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Barbara Corcoran on top of the Empire State Building
Success

Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran says one trait tells her instantly whether an entrepreneur will flop or succeed—if you do this, you’ll ‘lose my money’

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September 25, 2025
Derrick Hayes
Success

‘Tyler Perry said something to me I’ll never forget’: Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks CEO learned a big lesson on when ‘to leave them in the sand’

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September 25, 2025
Brooks CEO Dan Sheridan
Success

Brooks CEO Dan Sheridan leads his company with a Charlie Munger-inspired mantra: low arrogance and a bureaucracy allergy

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September 4, 2025
Kari Cobham speaks at a retreat
Commentary

What almost dying—again—taught me about authentic leadership

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September 3, 2025
87-year-old chairman’s secret to success is always being on time, warning Gen Z ‘if you’re one minute late, it’s the same as being an hour late’
Success

87-year-old chairman’s secret to success is always being on time, warning Gen Z ‘if you’re one minute late, it’s the same as being an hour late’

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July 19, 2025
Lior Lewensztain holding a box of That's It fruit bars
Success

Like Mark Cuban and Barack Obama, this founder says work–life balance doesn’t exist for the successful: ‘Even if I am on vacation, you’re on 24 hours a day’

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July 18, 2025
Bill Hoogterp portrait
Leadership

How to remember names, from a top CEO coach

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July 6, 2025
Real estate titan Jorge M. Pérez and his two sons, Jon Paul and Nick.
Success

$40 billion real estate tycoon made his son get an MBA, work elsewhere, and climb the ranks for 13 years to prove he’s not a nepotism hire

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July 5, 2025
Trivago CEO Johannes Thomas headshot
Success

Trivago’s millennial CEO says he never had a career plan: ‘I just followed where the energy was’

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May 12, 2025
Taskrabbit CEO: I’m a better gig-economy leader because of the empathy I learned in early jobs
Commentary

Taskrabbit CEO: I’m a better gig-economy leader because of the empathy I learned in early jobs

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April 22, 2025
How Snowflake’s cofounder learned to not panic under pressure and avoid making bad decisions
Commentary

How Snowflake’s cofounder learned to not panic under pressure and avoid making bad decisions

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April 14, 2025
Steve Jobs presenting
Success

Apple’s Steve Jobs dealt with the 2008 financial crisis by investing his way through the downturn, instead of slashing jobs and budgets—2 years later the iconic iPad was launched

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April 10, 2025
Don’t move fast and break things—even with AI. Slowing down to speed up works better
Commentary

Don’t move fast and break things—even with AI. Slowing down to speed up works better

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April 10, 2025
Philip Moyer with a blue background
Success

Vimeo CEO says not using adverbs helps put the focus on customers—here’s why he thinks it helps companies to not ‘lose their way’

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April 6, 2025
Warren Buffett gestures while wearing a suit.
Success

Warren Buffett calls himself ‘cheap’ for still living in the same house he purchased for $31,500—despite having $168 billion to his name

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April 3, 2025

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