Leadership

Emma Grede, who helped found the $5 billion Skims empire, rejects ‘celebrity CEO’ label: ‘I’m a CEO who’s done so well you know my name’0

Emma Grede may be best known for being a founding partner for some of the Kardashian family’s biggest brands, including Skims and Good American, but she wants to make one thing clear: She’s more than a “celebrity CEO.” “Don’t call me a celebrity CEO,” Grede said on April 15 at Adweek’s Social Media Week in

Apple is slipping on Tim Cook’s exit. Wall Street says buy anyway 0

The stock fell nearly 1% to around $270 after Tuesday’s open on news Ternus would succeed Cook on Sept. 1, with Cook transitioning to executive chairman after 15 years as CEO. Wedbush, Evercore, Citi, and BofA all kept buy ratings with price targets between $315 and $350. Some of the wariness tracked with Bloomberg Intelligence

A $24 billion Dutch lender is cutting its workforce—and to get the remaining staff on board, the CEO is having sandwiches with them 0
- Business, Finance, Leadership, Success
- April 15, 2026
The $24 billion Dutch bank ABN Amro is cutting a fifth of its workforce over the next three years—so how is its CEO Marguerite Bérard rallying the troops? By sacrificing her long meals and talking over the growing pains with staffers over weekly lunches. “I now take lunch early and at my desk,” Bérard told
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Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $70 million to Meals on Wheels America—helping feed more than 2 million people a year 0
- Business, Finance, Leadership, Success
- April 13, 2026
While billionaires have come under fire for not living up to their philanthropic promises, one person is rising from the rest: MacKenzie Scott. She’s pouring billions into education, public health, and the environment—and now, she just funneled some of her fortune to help feed and support millions of Americans. Scott recently gave a $70 million
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