Curious Customer - the Consumer Podcast.
Curious Customer is for anyone curious about the world of Consumer: insights, trends, companies, brands - and the people building them.
Hosted by Matt Chandler, the show explores the front lines of consumer innovation, featuring conversations with Founders, CEOs, CMOs, and Marketing Leaders shaping the future. Whether you're a future founder, brand builder, or simply curious about the world around you, this podcast is for you. Each episode dives into the experiences behind iconic brands and emerging startups, highlighting the thinking behind product, brand, distribution, and design. In an age of AI, we shine a light on the enduring power of consumer storytelling and market pull.
After all, we're all consumers. It drives our economies - and deserves our curiosity.
Thanks for tuning in. Find us at curiouscustomer.co
Episodes
20 episodes
What Canon, Nikon, and Sony cannot do. Re-inventing Cameras for an AI-world, with Vishal Kumar the Founder of Caira Camera.
Vishal Kumar is the founder of Caira Camera — a camera that bridges the gap between your smartphone and professional equipment. Before launching his business, Vishal worked as a data scientist at Sotheby's, where he started creating his own con...
The rise of ‘talent-led' brands. What do Kevin Hart, Selena Gomez, George Clooney, and David Dobrick all have in common? With Andy Hooper, Founder of R3
We're living through a major shift in how brands are created. Andy Hooper, co-founder of R3, reveals that celebrity-endorsed products are evolving into celebrity-owned brands where stars actually have skin in the game. When Kevin Hart opens Har...
10 Million Customers - Where Does Octopus Energy Go From Here? Decentralised Energy, Battery Storage, Nuclear Power. Chief Strategy Officer, Tim Heal, Reveals a Vision for the Next Decade.
What if your electric car could make you money while you sleep, or your energy company actually helped you save instead of just sending bills? In this episode, Tim Heal, Chief Strategy Officer at Octopus Energy, reveals how the way we power our...
AI, Intimacy & the Future of Fan Culture. With Harry Fitzgerald, Co-Founder of Fanvue ($100M Creator Platform)
Ever wondered why you feel more connected to certain creators than others? In this episode, Harry Fitzgerald, co-founder and COO of Fanvue, reveals how the way we interact with our favorite artists, athletes, and influencers is fundamentally ch...
What IKEA Taught Me About Food Companies: Hannu Ryopponen’s Journey Through Family Business, from Ikea CFO to the Board at Samworth Brothers
Meet Hannu Ryöppönen, a veteran of the food industry with an impressive track record that spans some of the world's most recognizable brands. As Group CFO at IKEA for over 13 years, he was behind the scenes of those famous meatballs and hot dog...
Helping 1M people get a new job, with AI Apply. Yoann Pavy talks growth and marketing tactics from the Depop days to today’s world of AI.
Yoann Pavy has built his career transforming how consumers interact with some of the UK's most innovative brands. As a growth and marketing leader at companies like Deliveroo, Depop, and PerkBox, he's helped scale multiple billion-pound consume...
Turning $35k into $8M. Social trading with Founder & CEO of Alpha AI, Kevin Xu.
Kevin Xu quit his engineering job at Google and Stripe to solve a problem millions of Americans face: how to invest wisely without getting scammed or losing money to Wall Street insiders. After teaching himself to trade through Reddit forums an...
Living Brands: Irreverent, Quiet & Everything in Between. With Founder of OneOfOne, Arnava Arsen
Ever wonder why some brands stick with you while others are instantly forgettable? Or how a simple social media stunt can suddenly have everyone talking? In this episode, One of One Brands founder Arnava Asen reveals the sophisticat...
Trusting AI more than human doctors, with Max Marchione, Co-Founder of Superpower
Meet Max Marchione, a remarkable entrepreneur who's already built a quarter-billion-dollar company before hitting his thirties. As president and co-founder of Superpower, Max has transformed his personal health struggles into a mission to democ...
Want some help with your money? Planning your future, with Ruth Handcock OBE, CEO at Octopus Money.
Ruth Handcock OBE, CEO of Octopus Money, has identified a massive gap in the financial services industry that affects millions of people. While wealthy individuals can easily access personalized financial planning, and basic investment platform...
What your car says about your credit risk - Insights from Carmoola’s CEO!
£250M of cars! Meet Aidan Rushby, the CEO and co-founder who turned his fear of car dealership rejection into a £250 million business opportunity. After experiencing the anxiety of not knowing his car buying budget, Aidan spotted a massive gap ...
The 18th Century Grand Tour, in 2025. Flight-free travel, with Cat Jones, CEO at ByWay.
What happens when a tech investor decides to revolutionize travel during a global pandemic? Meet Cat Jones, founder and CEO of Byway, who launched her flight-free travel company in 2020 while on maternity leave. Unlike traditional travel that t...
Making That Cadbury’s Gorilla Advert: Marketing Wisdom from Phil Rumbol, ex Marketing Director at InBev
What happens when you combine a gorilla, Phil Collins, and chocolate marketing genius?Phil Rumbol joins us to share the story behind one of advertising's most memorable campaigns. With an impressive career spanning from InBev's aw...
How to become friends with strangers? Timeleft - The App Connecting Strangers Over Dinner in 300 Cities
Maxime Barbier’s journey is anything but typical. A serial entrepreneur from Paris, Maxime built his first business at just 22, later selling it to national television in France. But what came after was even more transformative. Faced with the ...
5 Million Friends and Counting: How Howbout Is Changing the Way People Socialise. With Neil Tanna, Founder/CEO
What happens when a young lawyer realizes that adult friendships are slowly fizzling out because time becomes a luxury? Neil Tanna found himself watching his social connections fade as the demands of professional life took over, and instead of ...
🧡Lovable: will AI make us think more? Designing software in the age of AI, with Founding Designer, Nad Chishtie
As the Founding Designer of Lovable, Nad Chishtie isn’t just building another web tool—he’s helping reimagine who gets to build software in the first place. With a mission to flip the 1% of people who can code into the 99% who can create, Lovab...
The Power of Play: the LEGO Group’s Vision for the Next Decade. With Snr Director of Marketing, Madelaine Edwards
As the Senior Director of Marketing at LEGO, Madelaine Edwards carries a huge legacy on her shoulders - and does so with clarity and purpose. In this episode of Curious Customer, she joins Matt to share how a 90-year-old brand continues to evol...
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The Future of Drone Delivery is Already Here: How Yariv Bash and Flytrex Are Making Drone Delivery Mainstream
Before he was revolutionizing fast food delivery by air, Yariv Bash was literally shooting for the moon. As the co-founder and CEO of Flytrex, Yariv is now leading the largest drone food delivery service in the U.S.—but his journey began with b...
Killing Car Ownership as We Know It. With Alain Visser from Volvo and Lynk & Co
From the top ranks of Ford and General Motors to launching one of the world’s fastest-growing car brands, Alain Visser has seen the auto industry from every possible angle. With nearly four decades of experience, including leadership roles at O...
