Interviews

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/// 1. The collection of knowledge from an expert in a field through a strategic series of questions. /// 2. A look into the lives and minds of those we admire.

Steve Cober: On Quitting Your Day Job & Building A Business With Heart

Have you ever dreamed about quitting your day job and opening your own little shop? Magic Pony founder Steve Cober talks about taking the plunge.

Cirque du Soleil: 100-Watt Egos, Disintegrating Costumes & Big Top Dreams

What does it take to build the greatest circus the world's ever seen? We go behind the big top with Cirque du Soleil co-founder Gilles Ste-Croix.

Why Entrepreneurial Thinking Is For Everyone Now

Entrepreneurs make their own luck, and so should we, according to the new, break-out bestseller The Start Up of You.

Creative Time: On Making Art Happen and Pushing Culture Forward

Creative Time's Anne Pasternak tells us how the New York-based nonprofit ushers stunning public art projects into the world again and again.

The Bad Plus: On Jazz, Humility, and Finding Your Voice

Piano virtuoso Ethan Iverson, of The Bad Plus, shares the inner workings of a trio that has been pushing the boundaries of jazz for over a decade.

Willy Franzen: How The Internet Has Changed The Job Hunt

The Internet has fundamentally changed the way we search for jobs. We talk to the founder of OneDayOneJob.com about a 21st-century approach to finding work.

Sarah Foelske of Bruce Mau Design: On Creativity, Collaboration & Jay-Z

Is compassion contagious? We talk to BMD's Sarah Foelske about what it's like to lead as a woman and a designer & why Jay-Z lyrics come in handy sometimes.

Spencer Tunick: On Stealing Cameras, Controversy, and Kickstarter

"You can have an idea, but you have to find the materials to manifest it," says acclaimed nudes photographer Spencer Tunick.

Ben Pundole: On Hospitality, Curation & Rolling with the Punches

Entrepreneur Ben Pundole talks about the value of curating people's experiences, thriving in a bad economy, and his new hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Marjane Satrapi: On Artistic Freedom, Fame & Finishing No Matter What

Sometimes being an artist is your only choice. We talk to Persepolis filmmaker and author Marjane Satrapi about the rewards of choosing the path of most resistance.