Most Innovative Companies

On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen talk to Fast Company contributor Patrick Sisson about Flock Safety and how its drone business is booming despite the heavy backlash over its surveillance cameras. Then Josh sits down with Mark Rober, NASA engineer turned megastar YouTuber, to talk about his company CrunchLabs, his Netflix deal, and CrunchLab’s new education initiative.&...

On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen talk to Fast Company contributor Issie Lapowsky about a democratic grassroots organization utilizing AI to appeal to voters Then Yaz interviews Rare Beauty’s founder Selena Gomez and chief impact officer Elyse Cohen on what it takes to lead and scale Rare Beauty as a business while staying true to its mission. To read Issie’s reporting,...

On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen talk to Fast Company staff editor David Salazar about how the world’s top-selling spirit brand Jinro is spreading Korean drinking rituals across the U.S and the world.  Then Josh sits down with cofounders of Unicorn, Scott Dunn and Chris Gera, about the changing landscape of creator representation. Read about Jinro’s growth strateg...

SAP’s Christian Klein on why trust and business context will separate the leaders from the rest. 

SAP’s Christian Klein on why trust and business context will separate the leaders from the rest. 

On today’s episode, MIC cohost Yasmin Gagne talks to Fast Company senior writer Rebecca Heilweil about space stocks and the commercial space boom.  Then, journalist and author Sharon Weinberger tells us about her new book, “Valley of Death,” which dives deep into ties between the CIA and Silicon Valley. Check out Rebecca’s reporting here: https://www.fastcompany.com/user/rebecca-heilweil&nbsp...

Stéphane Bancel has been CEO of Moderna since 2011, but it’s almost as if he's led three different companies in the past five years. First came the pandemic sprint: A biotech with no commercial products became a household name, manufacturing a billion vaccine doses in 2021 and generating roughly $18 billion in annual sales. Then, the descent. As demand for COVID shots collapsed, revenue fell rough...

On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen talk to Fast Company senior editor Max Ufberg about how Ukraine became a hub for military AI development. Then, Yaz talks to author, founder, and finance expert Vivian Tu, or Your Rich BFF, about her new finance app, “Ask Dolly.” To read Max’s deep dive, go to fastcompany.com/91611099/inside-ukraines-secretive-tech-world-building-the-fu...

These days, it seems like there’s an at-home test for every medical issue under the sun. Fast Company Senior Writer Ainsley Harris went on a healthmaxxing journey, trying a bunch of them to see if they could cure her dermatitis. Then, Yaz Gagne interviews Gabe Bullard about his new book "Against Convenience: Embracing Friction in an Age of Endless Ease" Fast Company is the world's leading progress...

On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen talk to Fast Company staff writer Grace Snelling about what it means to have a personal brand today and why it matters. She talks with the founder and CEO of Vuori, Joe Kudla, about the brand’s fabric-first approach, the new direction of the brand, and partnerships with names like Jack Draper and Tom Holland. To check out Grace’s report...

On today’s episode, Yaz talks with Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff on stage at the Fast Company Innovation Festival about how to lead a company into its new act.  Then, Josh Christensen has a conversation with 800 Pound Gorilla founders Ian Adkins, Ryan Bitzer, and Damion Greiman about building a comedy powerhouse and creating their own streaming service. For more of the latest business and i...

On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen talk to Fast Company contributor Clint Rainey about a high school dropout who became a a consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketing disrupter. Then Yaz talks to TikTok Shop’s head of strategic initiatives, Patrick Nommensen, about how TikTok Shop works for customers and influencers, and how the company runs it.  To check out Clint’s r...

In this special custom episode presented by Lenovo, Chief Technology Officer Dr. Tolga Kurtoglu joins host Julianne Pepitone to take human-AI collaboration past the buzzword stage. Real collaboration means re-architecting workflows around what each side does well, then building the trust infrastructure that keeps human reasoning and creativity in the process. Dr. Kurtoglu explains why an output ca...

