The Gentleman‘s Journal Podcast
Business
Federico Marchetti is the founder and Chairman of YOOX-Net-a-Porter. He grew up in Ravenna, an ancient town in Northern Italy, which is home to some of the most historically significant mosaics in the world. And Federico describes his career, in fact, like a giant mosaic — a long process of placing building blocks on top of building blocks, slowly working towards a grand design.
After an early career in finance, Federico hit upon the idea of a luxury e-commerce site in 1999, at the height of the Dot Com boom. Most people thought he was crazy for attempting to fuse these two worlds — but after cold calling Italy’s most famous venture capitalist, Federico quickly managed to get the idea off the ground — and the rest, of course, is history. Today, YOOX-Net-a-Porter is one of the biggest e-commerce players in the world, with customers in over 180 countries.
In a fascinating episode, Federico describes how Apple took some of its inspiration from Italian typewriters; why none of us will be using mobile phones in five years time; and how the next Coco Chanel won’t be a designer — but a programmer.
Never stop learning — Tej Lalvani, CEO of Vitabiotics (and Dragon!)
Resilience is everything — John Caudwell, founder of Phones 4U
Sex sells — Emma Sayle, founder of Killing Kittens
Don't bother with anyone who doesn't bother with you — Professor Stefan Allesch-Taylor CBE
Why it pays to have fun — Will Butler-Adams of Brompton Bicycle
Inside the property industry — Liam Bailey and Tim Hyatt at Knight Frank
The product is king — Luca Faloni
Rugby World Cup Special — Dylan Hartley, Ben Franks and Harry Mallinder
Live Special! — Collecting Masterpieces with A. Lange & Söhne
How to live curiously — David de Rothschild
The rise and rise of CBD — Clemens Boeninger and Johan Obel, the Drug Store
The future of watch design — Davide Cerrato, Managing Director of Montblanc watches
The future of Champagne — Jean-Baptiste Lecaillon of Louis Roederer
Be the tortoise, not the hare — Nick Wheeler, founder of Charles Tyrwhitt
How to make a career from the thing you love — Simon Kidston, classic car dealer
Alexandre Mars — How to find purpose
How to create brilliant word of mouth — Zia Yusuf of Velocity Black
Live Special! The Early Stages of Entrepreneurship with Martell Blue Swift
How to go with your gut — Nick Woodman, Founder of GoPro
Special Episode! Inside our November/December magazine issue
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