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Emma Burleigh

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Kevin O’Leary says being liked has nothing to do with success—Steve Jobs taught him: ‘You can’t worry about whose feelings you bruise’

The multimillionaire investor told Fortune he learned from working with the late Apple CEO embracing a “founder’s mindset” involves tough love....

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The Gen Z cofounder of $1.6 billion Whop says his platform has minted over 650 millionaires—he wants to make work fun and money worries obsolete

CEO Steven Schwartz says workers enjoying their jobs is a “foreign” concept to most, but hundreds are becoming millionaires by profiting from...

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Walmart has a message for its 2.1 million workers: AI is going to improve your job, not take it: ‘Technology will power our future’

Walmart is already using AI to design clothes and coordinate trucks—but the $967 billion grocery chain says humans “will lead” the transformation.

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More than 115K young people applied for internships at Citadel—just 350 interns made the cut, making the acceptance rate a record low of 0.36%

Financial holding giant Citadel is recruiting more entry-level talent for its internship than ever before. It’s a welcome opportunity in a dire...

11.06.2026 5

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The architect behind Claude Code reveals the three things Anthropic looks for in a good hire—and why people with low ego are a must

Anthropic’s exec Boris Cherny reveals why being humble makes job applications stand out at the hottest AI company right now: "Ego just gets in the...

10.06.2026 8

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Around 22 million teenagers are making their pocket money on video games, online reselling, and in-game platforms like Roblox

The Gen Alpha are making money from their online hobbies and managing multiple streams of income from just 13 years old.

09.06.2026 5

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Even the ultra-wealthy are having to shop in Walmart right now, CEO John Furner says: ‘We’re meeting more of them, they’re buying more’

Walmart CEO John Furner says wealthy customers are shopping at the budget grocery chain as high prices stretch family finances to a breaking point.

08.06.2026 3

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This Gen Zer got reprimanded at Goldman for making cake videos as the ‘Investment Baker.’ She quit her job and is building a dessert empire

Allison Sheehan left her full-time job as a Wall Street wealth manager to scale her cake business, with a CPG brand on the horizon: Alleycat Baking...

07.06.2026 20

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Serena Williams’ secret to success is about more than talent: You have to grind ‘every day’

The 44-year-old tennis icon says humility and perseverance are key to success, echoing other leaders like Brian Niccol, Steve Jobs, and Mark Cuban.

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NYU Stern professor Suzy Welch says the career aspiration to follow your passion is ‘dumb advice’

Suzy Welch, author and NYU Stern School of Business professor, says without the right talent or attitude, it’s hard to turn a passion into a career.

05.06.2026 6

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Gen Zers are more disconnected and distrustful of coworkers than their older colleagues—and they’re so lonely they’re taking days off work

Thanks to the pandemic, Gen Z workers missed out on the “in-office rituals”—and now they’re so isolated it’s hurting their careers.

04.06.2026 7

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Cisco CEO says he’s the fastest messenger on his team—and hires people with the same urgency and ‘desire to move’

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins prides himself on his rapid-fire replies, and looks to hire talent who are just as driven as him: “I try to set that pace...

03.06.2026 7

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Hundreds of teens are flooding job ads to work at ice cream shops and swimming pools as they grapple with the worst summer job market in 80 years

High schoolers haven’t faced this tough of a summer job market since 1948. Rising inflation, higher oil prices, and a slow hiring market are to blame.

02.06.2026 5

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Apollo chief economist says there’s ‘zero evidence’ AI is killing jobs—in fact, he says it’s creating them

Torsten Sløk, chief economist at Apollo, says AI will only create more jobs for human workers—even as companies tie their layoffs to the tech.

01.06.2026 6

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This home-builder dropped out of high school and worked construction for $8 an hour—by 22, he was making $200K from his trade empire

Matt Panella earns six-figures from his construction and social media career. Now, he’s helping even the most soft-handed office workers make the...

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Ex-Applebee’s exec was told she’d never be CEO—she bought the chain and fired her naysayer: ‘We don’t need two of us, so I’m gonna have to let you go’

Multimillionaire baby boomer Julia Stewart grew IHOP’s business and got back at her former employer after being denied the top role.

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AMD CEO Lisa Su tells grads they shape the future, not AI—and the world doesn’t just need ‘people who know how to use powerful tools’

AMD CEO Lisa Su tells MIT graduates that knowing how to use the tools isn’t enough—and the impacts from AI are “actually our responsibilities.”

