Matt McCue

AnyPerk

For bringing facebook-style benefits to the masses.

Silver Crystal Sports

For outfitting fans the minute they want something.

Ikea

For delighting customers at each and every turn.

General Assembly

For graduating to next-gen educator.

E La Carte

For selling restaurants on an upselling machine.

The Rise Of The Chief Resilience Officer

To protect against future disasters, cities are adding a new job to their governments.

Shutterstock

For opening the aperture on innovation.

Shazam

For plunging into the always-on feature future.

60. Peter Marino

Architect

Competitor Group Inc. On Racing To Gain Digital Dollars

An endurance-race organizer put its raucous events under a microscope. What it found were more ways to make money.

Why A $45 Million Face-Lift Will Make Walking Through Times Square Suck A Lot Less

Hordes of people pass through Times Square each day. A planned makeover may help them actually enjoy it.

Unpacking The Land Mines Of Race And Religion, To Create The Jeremy Lin Brand

Jeremy Lin’s Most Marketable Magic: He’s All Things, To All People

Far from being simply a racial icon, Jeremy Lin has an appeal unlike that of any pro athlete today: Universal relatability.