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Larry Ellison
Success
Oracle’s Larry Ellison just rocked the billionaires club—a $40 billion gain has made him the second-richest man, ahead of Bezos and Zuckerberg
By Emma BurleighJune 18, 2025
Mark Cuban
Success
Mark Cuban didn’t take vacations for nearly a decade—the billionaire had 5 roommates and worked weekends to turn his career around after getting fired
By Emma BurleighJune 16, 2025
Photo of Alexandr Wang
AI
Self-made billionaire college dropout Alexandr Wang signs $14.3 billion deal to bolster Meta’s AI efforts: ‘There’s a huge premium to naivete’
By Nino PaoliJune 14, 2025
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.
Success
LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman admits what you learn during college may not matter—it’s this skill that can help Gen Z land entry-level jobs
By Emma BurleighJune 13, 2025
Steve Jobs
Success
Pixar exec says former boss Steve Jobs called workers anytime, even at 3 a.m. and on vacation—but it’s a red flag he won’t repeat
By Emma BurleighJune 12, 2025
Databricks CEO met his founding team during college—he tells Gen Z not to give up on higher education even if employers have
Success
Databricks CEO met his founding team during college—he tells Gen Z not to give up on higher education even if employers have
By Preston ForeJune 11, 2025
Julia Hartz, CEO and co-founder of Eventbrite.
Success
This Gen X CEO runs Eventbrite, the ticketing platform that has sold over two billion tickets—she loves Legos, hypnotherapy, and skin-care gadgets
By Emma BurleighJune 11, 2025
Sweet Loren’s CEO, Loren Castle
Success
The CEO of Sweet Loren’s gives every new hire a personality test—and they don’t get the job if they’re too corporate
By Emma BurleighJune 8, 2025
23andMe sets new auction with $305 million new bid from ex-CEO
Finance
23andMe sets new auction with $305 million new bid from ex-CEO
By Steven Church and BloombergJune 5, 2025
Brian Chesky speaks into a microphone
Success
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says his dad did him ‘a service’ by never complimenting him—it’s a lesson he’s kept while building the $82 billion giant
By Preston ForeJune 4, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, points on stage
Leadership
24 founders still run their Fortune 500 companies. They’re a rarity
By Lily Mae LazarusJune 2, 2025
Hella Cocktail Co founders
Success
This Gen Xer turned $2,500 on a credit card into a multimillion-dollar business and quit his 9-to-5 for good
By Emma BurleighJune 1, 2025
ReliaQuest CEO Brian Murphy leaning against a desk, with the company logo above it
Success
This CEO went from bagging groceries at Publix to founding a $3.4 billion cyber company—after skipping the Ivy League and teaching himself to code
By Preston ForeJune 1, 2025
Ryan Lupberger, CEO and Co-Founder of Clean Cult
Success
This millennial runs a $53 million eco-friendly business backed by Zac Efron and Kevin Hart—He’s never been promoted, and flies planes to unwind
By Emma BurleighMay 29, 2025
Daniel Lubetzky walking with graduation regalia
Success
Shark Tank’s newest star gives Gen Z grads a reality check—that they need to ‘wake up earlier and stay up later’ to achieve their dreams
By Preston ForeMay 23, 2025
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Success
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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