Inc.
CREAM RISES TO THE TOP
Jenni Kayne's eponymous lifestyle brand hit $140 million this year, thanks to a timeless, 50-shades-of-beige look that drives great retail math. With celeb fans and a growing customer base, the question is: Can she be the next Ralph Lauren?
7 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
This Niche Firm Helps Businesses Save Millions on Taxes
Agile Consulting Group, Inc., provides sales tax recovery, audit defense, and other business services, so they avoid overpayments and remain compliant.
2 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
DEEP IMPACT
Reinventing decades-old technology, the founders of Vaulted Deep went underground to fight climate change.
2 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
LARRY ELLISON'S YEAR OF WINNING
Sorry, Elon! It's Larry's year. From going after huge deals (TikTok, Paramount) and pivoting Oracle to Al, Ellison is richer and more relevant than ever. But in clawing back to the top, he's taking on more risk and setting sky-high expectations.
10+ min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
CLAUDE IS MY CO-FOUNDER
By launching the vibe-coding trend, Anthropic has made it easy for startups to write simple code and even create complex products. As the company hits $9 billion in revenue, rivals like OpenAl are scrambling to catch up.
9 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
BOOTS ON THE GROUND
With a little help from Taylor Swift and Cowboy Carter, Tecovas became a cultural touchstone this year. Behind its success is a loyal fan base cultivated by the best customer service around.
8 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
This Government Contracting Company Created a Can-Do Culture
Aalis Management Consulting and its mostly military staff help government run. Its secrets are preparation, persistence, and perseverance.
2 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
From Breaking News to Breakthrough Event Production
With Emmy®-winning roots, Alongi Media has engineered a solar-powered mobile unit that saves clients money while transforming live-event production.
2 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
Driving Digital Excellence Through Innovation
RighIT Solutions creates real value for customers with happy employees and inspired solutions.
1 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
Distribution Done Differently
Virtual Supply works with leading tech brands and retailers to provide exceptional service-with purpose.
1 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
BOTTLE ROCKETS
Smash Kitchen, an organic condiment brand co-founded by two startup vets and a Hollywood star, has surpassed $10 million in sales in six months.
4 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
REQUIRED READING
Sidelined for six years after dealing with a rare medical condition, TLDR founder Dan Ni used his hiatus to create Silicon Valley's top newsletter business.
1 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
Karen Dillon If you left your business in the hands of your management team for six months, what would happen?
In my mid-40s, arguably at the peak of my career as editor of Harvard Business Review, I made a decision that shocked many of my colleagues and peers. I left my job and spent the next two years on sabbatical. My family and I relocated to London, a change of place and perspective that had a profound impact on the next phase of my life and work.
3 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
This Digital Marketing Agency's Success Is Driven by Niches—And Family
The Garen Group—where all employees are related— is a successful family business in every sense of the term.
2 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
A Renovation Business That Helps Workers Build Careers
Pennsylvania construction company Porter Family Exteriors finds success by remodeling its work culture and developing a long-view strategy for growth.
2 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
The Future of Construction Is Being Built Today
With its T3 platform, construction company EquipmentShare is building connected jobsites, making the industry more efficient and effective.
2 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
SNEAKER KING
Former Yeezy innovator Omar Bailey is disrupting the sneaker industry with his streamlined production and viral footwear drops at Fctry Lab.
3 min |
Winter 2025
Harper's BAZAAR - US
HOW MELANIE WARD RESTYLED FASHION
FOR MELANIE WARD, fashion was never about fantasy or escape but a way to live freely and fully in the moment. The London-born stylist, who passed away in October, helped reshape fashion—and Harper's Bazaar—in the 1990s and 2000s with her modernist eye and collaborations with Helmut Lang and Calvin Klein.
1 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Harper's BAZAAR - US
IN the PAINT
One of the most CLASSICAL FORMS of ART-MAKING, PAINTING has assumed a new CURRENCY in the age of AI and DIGITAL MEDIA. We spoke with SEVEN WOMEN ARTISTS who are REIMAGINING its TRADITIONS and RESHAPING them in their OWN IMAGE.
8 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Inc.
ACTION items
HOW TO NEGOTIATE PAY RAISES
3 min |
Winter 2025
Harper's BAZAAR - US
WHY DON'T YOU...?
For our Art issue, LYNETTE NYLANDER urges you to look to these VORACIOUS ART COLLECTORS, who also happen to be WOMEN of great STYLE and TASTE, for LESSONS on HOW to incorporate BEAUTY into your HOME and LIFE
2 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Inc.
The CEO Who Stopped Chasing Critics and Started Growing Faster
Mahsam Raza built The Dua Brand into a multimillion-dollar fragrance company by focusing on customers who mattered most.
2 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
How a Founder Let Go and Helped His Company Soar
After building KUOG with empathy and grit, Paul L. Gunn Jr. brought in a CEO to scale the company's mission-driven growth.
2 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
PARTI GIRLS
How Palantir alums Shreya Murthy and Joy Tao created Partiful, Gen-Z's buzziest, most chaotic invite platform.
5 min |
Winter 2025
Harper's BAZAAR - US
We're COMING UNDONE...and So Are Our CLOTHES
The SPRING COLLECTIONS were packed with CLOTHES that appeared to be FALLING OFF the body: LOOSE layers, RIPPED fabrics, UNZIPPED jeans. The WEIGHT of the WORLD feels particularly HEAVY right now; can FASHION reflect our longing to LIVE and LET GO?
6 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Harper's BAZAAR - US
The ART of REFUSAL
DEREK C. BLASBERG talks to artist AMY SHERALD about how her blockbuster exhibition, \"AMERICAN SUBLIME,\" landed at the BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART and why INTEGRITY still MATTERS-in ART and in LIFE
6 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Guitar World
Nuno Bettencourt
Which veteran ax horseman came galloping back into the guitar headlines in 2025? Say hi, Mr. B...
10+ min |
January 2026
ELLE US
JOE KEERY
He entered your consciousness as Steve, the older kid on Stranger Things. Now you know him as Djo, his musical alter ego. We caught up with him on tour about the women he loves and admires.
2 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Guitar World
Savor Guitar World's final interview with Ace Frehley
AS I WROTE in this space exactly one year ago, we like to get an early start on our annual end-of-year issue.
1 min |
January 2026
Guitar World
THE GUITARISTS OF THE YEAR
Guitar World's editors and writers select 2025's MVPs
10+ min |