The Gstaad Guy
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Taste, craft, and the work behind excellence.
The Gstaad Guy Podcast sits where fashion, food, art, comedy, skincare, and entrepreneurship overlap. Its conversations start with elegant banter, then move into discipline, risk, identity, and the business logic behind rarefied worlds.
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The Gstaad Guy Podcast is built around conversations with people who make excellence feel tangible. The surface is glossy. The substance is usually craft. Episodes move through the worlds of comedy, skincare, sushi, art, tailoring, fine dining, real estate, and fashion houses with a tone that is curious, complimentary, and quietly amused. The show is comfortable with luxury language. Gstaad, Courchevel, Paris, Stockholm, London, Basel, Art Basel, couture, omakase, Michelin-starred dining, tailored clothing, and premium skincare are treated as ordinary reference points rather than exotic scenery. That insider texture is part of the appeal. It gives the interviews a social immediacy that standard founder conversations often lack. Matt Friend brings the comic side, talking impressions, political comedy, red carpets, talk-show influences, and the strange honesty of laughter. Charles Rosier’s episode turns Augustinus Bader into a story about scientific belief, proprietary ingredients, China, the U.S. market, and the cost of sticking with a formula before the market catches up. Endo Kazutoshi’s conversation is almost devotional about simplicity. Salt, mackerel, purity, sushi, and omakase become a way to talk about discipline and restraint. Simon de Pury brings art-world memory, Swiss identity, collecting, curiosity, Basel, and Art Basel into the frame. PROFF of AskOkey makes clothing feel psychological, using dressing well as a route into reinvention, presence, and self-command. Björn Frantzén connects gastronomy to place, weather, architecture, Swedish simplicity, French abundance, and casual elegance. Simon Cohen’s appearance begins with travel, skiing, Paris, Courchevel, Gstaad, and the mindset of risk. Elie Saab Jr. speaks from inside a luxury house, discussing showrooms, ready-to-wear, bridal, haute couture, furniture, stores, and expansion into Miami and Los Angeles. The host’s manner is admiring but not blankly promotional. He tends to notice the room, the outfit, the setting, and the brand universe before asking about the discipline underneath. The result is a show for people who care about how taste becomes a career, a company, a performance, or a legacy. It is not anti-glamour. It is more interested in the machinery behind glamour.
Made for: For listeners drawn to luxury culture, creative entrepreneurship, fine dining, fashion houses, art markets, comedy, and the rituals of high-end hospitality. It especially suits people who enjoy polished interviews with specific names, places, and objects in the conversation.
What sets it apart: The show uses luxury detail as a social language, then turns it toward craft, risk, discipline, and identity. Its interviews feel less like founder profiles and more like conversations inside the worlds being described.
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.Instagram: https://www.instagram.c...
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
It makes rarefied creative and hospitality careers legible through concrete conversations about craft, judgment, risk and the businesses surrounding them.
The Gstaad Guy builds conversations around how accomplished guests make decisions inside demanding creative and commercial worlds. The guest mix ranges from Kerzner International CEO Philippe Zuber and photographer Tony Kelly to skincare executive Charles Rosier, sushi master…
Michelin salt debates meet Tim Cook impressions, so your taste for luxury never has to behave.
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A sharp look at the craft behind a good impression.
Matt Friend turns the conversation into a clearer look at how impression work becomes a point of view. It moves from the pandemic-era start to the red carpet, then from Tim Cook to political voices, before circling back to what comedy is for.
A polished founder chat about science, scale, and the patience branding can demand.
Rosier keeps the focus on Augustinus Bader as it moves from transplant-surgery roots to a global brand built on research, proprietary ingredients, and steady market expansion. The strongest stretch stays with execution: China took years of reinvestment, the U.S.
A quiet, exact look at sushi discipline, restraint, and making complexity feel simple.
The conversation keeps its focus on a sushi chef's discipline: salt, washing, purity, and the effort of holding flavor close to its original form. That restraint gives the piece its shape.
A reflective talk about welcome, Bond imagery, and the place that shaped a recognizable visual style.
Tony Kelly comes across as someone who arrived as an outsider and was still made to feel at home, and that seems to have given him both confidence and momentum. He also keeps circling back to the place itself: the airport, the lake, the helicopter access, the mountain shoots.
Luxury hospitality here is really about shifting consumer priorities.
This episode treats luxury hospitality as a response to changing guest priorities, not just prettier rooms. The emphasis is on travelers who want city access without giving up nature, privacy, or time for health and wellness.
Rob Walling on bootstrapped SaaS growth, plateaus, and exits — with founders who lived them.
Abbey Ashley's playbook for turning your job skills into a virtual assistant business.
SaaS operators on scaling, pricing and AI, metrics included.
Alex Blumberg interviews guests like Megan Phelps-Roper and Shane McAnally about failure and reinvention.
Eric Martel says the Global 8000 is the fastest aircraft since Concorde and can fly about 18 hours.
The conversation opens with mutual admiration and a bit of playful chaos.
The Stardeguy opens in London with familiar banter and a reunion feel before settling into Charles’s world.
The conversation starts with familiar respect.
This episode features an interview with Simon de Pury, discussing his background in Switzerland, his career as an auctioneer and art dealer, and the influence of places like Basel and Gstaad on his passion for art.
This episode features an interview with Prof of Ask Oki, a former banker turned master tailor, discussing how dressing well impacts identity, reinvention, and personal presence.
Michelin-starred chef Björn Frantzén discusses finding inspiration in Paris for his fine dining approach, comparing French and Swedish culinary traditions.
This episode features an interview with Simon Cohen, founder and CEO of Cohen Handler, discussing real estate, risk-taking, and innovative business approaches.
Elie Saab Jr.
Tony Kelly talks about being welcomed into town as an outsider, and about how that welcome gave him the encouragement and energy to keep making work there.
It opens at one of the properties in Dubai.
Tinie Tempah discusses his mentorship of Jeremiah Emmanuel, a young activist he met through a BBC teen award, highlighting themes of faith, creativity, and nurturing potential.
This episode features an interview with Alex Ikonn, creator of The 5-Minute Journal, discussing gratitude, kindness, entrepreneurship, and designing a meaningful life.
This episode features an interview with Nicolas Bijan, founder of NB44, discussing his journey from working with his father at the prestigious House of Bijan to launching his own brand, exploring themes of family, legacy, and luxury fashion.
Company 3 founder Stefan Sonnenfeld says he started in 1997 with $15 million and half the company funded by an investor, after a boss refused him a raise at Pacific Ocean Post.
Roxie Nafousi discusses her journey of healing and self-discovery, focusing on defining personal values, finding balance in relationships, and the importance of authenticity and calmness.