Most Innovative Companies

Bluesky set out to fix social media. Now it’s running into familiar problems

23 Apr 2026

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On today’s episode, cohosts Elizabeth Segran and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including SpaceX’s partnersh...

Inside the SpaceX founder factory

16 Apr 2026

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On today’s episode, cohosts David Salazar and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including the latest on the war i...

Are robots actually taking over Amazon warehouses?

09 Apr 2026

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On today’s episode, cohosts Bryan Lufkin and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including Anthropic’s new AI mod...

How Apple became Apple

02 Apr 2026

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On today’s episode, cohosts Kristin Toussaint and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including the latest on the w...

Inside the innovation shaping food and dining

30 Mar 2026

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In this special episode of Most Innovative Companies, host David Salazar goes behind the scenes of Fast Company’s flagship franchise to unpack how t...

Inside Fast Company’s Most Innovative AI Companies

27 Mar 2026

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In this special miniseries, host David Salazar goes behind the scenes of Fast Company’s 2026 Most Innovative Companies list with two of the journali...

Inside Fast Company’s Most Innovative Film and TV List

26 Mar 2026

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In this special episode of Most Innovative Companies, host David Salazar goes behind the scenes of Fast Company’s flagship recognition program to un...

Who are the most innovative companies of 2026?

24 Mar 2026

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On today’s episode of the Most Innovative Companies podcast, our host, Josh Christensen, Fast Company editor-in-chief Brendan Vaughan, and executive...

Why are ultra-low-rise jeans back in fashion?

19 Mar 2026

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On today’s episode of Most Innovative Companies, Josh Christensen and guest cohost Sarah Whittle discuss the latest news in business and innovation,...

The hidden cost of Waymo on San Francisco streets

12 Mar 2026

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On today’s episode, cohosts Elizabeth Segran and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including the economic effects...

Welcome to the age of combat via chatbot

05 Mar 2026

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On today’s episode, cohosts Kristin Toussaint and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including the economic impact...

What you need to know about the labor market today

26 Feb 2026

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NOTE: After recording this episode Netflix backed out of bid for Warner Bros. Discovery . We discuss the state of the deal prior to this news. For up ...

The robots are coming! (with your takeout order)

19 Feb 2026

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Description:  On today’s episode, cohosts David Salazar and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including Paramou...

The Need for Speed & Innovation. Williams CEO Chad Zamarin on Energy Urgency

13 Feb 2026

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AI, advanced manufacturing and economic growth are driving unprecedented power demand In this bonus episode, Williams CEO Chad Zamarin joins from t...

Will Bob Iger’s new successor fare better than his last?

12 Feb 2026

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On today’s episode, cohosts Elizabeth Segran and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including the latest jobs repo...

The Next Hot Career: Mining Engineering

05 Feb 2026

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On today’s episode, cohosts Kristin Toussaint and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including Disney’s new CEO,...

Inside the founder factory known as Palantir

29 Jan 2026

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On today’s episode, cohosts Bryan Lufkin and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including Minnesota executives’ ...

What did Grok do this time?

22 Jan 2026

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On today’s episode, cohosts David Salazar and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including highlights from Davos, ...

This surprising demographic is behind Walmart’s growth

15 Jan 2026

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On today’s episode, cohosts Elizabeth Segran and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including the investigation of...

Will Prediction Markets Be Bigger Than the Stock Market?

08 Jan 2026

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On today’s episode, cohosts Kristin Toussaint and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including the aftermath of Ni...

Brands that matter: how Eventbrite, Chili’s, and Gap are engaging their audiences

18 Dec 2025

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On today’s episode, cohosts David Salazar and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including unemployment rates, the...

Here’s how Amazon is trying to handle AI hallucinations

11 Dec 2025

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On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including the Warner Bros. Discove...

How Smosh stayed funny—and relevant—for 20 years

04 Dec 2025

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On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including Costco’s lawsuit again...

Why did SoftBank sell off its Nvidia stake?

20 Nov 2025

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On today’s episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including Cloudflare’s glitch t...

Why Bill Gates is wrong about climate change

14 Nov 2025

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On today’s episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation. Topics include the end of the gov...

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHASE FOR BUSINESS - The Small Business Surge: Why Entrepreneurial Growth Is Defying Economic Noise

10 Nov 2025

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Small business owners are staying optimistic — three-quarters expect revenue gains despite ongoing labor shortages, inflation pressures, and economi...

