About this podcast
The Gstaad Guy Podcast is your backstage pass to the untold stories behind excellence. Hosted by The Gstaad Guy, out of character, this guest driven, unscripted series explores the real journeys, challenges and turning points that shape those who have mastered their craft. From global tastemakers and industry leaders to creative pioneers and cultural outliers, each episode reveals what it really takes to achieve excellence. Through humour and curiosity, The Gstaad Guy peels back the layers to uncover the grit behind the glamour, offering listeners a rare glimpse into the worlds usually kept behind closed doors.
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Episodes
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- BYREDO Founder & Former Creative Director: Ben Gorham – Scent, Fatherhood, & No Game Clock · 1 h 9 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Ben Gorham, founder and former creative director of BYREDO, who spent his first eighteen years intending to play professional basketball and the…
- Jeremy King Restaurants Founder & CEO: Jeremy King – Belonging, Respect, & Why We Really Go Out · 1 h 27 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Jeremy King, founder and CEO of Jeremy King Restaurants, the restaurateur behind Le Caprice, The Ivy, The Wolseley, The Delaunay and Fischer’s, and…
- David Protein Founder & CEO and RXBAR Co-Founder & Former CEO: Peter Rahal – Protein, Prestige, & Doing It Twice · 46 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Peter Rahal, founder and CEO of David Protein and co-founder and former CEO of RXBAR, one of very few people to have built a category leader twice…
- Flex Founder & CEO: Zaid Rahman – Dropping Out, Token Maxing, & the Cofounder You Never Had · 1 h 14 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Zaid Rahman, founder and CEO of Flex, who has never held a normal job, never spent a day at university, and now runs the financial platform behind…
- Expedia Group CEO: Ariane Gorin – Ambition, Manifesting, & Taking the Job Nobody Wanted · 51 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Ariane Gorin, CEO of Expedia Group, and one of the few people running a company of that scale who was once told plainly that her ambition would make…
- Visual Artist Working Across Painting, Drawing & Sculpture: Devon DeJardin – Guardians, Abundance, & Privacy as the Last Luxury · 1 h 9 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Devon DeJardin, the visual artist working across painting, drawing and sculpture, whose Guardian figures have travelled from a friend’s apartment…
- Sporty & Rich Founder & CEO: Emily Oberg – Originality, Nostalgia, & the Real Dream · 1 h 6 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Emily Oberg, founder and CEO of Sporty & Rich, who turned a Tumblr mood board into one of the most imitated brands in fashion. Before the store on…
- Sotheby’s Chairman, Europe & Principal Auctioneer: Oliver Barker – Collecting, Taste, & the Magic of the Saleroom · 1 h 0 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Oliver Barker, chairman of Sotheby’s Europe and the man on the rostrum for many of the largest sales in the world, to explore what thirty two years…
- VaynerX Chairman & VeeFriends Founder & CEO: Gary Vaynerchuk – Attention, Compassion, & Pointing Thumbs Instead of Fingers · 1 h 15 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Gary Vaynerchuk, chairman of VaynerX and founder and CEO of VeeFriends, to explore what two decades of watching attention move has taught him about…
- 20VC Founder: Harry Stebbings – Media, Venture Capital, & What It Actually Costs to Win · 1 h 11 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Harry Stebbings, founder of 20VC and one of the most prolific investors and podcasters in Europe, to explore what separates the people who say they…
- Bombardier CEO: Éric Martel – Engineering, Craft, & Building the Fastest Aircraft Since Concorde · 57 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Éric Martel, CEO of Bombardier, at the company's completion centre in Montreal with the Global 8000 behind them, to explore how a snowmobile…
- ERG Media Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Type 7: Ted Gushue – Craft, Community, & Making Things for the Obsessed · 1 h 10 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Ted Gushue, founder of ERG Media and Editor-in-Chief of Type 7, who publishes hand bound books in the most digital era in history. Having once…
- Guest-Interviews-Host (Special): Alex Ikonn & The Gstaad Guy discuss Love, Success, and What Matters · 1 h 1 minIn a reversal of the usual format, Alex Ikonn, founder of Intelligent Change, turns the microphone on The Gstaad Guy to explore what actually constitutes a life well lived. From…
- Groot Hospitality Founder: David Grutman – Miami, Hospitality, & Why You Should Take It Personal · 50 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with David Grutman, founder of Groot Hospitality and the man many consider to hold the keys to Miami, to explore what it really takes to build places…
- Warner Music Group Former CEO & Co-Founder of Waverley Capital: Edgar Bronfman Jr – Conviction, Family Business, & Knowing What You Already Have · 1 h 6 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Edgar Bronfman Jr, former CEO of Warner Music Group, and now co-founder of the venture firm Waverley Capital, to explore what it takes to back your…
