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Recent items include:

  • Is corporate sustainability dead?
  • A big shift in measuring marketing impact
  • Young founders are reshaping leadership

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fastcompany.com /1 month ago

Is corporate sustainability dead?

In this political climate, corporate sustainability initiatives are not always a popular topic of conversation. But even though they are less visible, with companies greenhushing,...

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fastcompany.com /2 weeks ago

A big shift in measuring marketing impact

In our 2026 Performance Marketing survey with Harris Poll, we asked more than 300 marketing decision-makers about the trends and investments they predicted for 2026. The biggest ta...

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fastcompany.com /2 weeks ago

Young founders are reshaping leadership

Leadership is no longer linear. Among the founders I meet, there’s a clear shift: Younger entrepreneurs are starting earlier, building faster, and often working across multiple ven...

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inc.com /1 week ago

How 19 Companies Determine Their Growth Goals

It may come down to balancing ambition with capacity, risk, and impact.

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fastcompany.com /1 week ago

What 21,000 design submissions taught me about sustainability

For the past two years, I’ve had a front-row seat to one of the largest and most rigorous datasets in global design. Each year, the iF DESIGN AWARD receives over 10,000 submissions...

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fastcompany.com /2 weeks ago

A model to accelerate energy technology innovation

The global energy industry is under pressure to innovate. Energy companies need vetted, field-tested technologies that improve efficiency, enhance safety, and streamline operations...

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fastcompany.com /1 month ago

Leaders share 18 common innovation mistakes

Innovation is important in every industry, whether creating and developing new products and services, or improving your workflow. There is no one right way to innovate, but there a...

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fastcompany.com /3 weeks ago

Why high-growth companies should build decision cultures

At the Exceptional Women Alliance, we help senior women leaders mentor one another through shared insight. As founder, chair, and CEO, I speak with executives shaping how organizat...

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fastcompany.com /3 weeks ago

How community-building fuels small business growth

The biggest misconception about small business growth? That it’s a solo sport. The small business owners who navigate complexity and capture opportunity are rarely doing it alone....

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fastcompany.com /1 week ago

Build elite education around access, not just instruction

Elite education has spent decades competing on curriculum, faculty, and brand. Those signals still carry weight. But for founders, executives, and investors, the real question is n...

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dealmachine.com /1 week ago

Data With an Impact: DealMachine's Community Effect

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fastcompany.com /1 month ago

A different kind of “trust” fund

When people discuss climate innovation, they often picture technology. Better batteries. Smarter grids. Carbon capture at scale. Those breakthroughs matter and are happening every...

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inc.com /1 month ago

Is Your Company Focusing on Generative Engine Optimization?

As online search changes, 21 leaders share how their companies are approaching GEO.

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fastcompany.com /1 month ago

9 leaders on what they’d change about managing staff

Leadership and management lessons aren’t always figured out off the bat. Making some mistakes and realizing that what works for you doesn’t work for everyone else is valuable. It’s...

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fastcompany.com /1 month ago

I scaled mental health products for millions

Entrepreneurship is improperly branded. From the outside, it appears like autonomy, upside, and ambition realized. From the inside, it too often feels like anxiety, uncertainty, an...

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observer.com /1 month ago

How 1% for the Planet CEO Kate Williams Drives Corporate Giving Amid Nonprofit Crunch

Kate Williams is expanding 1% for the Planet, co-founded by Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, driving record corporate donations worldwide.

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fastcompany.com /1 day ago

AI can change the world—if we change who it’s built for

In the first quarter of 2026, investors deployed $300 billion into 6,000 startups, up 150% from previous years. Only a single-digit sliver of that capital is directed toward AI app...

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insurancebusinessmag.com /1 week ago

CFC taps John Howard as chair as it eyes accelerated US expansion

Cyber pioneer signals it's serious about scaling beyond its specialty roots

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inc.com /3 weeks ago

The Case for Looking Outside Your Category

By expanding the lens, companies can rethink their approach.

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insurancebusinessmag.com /1 week ago

CFC taps John Howard as chair as it eyes accelerated US expansion

Cyber pioneer signals it's serious about scaling beyond its specialty roots

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inc.com /2 days ago

How Thrive Market Turned a Simple Idea Into a $21 Billion Market Opportunity

The secret sauce? Aligning profit with purpose and letting it scale.

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nbcwashington.com /1 month ago

Top 25 Global Women Thought Leaders Shaping the Future of Leadership, Innovation and Social Impact

The following content is created in partnership with Global Group Media on behalf of featured businesses and individuals. It does not reflect the work or opinions of NBC Washington...

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fastcompany.com /3 weeks ago

6 tips for CEOs leading change

In the not-so-distant past, the biggest question I’d get as a CEO was cut and dry: “What’s our plan?”  Today, leaders across industries face a different, core question: “Are we bui...

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webwire.com /1 month ago

WBCSD x BBC : 'The Collective' Series Announcement

As change and uncertainty accelerate across the global economy, businesses are navigating an increasingly complex operating environment, from shifting geopolitical dynamics to evol...

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