The NBA’s betting scandal shows who really runs sports now

06 Nov 2025

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On today’s episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation. Topics include the most recent in...

Why Lucy Guo doesn’t think we are in an AI bubble

30 Oct 2025

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On today’s episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation. Topics include the latest on tari...

Mamdani’s poster designer breaks down modern political aesthetics

28 Oct 2025

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You might not know the name Tyler Evans, but you’ve definitely seen his work. He designed Zorhan Mamdani’s iconic campaign poster, led design for ...

Energy's next step: A conversation Williams' Jaclyn Presnal (FROM WILLIAMS AND FASTCO WORKS)

27 Oct 2025

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Host Greg Lindsay talks to Jaclyn Presnal, Vice President of new energy ventures at Williams. They discuss how her team is developing solutions to nav...

Inside Meta’s AI advertising strategy

23 Oct 2025

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On today's episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation. Topics include the AWS outage, Anth...

We need to stop the AI slop before it’s too late

16 Oct 2025

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On today’s episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including renewed trade tensions ...

How to leverage your data for AI - FROM CAPITAL ONE AND FC CUSTOM STUDIO

14 Oct 2025

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In this custom episode brought to you by Capital One, you will hear insights from Capital One’s journey as a data-native organization and leader in ...

The house that ICE built

09 Oct 2025

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On today's episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation. Topics include OpenAI launching Sor...

Advertising’s reality TV moment goes 'On Brand' with Bozoma Saint-John

07 Oct 2025

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This month’s episode of Brand New World was largely created during Fast Company’s Innovation Festival, which was held in New York City in mid-Sept...

How to build a tech stack that enables innovative customer experiences - FROM CAPITAL ONE AND FC CUSTOM STUDIO

07 Oct 2025

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In this custom episode in partnership with Capital One, you will hear how your company can build a tech stack that serves as the foundation for buildi...

Silicon Valley wants you to stop ‘rolling the dice’ over your future baby’s health

02 Oct 2025

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On today's episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation. Topics include the federal governmen...

How to Accelerate Your Business with Generative and Agentic AI - FROM CAPITAL ONE AND FC CUSTOM STUDIO

30 Sep 2025

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Generative AI and Agentic AI are now raising the stakes on how companies deliver customer value and innovate to stay one step ahead. Accelerating with...

Starbucks' $100 million man shares his vision

30 Sep 2025

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Brian Niccol is on a mission to change how you get your morning coffee, and on this episode, we learn how in Niccol’s first public interview since t...

Unpacking Away’s business model

25 Sep 2025

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On today's episode, co-hosts Josh Christensen and associate editor David Salazar, filling in for Yasmin Gagne, discuss the latest news in the world of...

How to empower developers to focus on the creative aspects of engineering -  FROM CAPITAL ONE AND FC CUSTOM STUDIO

23 Sep 2025

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In this custom episode from Fast Company Custom Studio and Capital One, you will learn best practices for how companies can help developers move up th...

Navigating the future of agentic AI

18 Sep 2025

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On today's episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen are at Fast Company's 2025 Innovation Festival to discuss the latest business news and t...

WNBA Star Jewell Loyd Is on the Road to a New Black Wall Street

16 Sep 2025

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Las Vegas Aces star Jewell Loyd has amassed a stack of staggering accolades: garnering two WNBA championships, two Olympic gold medals, and six WNBA A...

Google gets to keep Chrome. What does this mean for the future of tech?

11 Sep 2025

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On today's episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation. Topics include the latest jobs repo...

Why the next great sports movie might be created by a brand

09 Sep 2025

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You know Dick’s Sporting Goods as one of America’s largest and most successful sports retailers. It has used that status to help create an impress...

Who is the Spotify super app for?

04 Sep 2025

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On today's episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation. Topics include Google being allowed...

Mark Zuckerberg and the soaring cost to protect billionaires

28 Aug 2025

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On today's episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation. Topics include Federal Reserve Boar...

Why Trump just hired Airbnb’s cofounder, Figma’s big moment, and the Cracker Barrel logo that everyone hates

26 Aug 2025

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President Trump just created the National Design Studio and tapped Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia to lead the charge. Cracker Barrel has offended or enr...

Why David's Bridal tied the knot with AI

21 Aug 2025

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On today's episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation. Topics include Mark Zuc...

