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Imposter syndrome

The CEO of Informatica, Amit Walia
Success

Like DoorDash and Google’s CEOs, $7.6 billion Informatica boss is a McKinsey alum—he says being ‘pushed around’ by smart consultants helped him grow

By Emma Burleigh
January 17, 2026
Scott Galloway speaks in a TV interview
Success

Scott Galloway says it’s actually good to have imposter syndrome: ‘If you’re not in rooms you don’t deserve to be in, you’re not trying that hard’

By Dave Smith
November 7, 2025
Karyn Tomlinson poses in a kitchen with another chef smiling behind her
Success

A James Beard Award-winning chef reveals how she overcame imposter syndrome in the world’s most elite kitchens: ‘It takes humility’

By Dave Smith
July 19, 2025
Black womam walking through a door in purple.
Success

Could a Black female business leader be as messy as Sam Bankman-Fried and Elon Musk? The answer is obvious.

By L'Oreal Thompson Payton
November 27, 2022
A woman smiling holding books
Success

Despite 1.1 million TikTok followers and 20 million books sold, bestselling author Colleen Hoover says she has ‘the worst case of impostor syndrome’ 

By Chloe Berger
October 11, 2022
President Trump Delivers State Of The Union Address To Joint Session Of Congress
Leadership

From Boardroom to Ballot: How One Group Is Getting More Women to Run for Office

By Natasha Bach
June 18, 2019
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Features

Confident entrepreneurs deftly overcome impostor syndrome

By Entrepreneur
January 13, 2015

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