The Curiosity Project

Brew a cup and join Omar and Thibaud for a chat! Today you are joinng a conversation i had with Thibaud Crivelli of Maison Crivelli. In this episode we discuss his creative North Star, where his entrepreneurial drive comes from, the challenges facing a new perfume house and his plans for the future. 

In todays episode Omar talks to Marc-Antione Barrois, Founder of Marc-Antionne Barrois. Aside from having magnanimous career in fashion ranging from working with Dominique Sirop and Jean Paul Gautier at Hermes , he cannot be boxed in as a designer or a perfumer, you will learn during this episode that he is through and through, an artist. We breakdown his thoughts on being creative, the importance...

Today you are joining a conversation I had with my dear friend Luca Faloni, Founder of Luca Faloni. As you all know, Luca Faloni has been my personal go to fashion brand for over 3 years, in this episode we went through his founding story, his thoughts on luxury, maximising the retail experience and the reality of being an entrepreneur. 

Brew a cup and join Omar and David for a chat! Today you are joining a conversation I have with David Bean of Nira Skin. In this episode we discuss perhaps one of the greatest most accomplished careers in laser technology. We take a deep dive in understanding his background, how he became inspired by laser technology, the challenges of becoming a successful entrepreneur and the future of at home l...

Brew a cup and join Omar and Maximilian for a chat! Today you are joining a conversation I had with Maximilian. He is the Managing Director of Meditrade and founder of GentleCare. In This episode we discuss Maximilian's rich family background in healthcare, how this has impacted his life's direction, his opinions on the importance of work ethic and the reasons why he has decided to created GentleC...

Brew a cup and join Omar and Ricky for a chat! Today you are joining a conversation I had with Ricky Walters, founder of Salon 64. He is an entrepreneur and  hairdresser to the celebrities. In This episode we discuss Rickys journey as a young man trying to find his calling and how through persistence and drive has carved a route to him now running a revolutionary hair salon that attracts CEO’s, sp...

Brew a cup and join Omar and Bryan for a chat! Today you are joining a 2 part conversation I had with Bryan Johnson. He is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist and anti ageing athlete. He is the founder of Braintree venmo, Kernal, OS Fund and Blueprint. In This episode we discuss Bryan's anti ageing journey. He has decided to use his financial means to work with a group of Dr's and scientis...

Brew a cup and join Omar and Charles for a chat! In today's episode Charles talks about why he got in to psychology and in particular what interested him about the effect that certain foods make on humans. We discussed his research in to multi sensory experiences and the fascinating work he has been doing within molecular gastronomy and gastro physics.  Check out our  website here ! Equipment...

Brew a cup and join Omar and Tom for a chat! In today's episode Tom talks about why he pursued journalism as a career, how he navigated the path of success in that world, the journey he took to find his own style, what The Rake means to the mens fashion industry and the importance of his newest venture, Cigar Keep.  Check out our website here ! Check out The Rake and Cigar Keep here!  Eq...

Brew a cup and join Omar and Jameel for a chat! In today's episode Jameel talks about why he started the company, life as an entrepreneur, his motivations to grow the business and his responsibility to the farmers and growers he deals with.  Check out our website here ! Check out Lalani and Co here!  Equipment we use: Microphones: Sennheiser MK4 and Neumann TLM 103 MT Interface: Focusrit...

Brew a cup and join Omar and Nathan for a chat! In today's episode Nathan talks about life as a professional journalist and author. We discuss his most recent book, Bridge Builders, and how is an age of polarisation we can start to put our difference aside and start to connect rather than divide.  Check out our website here ! Equipment we use: Microphones: Sennheiser MK4 and Neumann TLM 103 M...

Brew a cup and join Omar and Lucia for a chat! In today's episode Lucia talks about her extraordinary background, her childhood growing up in apartheid South Africa, her views on individuality and personal labels, what it was like as a female journalist 40 years ago and how the world has changed since then. This is one you don't want to miss!  Check out our website here ! Equipment we use: Mi...

Brew a cup and join Omar and Andreas for a chat! In today's episode Andrea provides us with an insight in to the world of culinary perfection, touching upon his experience at Le Cordon Bleu, the reality of being a line cook, his career as a private chef, and how his love for educating the home cook has influenced his most recent plans to open his own resturant.  Check out our website here ! E...

