Steve Fechheimer: Brewing Up a Storm to Combat Climate Change

New Belgium’s craft beers were inspired by a bike ride, first brewed in a basement, and showcased at the Colorado Brewer’s Festival — where they were so popular, they sold out. That was 30 years ago, and there have been

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Patrik Lundström: Break on Through to the Green Side of Clothing Production…

Every entrepreneur wants to build a business on a breakthrough process; not many have done so. On the back of a breakthrough process, perhaps; but true pioneers are thin on the ground. We have one for you here, though, all

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Lutz Schwenke: Life — and Business — on an Ocean Wave

Devon has some of the best surfing beaches in the UK — a fact which may have played a part in persuading a young Lutz Schwenke to study at the University of Plymouth. But it was also the knowledge that

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Martin Höfeler: Fashions Come and Go, but Style — and Environment — are Forever

It’s all about sustainability in 2022, and there’s likely to be no lessening of focus in coming decades. Sustainability matters, in a way that other modern notions and buzzwords don’t. People matter; the planet matters. In the fashion industry, brands

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Tamsin Lejeune: Saving the World in Style

Tamsin Lejeune, founder and CEO of the Ethical Fashion Forum and Common Objective, is uniting a global community behind a mission to make fashion more sustainable. Lejeune worked as an architect before striking out in the fashion industry. She grew

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Charlotte McCurdy Getting Creative about Climate Change: Time to Plant the Seed

Charlotte McCurdy, a Rhode Island School of Design graduate and professor, wants creatives to join the fight against climate change. McCurdy believes the world needs more STEM innovators to solve its most pressing challenges — and more dreamers to ask

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Luke Haverhals: Tech Platforms Unlock the Superpowers of Plants to Combat the Plastic Menace

Plastic is affordable, widely available, durable and versatile — but its environmental costs have become too steep. Great masses of discarded plastic swirl around the ocean and break down; scientists have found microplastics even in remote and pristine places such

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Thai Lee: Avoiding All the Spotlights

You may not have heard of Thai Lee, but Google her name and it becomes clear that news of her — in business circles, at least — swirls high and settles in calm, lofty locations: Forbes, Bloomberg, CRN, Leaders’ League.

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Jenny Just: The Deck Should Be Stacked — with Tech

US entrepreneur and fintech disruptor Jenny Just believes that girls should be taught to play poker. It’s a game that demonstrates strategy and risk-taking — two elements vital for business success. Growing up as a middle child surrounded by four

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Denise Coates Earns More Than Elon Musk, Would You Believe?

British business leader Denise Coates is the highest-earning woman in Britain — testament to the fact that the odds can sometimes be beaten. Easily able to pass unnoticed in public, Denise Coates’s net worth was recently estimated to be $5.3bn,

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