I quit bartending at Twin Peaks to start my marketing career. Within 3 years, I was a CMO earning double my former income.

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Brittany Betts is a marketing professional in Nashville.

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When I retired at 54 with my husband, I worried we'd be bored spending all our time together. I'm learning to focus on myself.

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The author retired early.

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I help tired moms take care of their newborns at night on top of my day job. It's hard but rewarding work.

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Jessica Hall said it was rewarding to help parents who were struggling to balance caring for newborns and returning to work.

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Athlete marketing is booming with the evolution of NIL and creating new career paths

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Here are the highest-paid CEOs in the US , some of whom have 9-figure compensation packages

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Tim Cook was No. 11 on a list of highest-paid execs.

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Off for Juneteenth? Here's an out-of-office message you can use to explain its significance.

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A man carries a child on his shoulders as they march near Central Park during a 2020 Juneteenth celebration.

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An Arkansas county doesn't want families to move. It's offering them up to $50,000 to build or renovate their homes.

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A street in Blytheville, Arkansas.

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The retirement Catch-22

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Age discrimination undermines Larry Fink's "solution" to the retirement crisis.

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I wear bold outfits and my natural Afro to the office. People who say Gen Z can't dress for the workplace are wrong — we just do things differently.

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Maya Penn.

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This 27-year-old says she makes 6 figures running a California fast-food joint: 'It's been life-changing for my family'

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Raising Cane's was founded in Louisiana in 1996. The popular fast-food chain specializes in chicken fingers.
Raising Cane's was founded in Louisiana in 1996. The popular fast-food chain specializes in chicken fingers.

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