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Fast Company

December/January 2018-19
Magazine

Fast Company is the world’s leading progressive business media brand, with a unique editorial focus on innovation in technology, leadership, world changing ideas, and design. Written for, by, and about the most progressive business leaders, Fast Company inspires readers to think beyond traditional boundaries, lead conversations, and create the future of business.

SECRETS OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE STAFF

THE BEAT OF INNOVATION

MASTER OF THE GAMES • BY BRINGING E-SPORTS INTO HIGH SCHOOLS, PLAYVS FOUNDER DELANE PARNELL IS CREATING THE SCOUTING GROUNDS FOR NEW TECH TALENT.

Welcome to the Big Leagues • THE GROWING WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY FOR E-SPORTS PLAYERS

Virtual Athletics • HOW MAINSTREAM ORGANIZATIONS ARE PUSHING INTO GAMING

GRAPHENE DREAM • FOR JUST $695, YOU CAN GET A TASTE OF THE JACKET OF THE FUTURE.

MILLENNIALS IN THE CORNER OFFICE • GEN Y BOSSES TELL US HOW THEY LEAD.

GOOGLE’S 100% SOLUTION • AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT HOW IN-HOUSE INCUBATOR AREA 120 IS GROWING NEW IDEAS FROM GOOGLERS

Ideas at Work • FIVE GOOGLE SUCCESSES THAT BEGAN AS EMPLOYEE PASSION PROJECTS

IT’S A “WE” WORLD… • … YOU AND I JUST TOIL INSIDE IT. HOW WEWORK IS BECOMING THE GO-TO OFFICE FIXER.

THE CRYPTO PERIOD • BLOCKCHAIN PIONEERS ARE USHERING IN A NEW ERA FOR THE ART MARKET.

A FASHIONABLE ENTRANCE • ON THE HEELS OF HIS COMPANY’S RECENT IPO, FARFETCH CEO JOSÉ NEVES TALKS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF FASHION, THE INDUSTRY’S PROBLEM WITH WASTE, AND THE UNEXPECTED BENEFITS OF A GLOBAL RECESSION.

Stitches in Time • NEVES’S OTHER COMPANIES LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR HIS SUCCESS WITH FARFETCH.

THE SOFA WARS • THESE COMPANIES WANT TO DISRUPT YOUR LIVING ROOM.

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE • Fast Company asked executives at four design-forward companies to offer their picks of the best presents for the season.

FAST COMPANY PRESS. THE WORLD’S MOST INNOVATIVE BOOK PUBLISHER. • We’re turning the publishing industry on its head and want business leaders who have done the same.

SECRETS OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE PEOPLE • YOU’VE NEVER BEEN BUSIER, AND THE DEMANDS ON YOUR TIME HAVE NEVER BEEN GREATER. HERE’S HOW 10 OF TODAY’S MOST DRIVEN PEOPLE GET THE MOST OUT OF EVERY DAY WHILE MAINTAINING THEIR CREATIVITY—AND SANITY. PLUS, TIPS FROM THE EXPERTS ON HOW TO MAKE SURE YOUR TECHNOLOGY IS WORKING FOR YOU, NOT AGAINST YOU.

Janelle IN WONDALAND • ORGANIZATION, STRATEGY, AND A TIGHT GROUP OF TRUSTED COLLABORATORS KEEP JANELLE MONÁE’S ARTISTIC WORLD SPINNING.

AN ARTIST IN FULL • JANELLE MONÁE’S YEAR OF CREATIVE HIGH NOTES

BEAT BY BEAT: MONÁE’S DAILY RHYTHM

“PLEASE DON’T WRITE ME A NOVEL.”

THE WITHERSPOON METHOD • HOW HELLO SUNSHINE FOUNDER REESE WITHERSPOON GETS THINGS DONE

“Email is like a tsunami every day.”

HARNESS YOUR HOME ASSISTANT

“HOW CAN I USE THIS DAY TO BE BETTER FOR TOMORROW?”

HIDDEN POCKETS OF FREE TIME, AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

KICK YOUR ADDICTION: BREAKING NEWS

“This is not a reality TV show.”

KICK YOUR ADDICTION: IM & SLACK

“YOU HAVE TO BE GENTLE AND PATIENT WITH YOURSELF.”

MULTITASK—AT YOUR OWN RISK

“Every family dinner is like I’m testing out my own products.”

“I’VE LEARNED TO JUST ALLOW MYSELF TO FEEL SAD AND THEN MOVE FORWARD.”

“I have two computers, at different ends of a room.”

PRODUCTIVITY HACKS

KICK YOUR ADDICTION: EMAIL

“IT’S EASY TO GET LOST IN THE WEEDS.”

KICK YOUR ADDICTION: SOCIAL MEDIA

INTO THIN AIR • ELECTRONIC-CIGARETTE STARTUP JUUL LABS IS VALUED AT MORE THAN $16 BILLION. IT’S ALSO HOOKING TEENS ON NICOTINE AND DRAWING SCRUTINY FROM THE FDA. CAN THE COMPANY INNOVATE ITS WAY OUT OF A CRISIS IT HELPED CREATE?

JUUL IN...


