I'm a CEO who believes in menstrual leave for employees, polite bullying, and barre workouts. Here's a day in my life.

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Tori Dunlap
Tori Dunlap, the founder of Her First $100K, shares a day in her life.

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tori Dunlap, the 31-year-old founder and CEO of Her First $100K, a financial education company geared toward Gen Z and millennial women. She's also an author and podcast host based in Seattle.

I breed and train dogs that sell for $175,000 each. We place about 20 dogs a year, and it took us a while to be profitable.

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Kim Greene with dog
Kim Greene started breeding protection dogs after getting pregnant with twins.

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I'm the CEO of Habit Burger. I swear by my Oura ring, daily workouts, and non-negotiable family time to stay balanced.

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Habit Burger CEO Shannon Hennessy in a green shirt
Habit Burger CEO Shannon Hennessy told Business Insider that her favorite piece of career advice is to invest in your own confidence.

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I was successful but depressed at 41. I found a fulfilling side hustle in therapy, and negotiated a 4-day week to pursue it.

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Ben Tye is the CEO of Gate One

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I quit my job at 54 to start a party boat business because I stopped feeling alive

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A man with a beard and wearing a baseball hat smiles.

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I broke out in hives after severely burning out at my job — so I quit. I'm not willing to die for an early retirement.

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Audrey Wang

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Amazon placed him on a PIP. Here's how he bought himself time to find a new job.

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Michael Permana
Michael Permana

Michael Permana

We're a married couple that runs an AI startup. We have no work-life balance, and that's OK.

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Jake Stauch and Tatiana Birgisson co-lead the AI startup Serval.

Serval

A high school dropout who got hired at OpenAI says he used ChatGPT to learn Ph.D.-level AI

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A high school dropout says ChatGPT helped him learn PhD-level AI. Now at OpenAI's Sora team, he says credentials matter less than results.

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We're retired lawyers who started a podcast to figure out where to live. 5 years in, we've got a new idea.

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Gilen Chan and Gene Preudhomme started a podcast to interview retirees about where they chose to settle.

Gilen Chan and Gene Preudhomme.

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