Amy Farley
Fast Company
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Why the Meow Wolf experience offers something Disney never will
A collective of artists got together to build otherworldly, immersive spaces. In the process, they invented something even wilder: Meow Wolf, a multimillion-dollar pillar of the experience economy. → Read More
The House passes the Inflation Reduction Act: Here’s what it means for business
Climate analysts estimate that the bill could reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by between 31% and 44% below 2005 levels by 2030. → Read More
Meet the activist who wants New York lawmakers to hold the fashion industry to account
Maxine Bédat, founder of the New Standard Institute, is on a mission to reform the fashion industry’s social and environmental toll. → Read More
This activist shareholder is pushing companies like Starbucks and EssilorLuxottica to empower their workers
As chief advocacy officer of the $5 billion Trillium Asset Management, Jonas Kron is using his position to strengthen the labor movement. → Read More
How activist shareholders are making the business case for abortion access
Rhia Ventures’s Shelley Alpern explains how the nonprofit is encouraging companies to look at the ways abortion restrictions will impact their employees—and their bottom line. → Read More
The companies taking on climate change—and enlisting others in the fight
Why Fast Company’s 2022 list of the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies is topped by businesses combating the climate catastrophe. → Read More
How the BTS ARMY turned their fandom into the future of entertainment
Hybe, the billion-dollar conglomerate behind BTS, Justin Bieber, and others, has big plans to create Marvel-style universes around its biggest stars. → Read More
Dantley Davis—Twitter’s ambitious, divisive design chief—is out
New Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal’s reorg includes the departure of the company’s first chief design officer, who aimed to confront the social network’s ills. → Read More
This is the $1.6 billion style and social hub for the next generation
Depop CEO Maria Raga explains how the clothing-resale platform became a favorite with young users—and a $1.6 billion acquisition for Etsy. → Read More
This is the $1.6 billion style and social hub for the next generation
Depop CEO Maria Raga explains how the clothing-resale platform became a favorite with young users—and a $1.6 billion acquisition for Etsy. → Read More
How fashion resale site Depop tapped into the minds of Gen Z
Fresh off Depop’s $1.6 billion acquisition by Etsy, CEO Maria Raga explains why her social commerce platform resonates with younger shoppers. → Read More
How fashion resale site Depop tapped into the minds of Gen Z
Fresh off Depop’s $1.6 billion acquisition by Etsy, CEO Maria Raga explains why her social commerce platform resonates with younger shoppers. → Read More
These solar-powered string lights are the best piece of camping equipment I own
I took Mpowerd’s Luci Solar String Lights on a camping trip through Colorado and New Mexico this summer. They’re never leaving my side. → Read More
These solar-powered string lights are the best piece of camping equipment I own
I took MPOWERD’s Luci Solar String Lights on a camping trip through Colorado and New Mexico this summer. They’re never leaving my side. → Read More
How this top voting rights activist uses business and data to protect the vote
Nsé Ufot, CEO of the Stacey Abrams-founded New Georgia Project, is minting “super voters” and inspiring corporations to get involved. → Read More
How this top voting rights activist uses business and data to protect the vote
Nsé Ufot, CEO of the Stacey Abrams-founded New Georgia Project, is minting “super voters” and inspiring corporations to get involved. → Read More
This startup ensures that forestry-based carbon offsets deliver on their promises
The market for carbon offsets could be worth $100 billion by 2030. Pachama cofounder and CEO Diego Saez Gil is keeping it transparent and accountable. → Read More
The Road Ahead: How COVID-19 has changed the way we travel
Americans are poised to begin traveling again. But how we travel and where we go will not be the same. → Read More
The $10 billion business of perimenopause
A slew of new companies is finally addressing the estimated 6,000 women a day who enter perimenopause. What took so long? → Read More
Color of Change’s essential Black History Month reading list
Rashad Robinson and Arisha Hatch, who lead one of the most powerful civil rights organizations today, tell us what they’re reading. → Read More