Courier Weekly

Courier Weekly

Produced by Courier, the defining media brand for a new generation who want to live and work on their own terms, the Courier Weekly podcast digs into the big issues, ideas and trends of the moment. Each episode, hosted by Courier's Daniel Giacopelli, provides a dose of insight and inspiration for those looking to launch or grow their own business.

Episodes

December 17, 2020 29 mins
Courtney Boyd Myers is the founder of AKUA, whose kelp jerky product has surged in popularity since launching in 2019. We caught up with Courtney to hear how her journey’s been so far and why kelp is a food trend to watch in the year ahead.
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Julie Deane is founder of The Cambridge Satchel Company, the humble UK-based leather bag brand that, in the past decade, defied the odds and became a rare phenomenon. But that story has been told. This week, Julie explains what happened after the success, sharing how and why everything went wrong, and what she did to get the company back on course.
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December 3, 2020 19 mins
A decade ago, when Londoner Kodj Glover was a teenager, he took a trip to Japan with his mother and became obsessed with high-quality Japanese clothing. He promised that, if he ever started a company himself, he would return to Japan for inspiration. On today’s show, Kodj explains how he’s made good on that dream, having recently launched his own brand, Fuji&Hakone.
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November 26, 2020 24 mins
This week, hot sauce and productivity drinks. Creative director Drew Wolf explains how and why he launched his brand Kold Sauce during lockdown, and James Beshara shares how a heart condition brought on by too much caffeine and stress led him to launch his company Magic Mind.
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November 19, 2020 22 mins
Roxana Saidi, founder of new pistachio milk brand Táche, shares the challenges of growing a new product category and lessons on working with your family.
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November 12, 2020 33 mins
Once upon a time, Jared Ray Johnson and Adam Klein were grad students at MIT, before realising they cared more about physical products than software. The result? An outdoor lifestyle brand called Season Three. They share their journey – from manufacturing in northern Italy to big opportunities in the outdoor space.
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November 5, 2020 22 mins
Nicole Crentsil, CEO of Black Girl Fest, talks about partnering with Ada Ventures as an angel investor, what she’s looking for in an investment, and her advice for business owners looking to raise cash. Plus, Josh Lachkovic from wine subscription company The Wine List explains new areas in wine to watch.
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October 29, 2020 27 mins
Nomshado Michelle Baca launched her beauty and wellness brand A Complexion Company only weeks before lockdown. The South African-born, UK-based founder explains how she did it after years of listening, researching and finding her niche in the market. Plus: can email make you calmer? We talk to the co-founder of Berlin-based email product Tempo, who says yes.
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October 22, 2020 23 mins
We’re with Brittany Chavez, CEO of Los Angeles-based Shop Latinx, a newly-relaunched marketplace of lifestyle products made by indie Latinx brands.
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October 15, 2020 28 mins
Of all the sectors that have been hit hardest by the pandemic, the events industry is pretty high up there. Digby Vollrath, co-founder of Feast It, explains why he’s bullish on the industry – and he shares opportunities to fill gaps in the market when events bounce back.
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October 8, 2020 21 mins
Ken Tomita, co-founder of Portland-based company Grovemade, shares his company’s huge successes, epic fails and all the lessons learned along the way.
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October 1, 2020 25 mins
We catch up with Taco Carlier, co-founder of Dutch e-bike brand VanMoof, about Amsterdam’s history as a bike city, opportunities in the e-bike sector, and commuting bicycles in a time when no one is really commuting. Plus: Charlotte Williams of diversity-focused influencer marketing agency SevenSix explains how best to work with nano- and micro-influencers.
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September 24, 2020 21 mins
We dig into the future of hype, fitness, fashion, media and a whole lot more with Chris Black from Done to Death Projects and brand consultancy Public Announcement.
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September 17, 2020 31 mins
The founder of Ace & Tate talks about innovations in the eyewear industry, Sam Valenti from record label Ghostly International explains how musicians are adapting to the new economy and whether New York has a creative future, and Courier columnist Fleur Emery shares details of her new business, Real Work.
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September 10, 2020 24 mins
Can the 'no code' movement lead to an explosion in new businesses? We talk with Joe Cohen, founder of Universe, to find out. Plus: Dan Frommer explains why the ‘curator’ business case for multi-brand e-commerce is disappearing.
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September 3, 2020 28 mins
We’re with Mike Mayer from Windmill and Lucas London from Lick Home, who are each trying to grow companies in traditionally old-school industries – paint and air conditioning.
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August 27, 2020 24 mins
Gabi Lewis once ran a company that made protein snacks out of crickets. He’s since swapped insects for protein-packed cereal as co-founder of Magic Spoon – a direct-to-consumer brand tailor-built for the Instagram generation. This week on the show Gabi shares strategic, cost-effective marketing tactics that have worked for him and his team, from podcast advertising to influencer marketing.
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August 20, 2020 27 mins
What do you value, what do you want to pay for, and how does this affect the business model and growth of modern brands? We sit down with brand strategist Ana Andjelic, who shares insights from her forthcoming book, ‘The Business of Aspiration’.
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August 13, 2020 37 mins
We’re with Petra Barran, founder of street food incubator and market KERB, to hear tips and advice for new food and drink brands. Plus, we’re with the CEO of MikMak to learn about her company’s big and bold experiment in remote work.
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August 6, 2020 28 mins
We’re in California with Aishwarya Iyer, who explains how she built her fast-growing olive oil brand Brightland – then over to Norway where we talk about the future of video meetings with Øyvind Reed, CEO of Whereby.
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