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Podcast · 13 episodes

Curious Customer - the Consumer Podcast.

by Matt Chandler · English

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

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What Canon, Nikon, and Sony cannot do. Re-inventing Cameras for an AI-world, with Vishal Kumar the Founder of Caira Camera.What Canon, Nikon, and Sony cannot do. Re-inventing Cameras for an AI-world, with Vishal Kumar the Founder of Caira Camera.8 Jan 2026 · 31 min · 13 chapters
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 R3Curious Customer - the Consumer Podcast4 Dec 2025 · 34 min
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.10 Million Customers - Where Does Octopus Energy Go From Here? Decentralised Energy, Battery Storage, Nuclear Power.20 Nov 2025 · 44 min
AI, Intimacy & the Future of Fan Culture. With Harry Fitzgerald, Co-Founder of Fanvue ($100M Creator Platform)In this episode of Curious Customer, host Matt Chandler speaks with Harry Fitzgerald, co-founder and COO of Fanvue, a creator platform valued at $100 million.13 Nov 2025 · 24 min
What IKEA Taught Me About Food Companies: Hannu Ryopponen’s Journey Through Family Business, from Ikea CFO to the Board at Samworth BrothersWhat IKEA Taught Me About Food Companies: Hannu Ryöppönen’s Journey Through Family Business, from IKEA CFO to the Board at Samworth Brothers30 Oct 2025 · 31 min
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.Helping 1M people get a new job, with AI Apply2 Oct 2025 · 34 min
Turning $35k into $8M. Social trading with Founder & CEO of Alpha AI, Kevin Xu.Social trading and retail-investing education, including Kevin Xu’s GameStop bets and AfterHour’s platform, plus the upcoming Alpha AI “friend” that summarizes community sentiment and answers…25 Sep 2025 · 27 min · 10 chapters
Living Brands: Irreverent, Quiet & Everything in Between. With Founder of OneOfOne, Arnava Arsen“Living brands” and how brands build identity, cut through noise, and create community in an AI/low-barrier creative era.16 Sep 2025 · 35 min · 17 chapters
Trusting AI more than human doctors, with Max Marchione, Co-Founder of SuperpowerSuperpower’s preventive health membership uses home nurse blood draws (100+ biomarkers), AI to “connect the dots,” and clinician validation to recommend actions; the episode argues people…14 Aug 2025 · 23 min · 13 chapters
Want some help with your money? Planning your future, with Ruth Handcock OBE, CEO at Octopus Money.Octopus Money’s approach to mass-market financial planning—why personalised plans matter more than generic financial education, how to overcome procrastination and fear around money, and how human…6 Aug 2025 · 29 min · 13 chapters
What your car says about your credit risk - Insights from Carmoola’s CEO!Carmoola’s CEO explains how direct-to-consumer car finance works, how car choice and behavior affect credit risk, and how the app uses transparency, automation, and behavioral “nudges” (plus…31 Jul 2025 · 20 min · 10 chapters
The 18th Century Grand Tour, in 2025. Flight-free travel, with Cat Jones, CEO at ByWay.Byway CEO Cat Jones explains “flight-free” journey-based holidays and how her company makes multi-stop, multi-mode rail/boat travel mainstream using real-time booking, rerouting, and local insight.24 Jul 2025 · 33 min · 16 chapters
Making That Cadbury’s Gorilla Advert: Marketing Wisdom from Phil Rumbol, ex Marketing Director at InBevBranding and marketing lessons from Phil Rumbol, focused on why brands live in consumers’ minds, how Cadbury’s “gorilla drumming” guerrilla ad was engineered to create emotional affinity and…3 Jul 2025 · 29 min · 15 chapters