While working as a lawyer, I started posting about my family online. When it took off, I quit, and my site makes over $1 million each year.

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Blair Lonergan started The Seasoned Mom in 2013 as a creative outlet, and now, the site makes over $1 million annually.

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I own many businesses and have 4 kids. I don't drink coffee, eat only fruit before noon, and end the day with chocolate.

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Jesse Itzler, with his wife, Sarah Blakely, sitting on his lap in a fun pose.
Entrepreneur Jesse Itzler, pictured with his wife Sara Blakely, owns multiple businesses and typically starts his day by taking his kids to school and exercising.

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Paul Graham, who coined 'founder mode,' says it's possible to go 'too far' and veer into micromanaging

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Paul Graham is pictured in conversation with Charlie Rose.
Almost a year out from his viral essay, Paul Graham reflected on the difference between going "founder mode" and micromanaging.

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I was laid off from Microsoft after 2 years. Here's why I didn't freak out — and I'm absolutely better off.

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Raheel Khawaja
Raheel Khawaja runs Pebble Ridge Capital Group.

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AT&T's CEO isn't sure why his corporate culture memo went viral, but he says it has spurred 'the right kind of dialogue'

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John Stankey
AT&T CEO John Stankey speaks at the Boston College Chief Executives Club luncheon in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., March 24, 2023.

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I quit my first job out of college at PwC after a year. Working at the Big Four has pros — but one con was a dealbreaker.

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Left: Sofia Javier, Right: A PwC office building with the logo on the side of the building
Javier left PwC to join Comcast as a senior financial analyst.

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I gave up a C-level career in investments to write children's books. I wanted to build something that could outlive me.

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Shireen Eddleblute took time off work to look after her family and, later, to start her own company.

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What a 24-year-old analyst learned in his first year at $25 billion Balyasny

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Francesco Catanzariti, an analyst on Balyasny's macro trading team.
Francesco Catanzariti, an analyst on Balyasny's macro trading team in New York.

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I teach Gen Z how to win at sales. These are the strategies that actually work.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Sarah Uy portrait
As someone who's on the cusp of Gen Z, I feel like our generation can be a little soft when it comes to facing rejection.

Sarah Uy

I've worked at Amazon, HPE, Cisco, and Dell. Here's how the perks and work cultures stack up.

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Sylvania Harrod.

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