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Chanel exec started in teaching—she fell into luxury after a failed exam forced her back to school
Claire Isnard can trace her 40‑year career—including 17 years at fashion house Chanel—back to one bad exam. Had she passed,…
This CEO went back to college at 52, but says successful Gen Zers ‘forge their own path’
Being a successful college dropout is worn like a badge of honor for many in the business world. After all,…
Apple’s Steve Jobs told students to never ‘settle’ in their careers: ‘If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking’
Forty-five years after Apple’s IPO, the company is now worth $4.1 trillion—but its rise was anything but smooth. Steve Jobs…
CEO gives job candidates live feedback in interviews—and if they ‘get offended’ they’re not a fit
For most candidates, feedback on how their interview went arrives days after an interview—if it arrives at all. But one…
L’Oreal CHRO cut her teeth at luxury brands Chanel—She says the secret to her success was always saying yes
Stephanie Kramer has climbed the ranks from Chanel to L’Oréal’s corner office. On paper, it reads like the kind of…
By now, you’ve probably heard of the term “girlboss,” coined by Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso, that encapsulated millennial working…
Hard work beats talent when it comes to success, UPenn psychologist says: ‘Effort counts twice’
It’s undeniable these are talented people—but University of Pennsylvania psychologist Angela Duckworth has spent years researching what goes into success,…
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
Steve Jobs, George Lucas, and Guy Fieri don’t have much in common—except where their stories began. Each launched their careers…
China’s unemployed Gen Z are proudly calling themselves ‘rat people’—they’re spending all day in bed in a rebellion against burnout
The millennial era of “work hard, play harder” and “girl bossing” has given way to a new trend. In China,…
Ex-Meta exec says Mark Zuckerberg taught him a lesson in work-life balance: Now he has strict rules for meetings and emails at his $1 billion tax firm
When Martin Ott joined Facebook to lead its Northern and Central Europe operations as MD in 2012, the company was…












