I created this series for Business Insider that tells highly visual stories about industries and individuals staying afloat despite the odds.
Whether it's traditional methods threatened by modernization, or centuries-old family businesses adapting to change, we show how and why they are still standing.
I was the showrunner and senior producer from 2020-2021. Here is a selection of notable episodes I produced.
I created this series for Business Insider that tells highly visual stories about industries and individuals staying afloat despite the odds.
Whether it's traditional methods threatened by modernization, or centuries-old family businesses adapting to change, we show how and why they are still standing.
I was the showrunner and senior producer from 2020-2021. Here is a selection of notable episodes I produced.
Seven generations of one family have been making drums at Noble & Cooley since 1854. The Massachusetts company started off manufacturing toys, but is now known for their high-end snare drums made from a single plank of wood.
At 86 years old, Giorgos Hatziparaskos is one of the last bakers in Greece making phyllo pastry by hand. With the help of his wife and son, he keeps the business going thanks to tourists visiting the Greek island of Crete. Giorgos Hatziparaskos Handmade Phyllo Workshop is located in the heart of old town in Rethymno.
About 25 generations of one family have made roasted rice cakes at Ichimonjiya Wasuke in Kyoto, Japan. Worshippers praying for good health at the Shinto shrine next door eat them as part of their rituals. The shop started in 1001 AD as the area was suffering from epidemics, and now the COVID-19 pandemic has threatened the business.
Lock & Co. Hatters in London has been designing and selling high quality hats since 1676. It has served celebrities and royalty throughout history, withstood a bombing in WWII, and now survived the Covid-19 pandemic which was the first time in history it had to close its doors.
Shotguns have been a traditional handicraft in India-controlled Kashmir for decades, but today the Zaroo Gun Factory is one of only two family-run workshops in Srinagar. Violence in the region and crackdowns on gun licenses have decimated the business, but the Zaroos are determined to keep the craft alive.
