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Golden State Valkyries President Jess Smith
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Boss of $1 billion WNBA team Valkyries says she rejects work-life balance because she loves the grind: ‘I’m not apologizing for what brings me joy’
By Emma BurleighOctober 24, 2026
Martha Stewart
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Martha Stewart says people need to get it through their ‘thick skulls’ that there’s ‘no such thing as balance’—even at 85 she starts work at 7 a.m.
By Preston ForeOctober 21, 2026
Mike Tomlin smiling
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Warren Buffett watches YouTube, David Solomon DJs, and this former NFL coach spent 12 years playing Minecraft
By Preston ForeOctober 11, 2026
Jensen Huang speaks, holding a microphone
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says if you want to be successful, prepare to suffer: ‘If it’s a walk in the park, anybody could do it’
By Preston ForeOctober 8, 2026
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Uber CEO says ‘really demanding’ work culture includes expecting employees to answer emails over the weekend: ‘Don’t come here if you want to coast’
By Emma BurleighSeptember 27, 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
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #84 Carvana Toyota, enters his car in the garage area during practice
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Retired racer Jimmie Johnson credits his multimillion-dollar success to shining his shoes and arriving 10 minutes early: ‘Small things matter’
By Preston ForeAugust 22, 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
Young businessman checking smartphone in dark wood office
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Career growth is actually a higher priority for Gen Z than work-life balance, survey says—with 93% of interns wanting to become executives
By Preston ForeAugust 5, 2026
Jason McGowan headshot. Wearing a black shirt with 'Crumbl' behind a pink background
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Crumbl CEO says he shuts shop on Sundays and prioritizes game nights with his 7 kids in pursuit of balance: Life can’t be ‘just go, go, go’
By Preston ForeAugust 2, 2026
Sanae Takaichi
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Despite Tokyo’s push for a 4-day week for better work-life balance, Japan’s prime minister boasts sleeping just ‘zero to three’ hours a night
By Preston ForeJuly 23, 2026
Manufacturing worker on factory floor
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Fortune 500 Land O’Lakes is letting workers choose what days and times they work—and the flex jobs are getting 25% more applicants than full-time gigs
By Emma BurleighJuly 12, 2026
On the left, a black and white photo of Jim Kavanaugh playing soccer in the 1980s. On the right, a modern headshot of Kavanaugh wearing a blue suit jacket
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This former U.S. soccer player built a $20 billion-a-year company. Now, he says resilience matters more than talent—and points to Lionel Messi as proof
By Preston ForeJuly 12, 2026
Jason Lemkin
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This investor won’t back startups unless staff are in the office 6 days a week: ‘Not because I don’t have empathy, because they’re going to fail’
By Preston ForeJuly 2, 2026
TIAA President and CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett on Fortune’s 'Titans and Disruptors of Industry' podcast.
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‘Work-life balance is a lie’: TIAA’s CEO broke down at a bus terminal after a long work day, then found a better way to think about it
By Emma BurleighJune 19, 2026
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