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James Roland Jones is a journalist going inside SpaceX, Blue Origin, and all things spaces to understand what makes those companies so exciting. Elon Musk leads as an engineer for SpaceX, and James Roland Jones seeks to recognize why he is able to create some of the top technology in the space industry. As a fan and a journalist, James Roland Jones wants to convey the first-class angle for humans to apprehend what it takes to engineer the rockets at SpaceX, Blue Origin, and others. James Rol ...
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From the team behind the top-ranked Innovation Crush interview series, Masters of Craft explores the life and times and minds of some of the world's greatest thought leaders in business and beyond. Created and hosted by Chris Denson and Caleb Thorpe, the show serves up a giant helping of some of the best minds around the world, all with a heaping side of occasional bad jokes. Listen. Enjoy. Repeat.
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Whether we're a Fortune 500 company at the top of our game, a founder with a unique point of view, or a seasoned executive on the rise, every day we're figuring out new ways to consistently engage people in our brand stories. The nuances of creating ways to cut through the clutter, defining and expressing authenticity for ourselves, all while stayi…
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As a child, Catharine Dockery slept on a floor for 5 years. As an adult she is the founding partner of Vice Ventures, armed with a sum total $75 million dollar venture fund designed to combat the problematic perceptions and developments in vice categories of business like sex work, e-cigarettes/nicotine, psychedelics, and more. Deeply embedded in V…
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Carl Jones is one of the most curious creatives in the world today. Through his visionary company, Martian Blueberry, Carl has been the creator and executive producer of long-standing entertainment franchises like The Boondocks, Black Dynamite, The Last OG, and many more. He's leveraged everything from his technological curiosity to his leadership …
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With over 10000 hours of mediation under his belt, Kellen Roland has become masterful at reframing the many challenges we face in life and business. As a pioneer in fashion & accessories, and recent stints building Pharell William's I AM OTHER where he was COO, and luxury shopping platform Joopiter, as CEO -- Kellen is no stranger to the ever chang…
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Sir John is a force to be reckoned with. Not only is he the Chief Creative Officer of CTZN Cosmetics or the Creative Director for Kilian PARIS Makeup, he is the only makeup artist represented by CAA, and has created signature looks for some of the world's most influential cultural figures from Celine Dion to Viola Davis, Priyanka Chopra, Doja Cat, …
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As the co-founder of The Trauma of Money, Chantel Chapman has trained CEO's, founders, creatives, therapists, VC's, colleges, banks, HR professionals in better managing individual and organizational relationships with money, through a signature, trauma-informed approach. A former fintech executive and mortgage broker, she is considered a refreshing…
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As an ultra multi-hyphenate, James Roh is a musician, a lawyer, a restauranteur, record label owner, community organizer, investor, and mustache connoisseur. As a founding member of Far East Movement, James was part of the first Asian-American music group to reach #1 on Billboard and has worked with artists ranging from Bruno Mars, to Wiz Khalifa, …
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Devi Brown is a former radio and broadcast celebrity turned trusted voice and advisor guiding organizations such as Chase, Microsoft, Chopra, Overtime to name a few. Her dedication to wellness over the past decade helps to individuals and organizations toward better internal and external operating systems, productivity, and human creative potential…
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As an investor, lawyer, creative savant, Sanjay Sharma has been the engine behind everything from the All Def Digital to the Clinton Administration, Machinima, numerous technology ventures, and now his very own Marginal Studios with projects nominated for, or winning at The Gotham Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards, GLAAD, NAACP Image Awards, an…
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Since a kid, Aaron Levant has developed a skill for finding unique opportunities hidden in plain sight. At the age of 19, he began in his parents living room what would later become Agenda -- one of the most sought after trade shows within the estimated $185 billion streetwear industry. He would later go on to co-create ComplexCon with Marc Ecko an…
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Most notably known as one of the founders of hall-of-fame rap group, NWA, Arabian Prince is a technologist, investor, maker, music producer, DJ, and soon-to-be venture capitalist with a $150 million dollar fund dedicated to empowering underrepresented founders. Join us on a wild ride from sneaking into concerts with his uncle as a kid, to launching…
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As a professional UFC fighter, Michelle Waterson -- the Karate Hottie -- knows exactly what it's like to fight for anything and everything. The multi-hyphenate restaurateur, entrepreneur, mom, wife, and ass-kicker has been fighting for her voice since a young age, and in the octagon as a force to be reckoned with. Recorded at VeeCon, Michelle joins…
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Fresh off the heels of a $50 million dollar raise, Ajay Relan joins Masters of Craft to dive into everything from his coffee shop ventures with Issa Rae, launching a portfolio of over 30 commerce & community oriented tech startups, a brief stint as a rapper alongside Snoop Dogg, being partner at Nas' Queensbridge Ventures, his personal journey with…
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James Jones SpaceX says Technology solutions built around artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G provide the greatest immediate opportunities for technology companies to drive new business and revenues. As emerging technologies disrupt businesses, Industry 4.0 in manufacturing and digitalization across all other industries are speeding up deployments …
