Security Check: 12 years ago, Heather Russell founded Rinkya, an e-commerce business based in Tokyo, Japan that ships Japanese products all of the world. She’s also a mentor, a speaker and always looking for the next thing. What’s your historical London and New York connection? I was born and raised in Sunset Park, Brooklyn and…
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Secret Escapes: London
Secret Escapes is the UK’s biggest members-only website specialising in flash sales for luxury travel. Each week, the company hand-picks four and five-star hotels and holidays and sells them for less than anyone else online – guaranteed. For the duration of the site’s flash sales (one or two weeks), Secret Escapes offers its members exclusive…
Triptease: London
It’s still chilly as ever in London, so I’ve been warming myself up with stories of banana pancakes in Bali and poolside parties in Miami on the cleverly named website Triptease, which offers a new take on travel reviews that are beautiful, image-led and designed for sharing. Triptease founder and Chief Tease, Charlie Osmond said, ‘We believe in…
Tink Taylor: New York City
Founder & Chief Operating Officer at dotMailer / dotDitial Group What’s your historical New York – London connection? I first came to New York about 20 years ago as part of an around the world trip I was on. I had initially planned only to stay a few days and then head off to meet…
FrameBlast: London
FrameBlast lets anyone craft beautiful stories with video. Whether it’s a roadtrip, a wedding, afternoon football, a gig or just messing around – its easy to shoot multiple clips, add music, apply filters and have a full HD video done in a few taps and swipes. Originally founded in London, the FrameBlast community has been…
Legacy Russell: London
Contributing Art Editor at BOMB Magazine and Art History Masters candidate, Goldsmiths University Describe your experience in London as a New Yorker. I am a New Yorker born and raised, so now that I’m a Londoner, going home to NYC can be a disorienting experience. I have half my creative workshop in New York, and…
MOVE Guides: London
Moving countries is tough but it doesn’t have to be miserable. MOVE Guides is a one-stop-shop for international relocation. The London-based startup offers companies a cloud-based portal for employee relocation that helps them to reduce costs and administration associated with global mobility, benefit from real-time employee data and support employees moving with lump sums. The…
Rob Petrie: New York City
What’s your historical London and New York connection? New York is a place that’s been in my mind from an early age. Being British, you are brought up on all things American, especially music and cinema. Watching films from Once Upon a Time in America to Ghostbusters, you have this vivid image of what New…
Mixcloud: London
Mixcloud is an Internet radio platform where listeners can stream a unique catalogue of high quality DJ mixes, radio shows and Podcasts – collectively known as “Cloudcasts”. The platform is powered by people – including users such as Fatboy Slim, Moby and The RSA – who love to share their latest discoveries and knowledge via…
Reema Mitra: London
What’s your historical London and New York connection? I have a few cousins that live here so growing up in America, I spent a lot of time daydreaming about scones and trying to understand the use of the gratuitous ‘u’ in words like ‘humour.’ Having worked in NYC since I was 18, I knew no…
Positive Luxury: London
Luxury is no longer about the monetary value of goods or services. Luxury is being redefined as quality products or services that generate the most benefit to all involved in its production and trade. Positive Luxury is a startup that awards the Blue Butterfly Mark of Positive Living to brands that are making considerable efforts…
Chris Brownridge: New York City
Describe your experience in New York as a Londoner. I think going from London to New York via San Francisco has given me a different perspective on the city. Heading from London to San Francisco was a little like going from London to Brighton. So much smaller, a lot more colourful, on the coast –…
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