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Fast Company is a "workstyle" magazine, a new breed of business journalism that understands a powerful new truth: Work is personal. Fast Company connects with an authentic voice, inspires with a revolutionary style, and instructs with personal tools to serve as a manifesto for change.

In this month's cover story, we'll hear why the human resources department can often seem so inhuman. Then, a celebrated former-HR guru returns from his Mormon missionary work to form a business consulting company. Then, we'll hear about scent: the new branding frontier; as well as the art of work, and advice on how to build your strengths rather than fix your weakness.

In this issue: "Stitch Fix's Radical Data-Driven Way to Sell Clothes – 1.2 billion Dollars Last Year – Is Reinventing Retail"; "The Tech Giant Fighting Anti-Vaxxers Isn't Twitter or Facebook. It's Pinterest"; "Here's What Happened When I Watched Everything Netflix Told Me to for Two Weeks"; "The Real Reason Why Facebook and Google Won't Change"; and "The Real Reason Amazon, Apple, and Google Are Some of the World’s Biggest Companies".

"The Most Creative People in Business 2019": Nothing gets Fast Company‘s editorial staff more excited than hearing about someone who’s having a genuine, positive effect on the world by doing something no one’s ever done before. All year long, through our reporting, research, and conversations, we encounter dynamic individuals like this, and once a year we celebrate 100 of them in our Most Creative People in Business issue. This year marks the project’s 10th anniversary.

In this issue: "The Most Powerful Person in Silicon Valley"; "Everyone Hates Open Offices. Here's Why They Still Exist"; "Ask These Questions Before Every Meeting"; and "Roma Is Surging Toward an Oscar, but Netflix’s Road Here Has Been Rocky".

This issue of Audible Fast Company for July 2003 features Fast Company's 21-point guide for the perplexed exec. This guide features make-or-break questions about your current job, your next career, and life inside your company - and offer no nonsense answers from a collection of the world's savviest experts and executives. Also in this issue: psychologist Richard Wiseman helps you learn how to make your own luck.

In this issue: "Inside Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd's Mission to Build the 'Female Internet'"; and "Google's Quantum Bet on the Future of AI – and what it Means for Humanity";and "Buying Prescription Drugs Online Is Easier Than Ever. But there are Side Effects"; and "With the U.S. Startup Visa on Hold, Immigrant Entrepreneurs Get Creative".

In this issue: "This Man Is Disrupting the Cult of the Billionaire"; "New Belgium Brewery's Employees Think like Owners. Because They Are."; "Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard Talks About the Sustainability Myth, the Problem with Amazon – and Why It's Not Too Late to Save the Planet"; and "Ford Foundation's Darren Walker: How to Save Capitalism from Itself".

In this issue: "Why Everyone in Hollywood and Silicon Valley is stalking J. J. Abrams"; "Meet the Woman Behind Amazon's Explosive Growth"; "Fashion's Plastic Problem Is Bigger Than You Can Imagine – but This Brand Is Finding New Ways to Solve It"; and "How Lacrosse Star Paul Rabil Aims to Redefine Professional Sports".

In this issue: "How Silicon Valley Put a Friendly Face on Payday Lending": Earnin, Dave, and a slew of other fintech startups claim to address the needs of lower-income Americans by offering them early access to their wages. "Coronavirus Proves We Should All Work Less": We have designed the perfect tools to work productively from home. But that doesn’t mean our homes belong to our work. "6 Ways to Deal With Conflict and Disagreement When You Work Remotely": Even if it's not well received—and even if you're wrong—disagreement is productive. Here's how to make the most of it.

In this issue: "Atlanta's Black Tech Founders are Changing Entrepreneurship in America. Can they Avoid Silicon Valley’s Mistakes?": Tristan Walker, Jewel Burks Solomon, Paul Judge, and other founders are part of a startup revolution that’s bringing tech talent, VC money, and serious change to the black mecca of Atlanta. "Tech Billionaires Haven't Killed Burning Man's Anti-capitalist Spirit – But Influencers Might": The annual mecca for the experimental and weird has become one of the world’s most iconic arts events by keeping the forces of commercialization at bay.

