I quit my corporate job at 29 and became a yacht chef. Now I cook for high-profile executives and retired athletes.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Economy
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Emily Ruybal is a private chef and content creator working on chartered yachts.

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I took over the Tetris company from my dad. My children see me as a strong leader.

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Maya Rogers is the CEO of Tetris, the company her father, Henk Rogers, left, founded with game developer Alexey Pajitnov, right.

Photo credit: Ryan Hadji

How soccer and ballet taught top Goldman and KKR execs to bounce back after rejection

Tech Insider : Sports, Business
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From left: Goldman Sachs partner Lizzie Reed, KKR partner Alisa Wood

Business Insider

Former Stripe CTO shares the company's technical interview process — and it doesn't include a whiteboard

Tech Insider : Business
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Stripe's former CTO said that the company wanted to "TK" during its interviews.

Illustration by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

I was earning $300,000 at Google and saving for early retirement — then I quit for a more flexible life. It changed how I view success.

Tech Insider : Business
A man standing in front of a light-up Google sign at one of Google's offices.
Tang initially thought he'd stay at Google for life.

Courtesy of Jim Tang

I've worked in HR for more than 30 years. These 4 interview mistakes can cost you the job.

Tech Insider : Business
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HR consultant Melanie Shong Helm says not enough job seekers send thank-you notes after interviews.

Alicia R. Helm

I'm a co-CEO and a former recruiter. This is the best question a candidate has ever asked me.

Tech Insider : Business
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Noah Berk is the co-CEO of Aptitude 8, a technical consulting company.

Noah Berk

I quit my six-figure Big Tech job to start a business and earned back my income 2 years later. Here's what I wish I'd known sooner.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
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Entrepreneur Aliena Cai said she learned from four business mistakes that cost her time, money, and energy.

Photo courtesy of Aliena Cai

I'm an e-commerce entrepreneur who makes 7 figures. I used to live paycheck to paycheck and now I plan to retire at 50.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
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Jesse Frimpong.

Marc Johnson

One Australian bank just gave employees a choice: Come to the office or take a pay cut

Tech Insider : Business
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A man uses his mobile phone outside an Australia and New Zealand bank branch in central Sydney August 16, 2013.

REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

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