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Gen Z doesn’t think their degrees will land them work anymore, so they’re becoming their own bosses instead—and these college towns are thriving
By Preston ForeOctober 30, 2026
Mark Cuban in 2001 holding up a Dairy Queen ice cream cone
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Mark Cuban says Gen Z should think more like Jeff Bezos and stop chasing the perfect job: ‘Just get a job’—even at McDonald’s or Dairy Queen
By Preston ForeOctober 29, 2026
Sam Altman
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Sam Altman shares his ‘chronic disappointment’ in MBA students—they’re stuck on what ‘was cool five years ago,’ instead of embracing AI possibilities
By Preston ForeOctober 28, 2026
Tired businesswoman
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As AI threatens entry-level jobs, Gen Z is souring on if another degree can help—U.S. business school applications have plunged 25%
By Preston ForeOctober 27, 2026
Andy Jassy holding one finger up
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has two Gen Z kids—and his AI warning for the entire generation is: ‘You can’t run away from it, and you can’t wish it away’
By Preston ForeOctober 26, 2026
Catherine Tan-Gillespie
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KFC’s president started washing dishes at 13 but dreamt of being the ‘female Richard Branson’—so she quit jobs that wouldn’t embrace her personality
By Preston ForeOctober 24, 2026
Martha Stewart
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Martha Stewart says people need to get it through their ‘thick skulls’ that there’s ‘no such thing as balance’—even at 85 she starts work at 7 a.m.
By Preston ForeOctober 21, 2026
Costco CEO Ron Vachris rose from forklift driver to the C-suite without a college degree: ‘Don’t chase a title’ is the career advice that got him there
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Costco CEO Ron Vachris rose from forklift driver to the C-suite without a college degree: ‘Don’t chase a title’ is the career advice that got him there
By Preston ForeOctober 18, 2026
Satya Nadella gestures with both hands
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Microsoft’s CEO is still haunted by staying silent in a meeting with Bill Gates. Years later, his boss Steve Ballmer taught him how to speak up
By Preston ForeOctober 15, 2026
Teachers and graphic designers are clocking off and cashing in as influencers—LinkedIn CEO says some are pulling in $10K+ for posts about their jobs
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Teachers and graphic designers are clocking off and cashing in as influencers—LinkedIn CEO says some are pulling in $10K+ for posts about their jobs
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 15, 2026
Bridget Griswold, the 25-year-old CEO of women’s leadership non-profit Lean In
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The Gen Z CEO of Lean In says the ‘broken rung’ is one of the most pervasive issues women face in their careers
By Emma BurleighOctober 14, 2026
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IMF chief warns AI’s ‘slow-moving tsunami’ is coming—and it could leave Gen Z graduates stuck making lattes at Starbucks
By Preston ForeOctober 13, 2026
Jensen Huang speaks, holding a microphone
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says if you want to be successful, prepare to suffer: ‘If it’s a walk in the park, anybody could do it’
By Preston ForeOctober 8, 2026
Side by side of headshots of Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino
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Linda Yaccarino spent 2 years as Elon Musk’s X CEO. She says his ‘insatiable sense of urgency’ is the secret to his trillionaire success
By Preston ForeOctober 7, 2026
Ynon Kreiz speaking
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Paramount’s new co-CEO once hired a barista he met at a café with no résumé. His advice to Gen Z: ‘Look up and make eye contact’
By Preston ForeOctober 1, 2026
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