by Leah Thompson | Jan 8, 2021 | Consumer & Retail, Entrepreneurs Uncovered, Health & Wellbeing, People & Organisations, Science & Technology
Habitual is a behavioural change technology company co-founded by Napala Pratini. Originally from California, Napala had planned to go to medical school and become a doctor after studying biochemistry as an undergraduate. However, after a year-long post-graduate stint...
by Leah Thompson | Jan 8, 2021 | Consumer & Retail, Entrepreneurs Uncovered, People & Organisations
Kola Project’s mission is to modernize consumer retail to be waste-free and customer-centric. We want to improve the existing outdated retail model with a modernized approach, with increased transparency, continuous customer relationships (Retail-as-a-Service),...
by Leah Thompson | Jan 7, 2021 | Consumer & Retail, Creative & Cultural, Entrepreneurs Uncovered, Oxford, People & Organisations, Social Enterprise
Alexa Virdi is co-founder of Super Sapiens, a social enterprise creating fun and educational inclusive card games. What is your background? What made you decide to become an entrepreneur? I’m a lawyer, specialising in anti-money laundering, and then also human rights....
by Leah Thompson | Jan 7, 2021 | Consumer & Retail, Creative & Cultural, Entrepreneurs Uncovered, Oxford, People & Organisations
Literati & Light are purveyors of scented stories – that is to say, they create eco-friendly home fragrances inspired by great works of literature. The company was started by Justine Shaw who acts as the Creative Director and Head of Operations, her husband...
by Eship Temp User 1 | Dec 11, 2020 | Consumer & Retail, Entrepreneurs Uncovered, People & Organisations
Robyn Fukumoto is both an entrepreneur and supporter of fellow entrepreneurs. While working at BCG Digital Ventures launching corporate start-ups, Robyn and her co-worker (another serial entrepreneur) noticed a gap in the skincare industry. Sunscreens on the market...
by Eship Temp User 1 | Dec 10, 2020 | Consumer & Retail, Creative & Cultural, Entrepreneurs Uncovered, People & Organisations
I am Dr Nicola Nice, founder and CEO of Pomp & Whimsy. I read Human Sciences at Somerville, Oxford. I graduated in 1998, and then went on to do a PhD at Imperial College in Sociology of Science. I have spent the bulk of my career in the field of consumer insights...
