the founder and managing director of paper republic? with Jérôme Bacquias

This week, on the second episode of season 2, we have Jérôme Bacquias who is the founder & managing Director at paper republic. Don’t know this awesome brand? In short, it’s a company making notebooks and fine leather goods based out of Vienna, Austria and my personal private addiction (hey, I could have worst addictions) At paper republic, they are committed to respect & authenticity. They aim to respect our environment by creating products that are made to last and are crafted from sustainable and natural materials. They are beautiful and they are awesome!

On this interview we spoke about:

• Jérôme’s journey to start paper republic
• His love for books are reading
• Looking for people to learn from sometimes without the intention
• Learning by trial and error, having the courage of just walking in and asking
• Surrounding yourself with people of skill
• The value of interactions with teachers and other learners
• Supporting colleagues in Ukraine

Want to learn more about Jérôme and Paper Republic? Here are some links:

Jérôme’s Linkedin

paper republic’s Website 

paper republic’s Instagram

paper republic’s Manifest

paper republic’s Analogue Shop in Vienna

Notebooks for Ukraine

Illustrator of the notebooks for Ukraine

Jerome’s recommendations:

Notes by Albert Camus

Kolyma Tales by Varlam Shalamov

The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

The violence and the sacred by René Girard

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Special thank you to Ro Halfhide for the music on this show.