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Shark Tank star Robert Herjavec says the best Gen Z career advice comes from Mark Cuban—it’s that nobody cares if you’re ‘passionate’

Gen Z should stop chasing passion, obsession is what actually gets results—according to advice from Mark Cuban.

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Gen Z college students have found a new cheat code to land them an AI-proof job: double majoring

Doubling majoring is exploding on college campuses—and it could be Gen Z’s secret weapon in a shaky job market.

18.11.2025 10

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As Tokyo embraces a 4-day workweek to fight ‘death by overwork,’ Japan’s new prime minister just called a 3 a.m. meeting

The Japanese leader only sleeps two to four hours a night—and has personally pledged to ditch work-life balance in favor of “work, work, work.”

17.11.2025 9

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Like Steve Jobs, this 55-year-old CEO attended community college—and he warns Gen Z ‘don’t let ego get in the way’ when deciding their future

As student debt balloons past $1.6 trillion, First Watch CEO Chris Tomasso encourages Gen Z to ditch prestige for practicality.

15.11.2025 5

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This ‘hidden’ career path is in dire need of more workers—and it can pay Gen Z over $300,000 with no degree required

Six-figure salaries are within reach for Gen Z, but only if they’re willing to brave extreme weather, noisy tarmacs, and the smell of jet fumes.

14.11.2025 6

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As Gen Z question the values of higher ed, CEO at this nearly $1 billion company says it’s ‘silly’ to think one degree will be enough education for life

Udemy CEO Hugo Sarrazin says the degrees vs. skills debate should be focused on “cohabitation.”

12.11.2025 5

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How Cisco is leaning on recruiting and upskilling staff in the AI era—instead of mass layoffs

As AI reshapes the workplace, Cisco is betting on its existing workforce instead of mass layoffs—arming them to code, innovate, and adapt.

12.11.2025 7

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Ford CEO Jim Farley says the secret to climbing the corporate ladder flows through this department—and Tim Cook is proof it works

The secret to CEO success isn’t knowing how to code or use AI chatbots—it’s mastering the supply chain, according to Ford’s Jim Farley.

12.11.2025 5

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Warren Buffett admits his Giving Pledge philanthropy was not ‘feasible’—he’s instead left his three kids $500 million a year to give away

The Berkshire Hathaway billionaire says his longevity has led to “unavoidable consequences” for his charitable objectives.

11.11.2025 30

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This CEO started his career pumping gas and cleaning windshields. He said it taught him the secret to climbing the ladder without stepping on others

Bojangles CEO José Armario went from pumping gas and flipping McDonald’s burgers to running a $1.5 billion chicken empire—he says remaining...

09.11.2025 7

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Success doesn’t kill insecurity—even billionaires and Oscar-winners beg for feedback between takes, MasterClass CEO says

Even after becoming a CEO or Hollywood star, the drive for improvement is embodied among the most successful people, according to MasterClass CEO...

08.11.2025 20

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Elon Musk is officially on the trillionaire path as Tesla shareholders approve an unprecedented $1 trillion pay package

Musk’s net worth could soon top $1 trillion as Tesla reaffirms its desire for the world’s richest man to lead the electric-vehicle company.

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Meet Jared Isaacman, the billionaire tapped by Donald Trump and Elon Musk to usher in a new era of space travel—and he has strict rules about meetings

The secret to getting to Mars starts with slashing useless meetings that could’ve been an email, according to plans from the billionaire tapped to...

06.11.2025 2

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IBM’s CEO admits Gen Z’s hiring nightmare is real—but after promising to hire more grads, he’s laying off thousands of workers

IBM’s CEO Arvind Krishna promised Gen Z he would hire more college grads and be the “opposite” of companies like Amazon laying off workers. Days...

05.11.2025 30

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Job openings have plunged 32% since ChatGPT’s debut—now, $35K healthcare work is one career option left for Gen Z, according to a Stanford study

As AI wipes out early-career roles, one field is still hiring Gen Z—and it doesn’t require a college degree.

03.11.2025 6

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Reddit cofounder walked away with $10 million after his dog died and his mom was diagnosed with brain cancer—but he’d be sharing $38 billion if he held out

Before Reddit became a $40 billion giant, its founders sold it for just $10 million. For Alexis Ohanian, the deal that cost him billions reshaped what...

