Browsing: career success
Dolly Parton once turned down a song request from Elvis Presley. That was just one business decision that helped build her $650 million empire
Country music superstar Dolly Parton had a very early start to her career when she began singing at her local…
Richard Branson once double-booked his own job interview. The candidate is now Virgin’s CEO
A job interview with Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of the Virgin brand, is likely to be nerve-racking enough on…
Blackstone exec Jon Gray tells Gen Z to think like founders at work as more ditch the corporate ladder
Blackstone may manage more than $1.3 trillion in assets, but president Jon Gray doesn’t want the firm’s newest class of…
Jamie Dimon says six-figure shipyard jobs are the ‘American Dream’—but roles require hours in harsh conditions
Earlier this month, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon pointed to shipbuilding as an example of the modern American Dream: a…
This former U.S. soccer player built a $20 billion-a-year company, but he says resilience matters more than talent
Jim Kavanaugh never became a global soccer icon like Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Unlike Messi and Ronaldo, one of…
One Wall Street firm is paying its Gen Z interns fresh out of college $8,600 a week—more than the typical American makes in nearly two months
The battle for entry-level talent is getting expensive. And it’s starting before graduates even enter the workforce. Wall Street trading…
He went from working in a factory to being rich enough to retire at 32—but 3 decades later, this millionaire still works and takes public transport
Bill Holland achieved what many people spend their entire careers chasing: by age 32, he had made enough money to…
Three dads started selling hats from a garage with $750—now they’ve sold $35 million worth
Back in 2022, Bart Szaniewski, Grant Eastey, and Ejay O’Donnell were reluctant to admit it, but fatherhood had hit them…
This summer, millions of students are turning their tassels and heading into an uncertain job market. Aside from looking into…
Google CEO tells graduates to stop obsessing over first jobs—it’s a lesson he first learned in Vegas
“I’m going to let you in on a little secret: While these things matter in the moment, they are much…