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In Hermosa Beach, CA, 33-year-old James Roland Jones has built a working plasma gun, which he intends to sell on his website. The former SpaceX engineer, and employee of Elon Musk, has put his ingenuity to the test to see if he can accomplish something that has never been done.By James Roland Jones
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Recorded live in August 2020, MassChallenge presents an in-depth conversation on the latest trends in sales and marketing from industry leaders and innovation experts, Brian Halligan, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of HubSpot, Carolyn Tisch Blodgett, former Head of Marketing at Peloton, and award-winning, best-selling author, Chris Denson o…
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When it comes to mindfulness and emotional health, few have been more pioneering than Dr. David Rabin. A physician, neuroscientist, psychiatrist, psychedelics researcher, and now wearable technology entrepreneur, Dave is both the executive director of the Board of Medicine, and co-founder of Apollo Neuro. Apollo's first product is an "every-man" we…
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What happens when you grow up on both Fat Albert and Albert Einstein? You get Hakeem Oluseyi. As one of the world's foremost scientists, Hakeem wears many hats-- TV personality, professor, life coach, consultant, voice actor, philanthropist, and former chief science officer at the Discovery Channel, to name a few. As a kid, he grew up in some of th…
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Sugar Ray Leonard is revered around the world as one of the greatest boxers who ever lived, dominating the ?80s with a fury in the ring like few have ever seen. Since his retirement from boxing, the boxer-come-entrepreneur has turned his public triumphs, personal tragedies, and unending drive into multiple businesses including a tell-all autobiogra…
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Every month, the good folks Fast Company and Innovation Crush sit down to chat about some of the most inspired developments across innovation, creativity, and human performance. In this fourth installment, Fast Company podcast host and editor, KC Ifeanyi, gives us the latest from his world of creativity, entertainment, and pop culture. More particu…
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As co-founder of one of the largest cannabis portfolio companies, Scott Kajiya is a life long learner and explorer. From early days of working with artists like Keith Haring and Basquiat, to launching Indian Motorcycle in Japan, to now co-founding Tabu.co with products in over 2000 locations in Canada, Scott has created a vast network of internatio…
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As president of the Roddenberry Foundation, Heidi Roddenberry is a on a mission to quite literally -- boldly go where no man has gone before. Forged in the ethos and philosophy of Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry, the foundation supports entrepreneurs, dreamers, and never-before-imagined solutions to some of the world's biggest challenges; inclu…
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From MIT to Puma to the New York City Ballet to Google to Kendrick Lamar, to homes and office buildings around the world and back again, Shantell Martin and her artwork have become iconic staples in culture. Most famously, her work asks one simple question: "Who are you?" -- a question that all of us to have in our back pockets at all times. Over t…
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Chris Denson joins the Left Unsupervised podcast to talk holidays, being an author, millennial social behavior, and all things innovation. Check out Left Unsupervised on Instagram to see some fun man-on-the-street videos we did in Los Angeles to get some great advice on the holidays. This episode is a treat! It’s our Thanksgiving special and Elizab…
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A brief history of how innovations are birthed and reach critical mass, with John Canning, a 20+ year industry veteran who's career has been spent developing new methods of creating and delivering media, games and interactive experiences from concept to consumer devices. He is currently the first ever executive producer of new media & experiential …
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Episode #65: A self-proclaimed "mustache farmer," Adam Garone is the CEO and co-founder of Movember, a globally celebrated movement that pits mustaches against men's health issues; particularly prostate cancer. Adam comes from a long line of military, was a digital web and marketing exec, and now for the past 10 years, has brought 10's of millions …
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From BMW to Activision to EA to Star Wars, hundreds of creative projects have the secret weapons of Chip Beaman and Julia Bianco behind them. They've spent the majority of their collective career building a vast network of top tier content and game publishers, voice talent, production services, educators, and everything in between. In 2018, they cr…
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Every month, the good folks Fast Company and Innovation Crush sit down to chat about some of the most inspired developments across innovation, creativity, and human performance. In this third installment, Fast Company assistant editor, Anisa Purbasari Horton -- who is often her own guinea pig for the things she learns -- gives us her latest learnin…
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Since his self-described "awful" start on YouTube, Craig Thompson, aka Mini Ladd, has gone from 16-year-old awkward gaming video maker, to amassing close to 10 million subscribers across social media, launched his own 27-city comedy/variety tour (a first ever in its category), built wells in developing countries, started a music career, and investe…
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As an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Dallin Larsen is no stranger to taking risks in building multi-billion dollar businesses. He is currently the CEO and founder of Vasayo, the world's first CBD network marketing business, and prior to Vasayo, almost single handedly turned the acai berry into the multi-billion industry it is today. His ph…
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Tim Daly is an award-winning actor (Madame Secretary, Hot in Cleveland) and an arts education advocate. As a White House recognized "Champion of Change," he worked aggressively with the Obama administration to ensure that the arts remain central to the governmental focus at the time of increasing American efforts in science, technology, engineering…
