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Entrepreneur and philanthropist Dolly Parton
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Dolly Parton’s advice on running a successful, sprawling business empire: ‘Rely on “higher wisdom,” look your best, and don’t boss anyone around’
By Eleanor PringleAugust 28, 2026
Andrew Cherng speaks into a microphone
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Despite working long 12-hour days, billionaire Panda Express co-CEO says he never got burned out: ‘That’s life’
By Preston ForeAugust 28, 2026
OpenAI asks for more regulation from California after its own cybersecurity incidents prove just how capable AI is at hacking
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OpenAI asks for more regulation from California after its own cybersecurity incidents prove just how capable AI is at hacking
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezAugust 25, 2026
Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast
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Despite his $2.6 billion net worth, MrBeast said he’s had to borrow cash and didn’t even have enough money in his bank account to buy McDonald’s
By Emma BurleighAugust 23, 2026
Kirill Bigai, the cofounder and CEO of learning platform Preply,
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The CEO of $1.2 billion learning platform Preply says it all started with his online search for an English tutor
By Emma BurleighAugust 23, 2026
Billionaire biotech pioneer Robert Langer
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Moderna co-founder is a billionaire once again at $1.7 billion—he once turned down 20 high-paying job offers to ‘have more of an impact on the world’
By Emma BurleighAugust 20, 2026
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Reed Hastings says he learned why companies aren’t families after laying off one-third of Netflix: ‘You would never lay off two of your kids’
By Preston ForeAugust 18, 2026
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A dropout living in a trailer, he got $1 million from Peter Thiel at 19—now he’s a billionaire who says the American Dream isn’t dead
By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 18, 2026
Jeffrey Sprecher, President and Founder, CEO of Intercontinental Exchange
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Meet the self-made billionaire who bought a nearly bankrupt company off Warren Buffett for $1,000 and turned it into a $85 billion giant
By Emma BurleighAugust 16, 2026
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Startups & Venture
‘I have a chip on my shoulder.’ Phoebe Gates wants her $185 million AI startup Phia to succeed with ‘no ties to my privilege or my last name’
By Sydney LakeAugust 15, 2026
Actress Jennifer Garner
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Jennifer Garner cofounded a $732 million business at 45, and says her age came with perks: ‘I’m blissfully not motivated by needing to be in charge’
By Emma BurleighAugust 13, 2026
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How a book that inspired Warren Buffett and a $14,000 side hustle helped billionaire Bill Ackman get started as an investor
By Emma BurleighAugust 11, 2026
Ronnen Harary
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The best time to start a business is in your 20s—not 30s—says cofounder of $2 billion toy giant Spin Master: ’No one sees you as competition’
By Emma BurleighAugust 11, 2026
Tarek Mansour
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Kalshi’s 30-year-old CEO says most business advice is ‘trash’—he doesn’t read management books or listen to podcasts: ‘I’m gonna make it up as I go’
By Preston ForeAugust 11, 2026
Andrew Feldman, Co-Founder and CEO, Cerebras Systems
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CEO of $49 billion AI company says it’s ‘mind-boggling’ people think you can work 38 hours a week, have work-life balance, and be successful
By Emma BurleighAugust 9, 2026
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IBM’s CEO disagrees with JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s disdain for texting in meetings: ‘Telling people they can't use their technology would be weird’placeholder alt text
By Preston ForeAugust 29, 2026
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Richard Branson double-booked his own job interview. The candidate stuck in traffic with him for 2.5 hours is now Virgin's CEOplaceholder alt text
By Preston ForeAugust 29, 2026
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Tech billionaires and executives like Evan Spiegel and Peter Thiel are publicly shielding their children from the products that made them richplaceholder alt text
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezAugust 29, 2026
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