Pullman Voices

Monocle

Pullman Voices is a collaboration between Monocle Radio and Pullman Hotels & Resorts that creates a space for meaningful exchanges – revealing fresh perspectives from cultural pioneers, business leaders and creative minds.

Episodes

  1. 21/08/2025

    Updating tradition: Feng Chen Wang

    Feng Chen Wang is a Chinese, London-based fashion designer who embodies what it means to update tradition. Her eponymous brand creates pieces that are deeply personal yet globally resonant, merging traditional Chinese references with modern tailoring, sportswear influences and futuristic silhouettes. As her brand marks a decade of boundary-pushing design, Wang reflects on her upbringing in Fujian, collaborations with major brands such as Converse and why straddling cultures is her superpower in both design and business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    20 min

  2. 14/08/2025

    Crossing the divide: Ole Scheeren

    Ole Scheeren is the award-winning German architect behind some of the world’s most ambitious and unconventional buildings. From tech campuses in Asian megacities to residential apartment blocks in Vancouver, Scheeren’s designs seamlessly bridge opposing aesthetics and functionalities. In this episode he tells us about the power of cross-cultural collaboration and how this can enrich the lives of those who live, work and gather in his spaces. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    21 min

  3. 07/08/2025

    Leading lights: Roxanne Varza

    What does it take to grow ambitious start-ups into impactful businesses and foster diverse, inclusive leadership from the start? Roxanne Varza is director of Paris’s Station F, the world’s largest start-up campus. Previously head of Microsoft’s French start-up activity and named by Business Insider as one of tech’s 30 most influential women under 30, she tells Monocle’s Tom Edwards what it takes to be a Station F company and how to champion progressive change in the workplace. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    20 min

  4. 10/07/2025

    Full circle: Shalini Goyal Bhalla

    Could the circular economy be the answer to climate change? Monocle’s correspondent in New Delhi, Lyndee Prickitt, meets India’s foremost expert on the circular economy, Shalini Goyal Bhalla. She is the managing director of think-tank International Council for Circular Economy and has written books on the subject. She tells us about the opportunities that moving towards a circular model would provide for business and innovation, as well as the planet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    22 min

  5. 03/07/2025

    Productive disruption: Amelia Christie-Miller

    Former chef Amelia Christie-Miller has long been obsessed with brands that have the power to shape consumer behaviour. In 2021 she created Bold Bean Co to change the perception of beans, encouraging people to see them as more than a mere pantry ingredient. In this conversation with Monocle’s Tom Edwards, Christie-Miller discusses how she disrupted the food industry by shifting age-old narratives – through everything from her product and marketing strategy to workplace culture – and converted fatigued consumers into loyal customers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    23 min

  6. 26/06/2025

    Purposeful spaces: Charles Landry

    Charles Landry is an international adviser on the use of imagination and creativity in urban change. He has written many books on the subject, including ‘The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators’. His work seeks to help cities unlock their potential and become resilient, self-sustaining places. In this episode he speaks to Tom Edwards about how intentional design can nurture culture in a city. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    21 min

  7. 19/06/2025

    What does it mean to be visionary?: John Amaechi

    When it comes to good leadership, professor John Amaechi knows a thing or two. Amaechi is an organisational psychologist and founder of APS Intelligence, a consultancy dedicated to helping organisations cultivate high-performance, ethical workplace cultures. He also happens to be a former basketball star and the first Briton to ever play in the NBA. John Amaechi talks to Tom Edwards about the moments in his life that have taught him about the importance of being able to lead people to positive change, the current challenges to DEI initiatives, and why being the driving force behind positive friction can be the way to make progress. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    23 min
  8. Digital decency: Julia Hobsbawm

    22/05/2025

    Digital decency: Julia Hobsbawm

    Julia Hobsbawm is an author and the CEO of global work trends and changenetwork Workathon. In this episode she shares how to build a healthier relationship with our online lives and offers a blueprint for navigating digital spaces with decency and respect. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    23 min
  9. Always learning: David Hieatt

    15/05/2025

    Always learning: David Hieatt

    David Hieatt is the founder of Hiut Denim Co and The Do Lectures, an idea- sharing platform featuring some of the world’s most interesting thinkers. He has previously worked for some of the biggest advertising agencies in the world and was the founder of sportswear brand Howie’s. Hieatt didn’t have the most traditional path into his career. Despite not finishing his education, the thread that runs through his career is a commitment to learning. In this episode he tells Tom Edwards about how being open to continuous education has taken him on an incredible journey and why sometimes you take your lessons from the most unexpected places. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    21 min
  10. The power of being present: Dumi Oburota

    09/05/2025

    The power of being present: Dumi Oburota

    Monocle’s Tom Edwards is joined by serial entrepreneur Dumi Oburota to discuss the power of being present and of meaningful exchange. From his experiences in the music industry, nurturing the career of acclaimed British rapper Tinie Tempah to closing deals on his newly founded drinks brand Severan, Oburota tells us why he’s a firm believer in the magic of human connection. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    21 min
  11. Activating change: Pallavi Dean

    28/04/2025

    Activating change: Pallavi Dean

    In the first episode of Monocle’s collaboration with Pullman Hotels, Monocle’s Tom Edwards is in Dubai to meet the architect and founder of design practice Roar, Pallavi Dean. A seasoned globe-trotter, Dean is no stranger to new geographies and beginnings. We ask her how activating change can help to breed the resilience and agility needed to grow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    24 min
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Pullman Voices is a collaboration between Monocle Radio and Pullman Hotels & Resorts that creates a space for meaningful exchanges – revealing fresh perspectives from cultural pioneers, business leaders and creative minds.

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  • Creator
    Monocle
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
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