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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.

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Instant Credit’s Next Magic Trick • “Buy now, pay later” started as a credit card killer, but what if it’s really an end run around the Facebook ad-industrial complex?

A brand-fluencer is born • WENDY’S WINNING SOCIAL MEDIA APPROACH IS THE CORNERSTONE OF ITS UNIQUE BRAND APPEAL

Mr. Mouth • Big Mouth creator Nick Kroll is bringing emotions into the workplace. And the rest? It’s history.

MEET THE TEAM • If Nick Kroll’s characters formed a corporation, this group would run it.

A financial lifeline for underserved businesses • DREAMSPRING IS ACCELERATING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH SMART PARTNERSHIPS ANO TECH INNOVATION

Tunnel Vision • A new park is helping San Francisco denizens reconnect with their most scenic outdoor space.

Write This Way • As business leaders embrace the written word, Grammarly’s AI is smoothing out their prose.

Building a better chocolate bar • BEYOND GOOD’S INNOVATION HAS CREATED A NEW BUSINESS MODEL IN THE CHOCOLATE INDUSTRY

Business travel made simple • DEEM’S ETTA PLATFORM CATERS TO WHAT CORPORATE TRAVELERS REALLY WANT: SIMPLICITY

Stone-Cold Classic

MUSICAL EDUCATION • Clemency Burton-Hill has devoted her career to bringing classical music to the masses.

The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny • A guide to the various ways Al is shaping the media we consume (and how scared we should be)

Safer, faster, and more ethical drug development • THANKS TO EMULATE’S “ORGAN-ON-A-CHIP” TECHNOLOGY, ANIMAL SUBJECTS MAY BECOME A THING OF THE PAST

Connected commerce is a winning play • FISERV IS EMPOWERING BUSINESSES TO SUCCEED ALL OVER THE WORLD

Carbone Copy • The Our Lady of Rocco clothing line offers throwback appeal.

My New York City Soundtrack • Steve Youngwood, CEO, Sesame Workshop

Streamlining the post-COVID hiring process • HOW INDEED IS REMAKING THE PROCESS OF FINDING, SCREENING, AND HIRING CANDIDATES

What to Download • Abby Rapoport, Publisher, Stranger’s Guide

Contracts made smarter • LINKSQUARES IS MAKING IT FASTER—AND EASIER—TO DEAL WITH LEGAL DOCUMENTS

my operating system. • Natasha Jen, a partner at design firm Pentagram, takes our career questionnaire.

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Rising to the occasion—and saving lives • RESPONDING TD THE PANDEMIC, NORTHWELL HEALTH DEVELOPED PROGRAMS THAT KEEP HEALTHCARE EMPLOYEES AND PATIENTS SAFE AND HEALTHY

Where to go in L.A.’s Koreatown • Paehinko producer Theresa Kang-Lowe’s special hangouts.

Leveling the 3D playing field • HOW OTOY IS USING BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY TO SPEED THE CREATION OF RESOURCE-INTENSIVE GRAPHICS

Innovative fleet management • MERCHANTS FLEET’S EMBRACE OF ELECTRIC ANO CONNECTED VEHICLES HAS HELPED IT THRIVE DURING THE PANDEMIC

STATE OF MIND • With our personal and professional lives intersecting as never before, it’s time for a serious conversation about how the workplace affects our mental well-being.

CRISIS MANAGEMENT • In his new memoir, Burn Rate, Andy Dunn—the founding CEO of Bonobos—reveals how his struggles with bipolar I disorder nearly derailed his personal and professional life. An exclusive excerpt.

WORK IN PROGRESS • Our workplaces affect-and are affected by—our mental health. Fast Company brought together a roundtable of business leaders and advocates to discuss why the mental well-being...