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From Warren Buffett to Tim Cook, these 5 Fortune 500 legends all share the same childhood job
SuccessFrom Warren Buffett to Tim Cook, these 5 Fortune 500 legends all share the same childhood job
By Sydney LakeApril 29, 2026
Ron Schneidermann
SuccessThis CEO lived on canned soup and took just two days off for his daughter’s birth. Now he admits he lost sight of proper work-life balance
By Preston ForeApril 25, 2026
Dan Shapero
SuccessLinkedIn’s new CEO says the ‘best career decisions’ he ever made were about the people he chose to work with—not job hopping for better paychecks
By Preston ForeApril 23, 2026
Huntress CEO Kyle Hanslovan
SuccessThis CEO pirated video games as a teen and became a hacker for the Air Force. Now he’s built a $3 billion cyber firm 
By Preston ForeApril 16, 2026
James Quincey
SuccessCoca-Cola chairman James Quincey says climbing the ladder to the C-suite is like Squid Game: ‘It’s survivor basis’
By Preston ForeApril 14, 2026
Warren Buffett’s first tax return showed $7 owed to the IRS. The then paperboy and former Berkshire Hathaway CEO is now worth $143 billion
SuccessWarren Buffett’s first tax return showed $7 owed to the IRS. The then paperboy and former Berkshire Hathaway CEO is now worth $143 billion
By Sydney LakeApril 14, 2026
Rory McIlroy’s mom worked night shifts at a factory so her son could play golf. Now he’s worth $200M and is a two-time Masters champion
SuccessRory McIlroy’s mom worked night shifts at a factory so her son could play golf. Now he’s worth $200M and is a two-time Masters champion
By Sydney LakeApril 13, 2026
Jon McNeill with microphone in hand
SuccessFormer Tesla president reveals the ‘single most important thing’ you can do for your career—it’s a habit Elon Musk and Warren Buffett share too 
By Preston ForeApril 11, 2026
Patrick Ball
Success‘I thought I was gonna die with it’: ‘The Pitt’ star admits his $80,000 student loan burden nearly made him quit acting and move to a remote Alaskan village
By Preston ForeApril 10, 2026
Marvin Ellison
SuccessLowe’s is investing $250 million to train plumbers, carpenters, and electricians as its CEO says skilled trades are ‘critical to the future’
By Preston ForeApril 7, 2026
Accountants
SuccessMeet the Gen Z grads reviving accounting—colleges are reporting near-perfect placement rates at $80K starting salaries
By Preston ForeApril 5, 2026
How Corporate Natalie turned a $500 brand deal into a creator empire—and her own agency
SuccessHow Corporate Natalie turned a $500 brand deal into a creator empire—and her own agency
By Sydney LakeApril 5, 2026
Gen Z fled San Francisco for Texas and Florida. Now they’re turning ‘welcomer cities’ into the next big tech towns
Real EstateGen Z fled San Francisco for Texas and Florida. Now they’re turning ‘welcomer cities’ into the next big tech towns
By Sydney LakeApril 2, 2026
Photo of Bree McKeen
SuccessShe left a Silicon Valley VC to solve a problem left untouched for 88 years. Now her bra brand is the fastest growing at Nordstrom
By Sydney LakeMarch 29, 2026
This high school dropout now makes six figures at OpenAI—and he shares the strategy Gen Z can use to get hired in Silicon Valley, too
SuccessThis high school dropout now makes six figures at OpenAI—and he shares the strategy Gen Z can use to get hired in Silicon Valley, too
By Preston ForeMarch 29, 2026
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Apple cofounder Ronald Wayne—whose stake would be worth up to $400 billion had he not sold it in 1976—says that at 91, he has no regretsplaceholder alt text
By Preston ForeApril 27, 2026
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Jamie Dimon gets candid about national debt: ‘There will be a bond crisis, and then we’ll have to deal with it’placeholder alt text
By Eleanor PringleApril 29, 2026
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By Eva RoytburgApril 29, 2026
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