Pixar’s Pete Docter talks about boosting creativity at work

19 Aug 2025

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Pixar's chief creative officer discusses risk-taking and AI on the job.

Most People Are Using ChatGPT Totally Wrong—And OpenAI’s CEO Just Proved It

14 Aug 2025

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On today's episode, co-host Yasmin Gagne and associate editor David Salazar, filling in for Josh Christensen, discuss the latest news in the world of ...

What’s behind the Beyond Meat rebrand?

07 Aug 2025

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On today's episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen, as well as 'Fast Company' associate editor David Salazar, discuss the latest news in th...

Inside the world’s first-ever human verification brand

05 Aug 2025

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Tools for Humanity CMO John Patroulis talks about the brand strategy behind World, The Orb, and being human in the AI age.

How AI, 3D printing, and crypto are aiding and abetting art theft

31 Jul 2025

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On today's episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation. Topics include this pas...

Inside Superman: How do you make another superhero movie stand out?

30 Jul 2025

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There have been 11 Superman films released in the past 50 years. How do you make a new one that stands out?  On this episode of By Design, hosts Liz...

AI is leading to a white-collar bloodbath

24 Jul 2025

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On today's episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation. Topics include how Sof...

What Happens When the U.S. Pulls Back from Global Aid? With the International Rescue Committee's President and CEO, David Miliband

22 Jul 2025

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On today’s episode, host Brendan Vaughan talks to David Miliband. If you are familiar with British politics, you might remember Miliband from his ti...

What did Linda Yaccarino actually do at Elon Musk’s X?

17 Jul 2025

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On today's episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation. Topics include Open AI’...

Joy-Ann Reid’s Second Act

15 Jul 2025

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For 11 years, Joy Reid was one of the most prominent journalists at MSNBC, spearheading three shows for the network, including The Reid Report, A.M. J...

Bilt to last? Inside the points-obsessed startup that rewards you for paying rent

10 Jul 2025

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On today's episode, co-host Josh Christensen is joined by Fast Company associate editor David Salazar to discuss the latest news in the world of busin...

How Expensify landed brand pole position in Brad Pitt’s blockbuster F1

08 Jul 2025

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Here are some deets fresh off the Croisette from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity—basically the ad industry’s Oscars but also...

Why OpenAI and Microsoft’s AI partnership might be headed for a breakup

26 Jun 2025

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On today's episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation. Topics include Zohran M...

Why Michael Bierut still designs with a notebook and pencil

24 Jun 2025

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Welcome to the first episode of By Design, our new show for news, interviews, and criticism from the wide world of design. Our first guest is Michael...

Inside Walmart’s ambitious plan to make your clothes in America again

20 Jun 2025

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On today's episode, Josh Christensen and guest co-host Liz Stinson discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation including the escal...

AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler on how labor is uniting in response to Trump

17 Jun 2025

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In an exclusive interview with Fast Company editor-in-chief Brendan Vaughan, the U.S. labor leader also discusses DOGE, Musk, and AI.

Sweetgreen's CEO explains why his salads are so expensive

12 Jun 2025

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On today's episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation, including Apple’s ne...

Creative Control: Why Moby keeps giving music away for free

10 Jun 2025

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Moby’s prolific music career spans 35 years, most notably helping to bring electronic music to the mainstream—and perhaps less notably, but still ...

How Bravo became one of NBCUniversal’s strongest streaming assets

05 Jun 2025

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On today's episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation including Chime Financia...

Brand New World: 2024 was Apple's year for advertising—or was it?

03 Jun 2025

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The first iteration of Brand New World was a very specific look at how AI is changing how brands and marketers work. Now we’re back to talk about ...

‘Hacks’ showrunner Lucia Aniello already knows how it ends

29 May 2025

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On today's episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation, including a U.S. trade...

Is This the End of Billionaire Philanthropy?

23 May 2025

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On today's episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation. Including OpenAI’s a...

Grindr is more than just a hookup app

15 May 2025

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On today's episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation, including the latest co...

The ultra-cheap car company backed by Jeff Bezos

08 May 2025

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On today's episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation. [0:50]   Next, Yasm...

Target is having a bad year . . . and it’s not just because of tariffs.

01 May 2025

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On today's episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation including Trump’s Fir...

Is design dead?

24 Apr 2025

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On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation. Topics include the la...

