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Amazon's Top Employer - Beth Galetti
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Amazon's Top Employer - Beth Galetti

As Amazon’s workforce swells, so do its challenges. Here’s why the company has entrusted its complex HR network to an electrical engineer.

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May 2019
Everlane's Plastic-Free Promise
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Everlane's Plastic-Free Promise

The fashion industry is awash in carbon-intensive plastic. As a climate crisis looms, upstart apparel brand Everlane is weaning itself off new synthetics entirely. Spoiler: It’s not easy.

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May 2019
ABC Entertainment President On Diversity and Competing With Netflix
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ABC Entertainment President On Diversity and Competing With Netflix

After an unexpectedly high-profile year abc entertainment president channing dungey speaks about diversity, streaming and keeping the peace betweens how runners and executives.

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November 2018
A Clear Solution
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A Clear Solution

Clear will speed you throughlong lines at the stadium orairport. All it costs is $179 and your personal biometric data.

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November 2018
Uber's New CEO Shares His Immigrant Experience
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Uber's New CEO Shares His Immigrant Experience

CEO Dara Khosrowshahi's Iranian roots are key to understanding his approach to business.

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November 2018
M. Night Shyamalan Reveals A New Twist
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M. Night Shyamalan Reveals A New Twist

With the release of Glass, the the installment in his alt-superhero series M. Night Shyamalan talks about building up his own superhuman defenses

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February 2019
The Most Powerful Person In Silicon Valley
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The Most Powerful Person In Silicon Valley

Billionaire Masayoshi Son has a vision for an AI-powered utopia where machines control how we live—and he’s spending hundreds of billions of dollars to realize it. Are you ready to live in Masa World?

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February 2019
The Last (Plastic) Straw
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The Last (Plastic) Straw

How Starbucks came up with an alternative to single-use straws

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September 2018
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Reveals His Plans To Woo Artists and Beat Apple
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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Reveals His Plans To Woo Artists and Beat Apple

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is betting that he can sell music fans and artists worldwide on his vision for the future of the business. Only Amazon, Apple, and Google stand in his way.

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September 2018
The Thawing Of McDonald's
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The Thawing Of McDonald's

Using fresh— never frozen— beef in its quarter pounders is just one part of a massive transformation the company is undergoing in the face of changing consumer tastes and competition. But it’s definitely the most complicated.

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September 2018
How Fitbit Became The Next Big Thing In Corporate Wellness
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How Fitbit Became The Next Big Thing In Corporate Wellness

As fitness trackers make inroads with employee wellness programs, is the new requirement to climbing the corporate ladder that you count all the steps?

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May 2016
Zac Posen Is Ready for His Close-Up
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Zac Posen Is Ready for His Close-Up

Fashion designer and Brooks Brothers creative director Zac Posen talks about staying original while building his globe-spanning brand.

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May 2016
How Nielsen Plans To Solve The Audience Puzzle
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How Nielsen Plans To Solve The Audience Puzzle

As the television landscape fractures, figuring out who is watching what has never been more difficult or important.

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April 2016
A Bitcoin Boost For Podcasters
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A Bitcoin Boost For Podcasters

Cast box CEO Renee Wang has a new idea for funding digital content creators.

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October 2018
Melinda Gates's Art Of Investing
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Melinda Gates's Art Of Investing

The Philanthropist and Investor is tackling sexism in Silicon Valley.

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October 2018
AR: The New Reality At Facebook
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AR: The New Reality At Facebook

Why Facebook, Google, Snap, and dozens more love AR—and what’s coming next

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July/August 2017
The ASLU's Power Broker
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The ASLU's Power Broker

How Anthony Romero is leading the nonprofit through the most contentious period in its nearly 100

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July/August 2017
It's In Her DNA
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It's In Her DNA

CRISPR coinventor Jennifer Doudna talks about developing the gene editing tool that’s poised to change the world.

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July/August 2017
How A Major Food- Processing Facility Turned Food Waste Into Revenue!
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How A Major Food- Processing Facility Turned Food Waste Into Revenue!

How fruit-and-vegetable processor Baldor is transforming food waste into a big business

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July/August 2017
Adidas's Stylish Turn
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Adidas's Stylish Turn

By aligning with cultural icons at least as much as athletes, Adidas has refound its footing.

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May 2017
Tech In Toyland
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Tech In Toyland

Mattel’s latest toy is a voice-activated speaker with an AI tailor-made for kids.

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May 2017
Venmo Comes Of Age
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Venmo Comes Of Age

Under parent company PayPal, the millennial-focused peer-to-peer payments app has gotten serious

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May 2017
I Bought It On Instagram...
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I Bought It On Instagram...

Social networks want shopping to be the next thing we do on their platforms. Are we ready to "heart"the BUY button?

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September 2015
What Would Gwyneth Do?
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What Would Gwyneth Do?

Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow's newly ambitious lifestyle platform, has been polarizing since the day it was launched seven years ago - and that might be its greatest asset.

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September 2015
Mika Brzezinksi - Embracing Setbacks
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Mika Brzezinksi - Embracing Setbacks

How Mika Brzezinksi - the cohost of MSNBC's Morning Joe - has turned career curveballs into opportunities.

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July/August 2015
How Did The Starbucks 'Race Together' Campaign Go So Wrong?
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How Did The Starbucks 'Race Together' Campaign Go So Wrong?

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has always tried to do right by his company, his customers, and his country. So why did his Race Together campaign go so wrong?

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July/August 2015
Converse Unveils the Chuck Taylor II
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Converse Unveils the Chuck Taylor II

Why did Converse mess with its iconic - and consistently lucrative - sneaker, the Chuck Taylor All Star? It couldn't afford not to.

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September 2015
Welcome Home, Alexa
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Welcome Home, Alexa

In the race to win the connected-home market, Amazon's voice is starting to ring louder.

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October 2015
Carnival's Cruise For Charity
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Carnival's Cruise For Charity

Carnival's new cruise brand wants to create an army of do-gooders in flip-flops and shorts.

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October 2015
Full Spectrum Cosmetics
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Full Spectrum Cosmetics

LOral chemist Balanda Atis is helping the cosmetics giant break color barriers.

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October 2015