29.05.2026 5

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As AI slashes white-collar jobs, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says there’s one department still hiring: sales

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff revealed that the $145 billion firm is keeping its engineering team slim thanks to AI—but has good news for sales workers.

28.05.2026 2

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Real estate billionaire launched his entire career after being called the ‘worst analyst’ and quitting his cushy job at Goldman Sachs

Real estate mogul Fernando De Leon left Goldman Sachs after being told that he wasn’t the best fit for the $293.4 billion bank—and it set him up...

27.05.2026 9

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Standard Chartered CEO apologizes for calling some workers ‘lower value human capital’ in AI push

Bill Winters, the CEO of Standard Chartered, says about 15% of “back office” corporate function roles will be reduced in the next four years.

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PepsiCo CPO says their ‘secret sauce’ to hiring top talent is that they all have hustle—And are agile and curious in the AI era

Becky Schmitt, the chief people officer of PepsiCo, says the legacy brand is still looking for old-school skills even as it shifts gears in the...

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Millionaire podcaster Mel Robbins hits back at Gen Z’s lazy label—she says they’re stuck in a world their baby boomer parents wouldn’t even recognize

The millionaire TV personality pointed out people in their twenties are living through a recession, workforce changes, and unfair scrutiny from...

23.05.2026 10

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Indeed chief economist says we’re entering an era of ‘great mismatch’ thanks to a generational imbalance of workers

Svenja Gudell, chief economist at Indeed, says baby boomers are retiring at a speed and magnitude that young generations can’t replace.

22.05.2026 10

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Founder of Ms. Anti Work says her ‘lazy girl job’ allowed her to only work a few hours a day—and she built her media company on the side

Gabrielle Judge, a content creator known as “Ms. Anti Work,” has built an empire helping others decenter the 9-to-5 hustle and adopt a softer...

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McKinsey partner says up to 50% of work hours could be transformed within the next 5 years

Anu Madgavkar, a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute, predicts that up to half of professionals’ working lives could be transformed by the turn...

21.05.2026 10

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While other tech CEOs warn of mass job losses, Glean’s chief says AI will never replace a single worker

Arvind Jain, the CEO of AI-powered enterprise search platform Glean, says no roles are being eliminated in the AI era.

20.05.2026 9

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Accenture exec says the consulting giant is hiring more entry-level workers out of college compared to last year

As some employers reel back their entry-level hiring, Accenture’s global chief diversity officer, Beck Bailey, says the consulting giant is only...

20.05.2026 10

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Indeed chief economist says the sectors most exposed to AI are seeing a big growth in job demand

Indeed’s chief economist Svenja Gudell believes AI-exposed industries like software development are actually adding jobs and could enjoy a “wage...

19.05.2026 10

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CNN analyst and ‘The Morning Show’ producer says Stephen Colbert is a role model for his ‘positive’ outlook on his show ending

Journalist and TV producer Brian Stelter says leaders like outgoing The Late Show host Stephen Colbert emulate the disposition everyone needs in their...

19.05.2026 10

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Gen Z is right about the job hunt—it really is worse than it was for millennials, with nearly 60% of fresh-faced grads frozen out of the workforce

When millennials, Gen X, and baby boomers graduated, just a quarter could expect to be unemployed that year. Meanwhile, nearly 60% of fresh-faced Gen...

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Shaq’s father once gave his White Castle burgers to a homeless vet—and it inspired the NBA legend’s business and philanthropy empire

Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal says his father taught him to give people help when they’re in need—and he’s lived by that lesson throughout...

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Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei says entrepreneurs should go on vacation to road test potential cofounders—if they’re a drain, they’re ‘the wrong choice’

The Anthropic cofounder and former OpenAI exec says the secret to picking the right cofounder is to travel together before you build together.

12.05.2026 10

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Poppi cofounder maxed out credit cards and sold her car to fund the company—now, she’s a multimillionaire after a $1.95 billion sale

Poppi cofounders Allison and Stephen Ellsworth made more than $100 million from the sale of their prebiotic soda brand—but their success required...

11.05.2026 10

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This Gen Zer dropped out of college to become an influencer—now he’s a millionaire from selling products like Medicube and Neutrogena on TikTok Shop

Logan Walter, a 21-year-old content creator selling products on TikTok Shop, reels in a seven-figure monthly income making videos in his childhood...