Cleantech is rebranding as national security in the Trump era

17 Apr 2025

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On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen break down the latest news in the world of business and innovation, including the U.S....

Prompting a new brand era

16 Apr 2025

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Generative AI has taken the brand world by storm. But how is the planet’s best-known AI company building its own brand? Like everything to do with A...

Innovating What Matters: Driving Pharma Forward - FROM FASTCO WORKS AND PURDUE UNIVERSITY

15 Apr 2025

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The pharmaceutical industry is on the brink of massive transformation driven by cutting-edge technology and strategic collaboration. Purdue University...

This week’s biggest news: tariffs . . . and dire wolves

10 Apr 2025

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On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen break down the latest news in the world of business and innovation, including Presiden...

Don't be evil

09 Apr 2025

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In episode six, host Jeff Beer is at Google’s world headquarters in Mountain View, CA to talk to chief marketing officer Lorrraine Twohill. We dig i...

Inside the Tesla Takedown movement

03 Apr 2025

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On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen break down the latest news in the world of business and innovation, including the late...

Finding the right foundation for AI in beauty

02 Apr 2025

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Sephora is compelling for any number of reasons, and one is it’s been a leader in the beauty industry working with GenAI and broader AI technology.A...

Energy’s Next Steps: A Conversation with Williams’ Chad Zamarin - FROM FASTCO WORKS AND WILLIAMS

01 Apr 2025

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With more than a century of expertise, Williams is shaping the future of energy—delivering reliable, sustainable solutions to fuel economic growth a...

Dr. Becky’s generative-AI parenting advice

27 Mar 2025

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On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen break down the latest news in the world of business and innovation, including the Trum...

Why Robinhood, Waymo, and Nvidia made our MIC list

20 Mar 2025

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On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen break down the latest news in the world of business and innovation including Elon Musk...

I'd like to AI the world a Coke

19 Mar 2025

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This past December, Coca-Cola released a set of holiday ads made entirely from generative AI. They asked three different studios to create their own i...

Tarana Burke on what’s next for the #MeToo Movement ON STAGE at SXSW

13 Mar 2025

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On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen break down the latest news in the world of business and innovation including the stock...

The Next Creative Revolution

12 Mar 2025

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If GenAI is the biggest technological advancement since the internet itself, then the creative possibilities are or will be pretty much endless. From ...

CEOs want us back in the office

06 Mar 2025

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On today’s episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen break down the latest news in the world of business and innovation including the will...

The 59-minute Brand

05 Mar 2025

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To paraphrase a great philosopher, brand ideas are like small intestines – everybody has one. But could you build something with that idea in less t...

Inside the DOGE takeover

27 Feb 2025

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On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen break down the latest news in the world of business and innovation, including the rece...

Selling the Future

26 Feb 2025

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David Droga is a legendary advertising creative and executive. He’s also CEO of Accenture Song, one of the largest advertising and marketing service...

How studios navigate the Oscars race

20 Feb 2025

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On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen break down the latest news in the world of business and innovation, including the rele...

DeepSeek, OpenAI, and the relentless AI race

13 Feb 2025

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On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen break down the latest news in the world of business and innovation, including Elon Mus...

The Super Bowl is all about the ads

06 Feb 2025

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On today’s episode, hosts Yaz Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation including the Trump adminis...

Teflon Son? How Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son’s legend keeps growing

30 Jan 2025

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On today’s episode, host Josh Christensen is joined by ‘Fast Company’ associate editor David Salazar to help break down the latest news in the w...

The LA fires are still burning, TikTok is still running in the US, and the new Trump administration has begun

23 Jan 2025

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 On today’s episode, Donald Trump has been sworn in as president once again and almost immediately began enacting his agenda. Hosts Yasmin Gagne an...

Inside Trader Joe’s and NVIDIA

17 Jan 2025

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Fast Company contributing writer Clint Rainey discusses his recent series on Trader Joe’s. He explains how the grocer remains a beloved brand despit...

How a fully remote team uses AI to stay connected and creative - FROM FASTCO WORKS AND ATLASSIAN

15 Jan 2025

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In this custom episode, we hear from Susannah Shattuck, head of product at Credo AI. She discusses why staying closely connected is critical for a dis...

Police departments are embracing AI-enhanced surveillance technology to stop crime

09 Jan 2025

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Police departments across the country are embracing AI-enhanced surveillance technology in the name of stopping crime. One prominent security firm cal...