Most Innovative Companies
Fast Company
Which companies are on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence? What’s the next major breakthrough in healthcare? How do iconic brands reinvent themselves to appeal to the next generation? Most Innovative Companies is where tech, business, and innovation convene. Join hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen as they bring you the latest innovations transforming business and society—and highlights the companies that are reshaping industries and culture.
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Sep 27, 2022 • 41min
LIVE! from Fast Company Innovation Festival with Brian Chesky
James Vincent talks with Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky on stage at Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York City
Sep 20, 2022 • 36min
How this company hopes NFTs will transform fantasy sports
On this week's Most Innovative Companies Podcast, Nicolas Julia, CEO and cofounder of Sorare talks about his vision for democratizing NFTs through the world’s biggest sports.
Sep 13, 2022 • 45min
This CEO is betting on AI to solve the world’s biggest problems
On this week’s Most Innovative Companies Podcast, Alexandr Wang, CEO and founder of Scale AI, explains how his company is using data to tackle problems from access to healthcare to supplies for the war in Ukraine.
Aug 30, 2022 • 44min
These smart farms are 100 times more productive than traditional agriculture
On the latest episode of the Most Innovative Companies podcast, Irving Fain, founder and CEO of the vertical farming company Bowery, explains how being an outsider to agriculture has helped him come up with new ideas.
Aug 23, 2022 • 49min
Lessons on innovation from over 100 founders
James Vincent is joined by Rebekah Jefferis, Stephen Butler and Nick Barham, his partners at FNDR, to discuss lessons they've learned from their work with 126 founders.
Aug 22, 2022 • 25min
FROM FRESHWORKS AND FAST CO. WORKS: What is the future of the employee experience?
Every company’s success is tied to its talent - recruiting and retaining the employees needed to deliver high-level customer experiences that support the bottom line. Yet rapid transformation has disrupted many things that organizations used to do to maintain great company cultures. So how can business leaders reimagine their employee experiences to meet the needs of their workforces? How does that translate into better customer experiences? In this thought-provoking podcast episode, FastCo Works will hear from Freshworks CMO Stacey Epstein as she shares some of the latest industry best practices and learnings for companies navigating these work culture shifts.
Aug 16, 2022 • 34min
What does the combination of the digital and physical world look like?
On this week’s Most Innovative Companies Podcast, Nate founder and CEO Albert Saniger discusses the role technology plays in our lives, and the autonomy we hold over our decisions and our data.
Aug 9, 2022 • 38min
How Farfetch is predicting the future of fashion in Web3
On this week's Most Innovative Companies podcast, Farfetch Founder and CEO José Neves explains what Web3 is and what it's capable of through the lens of fashion and culture, drawing from his experience founding and growing Farfetch, the online luxury fashion retail platform.
Aug 2, 2022 • 49min
Want to innovate? This is how to break out of your ‘yes bubble’
On this week’s Most Innovative Companies podcast, Joanna Coles explains the business case for all leaders to surround themselves with independent working minds that are connected to culture, both within the broader world around us as well as the communities we live, work, and thrive in.
Jul 26, 2022 • 40min
How complacency can be a company's downfall
On this week’s episode of Most Innovative Companies podcast, Sonos CEO Patrick Spence talks with James Vincent about why companies should embrace innovation even when they don’t need to.