28.10.2025 10

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Elon Musk defends $1 trillion pay package: ‘I just don’t feel comfortable building a robot army here and then being ousted’

Tesla CEO Elon Musk warns “corporate terrorists” are trying to take away his $1 trillion pay package—and control over building out the...

24.10.2025 2

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Executives at DoorDash, Airbnb, Sephora and ServiceNow agree: leaders need to be agile—and be a ‘swan’ on the pond

Top C-suite leaders say staying calm, giving context, and fostering agility are the keys to success within complex businesses.

21.10.2025 4

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$1 billion-a-year CEO writes hundreds of thank you notes to staff and still eats in the break room—’which always, for whatever reason, blows new employees away

First Watch CEO Chris Tomasso isn’t afraid to pick up pen and paper—something similarly embraced by top business leaders at Chevron and even OpenAI.

21.10.2025 10

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This Gen Zer dropped out of college and is making over $100,000 repairing plane engines after 21 months of training 

“I was studying mechanical engineering and I didn't like the fact that half of my classes didn't relate to the actual career that I wanted to get...

20.10.2025 10

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YouTuber Hank Green warns Gen Z that being an influencer isn’t all lazy mornings and free trips: ‘The vast majority of your life is typing’

The dream job of Gen Z may look glamorous, but being a content creator may still feel a lot like a 9-to-5 desk job, warns Hank Green.

18.10.2025 10

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says if you check your email in meetings, he’ll tell you to close it: ’it’s disrespectful’

Wall Street titan Jamie Dimon says workplace etiquette has gone off the rails—and he’s calling for a return to old-school focus in an age of AI...

17.10.2025 2

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This exec says resisting FOMO is a major challenge in the AI age: ‘Stay focused on the human being’

Executives from Brilliant Earth, Grindr, and Braze agree: Trying to innovate just for the sake of it can do more harm than good.

16.10.2025 5

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Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says fear of ICE is disrupting business: ‘People aren’t going to work’

D.C.’s mayor says the city is still on edge amid National Guard deployments, immigration sweeps, and a shrinking federal footprint.

16.10.2025 4

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GoodRX CEO calls out an ‘uncomfortable’ trend: The pendulum has swung too far in favor of employees

The post‑pandemic pendulum swung too far in employees’ favor, warns GoodRx’s Wendy Barnes—and business leaders need to build resilient teams...

14.10.2025 3

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As AI fears continue, executives say a human in the loop in not enough—workers need to prioritize one skill

Workday, Microsoft, and Guild executives say AI will reward workers who can think critically and have good judgment.

14.10.2025 10

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IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva dismisses impact of Trump trade war: ‘Trade is like water, you put in an obstacle, it goes around it’

Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, says fears that “trade is dead” are overblown.

14.10.2025 5

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Exec at $270 billion Cisco started his career making $4/hour waiting tables—he says the experience ‘wires you differently’ and is a must for Gen Z

Like Jeff Bezos and Jensen Huang, Cisco’s chief product officer Jeetu Patel started his career in the service industry—and he credits it to his...

11.10.2025 10

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AI enabled Klarna to halve its workforce—now, the CEO is warning workers that other ‘tech bros’ are sugarcoating just how badly it’s about to impact jobs

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, who told Sam Altman he wanted Klarna to be ChatGPT’s “favorite guinea pig,” says too many CEOs are downplaying how...

10.10.2025 5

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Gen Z’s credit scores just suffered the biggest drop of any generation in years—student loans, rent and ‘doom spending’ are to blame

Student loan payments, inflation, and social-media-fueled spending are crushing Gen Z’s credit scores—and it could haunt them for decades.

10.10.2025 4

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Cristiano Ronaldo is football’s first-ever billionaire: he went from begging for burgers outside McDonald’s to landing a $400 million-plus tax-free Saudi contract

From humble beginnings to ultra wealthy status, Ronaldo’s $1.4 billion net worth proves the world’s most-followed athlete is also a wise businessman.

08.10.2025 4

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This multimillionaire once cleaned meat trucks for $7 an hour, but a coffee shop encounter proved ‘You’re just one move away from changing your life’

Jesse Itzler, who ultimately sold his $5 billion-in-sales private jet business to Warren Buffett, says the world doesn’t reward perfect plans, "it...

06.10.2025 2

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MasterClass founder says CEOs who are not using AI daily are only 80% as good as their peers—he’s saved an entire day of work thanks to a custom GPT

While some CEOs fear AI will replace them, David Rogier built an AI clone of himself—and says it's made him more essential, not less.

