The garage where Jamie Siminoff founded Ring burned in the LA fires. Now he wants the doorbell cameras to help fight wildfires.

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Jamie Siminoff hopes teaming up with Watch Duty will help fight wildfires like the one that tore through the Pacific Palisades and burned down the garage that he founded Ring out of in 2012.

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I'm 91 and the oldest working female comedian. Here's what I learned from starting a new career late in life.

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D'yan Forest is the Guinness World Record holder for oldest working female comedian.

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I'm an 81-year-old home builder. People are shocked I'm still framing houses at my age, but I love what I do.

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Jim Franck, 81, is a homebuilder in Oregon who has no plans to stop working, despite being financially comfortable.

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I'm an 83-year-old yoga instructor. I'm not your typical grandma — I still work to feel fulfilled and supplement my Social Security.

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Barbara Brown, 83, teaches chair yoga classes at nursing homes.

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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.

I'm 84 and work late nights from my wheelchair. I can't comfortably retire, and I intend to work until my 100th birthday.

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Jane Way
Jane Way, 84, works 30 hours a week from her home.

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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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I run a $130,000-a-week burnout clinic for CEOs. After my life started to fall apart, I burned out too.

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Jan Gerber

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This essay is based on a conversation with Jan Gerber, 44, who runs the Paracelsus Recovery clinic in Zurich. Business Insider has verified his admission to another Swiss clinic for burnout. The piece has been edited for length and clarity.

I'm a CEO-turned-professor. I start my day with a daily affirmation and end it by reading fantasy romance.

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Sima Sistani starts her day with a daily affirmation and ends it with a fantasy romance read.

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Read Business Insider's stories and watch our video after nearly 200 interviews with workers over 80

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