- Golden Goose CEO: Silvio Campara – Culture as Currency, Imperfection, & Why Luxury Can No Longer Rely on Desire · 57 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Silvio Campara, CEO of Golden Goose and one of the most unconventional operators in luxury, to explore what it really takes to build a brand that…
- Producer, DJ, & Entrepreneur: Rampa – Berlin, Building in the Background, & Loving the Process More Than the Product · 1 h 16 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Rampa, producer, DJ and entrepreneur, to explore what happens when the thing you made becomes bigger than you are. Sixteen years on from a shared…
- Jack's Dining Room & Yes Chef Group Founder: Jack Goldburg – Food, Community, & Turning Attention Into Something That Lasts · 1 h 22 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Jack Goldburg, founder of Jack's Dining Room & and Yes Chef Group, whose videos have been watched billions of times and whose food festivals now…
- Cookson Adventures Founder & Chairman: Henry Cookson – Polar Records, Real Wealth, & the Legacy Question · 1 h 17 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Henry Cookson, the polar record holder turned founder of Cookson Adventures, to explore what actually constitutes a life well spent. Henry left a…
- IM8 Co-Founder & CEO: Danny Yeung – Serial Entrepreneurship, David Beckham, & Building the World's Most Complete Daily Essential · 59 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Danny Yeung, co-founder and CEO of IM8 and one of Asia's most accomplished serial entrepreneurs, to explore what it truly means to identify a gap in…
- Design Historians, Authors & Curators: Charlotte & Peter Fiell – Collecting, Watches, Taschen & Why Everything Is Designed · 1 h 5 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Charlotte and Peter Fiell, the design historians, authors and curators behind Taschen's Ultimate Collector series, to explore what separates objects…
- Eight Sleep Co-Founder & CEO: Matteo Franceschetti – Sleep Optimisation, Billion Hours of Data, & Why Recovery Is the Last Frontier of Human Performance · 1 h 17 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Matteo Franceschetti, co-founder and CEO of Eight Sleep, the company that has quietly become one of the most powerful sleep labs in the world, to…
- Jaded London Co-Founders: Jade & Grant Goulden – Disruption, the London Look, & Building a Fashion Brand Without a Business Plan · 1 h 13 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Jade and Grant Goulden, the siblings behind Jaded London, the boundary-pushing fashion brand that has built a devoted global following by moving at…
- Il San Pietro di Positano Owner: Vito Cinque – Family, Farm to Table, & the Art of Making the Complex Look Simple · 1 h 13 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Vito Cinque, owner of Il San Pietro di Positano, one of the most beloved and enduring family-run hotels on the Amalfi Coast, to explore what it…
- Complex CEO: Aaron Levant – Street Culture, the Convergence of URL and IRL, & Why Curation Is the Highest Form of Innovation · 1 h 25 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Aaron Levant, CEO of Complex and one of the most conviction-driven figures in modern media and culture, to explore what it truly means to build…
- SKIMS Co-Founder & CEO: Jens Grede – Timelessness, the American Dream, & What It Really Means to Make a Simple Product Great · 1 h 12 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Jens Grede, co-founder and CEO of SKIMS and one of the most instinctive brand builders of his generation, to explore what it means to connect…
- Explora Journeys President: Anna Nash – The Ocean State of Mind, Redefining Luxury Travel, & Why Time Is the Ultimate Currency · 55 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Anna Nash, President of Explora Journeys, the ultra-luxury ocean travel brand rewriting what it means to experience the sea, to explore what happens…
- Summer Fridays Co-Founder: Marianna Hewitt – Building a Real Brand, Cross-Generational Community, & Why There Are No Quick Wins · 58 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Marianna Hewitt, co-founder of Summer Fridays and one of the earliest and most instinctive voices to emerge from the first wave of Instagram and…
- Langosteria Founder & CEO: Enrico Buonocore & Strategy Manager: Alessandra Maestroni – Intuition, Understated Excellence, & Building Italy's Most Desired Table · 1 h 6 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Enrico Buonocore, Founder and CEO of Buonocore Hospitality Group, and Alessandra Maestroni, Group Strategy Manager, the founders behind Langosteria…
- Bentley Motors Chairman & CEO: Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser – Heritage, Industrialised Craftsmanship, & the Most Complex Consumer Good in the World · 1 h 9 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser, Chairman and CEO of Bentley Motors, to explore what it means to lead one of the world's most iconic luxury brands at a…
- The Business of Fashion Founder & CEO: Imran Amed – Following a Feeling, Being a Pioneer, & Building the Voice of an Industry · 1 h 32 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Imran Amed, founder and CEO of The Business of Fashion, the platform that fundamentally changed how the fashion industry understands and talks about…
- Classic Car Dealer, Collector & Writer: Simon Kidston – Classic Cars, Earned Authenticity, & Doing What You Love · 1 h 3 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Simon Kidston, one of the most respected figures in the classic car world, a dealer, collector, and writer whose life has been shaped by an…
