I'm an ex-Clinton strategist turned CEO. I don't micromanage and love Chinese food and brain games — here's a day in my life.

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Mark Penn

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mark Penn, the 71-year-old CEO and Chairman of Stagwell, based in Miami Beach. It's been edited for length and clarity.

The woman in the viral Coldplay 'Kiss Cam' video breaks her monthslong silence

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A screenshot from a TikTok of a man and woman embracing while watching a concert, shown on a
A video of Andy Byron, the former CEO of Astronomer, embracing the company's HR chief Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay concert went viral last week.

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I'm the US CEO of Philip Morris International. My schedule books out a year in advance, but I'm not very timely — here's my routine.

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a woman in a navy blazer and jeans poses against a wooden table
Stacey Kennedy.

Alexander Berg

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Stacey Kennedy, the US CEO for Philip Morris International, based in Stamford, Connecticut. It's been edited for length and clarity.

Doug McMillon shares his final reading list as Walmart CEO, with topics from AI to basketball to China

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Walmart CEO Doug McMillon delivers a keynote address during CES 2024 at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas.
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon is an avid reader.

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McDonald's CEO has some candid advice: 'Nobody cares about your career as much as you do'

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McDonald's President and CEO Chris Kempczinski listens as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the McDonald's Impact Summit at the Westin DC Downtown on November 17, 2025.
McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski is not afraid of hurting your feelings.

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The CEO of Elanco has 6 kids. This is the career advice he gives them.

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Elanco CEO Jeff Simmons
Elanco cuts hundreds of jobs

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A 42-year-old CEO was diagnosed with colon cancer. It pushed her to trade perfectionism for vulnerability.

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Jenn Goldsack
Jennifer Goldsack said cancer forced her to redefine what leadership looks like as a CEO.

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Read Todd Combs' goodbye letter to Geico employees after he quit Berkshire Hathaway to join JPMorgan

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Todd Combs.
Todd Combs is CEO of Geico, owned by Berkshire Hathaway.

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Walmart's outgoing CEO says the prospect of having a blank calendar for the first time is 'kind of exciting'

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Doug McMillon
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 09: Walmart Inc. President and CEO Doug McMillon delivers a keynote address during CES 2024 at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas on January 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 12 and features about 4,000 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to more than 130,000 attendees.

The CEO of OnlyFans explains how she hires for her tiny, but insanely profitable, team

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Keily Blair, CEO, OnlyFans on Centre Stage during day three of Web Summit 2025 at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal.
OnlyFans CEO Keily Blair said she does not hire middle managers in her company.

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