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Apple’s Steve Wozniak says he cofounded the tech giant after 5 rejections from HP—not to ‘make money.’ For years, his paycheck was just $50
By Preston ForeOctober 3, 2026
Linda Hubbard
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Carhartt CEO warns schools are steering Gen Z students away from a lucrative career path: Skilled trades can pay 32% more
By Preston ForeSeptember 30, 2026
Josh Simon headshot
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He was Disney’s most junior employee when he rewrote the CEO’s op-ed. Now he’s a CEO, with advice for Gen Z: ‘Don’t really ask for permission’ 
By Preston ForeSeptember 29, 2026
Ann-Marie Campbell
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A Home Depot exec is going viral on X for her ‘perfect’ resume. She started out as a cashier and has worked her way up to a $1 million salary
By Preston ForeSeptember 18, 2026
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #84 Carvana Toyota, enters his car in the garage area during practice
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Retired racer Jimmie Johnson credits his multimillion-dollar success to shining his shoes and arriving 10 minutes early: ‘Small things matter’
By Preston ForeAugust 22, 2026
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Malcolm Gladwell would rather have a dad who makes $100,000 than $1 billion: Extreme wealth is ‘quite crippling to your motivation’
By Preston ForeAugust 13, 2026
Patrick Collison
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Despite dropping out of MIT to build $159 billion fintech Stripe, its CEO has a warning for Gen Z who want to copy him: ‘That was a poor intuition’
By Preston ForeAugust 4, 2026
Jason McGowan headshot. Wearing a black shirt with 'Crumbl' behind a pink background
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Crumbl CEO says he shuts shop on Sundays and prioritizes game nights with his 7 kids in pursuit of balance: Life can’t be ‘just go, go, go’
By Preston ForeAugust 2, 2026
Red Lobster CEO Damola Adamolekun on stage siting on a couch
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Red Lobster’s 37-year-old CEO waited tables before joining the C-suite—he says it was a crash course in managing ‘difficult people and situations’
By Preston ForeJuly 19, 2026
Jon Gray
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Blackstone’s president tells Gen Z that just being nice could land them a promotion because ‘people want you to win if you treat them in a good way’
By Preston ForeJuly 15, 2026
Asian businessman using a laptop
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One Wall Street firm is paying its Gen Z interns fresh out of college $8,600 a week—more than the typical American makes in nearly two months
By Preston ForeJuly 10, 2026
Bill Holland gesturing
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He went from working in a factory to being rich enough to retire at 32—but 3 decades later, this millionaire still works and takes public transport
By Preston ForeJuly 7, 2026
Indra Nooyi sitting in a chair behind a red background.
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Ex-PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi worked from midnight until 5 a.m. as a receptionist to pay for her Yale degree—and she says ‘respect went up’ because of it
By Preston ForeJuly 6, 2026
Ejay O'Donnell, Bart Szaniewski, and Grant Eastey wear Dad Gang hats in a factory
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Three dads started selling hats from a garage with $750—now they’ve sold $35 million worth, partnered with Gary Vee, and grown a community of fathers
By Preston ForeJuly 4, 2026
Matt Freese stopping a soccer ball entering the goal
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Team USA’s goalkeeper passed on Manchester United, the club that helped shape David Beckham’s career, for Harvard—and has zero regrets
By Preston ForeJune 23, 2026
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Palantir’s billionaire CEO says only two kinds of people will succeed in the AI era: trade workers—‘or you’re neurodivergent’placeholder alt text
By Preston ForeOctober 10, 2026
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Jeff Bezos says a 3-day workweek and more single-income households are on the way thanks to AI: ‘It’s going to be difficult to hire people’placeholder alt text
By Preston ForeOctober 9, 2026
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Nvidia built a $5 trillion company while making employees pay for their own lunch—but they get far more lucrative perks like stock discountsplaceholder alt text
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 10, 2026
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