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Satya Nadella led the tech giant into pole position in the AI race. The secret to his success: starting early. This story is part of a special series celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Fast Company Innovation Festival.

Makeup artist Pat McGrath shares her formulas directly with consumers, while making runway magic for Valentino, Maison Margiela, and more. This story is part of a special series celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Fast Company Innovation Festival.

Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, draws both fire and praise for her view that the harms induced by antitrust behavior can go beyond consumer prices. This story is part of a special series celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Fast Company Innovation Festival.

Issa Rae creates content (‘Insecure,’ ‘Sweet Life: Los Angeles’) and companies (Hoorae, Ensemble, and more) that fill a void. This story is part of a special series celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Fast Company Innovation Festival.

Strategic planning has the potential to be one of the activities that has the most impact on an organization. However, this potential is often squandered due to a lack of genuine engagement and an overreliance on outdated methods. Repeating the same action over and over expecting a different outcome– that’s the definition of insanity.

Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters share duties as CEO—a job that Sarandos previously shared with Netflix founder Reed Hastings. Not every company can pull it off, but it’s been great for Netflix’s bottom line. In January 2023, Reed Hastings stepped down from his job as co-CEO of Netflix. It was a title he’d been sharing for about three years with Ted Sarandos.