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Derek Jeter

Founder, The Players'. Tribune;co-owner and CEO. Miami Marlins

Carla Harris

Vice chairman, managing director, and senior client adviser, Morgan Stanley

John Collison

Cofo under, Stripe

Cecile Richards

President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Kevin Johnson

President and CEO, Starbucks

Questlove

Musician and entrepreneur

Celebration Nation

How do you maintain an intimate vibe at a 15,000-person conference? For Isagenix, the key is making everyone feel at home.

Brewing Leather In A Lab

Suzanne Lee was a fashion designer in the early ’90s when she discovered in a lab that biofabrication processes could produce leatherlike materials via yeast fermentation. She spent the next 10 years experimenting with giant vats of bacteria while advising clothing brands on how to incorporate newly invented materials. Recently, as chief creative officer at biotech startup Modern Meadow, she’s helped lead the development of an animal-free leather material called Zoa and is now collaborating with industrial fermentation company Evonik to scale the biofabrication process.

City Planning In The Fast Lane

A startup called Remix is using data to make your commute more efficient.

Snap For Bringing Crackle And Pop To A New Way Of Seeing The World

Snap For Bringing Crackle And Pop To A New Way Of Seeing The World

Nothing Really Is The End Of The World

I literally work from the moment I open my eyes.

Soul Food

Kimbal Musk is sowing the seeds for a health revolution in Memphis.

Eataly Taps Into Its Inner Disney

After opening outposts in 31 cities in 12 countries across the globe, the Italian fooderie Eataly is returning to its birthplace with its newest launch: a $118 million experiential park called FICO Eataly World.

“You Just Can't Imagine How Hard It Is”

Venture capitalist Ellen Pao’s discrimination lawsuit had such an impact on the Valley that it’s been called “the Pao effect,” inspiring more women to speak up. Now she’s on a mission to make the tech industry a more accessible place for everyone.

A New Food Chain

How the United Nations is using blockchain to bring stability to the lives of refugees.

Radical Luxury

Ian Schrager’s new Public hotel brand is redefining high-end hospitality for a budget audience.

Market Forces

Brokerage app Robinhood is getting millennials to stop worrying and love investing. 

In The Weeds

To Stand Out In The Crowd, Cannabis Companies Are Getting Creative With Their Lifestyle Branding.

Most Creative People In Business 2019

Today’s challenges call for leaders who are unafraid to think differently. Meet the visionaries having an unprecedented impact right now across the business landscape, from cybersecurity to biotech to fashion—and more.

True Grit

Deja Baker’s job may be unremarkable—software engineer at a Chicago trading firm—but the journey she took to land it represents a triumph that doesn’t fit neatly on a résumé.

Just Doing It

Wieden+Kennedy leverages its independence to make advertising that transcends branding and drives the pop-culture conversation.

A Fresh Design For Community Service

Fashion Institute Of Technology Fast cities

Carnival's New Wearable Makes Big Ships Feel Smaller

Carnival Corporation 

destination:innovation

the secrets behind marriott’s top-to-bottom transformation of the hotel experience.

waste management

copia ceo komal ahmad is using technology to distribute excess food to the hungry.

The Modist Delivers Style Without Sacrifice

A native Algerian who grew up in the Middle East, Ghizlan Guenez was working in private equity when she developed the idea for a luxury e-commerce platform devoted to the kind of clothes that she and the women in her family like to wear: high fashion, just with “long sleeves, long hems, no high slits, not too much lace,” she says.

An International Exchange For Innovative Policy

An International Exchange For Innovative Policy

How Customer Insight Can Lead To Brands People Love

How Who What Wear cofounder Katherine Power turned an online fashion community into a brand factory.

What Price, Burning Man?

The annual mecca for the experimental and weird has become one of the world’s most iconic arts events by keeping the forces of commercialization at bay. If only it weren’t so Instagrammable.

Inside The Google Design Lab

The secret behind Google’s breakout hardware products is its year-old Design Lab. Here’s an exclusive look inside.