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Success
He went from washing lab equipment for $10 an hour to leading a $30 billion healthcare company. His advice to Gen Z: Raise your hand
By Preston ForeNovember 7, 2026
Richard Branson
Success
Billionaires Ray Dalio and Richard Branson hate workplace gossip—but men who do it could face a steeper career penalty than women, study finds
By Preston ForeNovember 6, 2026
Zillennials are spending 5 hours a week self-promoting themselves—it’s called ‘loud working’ and colleagues are getting so annoyed they’re quitting
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Zillennials are spending 5 hours a week self-promoting themselves—it’s called ‘loud working’ and colleagues are getting so annoyed they’re quitting
By Orianna Rosa RoyleNovember 6, 2026
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Abdul El-Sayed’s commencement speech in 2007 was so good it led Bill Clinton to tell him to go into politics at just 22 years old
By Preston ForeNovember 5, 2026
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Rhode Island’s new Governor Helena Foulkes spent 25 years at CVS and lost her first election—she says failure and bad bosses made her a better leader
By Preston ForeNovember 4, 2026
Female Business Owner In Workshop Using Digital Tablet And Holding Mobile Phone
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Gen Z doesn’t think their degrees will land them work anymore, so they’re becoming their own bosses instead—and these college towns are thriving
By Preston ForeOctober 30, 2026
Mark Cuban in 2001 holding up a Dairy Queen ice cream cone
Success
Mark Cuban says Gen Z should think more like Jeff Bezos and stop chasing the perfect job: ‘Just get a job’—even at McDonald’s or Dairy Queen
By Preston ForeOctober 29, 2026
Sam Altman
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Sam Altman shares his ‘chronic disappointment’ in MBA students—they’re stuck on what ‘was cool five years ago,’ instead of embracing AI possibilities
By Preston ForeOctober 28, 2026
Tired businesswoman
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As AI threatens entry-level jobs, Gen Z is souring on if another degree can help—U.S. business school applications have plunged 25%
By Preston ForeOctober 27, 2026
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has two Gen Z kids—and his AI warning for the entire generation is: ‘You can’t run away from it, and you can’t wish it away’
By Preston ForeOctober 26, 2026
Catherine Tan-Gillespie
Success
KFC’s president started washing dishes at 13 but dreamt of being the ‘female Richard Branson’—so she quit jobs that wouldn’t embrace her personality
By Preston ForeOctober 24, 2026
Martha Stewart
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Martha Stewart says people need to get it through their ‘thick skulls’ that there’s ‘no such thing as balance’—even at 85 she starts work at 7 a.m.
By Preston ForeOctober 21, 2026
Costco CEO Ron Vachris rose from forklift driver to the C-suite without a college degree: ‘Don’t chase a title’ is the career advice that got him there
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Costco CEO Ron Vachris rose from forklift driver to the C-suite without a college degree: ‘Don’t chase a title’ is the career advice that got him there
By Preston ForeOctober 18, 2026
Satya Nadella gestures with both hands
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Microsoft’s CEO is still haunted by staying silent in a meeting with Bill Gates. Years later, his boss Steve Ballmer taught him how to speak up
By Preston ForeOctober 15, 2026
Teachers and graphic designers are clocking off and cashing in as influencers—LinkedIn CEO says some are pulling in $10K+ for posts about their jobs
Success
Teachers and graphic designers are clocking off and cashing in as influencers—LinkedIn CEO says some are pulling in $10K+ for posts about their jobs
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 15, 2026
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