I don't give my 7-year-old an allowance. Instead, he runs a neighborhood business, where neighbors pay him to take out their trash.

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The author's son started a garbage business in the neighborhood.

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I lived in a converted toolshed after the 2008 recession. It taught me resilience, and now, I run multiple businesses.

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a man drilling a roof on a toolshed
The author (not pictured) lived in a toolshed when he had no other options.

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The pump-up songs CEOs and business leaders rely on to get them through the day, from Beyoncé to Eminem

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Photo collage featuring Beyoncé performing onstage during the
CEOs and business leaders love songs by Beyoncé, Fleetwood Mac, and Sombr, among others.

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My dad ran a food cart and called it the 'worst business.' I decided to follow in his footsteps anyway.

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Petey Stathopoulos outside of his breakfast cart in NYC.

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Parents, please stop asking me to hire your kids

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A man and woman stand in front of a retail store.
Scott Tannen and his wife cofounded the bedding company Boll & Branch in 2014.

Clark Adams

SHRM, the world's largest HR group, has been hit with an $11.5 million verdict in a racial discrimination lawsuit

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A man in a suit identified by a name card as Johnny C. Taylor Jr. sitting in a white armchair speaks into a microphone with a blue background behind him.
Johnny C. Taylor Jr.

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College in the US didn't give me the independence I wanted. I moved to Germany, where medical school costs me $100 per semester.

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Erika Roberts jokes around wearing national dress at the Munich beer festival.

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Goldman US equity chief on advice he'd give to young workers starting out: Figure out how you fit into the machine of the company

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David Kostin, Chief US Equity Strategist for Goldman Sachs, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, May 10, 2022.
Goldman Sachs' David Kostin says young workers stand out by understanding how their daily tasks power the business.

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A Hall of Fame quarterback-turned-CEO explains why he interviews everyone he works with — and the red flag he looks for

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Fran Tarkenton speaks at the 2016 Republican National Convention
NFL legend Fran Tarkenton said he makes sure to spend at least 15 minutes with every candidate who wants to work at his companies.

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Citadel CTO says he personally calls top entry-level candidates who are deciding whether to join the firm

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Umesh Subramanian
Umesh Subramanian says he reaches out to top candidates when they're in their decision-making process about joining the firm.

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