Kenrya Rankin Naasel

Kenrya Rankin Naasel is an award-winning author and journalist whose whose work has appeared in more than a dozen national publications and been translated into 21 languages. She writes about innovative people, products and processes for FastCompany.com.

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Grindr For Equality’s Director On How To Infuse Your Work With Meaning

Jack Harrison-Quintana employs old-school methods like actual face time to lead Grindr’s platform for LGBT health and human rights advocacy.

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Take A Deep Dive Into Fathom, Carnival’s New Cruise Line For Volunteers

The new brand says it wants to create an army of do-gooders in flip-flops and shorts.

Kenrya Rankin Naasel

Grindr For Equality’s Director On How To Infuse Your Work With Meaning

Jack Harrison-Quintana employs old-school methods like actual face time to lead Grindr’s platform for LGBT health and human rights advocacy.

Take A Deep Dive Into Fathom, Carnival’s New Cruise Line For Volunteers

The new brand says it wants to create an army of do-gooders in flip-flops and shorts.

Brené Brown Wants You To Wallow In Your Failure

With her latest offering, the author and TED star says leaders can only emerge better, faster, and stronger by embracing what went wrong.

Jocelyn Cooper

For maximizing a movement.

This Website Is Like A Guidance Counselor On Steroids

Nonprofit Get Schooled uses entertainment and technology to help kids choose their own adventures.

RogerVoice Wants to Give Deaf People The Gift of Gab

Olivier Jeannel’s new app aims to help the profoundly deaf and hard of hearing reach out and touch everyone.

This Yoga App Aims To Get You Out Of Your Office Chair

Suzan Colón’s Take A Yoga Break app wants to solve the sitting problem for good.

This Nonprofit Is Helping Low-Income Students Forge A Path To College

Equal Opportunity Schools is attempting to break the cycle of inequality in high school college prep.

Meet The LGBTQI Community’s Biggest Champion

Astraea is taking from the rich and empowering community organizations to help their own.

This App Is Saving Veterans’ Lives

The VA estimates that 22 veterans commit suicide each day. POS REP is taking aim at that number.

These Medical Infographics Are Empowering Patients

Emmi Solutions uses simple, conversational videos to explain complex medical issues.

How Issa Rae Went From Awkward Black Girl To Indie TV Producer

Her ColorCreative.tv is using the Internet to help diverse writers circumvent the traditional pilot process.

How A Bottle Is Helping Moms Breastfeed Longer

Bittylab redefined the baby bottle–and is giving parents everywhere a much-deserved good night’s sleep.

The MakinSense Babe Is Spicing Up Finance

Kathryn Cicoletti is using her asset management background to make you a savvier investor.

Never Wait In Line Again

Average Americans spend two years of their lives waiting in line. Virtual queue tech company QLess wants to change that.

Packback Wants To Make Bulky College Textbooks A Thing of The Past

The Chicago-based startup is disrupting the textbook model at $5 a pop.

How “The Love Boat” Helped Launch Video-Sharing App Bloopit

Michael Gitter wants his tech company to become the Internet’s highlight reel.

How A Small Nashville Agency Used Creativity To Get Worldwide Recognition

Carefully cultivated relationships and an LED sign have launched digital marketing agency Paramore

How To Find Skilled Workers In The Gig Economy

Handybook makes it easy to hire professional plumbers, electricians, handymen, and housecleaners

Kyle Vucko Makes Stylish, Custom Suits For the 99 Percent

The 28-year-old CEO of Indochino set out to remake the process of buying a suit.

Impact

We know how to build an all-renewable electric grid

Citibank wants to help open college savings accounts for every kid in the U.S.

4 essential reads on Brazil’s vanishing Amazon rainforest

Creativity

Alton Brown explains why ‘Good Eats: The Return’ is “the best work that I’ve ever done in my career”

A$AP Rocky snubbed a request to publicly thank Donald Trump

Jillian Bell on losing 40 pounds to find an emotional connection with her latest role

Co.Design

These prayer mats combine Islamic tradition and contemporary design

The brilliant UI and UX design of classic 1990s anime

These powerful fonts are based on protest movements, from civil rights to suffrage

Work Life

These are the negative effects of praise (that you’ve probably never thought about)

Why companies need to stop ignoring those without a digital presence

How to build a company culture that goes beyond free lunch and casual Fridays