A small investment made at the right moment has the power to launch ordinary people to millionaire status. All it took was $1,000 and an out-there idea for Jeffrey Sprecher, the founder and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange, to set his business on a path to becoming a $85 billion behemoth. “I had this idea that
Just like generations of 20-somethings before them, Gen Zers are being criticized for failing to adapt to traditional workplace norms. Some bosses complain about a lack of office etiquette and the high expectations they bring with them, while a vocal cohort say the digital natives are bringing valuable skills and a fresh approach to work.
Gubba does not see much separation between the life she shares online and the business she has built around it. On social media, she teaches followers about food storage and homesteading. Her audience can also buy a homesteading guide, take her food-storage course or shop at Arvoti, the skincare company she launched after creating a
The next time you face adversity in your career—whether it’s a missed promotion, a difficult boss, or a deal that falls through—United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has a simple but effective mantra: “No excuses.” “Once you learn that, it’s just so transformative to everything in life because then you pivot from feeling bad for yourself,
When Kellyn Smith Kenny joined AT&T as CMO in November 2020, she joined a company whose identity was about to change dramatically. AT&T had spent years expanding into entertainment, including its $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner, and owned satellite television provider DirecTV. By the time Kenny arrived, that strategy was giving way to a
Before Ray Dalio built Bridgewater Associates into one of the world’s largest hedge funds, he was advising clients on a more basic business problem: the cost of feeding chickens. That expertise, according to Dalio, helped McDonald’s to solve an early obstacle to introducing Chicken McNuggets, now one of its most popular products. Back in the