11.05.2026 10

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Blackstone CEO admits his first big investment loss nearly brought him to tears—but the lesson put him on a path to now being worth $47 billion

Like Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, and Brad Smith, Stephen A. Schwarzman learned that “setbacks are terrible, but they also are great teachers.”

10.05.2026 10

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Match Group’s CEO revived a shuttered Tinder internship program for Gen Z—and received over 30,000 applications for just 27 spots

Spencer Rascoff says Match Group is taking a “contrarian approach” to how tech businesses are approaching Gen Z talent: he’s hiring more and...

08.05.2026 10

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky warns two types of people won’t survive the AI era: ‘pure people managers’ and workers who resist change

Brian Chesky, the cofounder and CEO of $84.4 billion short-term rental giant Airbnb, says managers need to do more than meetings to stay afloat in the...

07.05.2026 10

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Here are the best hiring hotspots for recent graduates—cities in the Midwest and South are even outpacing career hubs like New York City

Metropolitan areas in Alabama, Tennessee, and Ohio are competing with New York and San Francisco as the top hubs for new grads—and Gen Zers are...

06.05.2026 10

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Tokyo is throwing out its strict office dress code and asking workers to wear shorts amid the war in Iran energy crisis

Tokyo is encouraging workers to start work early, log in from home, and wear shorts to the office in a bid to cut energy costs and reduce heatstroke.

05.05.2026 10

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Hugh Jackman advises new grads that the most powerful career cues are ‘often disguised as failure’

Hugh Jackman, who was nominated for an Oscar for “Les Misérables,” says he’s continued to fail all of his Hollywood career—and he advises Gen...

04.05.2026 9

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Nearly 4 in 10 job candidates have bailed on a hiring round because it required an AI interview

Even if they go through with it, many are met with radio silence.

04.05.2026 10

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Diary of a CEO founder says he hired someone with ‘zero’ work experience because she ‘thanked the security guard by name’ before the interview

A virtually blank resume may spook employers, but job candidates don’t need a lengthy work career to land a gig—after all, one of Steven...

03.05.2026 10

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Eventbrite CEO sold her company for $500 million—without a job for the first time since 15, she’s playing chess with a robot and eyeing internships

Julia Hartz, the cofounder and CEO of ticketing platform Eventbrite, made a $500 million exit and is now considering her next career move as a free...

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Forget Big Tech: Small businesses will hire nearly 1 million grads in 2026—and some of the hottest roles are gloriously AI-proof

While financial analysts and software engineers have suffered the biggest decline in share of the new grad job market, AI engineers and service...

01.05.2026 10

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Multimillionaire hedge fund manager Bill Perkins says money should ‘drive your fulfillment while you’re alive’—so he’s spending it all before he dies

Bill Perkins, the multimillionaire “Cowboy of Wall Street,” is enjoying his fortune with fine art, longevity treatments, and $16,000 gifts to friends.

30.04.2026 9

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Former Goldman Sachs CEO: Ivy League geniuses aren’t always the most successful—This overlooked skill is key

Lloyd Blankfein, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs, said that his career “is not only relatable, but accessible”—it requires work ethic and a keen...

29.04.2026 10

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CEO of a $25.9 billion bank had his AI clone lead the company’s earnings call—as Mark Zuckerberg builds his own digital twin

An AI double of Customers Bank CEO Sam Sidhu led the company’s recent earnings call. He joins Mark Zuckerberg, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, and Eric...

28.04.2026 10

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Incoming Apple CEO John Ternus tells Gen Z an early mistake taught him an important lesson: ‘The care you put into your work really matters’

John Ternus, the incoming CEO of Apple, advises Gen Z college graduates to pour themselves into work, build skills, and always assume they’re not...

27.04.2026 10

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NASA advisor turned $65 billion founder says ex-Intel CEO Andy Grove helped him get out of a crisis: ‘That’s a lesson I will take to my grave’

Bloom Energy CEO K.R. Sridhar tapped former Intel CEO Andy Grove for wisdom during a company crisis—and he learned employees are the best kept...

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Apple’s Steve Jobs told students to never ‘settle’ in their careers: ‘If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking’

The late Steve Jobs spent decades scaling Apple into the $4 trillion tech behemoth it is today. Even during turbulent times, he said, “the only...

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