

Featuring dog trainer Leila McNeelance

‘I don’t do self-care for the bubble baths’

Joe Holder trains Virgil Abloh, runs a ‘plant-based gang’ and takes a refreshing stand against the modern wellness industry – despite being one of its most important players.

Growing a Shanghai restaurant empire

Olly Olsen, co-founder of workspace operator The Office Group, outlines his tips for perfecting the walk and talk.

Create an agenda beforehand, which includes talking points and prompts to guide the discussion. Record on a mobile so that after, a team member can write up the notes.

Have walking meetings in smaller groups or one-on-one to ensure there’s a flow to the discussion and an opportunity for everyone to participate.

It’s always a good idea to pick a destination where the meeting pauses or ends. This ‘goal’ will ensure the journey (and the meeting) doesn’t feel aimless.

Studies point to walking meetings improving divergent thinking, a key ingredient for creativity

Research shows that walking meetings can break down barriers between co-workers. It’s a great way to put employees at ease.’

The world’s most dangerous cup of coffee?

Lockdown diary: Geelong

Featuring chef Aaron Turner

Growing roots in Athens

Athens plant shop Kopria was founded in 2018 by friends Vasilis Nzeremes and Ifigeneia Filopoulou. Here’s how they dealt with the Covid lockdown.

‘When entrepreneurs fall in love with love.'

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Tune in to our conversation with entrepreneur, Amy Errett

Startup diary: Elizabeth Haigh

A fresh take on underwear

How Copenhagen reopened

The inside story of how two Copenhagen cafes – Atelier September and Lille Bakery – stayed alive during the pandemic and reopened post-lockdown.

A Stoic’s guide to controlling your emotions

Nick Kokonas on how restaurants can fix themselves

Five things you learn when you pay all your staff the same salary