Fast Company – May 2019

34 FASTCOMPANY.COM MAY 2019 PORTRAIT ILLUSTRATIONS BY CAMERON K. LEWIS

Outliers

MALCOLM GLADWELL

Learning the origin

stories of so many

successful white men

made me understand

that success for my-

self was attainable. If

they could do it, I

certainly could.

This Naked Mind

ANNIE GRACE

I’d struled with

an addiction to alco-

hol for 15 years

when I came across

this book and de-

cided to give it a

chance. I haven’t

had a drink since

finishing the book five

days later. It may have

saved my life.

What I Know

for Sure

OPRAH WINFREY

Oprah is such an

inspiration and a

living legend, and if

this book doesn’t get

you ready to face

the day, I don’t know

what will.

Losing My

Virginity

RICHARD BRANSON

I’ve been a Branson

fan since I was 15.

He always seems to

be enjoying the

hell out of life while

lifting others and

making a fortune.

Reading List

The Books

That

Inspire

Me

ARLAN HAMILTON,

FOUNDER,

BACKSTAGE

CAPITAL

1 2 3 4

East Fork Pottery
(PRICES START AT $20, EASTFORK.COM)
“Inspired by the Japanese folk-art movement, Asheville, North Carolina–based East Fork ce-
ramics specializes in creating simple everyday objects with earthy beauty. Each piece of the
company’s pottery is unique and speckled with little dots from the iron found in North Carolina
clay that become visible during firing.” —Elizabeth Segran, senior staff writer, Fast Company

“Secret Aardvark

Habanero Hot

Sauce has great

heat without

masking the flavor

of the food. I use it

on everything.”

It Never Gets Old

(3 for $20, secretaardvark.com)

—Sam Hall, chief product

officer, Grubhub

STAFF

PICK

What employees value vs.

what employers offer:

Data Dive

Their Eyes Were

Watching God

ZORA NEALE

HURSTON

In the eighth grade,

a teacher handed

me this book. She

thought it would

spark something in

me. It opened me

up to a new way of

seeing myself.

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