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A portrait of Nell Diamond surrounded by a collage of tape measures, mobile phones and the Nap Dress (Credit: Klawe Rzeczy/BBC/Getty Images)How one product made a multi-million dollar brandNell Diamond, CEO of Hill House Home, shares how her small business skyrocketed to global success with the launch of the Nap Dress in 2019.

Title artwork of The Digital Picnic's Cherie Clonan (Credit: BBC/ Klawe Rzeczy)The business of transforming mental health at workCherie Clonan, CEO of The Digital Picnic, explains how free dinners, burnout-preventing days off and even ADHD assessments have boosted employee wellbeing – and her bottom line.31 Oct 2024Business

Collage featuring Duolingo cofounder Luis von Ahn (Credit: BBC/ Klawe Rzeczy)How Duolingo became so addicting, according to its CEOPerhaps no app has mastered user loyalty quite like Duolingo, the gamified language-learning platform 34 million people a day can't put down.4 Oct 2024Business

Stylised image of Lindsay-Rae McIntyre against a collage of people at work (Credit: BBC/ Klawe Rzeczy)How Microsoft is tackling AI biasMicrosoft is turning to AI to make its workplace more inclusive5 Sep 2024Business

A collage of Zoom chief product officer Smita Hashim (Credit: BBC)Why Zoom wants you to go back to the officeZoom chief product officer Smita Hashim explains why even video-chat innovators need the physical space – with a little help from AI.15 Aug 2024Business

Niels B Christiansen (Credit: BBC/ Klawe Rzeczy)Lego's CEO on the business case for playAs digital innovation reshapes the toy market, the BBC's Executive Lounge meets with Lego's Chief Executive, Niels B Christiansen.25 Jul 2024Business

Shamina Singh (Credit: Klawe Rzeczy)Mastercard exec Shamina Singh on the 'missing middle' of small businessesToday in the Executive Lounge, one global firm's innovative solutions to the universal problem of small businesses struggling to survive.10 Jul 2024Business

Laura Lane for BBC Executive LoungeUPS exec: The greenest mile is the mile not drivenLaura Lane, UPS's chief corporate affairs and sustainability officer, enters the BBC's Executive Lounge to discuss the logistics company's future.

16 Apr 2024Aziz Koleilat for BBC Executive LoungeGE Aerospace's 'simple formula for success'Aziz Koleilat, GE Aerospace's general manager, enters the BBC's Executive Lounge to talk about how international thinking breeds innovation.16 Apr 2024Business

3 Apr 2024BBC Executive Lounge with Lidiane JonesHonest Co: 'We don't tell ourselves fairy tales'Carla Vernón, CEO of The Honest Company, enters the BBC's Executive Lounge to talk about why companies shouldn't tell themselves corporate "fairy tales" if they want to succeed.3 Apr 2024Business

21 Mar 2024BBC Executive Lounge with Karyn TwaroniteEY exec: Neurodiverse talent benefits everyoneKaryn Twaronite, EY's global vice chair of DEI, enters the BBC's Executive Lounge to talk about how the untapped pool of neurodiverse workers can lift businesses and employees alike.21 Mar 2024Business

18 Mar 2024BBC Executive Lounge with Lidiane JonesBumble CEO: AI and dating are the perfect coupleLidiane Jones, chief executive officer of Bumble, enters the BBC's Executive Lounge to talk about a decade of dating tech, and navigating the responsibilities of AI.18 Mar 2024Business

8 Mar 2024Nhung Ho of Intuit in BBC interviewIntuit's AI leader on swapping astrophysics for data scienceNhung Ho, vice president of artificial intelligence at Intuit, enters the BBC's Executive Lounge to talk about finding data-driven answers in the dark.8 Mar 2024Business

26 Feb 2024Latasha Gillespie of Amazon MGM Studios in BBC interviewAmazon MGM's playbook for inclusive film and TVLatasha Gillespie, head of global DEI and accessibility at Amazon MGM Studios, enters the BBC's Executive Lounge to talk about inclusivity in entertainment.26 Feb 2024Business

15 Feb 2024Melonie Parker, Google's chief diversity officerGoogle's chief diversity officer on why companies should 're-recruit' their top talent every day Melonie Parker enters the BBC's Executive Lounge to talk about prioritising DEI and building something bigger than yourself.15 Feb 2024Business

7 Feb 2024Carl Banks for BBC Executive LoungeThe rebirth of iconic sports-fashion brand StarterCarl Banks, president of G-III Sports, enters the BBC's Executive Lounge to talk about tapping into nostalgia and leading with conviction to enter a new era of business.7 Feb 2024Business

23 Jan 2024How Cisco is bridging the global 'digital divide'Francine Katsoudas, EVP and chief people, policy and purpose officer at Cisco, enters the BBC's Executive Lounge to talk about how technology can foster equality.23 Jan 2024Business