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Late July and Nixie founder Nicole Bernard Dawes
Success
Founder of $100 million company says she quit her day job to rebuild her father’s Cape Cod chip empire—and there ‘wasn’t time’ to worry about nepotism
By Emma BurleighOctober 26, 2025
President Donald Trump announced a $130 million donation by an anonymous donor to help pay U.S. troops on Thursday.
Law
This mysterious billionaire and top Trump backer is behind a $130 million donation to pay troops during the government shutdown, report says
By Nino PaoliOctober 25, 2025
AI will save us time. The real question is what we’ll do with it
Future of Work
AI will save us time. The real question is what we’ll do with it
By Arianna HuffingtonOctober 24, 2025
Facebook cofounder says being a CEO was ‘exhausting’—like 82% of bosses he never intended to manage people
Success
Facebook cofounder says being a CEO was ‘exhausting’—like 82% of bosses he never intended to manage people
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 23, 2025
Airbnb cofounder and CEO Brian Chesky
Success
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky challenges founders with a critical question if they aspire to emulate his success
By Emma BurleighOctober 22, 2025
How one founder discovered a lucrative gap big firms ignore—and turned retirees into a loyal, growing customer base
Investing
How one founder discovered a lucrative gap big firms ignore—and turned retirees into a loyal, growing customer base
By Alexandra KirkmanOctober 22, 2025
Chess.com cofounder Danny Rensch
Success
Like Jeff Bezos and Howard Schultz, Chess.com’s cofounder says people doubted his vision—with a 225 million-user empire, he’s now having the last laugh
By Emma BurleighOctober 19, 2025
John Summit
Success
John Summit went from working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in a $65,000 job to a multimillionaire DJ—‘I make more in one show than I would in my entire accounting career’
By Jessica CoacciOctober 18, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc
Success
Meta is hiring entry-level roles that pay up to $290,000 a year and require little prior experience
By Emma BurleighOctober 17, 2025
Mackenzie Scott
Success
MacKenzie Scott has sold nearly half of her stake in Amazon, as the billionaire philanthropist casually donates over $110 million to DEI causes
By Jessica CoacciOctober 15, 2025
This entrepreneur saw losing her desk job as ‘my ticket to freedom.’ Now her products are sold in 9,000 stores
Success
This entrepreneur saw losing her desk job as ‘my ticket to freedom.’ Now her products are sold in 9,000 stores
By Alexandra KirkmanOctober 15, 2025
Peter Thiel
Success
Peter Thiel says he warned Elon Musk to ditch donating to The Giving Pledge because Bill Gates will give his wealth away ‘to left-wing nonprofits’
By Jessica CoacciOctober 13, 2025
This millennial went from being a builder on $5 an hour to launching (and selling) Wingstop UK for $532 million—with zero restaurant experience
Success
This millennial went from being a builder on $5 an hour to launching (and selling) Wingstop UK for $532 million—with zero restaurant experience
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 12, 2025
Scope3 CEO Brian O'Kelley
Success
Gen Z are getting fired straight out of college—but this billion dollar founder was fired 3 times in his 20s and says it was the best training
By Emma Burleigh and Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 10, 2025
Larry Ellison
Success
Meet Larry Ellison, the 81-year-old tech billionaire-turned-media mogul
By Jessica CoacciOctober 8, 2025
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31-year-old millionaire has zero sympathy for unemployed Gen Z's ‘excuses’—he says 'it is scarily easy' to build a business and get rich right nowplaceholder alt text
By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 31, 2026
Middle East
Iran's president admits 'we have many problems' and missiles 'are of no use' as the U.S. chokes its economy while weakening Tehran's grip on Hormuzplaceholder alt text
By Jason MaAugust 30, 2026
Success
The heiress of $10 billion Perdue Farms and the $12 billion Sheraton Hotels empire wore hand-me-downs, still rides the subway, and flies economyplaceholder alt text
By Emma BurleighAugust 30, 2026
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