Fast Company Magazine - Winter 2024 - 2025

In this issue

BRANDS THAT MATTER - These 120 brands and 10 CMOs are shaping culture.

SEPHORA’S POWER POSE - The retailer is molding the future of beauty.

Walking the Walk

WHEN YOU COVER INNOVATION, THE PRESSURE IS ON TO innovate. This involves more than just constantly scanning the worlds of business and culture for signs of the next big thingand reporting on it before (and better than) our competitors do. It means being innovative in how we present that coverage to youon digital platforms, at our live events, and right here in the print magazine.

2 mins

The Great Nicotine Glow Up

Vapes blew open the market, leading to a new era of experimentation and a chance for brands to cash in.

5 mins

She's Bringing Preppy Back

J.Crew Group CEO Libby Wadle is figuring out what fits America today.

6 mins

Qatar Airways takes storytelling a notch higher with its latest Al-powered campaign

THE AIRLINE’S NEW CAMPAIGN MAKES ITS CUSTOMERS THE STARS WITH DYNAMIC PERSONALIZATION

1 min

Weird Meat

The strange future of lab-grown protein involves quail, crocodile, and woolly mammoth.

10 mins

Why the future workplace will feel more like a hotel

REVEALS WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT TO CORPORATE STRATEGY AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

2 mins

The AI Gadget Debacle

Here's why you shouldn't expect any mind-blowing AI-powered gifts anytime soon.

6 mins

WORK LIFE

Law Roach, image architect and educator, answers our career questionnaire.

2 mins

CULTURE WARS

Brands on the Run Why Harley-Davidson, Caterpillar, and other masculine\" brands are caving to anti-DEI crusader Robby Starbuck

6 mins

EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

SEPHORA HAS GROWN SO POWERFUL THAT IT CONTROLS WHICH BRANDS LIVE OR DIE IN THE $30 BILLION HIGH-END COSMETICS INDUSTRY. IN THIS BEAUTY CONTEST, SEPHORA ALWAYS WEARS THE CROWN.

10+ mins

The Future According to Google

Google DeepMind, the tech giant's internal AI research lab, isn't just racing to beat OpenAI to market. Under Nobel laureate CEO Demis Hassabis, it's the \"engine room\" of the entire company.

10+ mins

Brands That Matter

Our annual look at standout brands encompasses 130 honorees in nine categories, including the inaugural CMOs of the Year. Here's how 12 of those brands and three top CMOs stake out the intersection of business and culture.

10+ mins

RADICAL VISION

POLICE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE EMBRACING AI-ENHANCED SURVEILLANCE IN THE NAME OF STOPPING CRIME. HERE'S HOW ONE SECURITY FIRM IS LEADING THE EFFORT AND PROFITING OFF OUR FEARS

10+ mins

CAN WWE PIN THE WORLD?

AS IT MAKES ITS $5 BILLION NETFLIX DEBUT AND PREPARES FOR A GLOBAL AUDIENCE, WWE IS STILL WRESTLING WITH THE TOXIC LEGACY OF ITS COMPLICATED FOUNDER.

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