Polly LaBarre has devoted over two decades to enabling and supplying executives from a variety of fields with the tools they need to turn their companies into bulwarks of resiliency, creativity, innovation, and accountability. She played a crucial part in altering leadership paradigms and ushering in a new era of workplace dynamics and successes when she joined Fast Company magazine as one of its founding members, which marked the beginning of her extraordinary journey.

Polly's innovative contributions at Fast Company went beyond the magazine's pages. She was instrumental in conceiving and hosting the influential Real Time events, the ground-breaking "Fast Talk" roundtable series, and a flagship event celebrating women in leadership, all of which had a significant impact on the magazine's impact.

Polly has now developed a platform that amplifies the voices of grassroots innovators, trailblazing businesses, and recognized thinking leaders as co-founder of the Management Innovation eXchange (MIX) with Gary Hamel. These change-makers are given the tools they need by this platform to make real advancements in transforming organizations for a transformative future.

The impressive accomplishments of Polly go beyond her talent as an editor. She is a co-author of "Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win," an international best-seller that has been translated into 16 languages. Her perceptive commentary has appeared on well-known media platforms including CNN and PBS' Nightly Business Report, and her thought-provoking pieces have appeared in esteemed journals like The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Harvard Business Review.

Through her highly read blog, the Fresh MIX, where she brings together powerful thinkers and audacious practitioners to explore game-changing ideas, Polly's influence is further amplified..

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