Brew a cup and join Omar and Craig for a chat! In today's episode Craig answers the question, what is Chiropractic, what is a Chiropractor and how can it help your life. As we move towards a more sedentary lifestyle the health of your spine needs to be considered, as an initial skeptic of alternative medicines and therapies I am exploring Chiro! Check out our website here ! Equipment we use: Micro...

Brew a cup and join Omar and Paul for a chat! In today's episode we talk about a hotly debated topic for coffee geeks, how do you prepare the perfect espresso puck? Paul Chan is the head of coffee at Decent Espresso and has offered to provide some science backed advice on what we can do to make sure our coffee extracts perfectly every time.  Check out our website here ! Equipment we use: Micr...

In today's episode of Talking Cars we explore the Ford Mach E, a car that has created some controversy. Indeed, we are here to explore the position of car manufacturers in alternative fuels and electrification, but for the Mach E, Ford have made the interesting decision to call it a Mustang. Along with understanding Ford's direction we are here to tell you if the Mach E deserves to wear the pranci...

Brew a cup and join Omar and Jimmy for a chat! In today's episode Jimmy answers your questions about the world of cigars. From questions about cigar storage to buying cigars as an investment, the man himself provides the answers.  Check out our website here ! Equipment we use: Microphones: Sennheiser MK4 and Neumann TLM 103 MT Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 Cables: Kenable XLR 4m cables

Brew a cup and join Omar and Justin for a chat! In today's episode we talk about the famous and fabled Kopi Luwak coffee. As of recently Kopi Luwak has been thrusted back in to the spewer of discussion primarily due to eh video created by James Hoffman. I felt intrigued and endeavoured to find a great representative and a reliable source of information for the Kopi Luwak market. We discuss what Ko...

Brew a cup and join Omar and Professor Daniel Oppenheimer for a chat! In today's episode we talk about the science of memory retention. Professor Daniel Oppenheimer walks us through his studies and research in to how to improve your long term and short term memory and whether or or multi tasking is a good thing.  Check out our website here ! Equipment we use: Microphones: Sennheiser MK4 and N...

Brew a cup and join Omar, Bevin and Zach for a chat! In Today's episode we hear from the co-founders of ZMF headphones, we learn about how Bevin supported Zach's ZMF dream, what its like to run a company with your spouse and of course, we learn about the new and highly anticipated Atrium headphone.  Check out our website here ! Check out ZMF Headphones here!   Equipment we use: Microphon...

In today's episode of Talking Cars we explore the Toyota Mirai, a vehicle that has truly made me question the direction of alternative fuel technologies and ask the question, is pure electric really the future? Omar breaks down his experience with the Mirai, exactly how a hydrogen fuel cell works and the potential future of seeing hydrogen has a standard energy source.  Check out the Toyota M...

Brew a cup and join Omar, Sean and Dom for a chat! In today's episode we talk about the future of The Royal Mint with the Creative Director, Dominic Jones and the Chief Growth Officer, Sean Millard. After accepting the assured redundancy of coins in the next 5-10 years The Royal Mint have gone through a massive pivot try redirecting their efforts to sustainably created precious metal jewellery.&nb...

In today's episode of Talking Cars we explore the Kia e-Niro, although not as requested as the highly anticipated Kia EV 6 (of which there is an episode coming) the e-Niro was of interest to me as a common criticism of electric cars is the cost. Kia are showing the market that you can have a fairly uncompromising vehicle for a very compelling price.  Check out the Kia e-Niro! Equipment we use...

In today's episode of Talking Cars we explored the new Hyundai Ioniq 5 and perhaps one of the most requested talking cars episodes! As Omar takes the car for a spin we learn about the feature, innovations and quirks of this vehicle to answer the question, is this the ultimate EV?  Check out the Hyundai Ioniq 5 here!  Equipment we use: Microphones: Sennheiser AVX MKE2 Interface: Zoom H8 C...

Brew a cup and join Omar, Andrew and Jeff for a chat! In today's episode we talk about the new release from Flair, the Flair 58. Along with understanding my personal experiences with the machine, Andrew provides some context as to why the machine was created and the challenges they faced. We also explore the history of Flair and what the future of Flair holds!  Check out our website here ! Ch...