05.10.2025 10

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David Beckham’s company raked in nearly $100 million last year: Deals with AliExpress and SharkNinja put him back on the billionaire track

David Beckham’s latest wins aren’t on the pitch—they’re in business, with $92 million in annual revenue and lucrative deals that could put him...

03.10.2025 10

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Jane Goodall made a name for herself with no degree, no experience: She got a job as a waitress and saved ‘every penny’ on a one-way ticket to Africa

No degree. No academic training. Not even money for university. How Jane Goodall went from waitress to world icon.

02.10.2025 2

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Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang says electricians and plumbers will be needed by the hundreds of thousands in the new working world

The $4 trillion tech CEO warns the future won’t be powered by tech bros—but rather the blue-collar workers.

30.09.2025 10

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Lyft CEO uses a Jeff Bezos-inspired interview question to suss out potential new hires: ‘Customers are fickle, so you’ve got to innovate on their behalf every day’

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos taught Lyft's CEO that customers are “fickle”—and it inspired his curveball interview.

29.09.2025 4

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This teacher quit crowded classrooms to run her own microschool—now she’s earning over $100K and finally doesn’t have to work a summer job

The rise of microschools is enabling educators to reinvent their careers on their own terms, with higher salaries, smaller classes, and creative...

28.09.2025 10

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This millennial nurse commutes 5,000 miles from Sweden to work at a California hospital. She works eight days in a row and rakes in over $100 an hour

Supercommuting isn’t just for ambitious interns or Fortune 500 CEOs, one millennial nurse flies across the world—and she says it actually boosts...

26.09.2025 4

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MasterClass CEO admits it’s ‘really tough’ for Gen Z grads—he reveals how they can get hiring managers to respond to cold emails

AI may be gutting entry-level opportunities, but MasterClass CEO David Rogier argues it’s also Gen Z’s biggest shot to stand out—if they know...

26.09.2025 10

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MrBeast’s $5 billion empire runs on generosity—but at a cost

The YouTube star has built much of his popularity on philanthropy-inspired content. But red ink and controversy are testing his model.

26.09.2025 10

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Gen Z is reviving this boring job that millennials and boomers abandoned—and it’s helping them land six-figure careers straight out of college

About 75% of accountants are expected to retire in the next decade, and some Gen Zers are realizing that the field is not so boring after...

25.09.2025 10

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Steve Harvey went from sleeping in his car on $50 a week to multimillionaire status. He says making money is hard, but keeping it is even harder

The Family Feud host went from being homeless and broke to being a multimillionaire and world-renowned entertainer, proving that hustle can turn rock...

25.09.2025 20

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CFO of $320 billion software firm: AI will help us ‘afford to have less people’ but if we do it wrong, it will be a ‘catastrophe’

SAP’s C-suite admits that AI could significantly slash its 110,000-strong workforce—and its CFO says he 'will be brutal' in the process.

25.09.2025 9

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The hottest workplace policy at startups right now: No shoes

Silicon Valley startups are embracing one of their favorite work-from-home perks: attending meetings in just socks.

24.09.2025 10

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Palantir CEO says Gen Z can either have a social life at age 20 or be successful—but they can’t do both

Gen Z may crave work-life balance, but Palantir boss Alex Karp says the only way to win big is to give up their social life.

23.09.2025 9

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Patagonia founder lived on $1 a day and cat food before making it—when he hit billionaire status, he was so angry he gave away his $3 billion company

While some founders dream of joining the likes of Warren Buffett in the billionaires club, Patagonia’s Yvon Chouinard was so furious he gave his...

23.09.2025 20

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Charlie Kirk had a message for the over 2 million unemployed Gen Z NEET men: You don’t need college to make your dreams happen

From dropout to multimillion-dollar nonprofit leader, Kirk claimed college was overrated—and many Gen Z share his skepticism.

23.09.2025 10

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This Shark Tank star became a millionaire by 26—he tells Gen Z to be great at just one thing because ‘the world doesn’t reward general talent’

Struggling to land a job? Shark Tank’s Robert Herjavec says Gen Z’s secret weapon might not be tech—it’s communication.

21.09.2025 20

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As Gen Z hunts for career fire starters, these are the best MBA programs landing grads $150K+ jobs in tech and consulting

Gen Z may be skeptical of the higher education payoff, but LinkedIn’s new ranking shows elite programs like Stanford and Harvard still deliver...

20.09.2025 10

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