This year’s WSJ. Magazine 2018 Entertainment Innovator: John Legend became the first black man in history to become an “EGOT”–a winner of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award.

WSJ. Magazine 2018 Design Innovator: Ruth E. Carter, is an Academy Award nominee who has designed memorable costumes in film for over 30 years. Since her early iconic work with Spike Lee in films like Do the Right Thing, to her most recent work on the groundbreaking Ryan Coogler film …

WSJ. Magazine 2018 TV Innovator: Phoebe-Waller Bridge is honored for her role creating exciting and unexpected shows that center around women.

WSJ. Magazine 2017 Entertainment Innovator: Reese Witherspoon creates stories with women as heroes of their own journeys. In creating these films, she hopes to be part of a sea change in which women’s experiences are reflected on screen.

WSJ. Magazine 2017 Technology Innovator: Musical.ly, is an app that tweens use to create videos lip syncing to their favorite songs. It now has upwards of 90 million registered users, making it one of the world’s most popular apps.

Es Devlin has spent 20 years investigating some of the most important stagecraft of the last two decades. From Wagner to Beyonce, Devlin has created stage design that expands upon the core ideas of each performance regardless of genre.

After almost two decades in fashion, Tom Ford made the bold move into an entirely different creative career; Filmmaking. Ford has used his singular style and extensive knowledge of film to become one of the most talked about directors in Hollywood.

With a focus on highly targeted campaigns backed by data tracking, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, with Melinda as co-chair, has established itself as the most powerful philanthropic organization in the world.

Thomas Heatherwick’s studio is located in London, just below a budget hotel. The space is littered with the tools of making. In this studio, and with these tools, some of the most spectacular designs of the last 20 years have been made.

Karl Ove Knausgaard is the celebrated author of a massive six-volume autobiography. But Knausgaard remains confused by the attention. This is a portrait of a man who has achieved massive success yet still considers himself unworthy.