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Every month, the good folks Fast Company and Innovation Crush sit down to chat about some of the most inspired developments across innovation, creativity, and human performance. In this second installment, Fast Company assistant editor, Anisa Purbasari Horton and deputy editor, Kate Davis give us their latest learnings on productivity and the futur…
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Nathan Philips award-winning work spans TV commercials, digital content, books, speeches, theater shows, improvised experiences, alternate reality games, mapping projects, book adaptations and interactive films. His work has showcased at Sundance, Tribeca and a number of museums worldwide. In 2016, he co-founded Technology, Humans, and Taste (THAT)…
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Janice Bryant Howroyd is often touted as the first African American woman to self-start a multi-billion dollar business. As the founder and CEO of ActOne Group, Janice created her business in 1978 -- almost by accident -- while on vacation from her job as clerk for the Red Cross. A few decades of dedication later, she has racked up close to 17,000 …
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Every month, the good folks Fast Company and Innovation Crush sit down to chat about some of the most inspired developments across innovation, creativity, and human performance. In this first installment, Fast Company podcast host and editor, KC Ifeanyi, gives us the latest from his world of creativity, entertainment, and pop culture. Listen. Enjoy…
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Patient care is evolving at lighting speeds. From the devices that serve them to the psychology of informed patients, to the ups and downs of online self-diagnoses, healthcare and medtech are changing the way we literally live. Eric Olson is the design director at Karten Design, an award-winning product design and innovation consultancy. Driven by …
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Eric Bell is the CEO of Blue Duck, a mobility platform designed to get consumers from anywhere along their last mile, safely, responsibly, and with ease. With a growing fleet of scooters around the country, and having raised over 23 million dollars in just shy of a year, Blue Duck is carving out an incredibly intelligent niche in a seemingly satura…
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Whether founding his own festival, running his own marketing agency, or blessing the likes of Nike, Red Bull, and All Def Digital with his stylish and creative approach to elevating culture, Modi Oyewole is one of this era's most culturally connected thinkers. In 2012 -- while in college -- he created the Trillectro Music Festival, which since its …
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At the forefront of fandom and geek culture, are the brilliant minds of Felicia Day and Ryan Copple. Felicia -- a long-time actor and founder of Geek & Sundry -- is an internet and pop culture original, with hear early work, The Guild, recently becoming a part of the Smithsonian, and numerous roles in works like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Myster…
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As the founder and leader of Whitespace™, lululemon’s in-house innovation and R&D group, Tom Waller is helping the organization leave a legacy and build new roadmaps in global health futures. In the interest of unlocking all aspects of human potential and generating new value in and for the world, he and his team are reimagining everything from fab…
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As the head of innovation for the U.S. Census Bureau, Mara Abrams is on mission to bring the 2020 census into the 21st century. In her role as the founder & co-director of the organization's open innovation lab, Mara leads a nimble team that creates and deploys prize competitions, crowdsourcing, accelerators, design workshops, etc and much more in …
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The neuroscience of orgasm is relatively uncharted territory, with some of the most groundbreaking developments being led by Dr. Nicole Prause. As the founder of the Liberos Center -- a sexual biotechnology company -- Nikki has used the study of sex as a gateway for studying everything from clinical depression to relationships to branding. Both a n…
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To celebrate the launch of Mercedes-Benz EQ -- a new electric vehicle -- OK Go front man, Damian Kulash joins Innovation Crush and discusses the creation of the Stress Inversion Transformer (SIT). Damian's vision in exploring "EQ" was to figure out away to turn negative energy into positive energy. So naturally (and because science), he built a boo…
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As the co-founder and CEO of PROHBTD, Drake Sutton-Shearer has created one of the leading brands inside and adjacent to the cannabis industry. PROHBTD doubles as a content platform and product engine focused on the intersection of cannabis and pop culture. From fashion to gastronomy to music and smart business insights, the brand has become an icon…
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Richelle Parham is a pioneer in retail marketing and business -- and by default, professional development. Having served as the CMO of eBay, she practically revolutionized the concept of email marketing. She serves on the boards of Best Buy, e.l.f. Cosmetics, LabCorp, and formerly Scripps Network, and is a VC at Camden Partners. Her career has been…
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Having been in the CIA for almost 28 years, Darrell Blocker has seen and done it all. As the director of operations, he was awarded the George H. W. Bush Award for Excellence in Counterterrorism in 2014. He ran The Farm - the CIA's training facility - for 3 years, and was even the member of a well known band in Uganda while undercover there. If it'…
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What do Paul Rudd, Keanu Reeves, Venture Capital, and Stephen Hawking have in common? Dr. Spiros Michalakis. As one of the most sought after scientists of our time, he serves as a quantum physicist and manager of outreach at The Institute for Quantum Information and Matter at Caltech (IQMC). When not at Caltech or fulfilling his role as professor-i…
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Fresh off a 2019 Billboard 100 nod, and multiple 2019 Grammy nominations to boot, CMO of the Blueprint Group, Al Branch joins Innovation Crush. As partner and CMO of Blueprint/Maverick, Al has been legendary in catapulting some of music industry talent into superstardom and beyond. From his early days with Jay-Z and Roc-a-fella to a current portfol…
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