Read my story at The Verge. International automotive companies like Hyundai spend billions of dollars building plants and training workers in the US, and the ICE raid is likely to have a long-term cooling effect on those investments. by Abigail Bassett A banner depicting an Immigration […]
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Why Remote Work is Better for Business
I sat down with Cynthia Taylor, a senior vice-president at Zillow at SXSW in 2025 to talk about why remote work is better for many businesses. Check out the story here. As more companies refine their in-office strategies, Zillow is embracing a different path—one that […]
The Future of Collaboration is Distributed & Dispersed
See my full conversation at SXSW with Atlassian’s fantastic, Annie Dean, over at Fast Company. Whether fully remote, back in the office, or somewhere in between, employers and employees alike are exploring better ways to work together in a distributed world. But while teams establish […]
Here’s How The Future of Barcodes Will Change How We Consume
Watch my session at SXSW, on Inc. Magazine, here. June 26, 1974 was an historical milestone that changed the shopping experience: That’s the date the first item was ever scanned with a barcode. Juicy Fruit gum at a supermarket in Troy, Ohio, became the first […]
Why Sustainable Supply Chains Matter
Consumers are increasingly becoming aware of how interrelated supply chains and the environment are. In fact, according to the Environmental Defense Fund, more than 90% of the environmental impact of consumer goods happens in the supply chain. I sat down with a couple of Chief […]
Consumers Want Eco-Friendly Beer
Beer, like most consumer goods, has a significant environmental impact but brewers of all sizes, all over the U.S. are doing their best to stave off the effects of climate change. Here’s a recent piece I produced for Fortune Magazine’s Path to Zero, a 9-month […]
Podcast: Fast Company’s Intelligence at Work – Financial Wellness 2021: What workers (and their workplaces) need to know to lower their economic stress
The second episode of Fast Break with Abigail Basset and Elisabeth Kozack from Marcus by Goldman Sachs.
Hosting Health & Wellness Panels for Fast Company & HydraFacial in Las Vegas
In June, I hosted a Fast Company event in Las Vegas featuring some of the top thought leaders in the health and wellness space. I hosted two panels as a Fast Company Works Contributing Editor. Below you can check out the sizzle reel from my time there.
This Startup Harnesses Wearable Technology to Fight Addiction
Lumme Labs is using wearable technology to help people break addiction, lose weight, and improve their lives.
Why One Small Business Pays More Than Minimum Wage
While doing some work for Forbes Brand Voice, I had the chance to meet two incredible women–who started their own sweet business in Brooklyn, NY–and are making it big today. The best part? They don’t pay their employees minimum wage – because they believe their […]
Determining Value in Healthcare
Big businesses in the U.S. spend nearly $620 bn annually to insure their employees. Of that, 30% is wasted as a result of inefficiencies and systemic problems. Recently I was invited to attend an event with Castlight Health–a technology company aiming to change the way […]
Inside an ultra-luxe $27 million horse farm
It’s rare that we get to take a peek inside some of the most luxurious real estate in the country, either because the owners are too private, or because the property is passed down from generation-to-generation without ever going on the market. However, I’ve been […]