11.22 -11.24

11.22
Jay Chou
Once a behind-the-scenes guy who penned songs for other musicians and subsisted on instant ramen, Jay Chou has parlayed his wild success as a singer-songwriter -- he reportedly made $17.5 million last year -- into other ventures. His debut as a movie director, the 2007 film Secret, was an instant hit. When the film was released, he opened his second Mr. J restaurant in Taiwan, with servers wearing costumes from the film. Last year, the 31-year-old launched a dessert shop filled with Chou memorabilia; directed his first television series; and made his first foray into Hollywood, playing Kato in Michel Gondry's Green Hornet, set to release in December. This year, he says, will be devoted to music; his latest album debuted in May

Stacey Simmons Founder Omnicademy
http://www.fastcompany.com/100/2010/67/stacey-simmons

Think of Omnicademy as a semester abroad minus the travel ...
Omnicademy comes out of beta this fall semester, engine revving.

Any Pascal cochair - Sony pictures
www.fastcompany.com/100/2010/55/amy-pascal
Sony quietly racked up a banner year, thanks to Amy Pascal. ..
franchise, without director Sam Raimi or star Tobey Maguire.

11.23
Jamie Oliver
http://www.fastcompany.com/100/2010/37/jamie-oliver
Here's one big, fat challenge: get Americans to eat right. Millions of
... I can still barely read. Cooking was the only thing I was ever good at."

Jonney Shih Chairman AsusTek
www.fastcompany.com/100/2010/71/jonney-shih

11.24
Samuel Stupp
www.fastcompany.com/100/2010/32/samuel-stupp

chris-anderson
www.fastcompany.com/100/2010/07/chris-anderson