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Speaking at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York, Adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden explained that removing executives and managers who habitually blocked new ideas was central to reviving the company after a difficult stretch. He framed this cultural shift in leadership as the main driver behind Adidas's recent recovery.
At the Fast Company Innovation Festival, design executives from Spotify, Block, and Brooks discussed how generative AI has sped up the process of turning ideas into products. During the New Rules of Great Design panel, Spotify's Emily Galloway argued that speed and volume alone don't equal quality, emphasizing that human judgment remains essential to deciding what actually gets built.
At the Fast Company Innovation Festival, OnlyFans CEO Kelly Blair described plans to broaden the platform's offerings well beyond the adult content it is best known for, including moves into streaming and financial services for creators. She noted that OnlyFans has paid out $30 billion to creators over the past decade, and pointed to a shifting mix of who is earning on the platform.
In a discussion moderated by Fast Company's Harry McCracken, CoreWeave cofounder and CEO Mike Intrator explained why traditional cloud computing, built to handle diverse general-purpose workloads, is insufficient for AI's demands. He outlined how CoreWeave has approached infrastructure and software design from scratch to meet AI's unique computational and physical requirements.
Martha Stewart discussed her new venture, Hint, in a panel with cofounder and CEO Yih-Han Ma and investor Brian Kelly of The Points Guy, moderated by Fast Company's Jill Bernstein. The conversation centered on how Hint aims to combine curated human judgment with technology to help homeowners make better decisions in an era dominated by AI-driven information.
Executives Johanna Faries of Blizzard Entertainment, Justine Palefsky of Kindred, and Alphonzo Terrell of Spill joined a panel moderated by Fast Company's Morgan Brady to discuss how companies can turn passive audiences into engaged communities. They emphasized that authentic community cannot be created through marketing gimmicks but must be built by listening to customers and relinquishing some corporate control.
In a Fast Company interview moderated by Kc Ifeanyi, entertainer Bob the Drag Queen discussed how drag has grown from a niche art form into a mainstream cultural and commercial force. He detailed his approach to running his production company, Purse First Studios, and how he has turned his personal brand into a sustainable business.
Speaking at the Fast Company Innovation Festival, RuPaul's Drag Race winner Bob the Drag Queen described how comfort with improvisation and imperfection has shaped her approach to entrepreneurship. She shared a lesson tied to 'Top Gun: Maverick,' a film she admitted she has never seen, to illustrate how confidence can outweigh flawless preparation.
At the Fast Company Innovation Festival, Martha Stewart discussed her decision to invest in artificial intelligence as a tool for home upkeep. She's channeling decades of homemaking expertise into an app designed to guide homeowners through maintenance tasks using AI.
Tyra Banks deleted her existing social media presence and launched a new Substack newsletter called 'The World of Too Much.' She revealed the project by publishing her first post live on stage at the Fast Company Innovation Festival.
Speaking at the Fast Company Innovation Festival, Russell Wilson described his transition from professional football into entrepreneurship and sports analysis. He reflected on how principles that guided him as a quarterback are now shaping how he manages teams outside of sports.
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman disclosed at the Fast Company Innovation Festival that he intends to tear down the Upper West Side building associated with Saturday Night Live to build a brain research institute. He shared the plan publicly, joking that the show's staff had not yet been informed of the demolition.