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Frequency: Every other month Pages: 100 Publisher: Mansueto Ventures LLC Edition: December/January 2018-19

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Fast Company is the world’s leading progressive business media brand, with a unique editorial focus on innovation in technology, leadership, world changing ideas, and design. Written for, by, and about the most progressive business leaders, Fast Company inspires readers to think beyond traditional boundaries, lead conversations, and create the future of business.

SECRETS OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE STAFF

THE BEAT OF INNOVATION

MASTER OF THE GAMES • BY BRINGING E-SPORTS INTO HIGH SCHOOLS, PLAYVS FOUNDER DELANE PARNELL IS CREATING THE SCOUTING GROUNDS FOR NEW TECH TALENT.

Welcome to the Big Leagues • THE GROWING WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY FOR E-SPORTS PLAYERS

Virtual Athletics • HOW MAINSTREAM ORGANIZATIONS ARE PUSHING INTO GAMING

GRAPHENE DREAM • FOR JUST $695, YOU CAN GET A TASTE OF THE JACKET OF THE FUTURE.

MILLENNIALS IN THE CORNER OFFICE • GEN Y BOSSES TELL US HOW THEY LEAD.

GOOGLE’S 100% SOLUTION • AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT HOW IN-HOUSE INCUBATOR AREA 120 IS GROWING NEW IDEAS FROM GOOGLERS

Ideas at Work • FIVE GOOGLE SUCCESSES THAT BEGAN AS EMPLOYEE PASSION PROJECTS

IT’S A “WE” WORLD… • … YOU AND I JUST TOIL INSIDE IT. HOW WEWORK IS BECOMING THE GO-TO OFFICE FIXER.

THE CRYPTO PERIOD • BLOCKCHAIN PIONEERS ARE USHERING IN A NEW ERA FOR THE ART MARKET.

A FASHIONABLE ENTRANCE • ON THE HEELS OF HIS COMPANY’S RECENT IPO, FARFETCH CEO JOSÉ NEVES TALKS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF FASHION, THE INDUSTRY’S PROBLEM WITH WASTE, AND THE UNEXPECTED BENEFITS OF A GLOBAL RECESSION.

Stitches in Time • NEVES’S OTHER COMPANIES LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR HIS SUCCESS WITH FARFETCH.

THE SOFA WARS • THESE COMPANIES WANT TO DISRUPT YOUR LIVING ROOM.

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE • Fast Company asked executives at four design-forward companies to offer their picks of the best presents for the season.

FAST COMPANY PRESS. THE WORLD’S MOST INNOVATIVE BOOK PUBLISHER. • We’re turning the publishing industry on its head and want business leaders who have done the same.

SECRETS OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE PEOPLE • YOU’VE NEVER BEEN BUSIER, AND THE DEMANDS ON YOUR TIME HAVE NEVER BEEN GREATER. HERE’S HOW 10 OF TODAY’S MOST DRIVEN PEOPLE GET THE MOST OUT OF EVERY DAY WHILE MAINTAINING THEIR CREATIVITY—AND SANITY. PLUS, TIPS FROM THE EXPERTS ON HOW TO MAKE SURE YOUR TECHNOLOGY IS WORKING FOR YOU, NOT AGAINST YOU.

Janelle IN WONDALAND • ORGANIZATION, STRATEGY, AND A TIGHT GROUP OF TRUSTED COLLABORATORS KEEP JANELLE MONÁE’S ARTISTIC WORLD SPINNING.

AN ARTIST IN FULL • JANELLE MONÁE’S YEAR OF CREATIVE HIGH NOTES

BEAT BY BEAT: MONÁE’S DAILY RHYTHM

“PLEASE DON’T WRITE ME A NOVEL.”

THE WITHERSPOON METHOD • HOW HELLO SUNSHINE FOUNDER REESE WITHERSPOON GETS THINGS DONE

“Email is like a tsunami every day.”

HARNESS YOUR HOME ASSISTANT

“HOW CAN I USE THIS DAY TO BE BETTER FOR TOMORROW?”

HIDDEN POCKETS OF FREE TIME, AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

KICK YOUR ADDICTION: BREAKING NEWS

“This is not a reality TV show.”

KICK YOUR ADDICTION: IM & SLACK

“YOU HAVE TO BE GENTLE AND PATIENT WITH YOURSELF.”

MULTITASK—AT YOUR OWN RISK

“Every family dinner is like I’m testing out my own products.”

“I’VE LEARNED TO JUST ALLOW MYSELF TO FEEL SAD AND THEN MOVE FORWARD.”

“I have two computers, at different ends of a room.”

PRODUCTIVITY HACKS

KICK YOUR ADDICTION: EMAIL

“IT’S EASY TO GET LOST IN THE WEEDS.”

KICK YOUR ADDICTION: SOCIAL MEDIA

INTO THIN AIR • ELECTRONIC-CIGARETTE STARTUP JUUL LABS IS VALUED AT MORE THAN $16 BILLION. IT’S ALSO HOOKING TEENS ON NICOTINE AND DRAWING SCRUTINY FROM THE FDA. CAN THE COMPANY INNOVATE ITS WAY OUT OF A CRISIS IT HELPED CREATE?

JUUL IN...


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