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Nancy Hairston, CEO and founder of MEDCad
Success
This founder went from designing Happy Meal toys to making prosthetic skulls for a living—and her company now rakes in $20 million a year
By Emma BurleighNovember 2, 2025
Joey Gonzalez, the executive chairman and “cofounder” of Barry's
Success
Barry’s chairman unwinds at his own gym—but even he admits balance is elusive: ‘Many days I have to wake up and choose who I’m going to disappoint’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 31, 2025
The key to work-life balance is loving what you do, says the CEO of $140 million fitness brand: ‘For me, work is not a punishment’
C-Suite
The key to work-life balance is loving what you do, says the CEO of $140 million fitness brand: ‘For me, work is not a punishment’
By Ashley LutzOctober 30, 2025
Left: Apple CEO Tim Cook. Right: Ex-PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi.
Success
The CEOs of Apple, Airbnb, and PepsiCo agree on one thing: life as a business leader is incredibly lonely
By Emma BurleighOctober 29, 2025
From Bluestone to backhands: The serial founder betting suburban luxury can make padel America’s next big club sport
Success
From Bluestone to backhands: The serial founder betting suburban luxury can make padel America’s next big club sport
By Alexandra KirkmanOctober 29, 2025
Alexis Ohanian speaks holding a microphone
Success
Reddit cofounder once walked away with $10 million—He returned and helped lead the company to a $40 billion market cap today
By Preston ForeOctober 28, 2025
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
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