On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen talk to former Fast Company senior editor and now Alto editorial director Jeff Beer about why the influencer bubble is finally popping. Then Yaz talks to Cotopaxi CEO Lindsay Shumlas about Cotopaxi’s sustainability efforts, international expansion, and how they build credibility.  To check out Jeff’s reporting, go to: https://www.f...

On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen talk with Fast Company senior writer Ainsley Harris about the water brand Loonen and the rise of consumer safety as a status symbol. Then, Fast Company senior staff writer Jeff Beer interviews Dhar Mann about building an audience and how he ended up as the NFL’s honorary chief kindness officer.  To read Ainsley’s reporting, go to:...

YouTubers are taking over Hollywood. The critical and commercial success of Curry Barker’s Obsession, Kane Parsons’ A24-backed movie Backrooms, and Markiplier’s Iron Lung—especially in contrast to relative flops like Supergirl and Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu—has challenged the industry’s conventional wisdom. It’s not a huge surprise, given that so many creators on the platform have cultiv...

On today’s episode, cohost Yasmin Gagne talks with Fast Company and Inc. head of editorial strategy David Lidsky on what makes the fintech company Stripe an idea factory. Then NASCAR chief operating officer Ben Kennedy has a conversation with Yaz about bringing new audiences to car racing. To read David’s reporting, go to: fastcompany.com/91538341/stripe-most-underrated-influential-159-billion-com...

On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen talk to Fast Company contributor John Pavlus about how the godmother of AI, Fei-Fei Li, is building world models — AI that many hope will replace LLMs. Then, Yaz talks to Fast Company staff writer Pavithra Mohan about her deep dive into how actual humans in the human resources department are disappearing and being replaced by apps and A...

On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen talk to Fast Company’s  Nate Berg about how a Walmart heir helped transform a small town in Arkansas. Then, Fast Company staff writer David Salazar sits down with the CEO of American Association of Independent Music Ian Harrisson and COO of an independent record label Partisan Records Zena White to talk about the challenges, opport...

On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen talk to Fast Company staff editor David Salazar on the most innovative ideas that are changing the world we live in. Next, Bustle Digital Group founder and CEO Bryan Goldberg speaks with Yaz about how he is building brands, including Nylon magazine, for the influencer era. To read more about world changing ideas, go to: https://www.fast...

On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen talk about some of the biggest stories in the Fast Company world. Then Yaz and Josh speak with Fast Company senior writer Ainsley Harris about AG1, Grüns, and the gummy-ification of wellness. And finally, Yaz speaks to a physician, epidemiologist, and former CEO of the Vaccine Alliance Gavi Dr. Seth Berkley about hantavirus, Ebola, vacc...

On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen talk about some of the biggest stories in the Fast Company world. Then Yaz and Josh talk to Fast Company staff editor Shalene Gupta about how women in senior level positions are finding it harder and harder to balance work and motherhood and what their hacks are. And finally, Yaz talks to CEO of TaskRabbit Ania Smith about the role of g...

On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen talk about some of the biggest stories in the Fast Company world. Then, Yaz and Josh talk to Fast Company senior writer Ainsley Harris about Uber’s strategy around autonomous vehicles. And finally, Josh sits down with Audible’s chief financial and growth officer, Cynthia Chu, to talk about Audible’s growth, how the company approaches us...

On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen talk about some of the biggest stories in the Fast Company world. Next Yaz and Josh talk to Fast Company senior writer Elizabeth Segran about the deal between clothing brands Everlane and Shein. And finally, Fast Company executive editor Amy Farley interviews Sev Ohanian, the cofounder of Proximity Media, the production studio behind th...

On today’s episode, our cohost Yasmin Gagne is back! David Salazar and Josh Christensen catch her up on some of the biggest, weirdest, and most viral stories of the year in a new segment called “Unauthorized Superlatives.” Next, David talks with the Vans Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman about how the touring festival began and evolved over 2025, their hiatus and comeback, and what to expect this ye...