- Hyle Consulting Founder: Riccardo Pozzoli – Building Brands, the Italian Dream, & Tradeoffs That Define a Life · 1 h 25 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Riccardo Pozzoli, founder of Hyle Consulting and one of Italy's most respected voices at the intersection of brand building, creativity, and…
- Comedian, Actor, & Impressionist: Matt Friend – Finding Your Voice, Reading the Room, & Why Laughter Is the Last Honest Thing · 51 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Matt Friend, the comedian, actor, and impressionist who has built a devoted following by turning razor-sharp observation into some of the most…
- Augustinus Bader Co-Founder & CEO: Charles Rosier – Stem Cell Science, The Cost of Conviction, & Building a Skincare Icon · 1 h 1 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Charles Rosier, co-founder & CEO of Augustinus Bader, the biotech skincare brand that brought revolutionary stem cell science out of the medical…
- Michelin-Starred Chef & Sushi Master: Endo Kazutoshi – Destiny, Discipline, & The Art of Omakase · 1 h 5 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Endo Kazutoshi, one of the most revered third-generation sushi masters in the world, to explore a life shaped by inherited craft, quiet discipline…
- Founder of de PURY, Auctioneer, Art Dealer, Collector & DJ: Simon de Pury – Collecting, Taste & The Power of Curiosity · 1 h 33 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Simon de Pury, founder of de PURY, former chairman and chief auctioneer of Phillips de Pury & Company, former Europe chairman and chief auctioneer…
- Former Banker & Master Tailor: PROFF (AskOkey) – Reinvention, Identity, & The Power of Dressing Well · 1 h 18 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with PROFF, the man behind the AskOkey universe, a former JP Morgan investment banker turned tailor, blogger, and one of the most quietly compelling…
- Michelin-Starred Chef & Restaurateur: Björn Frantzén – Fine Dining, Football, and the Art of Casual Elegance · 1 h 18 minThe Gstaad The Gstaad Guy sits down with Björn Frantzen, the Swedish chef and restaurateur who holds nine Michelin stars across three separate restaurants, making him the only…
- Cohen Handler Founder & CEO: Simon Cohen – Real Estate, Risk, and Reinventing the Rules · 1 h 8 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Simon Cohen, the South African-born, Australian-raised entrepreneur behind Cohen Handler, the buyer's agency that turned a gap in the market into a…
- Elie Saab Group CEO & Vice Chairman: Elie Saab Jr. – Vision, Family Business, & Building a Global Luxury House · 1 h 4 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Elie Saab Jr., CEO and Vice Chairman of Elie Saab Group, to explore how a family vision rooted in haute couture grew into one of the world’s most…
- Fine Art Photographer & Director: Tony Kelly – Visual Fantasy, Originality, & Creating a New Language Of Photography · 1 h 11 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Tony Kelly, the Irish fine art photographer and director known for his vivid, cinematic imagery that blurs the line between fantasy and reality…
- Kerzner International CEO: Philippe Zuber – Destinations, Experience, & The Future of Hospitality · 1 h 22 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Philippe Zuber, CEO of Kerzner International, to explore how modern luxury hospitality is evolving from hotel stays into fully immersive…
- Ferragamo Chief Product Officer: James Ferragamo – Craftsmanship, Legacy, & The Italian Way of Luxury · 1 h 12 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with James Ferragamo, Chief Product Officer at Salvatore Ferragamo, to explore how a century-old family business continues to evolve without losing its…
- Badrutt’s Palace Hotel Managing Director: Richard Leuenberger – Legacy, Trust, & The Art of Timeless Hospitality · 1 h 13 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Richard Leuenberger, Managing Director of Badrutt’s Palace Hotel, to explore what it takes to steward one of the world’s most storied hotels in a…
- Content Creator: Haley Baylee – Internet Culture, Influence, Purpose & Self-Belief · 1 h 10 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Haley Baylee, one of the fastest content producers on the internet, to unpack the discipline, strategy, and resilience behind becoming a top creator…
- Andermatt Native: Bänz Simmen – Curiosity, Perspective, Nature, & A Life Of Adventure · 1 h 16 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Bänz Simmen, a true native of Andermatt, to explore a life shaped by curiosity, movement, and a deep desire to stay in control of one’s own path…
- Financial Times Former Editor-in-Chief: Lionel Barber – Journalism, Curiosity, Power, & Telling the Truth · 1 h 4 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Lionel Barber, former editor of the Financial Times and author of "Gambling Man", to explore what journalism really is, and what it must remain in…
- Glucose Revolution Founder: Glucose Goddess – Balanced Eating, Motherhood, Mental Resilience, & Fuelling Your Ambition · 1 h 23 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Glucose Goddess to unpack how a life-changing back injury, paired with depression, anxiety, and depersonalisation, became the unexpected catalyst…
- The Elder Statesman Founder: Greg Chait – Cashmere, Colour, Leadership, & Playful Luxury · 1 h 17 minThe Gstaad Guy sits down with Greg Chait, founder of The Elder Statesman, to trace the unconventional path from throwing parties and collecting blankets to building one of…
