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LEAD ING OUT LOUD • FEMALE FOUNDERS IN THE INSTAGRAM ERA ARE FINDING THAT THEY HAVE UNPRECEDENTED INFLUENCE—WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT IT.
Founder Influencers • HOW FIVE ENTREPRENEURS USE THEIR INSTAGRAM MEGAPHONE
HEAD FIRST • THE WAVECEL BONTRAGER HELMET OFFERS A NOVEL WAY TO STOP CONCUSSIONS.
PACKING POWER • THE HIT-MAKING FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCER TALKS ABOUT BREAKING INTO ENTERTAINMENT, THE CULTURAL IMPORTANCE OF ATLANTA, AND “THE NEW AMERICAN MAINSTREAM.”
Variety Pack • HERE’S HOW WILL PACKER APPROACHED FIVE OF HIS HIGH-PROFILE FILMS.
IT’S A BIG WORLD AFTER ALL • DISNEY IS TAPPING INTO STAR WARS, MARVEL, AND MORE TO UPGRADE ITS THEME PARKS.
‘RUNWAY’ SUCCESS • HOW CHRISTIAN SIRIANO TRANSFORMED FROM REALITY STAR TO HOUSEHOLD NAME BY MAKING GLAMOUR ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYBODY
Colorful Collaborations • SIRIANO HAS STRETCHED THE BOUNDARIES OF WHO (AND WHAT) FASHION DESIGNERS COLLABORATE WITH—TO DELIGHTFUL EFFECT.
Silicon Valley Meets Our Nation’s Heartland • THE WORLD’S LARGEST TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED WAREHOUSING AND LOGISTICS COMPANY IS ON A MISSION TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE AND HELP FEED THE WORLD.
IN THE WEEDS • TO STAND OUT IN THE CROWD, CANNABIS COMPANIES ARE GETTING CREATIVE WITH THEIR LIFESTYLE BRANDING.
FUTURE FIT • THE DIGITAL FITNESS INDUSTRY STRENGTHENS ITS MUSCLE.
SHINE A LIGHT • The Bulbing Bankers Lamp is an intricately designed visual trick.
Playgrounds Get Better with Biba • THIS VANCOUVER COMPANY IS USING SCREENS TO GET CHILDREN OFF THE COUCH AND BACK ONTO THE PLAYGROUND.
Music for Every Moment • NEHA GANDHI, COO AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, GIRLBOSS
Behind Wendy’s Epic Social Strategy • THE SECRET TO WENDY’S SOCIAL MEDIA SUCCESS IS CONFIDENCE AND CULTURE.
MY OPERATING SYSTEM REDDIT COFOUNDER AND VENTURE CAPITALIST ALEXIS OHANIAN • The inventor of the “front page of the internet” and Initialized Capital cofounder takes our career questionnaire.
YOUR ROBOT OVERLORD • WHILE THE REST OF HOLLYWOOD CHASES NETFLIX, SUPER-PRODUCER J.J. ABRAMS IS APPROACHING ENTERTAINMENT INAN ENTIRELY NEW WAY.
WHO’S WINNING THE FUTURE OF HOLLYWOOD? • YOUR CHEAT SHEET TO THE GIANTS COMPETING TO ENTERTAIN YOU
INTO THE J.J.-VERSE • J.J. ABRAMS HAS BEEN INTERESTED IN EVERYTHING FROM MUSIC TO VIDEO GAMES. NOW HE’S TURNING THEM INTO BUSINESSES WHILE ALSO RAMPING UP HIS FILM AND TV PRODUCTION.
Amazon’s People Person • AS AMAZON’S WORKFORCE SWELLS, SO DO ITS CHALLENGES. HERE’S WHY THE COMPANY HAS ENTRUSTED ITS COMPLEX HR NETWORK TO AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER.
Amazon’s Ascent • THE COMPANY GREW INTO A BEHEMOTH SLOWLY, THEN ALL AT ONCE.
WORLD CHANGING IDEAS • Visionary entrepreneurs and companies are inventing new solutions to some of today’s most pressing challenges. Ten highlights from this year’s WCI Awards.
PUTTING OUT THE FIRE • These 10 World-Changing Ideas were designed to address intractable problems and urgent crises.
Gamifying Innovation
Making It Easier to Call for Help
Electrifying Commercial Fleets
Democratizing Bankruptcy
Making Web Navigation Hands-Free
Getting Puerto Rico Back on the Grid
Generating Power With Gravity
Cooking Up Tasty Utensils
Blocking Digital Eavesdroppers
Promoting a Balanced Life
Killer Instinct • THIS IMMERSIVE GAME...