In this issue: "Chance the Rapper Has Nothing to Fear but FOMO Itself"; "Wefail: How the Doomed Masa Son-Adam Neumann Relationship Set Wework on the Road to Disaster"; "What Your Private Slack Channel Says About Your Company's Culture"; and "Chobani’s Empire Was Built on Greek Yogurt. Here’s Why Its Next Move Is Oat Milks".

In this issue: "Memo to the Silicon Valley Boys' Club: Arlan Hamilton has no Time for Your BS"; "Why I'm Betting on Diversity"; "If You Think Fortnite is Just a Video Game, You're Missing the Big Picture"; "How to Reject Ideas like a Boss, According to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Rachel Bloom"; and " Want to see the Future? Just Look to This Year's Top Designs."

In this issue: "How Singer-Songwriter, Actress-Activist Janelle Monáe Gets so Much Done": Organization, strategy, and a tight group of trusted collaborators keep Janelle Monáe’s artistic world spinning. "Why TOMS Is Taking a Stand to End Gun Violence": The shoe company, known for its one-on-one giving model, has never taken a political stance. But after the recent mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, California, founder Blake Mycoskie is ready to change that-and his company’s entire giving strategy.

"Why Apple Is the World’s Most Innovative Company": In this exclusive interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook, he explains the culture and approach that led to iPhone X, Air Pods, Apple Watch 3, and HomePod. "How Patagonia Grows Every Time It Amplifies Its Social Mission": CEO Rose Marcario, who leads the apparel player, a 2018 World's Most Innovative Company, has catalyzed the shifting political tides to Patagonia's benefit.

In this issue: "How Reese Witherspoon Is Flipping the Script on Hollywood": The Hello Sunshine founder is channeling women's voices into top-tier entertainment–and altering the dynamics of the entire industry along the way. "The Parkland Students Led America Beyond Thoughts and Prayers—and They’re Just Getting Started": The March for Our Lives cofounders are finding new ways to hold politicians and businesses accountable for gun safety. "The Most Creative People in Business": The people you’ll hear about on this list are all new for Fast Company.

In this issue: "32 Leadership Lessons from Peloton, Beautycounter, Omnicom, and More": Founders, business leaders, and artists who participated in the 2017 Fast Company Innovation Festival share the advice that’s guided their careers. "Why Nike Sees Social Responsibility as an Opportunity to Innovate": Nike's Hannah Jones and soccer great Abby Wambach are finding powerful, targeted ways to foster respect for the planet and all who live—and play—on it.

In this issue: "'Did We Create This Monster?' How Twitter Turned Toxic": The company’s zeal for free speech blinded it to safety concerns. Now it’s scrambling to make up for lost time. "L.A.’s Bold Plan to Pack Its Backyards with More Housing": The city’s plan to build 10,000 backyard housing units. "Millennial Women’s Business Conferences: Safe Space or Pink Silo?": Create & Cultivate, Girlboss Rally, and Re:Make are catering to career-minded young women with business panels, beauty bars, and plenty of kombucha mocktails.

In this issue: "Spotify's 30 Billion-Dollar Playlist for Global Domination"; "The Definitive Timeline of Spotify's Critic-Defying Journey to Rule Music"; "The Inside Story of How McDonald's Innovated the Quarter Pounder"; "Money for Business: How AI is Changing Talent Management"; and "How Deja Baker Overcame Long Odds and Finally Landed Her Dream Job".

In this issue: "Steph Curry and the New Palm Want You to Forget Your Phone"; "Portland Could Make Big Business Pay to Protect Communities of Color from Climate Change"; "A Creator in Bloom"; and "How Tech Workers Became Activists, Leading a Resistance Movement That Is Shaking Silicon Valley."