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Andy Jassy gestures
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says after nearly 30 years at the company, one trait separates those who see their career thrive: a high ‘WhyQ’

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April 11, 2025
USA Brands CEO Joe Van Deman at one his retail stores.
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Small businesses want to thrive, not just survive. That’s where the tariffs uncertainty hurts the most 

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April 11, 2025
Steve Jobs presenting
Success

Apple’s Steve Jobs dealt with the 2008 financial crisis by investing his way through the downturn, instead of slashing jobs and budgets—2 years later the iconic iPad was launched

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April 10, 2025
CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon
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Jamie Dimon says Gen Z has no reason to be depressed—as long as there’s no nuclear war they’ll have an ‘unbelievable life’ 

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April 10, 2025
Cofounder of $12 billion crypto company says Gen Z new hires ‘create an absurd amount of chaos’ and make him want to pull his hair out—but he’s betting on them anyway
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Cofounder of $12 billion crypto company says Gen Z new hires ‘create an absurd amount of chaos’ and make him want to pull his hair out—but he’s betting on them anyway

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April 10, 2025
FDA reverses course on RTO order after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations like approving new medicines
Health

FDA reverses course on RTO order after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations like approving new medicines

BYMatthew Perrone and The Associated Press
April 10, 2025
Tom Hale, CEO, Oura speaking on stage
Success

Finland’s Oura went from a tiny Kickstarter campaign to a $5.2 billion startup with Cristiano Ronaldo and Prince Harry among its fans

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April 10, 2025
Jamie Dimon gesturing
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Jamie Dimon hates how cell phones have ruined productivity in meetings—and experts are rejoicing at someone finally stating the obvious

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April 9, 2025
Christophe Fouquet, chief executive officer of ASML Holding NV, at the Bloomberg Tech Summit in London, UK, on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. The event brings together visionaries, investors, founders and policymakers to discuss; how much can we - and should we - trust technology, and why does it matter and how do we build it?
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ASML boss says young people are always asking him how to become a CEO. Here’s why he calls it an ‘absurd’ question

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April 9, 2025
TodayTix CEO took over at 31. He tells aspirational Gen Zers to ditch the ‘fake it till you make it’ act if they actually want to be successful
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TodayTix CEO took over at 31. He tells aspirational Gen Zers to ditch the ‘fake it till you make it’ act if they actually want to be successful

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April 8, 2025
Warren Buffett (left) on the back of a golf cart with Charlie Munger
Success

Billionaire Warren Buffett made his first million by 32—now he’s telling Gen Z that the key to getting rich isn’t just hard work, but the company you keep

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April 8, 2025
Bill Gates and Phoebe Gates attend the 2022 TIME100 Gala on June 08, 2022 in New York City.
Success

Bill Gates’s daughter Phoebe knows she’s a ‘nepo baby,’ but that made her freshman year even tougher 

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April 8, 2025
Two women whispering behind an office colleague's back
Success

Backstabbing is the new office norm: Gen Z and millennials are blame-shifting, snitching, and setting others up to fail—but so are managers

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April 8, 2025
Duchess Meghan’s new podcast focuses on startup founder life at a moment of market turbulence
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Duchess Meghan’s new podcast focuses on startup founder life at a moment of market turbulence

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April 8, 2025
two women sitting side by side behind a desk
Success

Remote work impedes women’s careers, CEO of top U.K. bank claims amid industry-wide RTO surge

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April 8, 2025
Businesswoman with headphones smiling during video conference. Multiracial male and female professionals are attending online meeting. They are discussing business strategy.
Success

Exclusive: Half of the ‘Hybrid Generation’ would quit their jobs if forced back to office full-time, unless they get a pay rise, survey finds

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April 7, 2025
Zillow’s happy workforce: 93% of employees endorse the company, thanks to 3 key factors
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Zillow’s happy workforce: 93% of employees endorse the company, thanks to 3 key factors

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April 7, 2025
Too many people stay in their lane, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says: ‘That is a bureaucratic, stupid direction’
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Too many people stay in their lane, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says: ‘That is a bureaucratic, stupid direction’

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April 7, 2025
NCAA President holds his index finger up, as if he was expecting a bird to land on it. Does he think he's Snow White?
Success

A $2.8 billion settlement will completely rewire how college athletes are paid—but fans and students will foot much of the bill through ticket and tuition fees

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April 7, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and Elon Musk all in a line at the inauguration of Donald Trump.
Success

Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Larry Ellison lose more than $10 billion each as Trump’s tariffs trigger a stock market bloodbath

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April 7, 2025
MacKenzie Scott.
Success

The 5 key moments in MacKenzie Scott’s life that made her the ultra-philanthropist she is today

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April 7, 2025
Billy Corgan on launching his new podcast, the future of music, and the ‘shocking shift’ brewing with AI
Tech

Billy Corgan on launching his new podcast, the future of music, and the ‘shocking shift’ brewing with AI

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April 6, 2025
Philip Moyer with a blue background
Success

Vimeo CEO says not using adverbs helps put the focus on customers—here’s why he thinks it helps companies to not ‘lose their way’

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April 6, 2025
Business man and woman looking at documents together
Success

Boss uses a recruiter-approved coffee cup test in every interview—and he won’t hire anyone who fails it

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April 6, 2025
Makeup artist Donni Davy.
Success

‘Euphoria’s’ makeup artist got her first job off Craigslist—now she’s the founder of a $16 million beauty company, working alongside Zendaya

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April 5, 2025
Walmart supervisor leads store employees
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Walmart CEO says paying its star managers upwards of $620,000 yearly empowers them to ‘feel like owners’

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April 4, 2025
Microsoft just turned 50. Here’s a look at an iconic 1978 photo of its first employees and where they are now
Tech

Microsoft just turned 50. Here’s a look at an iconic 1978 photo of its first employees and where they are now

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April 4, 2025
Barbara Corcoran on the set of Shark Tank
Success

Self-made millionaire Barbara Corcoran warns not to make the mistake of asking for a raise: Do these 2 things instead

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April 4, 2025
Headshot of Vimeo CEO Philip Moyer with a blue background
Success

Vimeo’s CEO says he has one very strict rule for meetings—and it mirrors the Jeff Bezos playbook 

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April 4, 2025

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