Global citizens

Starting with a handful of pizza outlets in their native Mexico City, the Torrado brothers created a multi-brand restaurant empire straddling two continents.

Inspired by artists and art forms from across the world, Titi Escalante’s creations are a loving celebration of humanity, harmony and spirituality.

Having moved from Australia to the US in search of opportunity, married couple and serial entrepreneurs Olivia and Heath brought much-needed digital disruption to fashion wholesale.

For three generations, the Chandaria family has founded and adapted thriving businesses across two continents.

The first ever women in twenty-six generations to lead their family’s historic winemaking concern are blending tradition with innovation.

Having arrived in the UK as a child refugee, Nik Kotecha went on to build a global pharmaceuticals business and a life-saving philanthropic foundation.

The motor racing legend and Citi Private Bank ambassador discusses his relentless drive for racing perfection, his new Aston Martin team and giving back to others.

Along with many others, the leaders of Animoca Brands aspire to an open internet where data belongs to users rather than to tech giants.

The creator of some of the world’s finest marinas has embarked on a mission to preserve our oceans.

By replacing stigmatization with care and compassion, the Elton John AIDS Foundation aims to help put an end to the AIDS epidemic by 2030.

For more than three decades, Cynthia Rowley has delighted women worldwide with fashion that seeks to empower and inspire.

Two generations of the Rainieri family have transformed Punta Cana from a near-deserted jungle outpost into a thriving haven for sustainable tourism.

From pioneering soldier to groundbreaking entrepreneur, Phyllis Newhouse is now on a mission to empower other women to become leaders.

Every three seconds, a girl is married as a child. By investing in community-led solutions around the world, Mabel van Oranje hopes to end this practice within our lifetime and help girls live lives they love.

I was trying to decide on which agency might best represent me in my freelance career when my elder brother and cousin flew in from the Dominican Republic recalls Amelia.

With more than 100,000 homes completed, the Pérez family has helped transform communities far and wide.

Having successfully developed an app to bring women together at key life stages, Michelle Kennedy believes female entrepreneurs also need better support networks.

Gina Diez Barroso knew instinctively that her business idea had great potential. But the initial reaction to her pitch was somewhat less than encouraging.

For almost four decades, the Gupta family’s foundation has transformed lives for the better.

For almost half a century, the Naughton family have helped drive growth, progress and sustainability via their business.

When COVID-19 struck in their native Philippines, Andrew Tan and his son Kevin mobilized the resources of their conglomerate, Alliance Global, to provide life-saving assistance to their fellow citizens.

Since the inception of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation in 1996 over $2.4 Billion has been granted to good causes in over 100 countries.

In this short film, Ryo reflects on his remarkable journey and how he was able to draw upon Japanese and US business traditions in his pursuit of success.

Optimism and determination to solve problems enabled Jack and Gitta Nagel to thrive after coming to the US as holocaust survivors.

“I think it’s something like less than one third of family businesses that make it from the first to the second generation and half of those don’t make it to the third generation,” says Adriana Cisneros. 

Having created a world-class engineering business in the United Arab Emirates, they now build affordable homes in their native India using their state of the art technology.

Sir Gordon Wu has been instrumental in transforming the Pearl River Delta in Southern China.

Sir Terry shares his perspectives on a career that has spanned four decades in which he has designed many of the buildings that define modern London.

Soozi and Shal’s vision was to “give Rwandan girls an education so that they’ll have the power to alter the landscape of their country.”

For 130 years, the Dompé family has devoted itself to improving the state of human health.

“We took a part of the city that was in darkness and we brought light, we brought art and we brought life”, says Alan Faena of his spectacular transformation of a Miami neighborhood.