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Ron Schneidermann, CEO of test prep company Acely, is urging Gen Z to do it differently.
Dexcom CEO Jake Leach says the secret to getting ahead isn't asking for a promotion—it's becoming the person willing to take on what others won't.
New research found that men who gossip are perceived as less competent and less qualified for leadership roles than women who engage in the same...
Abdul El-Sayed’s University of Michigan speech impressed Bill Clinton so much that he encouraged the future senator-elect to go into politics.
Helena Foulkes spent decades in corporate before making a run for governor: ‘You can go for something and it doesn't work, and yet other gifts come’
Now worth $357 billion, Jeff Bezos once created a “regret minimization framework” to decide whether to quit his cushy hedge fund job to create Amazon.
While millions of Americans struggle to make ends meet, some U.S. Senate candidates like Mark Warner and Pete Ricketts are worth as much as $200...
With an IPO looming, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei—who has a net worth of $13.6 billion—has reportedly expressed concerns that AI workers are...
Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy is the only college in the U.S. where students can strictly study the art of giving—and...
As AI upends the job market, exclusive GoDaddy data finds a new wave of entrepreneurial activity taking root in some lesser-known college towns.
Billionaire Mark Cuban started out selling trash bags. Now, he says Gen Z should stop chasing the perfect job and get working—even in fast food.
Billionaire OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI will upend jobs—but young workers who embrace entrepreneurship could turn disruption into opportunity.
Business school is becoming a tougher sell for Gen Z, even as graduates of top MBA programs land jobs with median base salaries of at least $175,000.
With two Gen Z children of his own, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says AI can help young people get ahead—but human judgment and ingenuity remain essential.
The former PepsiCo CEO says grinding through overnight shifts as an Ivy League receptionist earned her respect no social connection could buy.
KFC’s president Catherine Tan-Gillespie started her career on just £1.20/hour—and promotion after promotion led her to the top of the fried...
“You Can See Everything” is set to make $25 million in its second week. But its director, Nathan Fielder, had a fairly humble start to life.
Billionaire Eric Schmidt spent 12-hour days coordinating teams as Google CEO. Now, he says, AI could eliminate thousands of “glue people” jobs.
The multimillionaire lifestyle mogul Martha Stewart says she’s jealous of people who achieve work-life balance—but suspects their lives are boring.
The JPMorgan Chase CEO admits Apple TV’s Ted Lasso offers a leadership lesson in balancing empathy and accountability while building a winning team.
As billionaires like Larry Page and Peter Thiel leave California, Gen Z is following suit—they’re moving to more affordable South Carolina and...
Even without a college degree, Costco CEO Ron Vachris rose from the warehouse floor to the corner office—guided by his father’s advice.
Shaquille O’Neal promised his mom he’d finish college when he left for the NBA in 1992. Now, the basketball legend has a bachelor’s, an MBA, an...
Gen Z may be juggling multiple jobs out of financial necessity, but they’re not alone. Many of the NFL’s 121 referees hold second jobs—just for fun.
Satya Nadella still regrets staying silent in a meeting with Bill Gates around 2008-2009—but says the experience shaped his approach to career...
Carnegie Mellon had six programs whose graduates earned more than $150,000 annually—the most of any university on the list.
With $372 billion to his name, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says Americans have been taught to view billionaire success in the wrong light.
Mike Tomlin went viral for his 12-year Minecraft city—but like Warren Buffett and David Solomon, he shows how hobbies can help people recharge for...
Billionaire Alex Karp tells Gen Z to skip elite college degrees, as one-fifth of Fortune 500 companies recruit more neurodivergent talent by 2027.
Even after Amazon cut 30,000 jobs, Jeff Bezos predicts AI will boost productivity so much that fewer people will need to work, creating a labor...
Even after 33 years of building Nvidia, Jensen Huang still works seven days a week—and says building something incredible requires “suffering.”
As CEO of X, Linda Yaccarino saw firsthand what has fueled Elon Musk’s path to a trillionaire: treating every deadline like it’s right now.
96-year-old Buffett now spends his evenings watching YouTube—but the billionaire has long made time for reading, bridge and seeking work-life balance.
As AI disrupts career paths, Gen Z is already far more worried than millennials or Gen Xers about having enough money for their golden years of...
While he could’ve been a trillionaire today, Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak sold his stake early: “I didn’t want to be near money, because it...
Jim Kavanaugh once believed employees needed to be in the office to get the job done. Now, he says leaders need to trust workers “like adults.”
Fears that AI could wipe out humanity are overblown, says Hollywood star Ben Affleck, who sold his AI startup to Netflix for $587 million earlier this...
At Fortune’s inaugural AIQ Summit, executives from Palo Alto Networks, HPE, and Lennar, discussed how AI is reshaping firms—and the workers within...
Billionaire-heir David Ellison tapped Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz as his No. 2 at Paramount after decades of betting on unconventional ideas, including...
Students interested in landing a six-figure trades job aren’t being set up for success, says Linda Hubbard—with half who start training never...
Despite growing backlash over data centers, trillions in AI investment are fueling a surge in high-paying skilled trades jobs across the U.S.
Funko CEO Josh Simon’s first job was working under Disney’s Michael Eisner, where taking a risk taught him a career lesson he still carries today.
The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO says humanoid robots will usher in an “age of abundance”—and advises young people to embrace broad learning...
Ethan Thornton launched Mach Industries at 19. Three years later, the startup is raising hundreds of millions and manufacturing autonomous defense...
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser says Warren Buffett gave her two rules for handling conflict at work. The first? "You can always call them an a--hole...
The billionaire cofounder of PayPal and Palantir warns that Germany’s entrepreneurs too often shy away from scaling companies into global giants.
Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi joins CEOs from JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon to United’s Scott Kirby in calling out unnecessary meetings.
Applicants are sending resumes into a black hole as hiring managers sift through AI-generated and fake applications. Indeed’s CEO says it's a...
A historic $124 trillion wealth transfer is underway, and many heirs are using their influence to pressure older generations to spend down fortunes...
Richard Brown’s career has taken him from the exam room to the classroom and boardroom. At 71, he’s still working—and is now focused on...