I'm 26 and was given a stake in a racehorse to promote it on social media. I made $25,000 — and it introduced me to some of the world's most powerful people.

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Griffin Johnson with horse
Griffin Johnson owns multiple racehorses.

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I've spent $33,000 on cosmetic procedures at 65. It's been life-changing for my career and confidence.

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a woman's before and after of a facelift
Susan DiLeo.

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My city was filling up with digital nomads, so I converted my family home into a business

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Hana Nguyễn
Hana Nguyen converted part of her parents' family home in Da Nang, Vietnam, into a coworking space.

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My small business modernized a 2,000-year-old tourniquet. We've already sold hundreds of kits through word of mouth.

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Founder Hannah Herbst with AutoTQ kits at the Golden Hour Medical headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida on March 2, 2026. Herbst developed the AutoTQ automated tourniquet after learning about the frequency of blood loss deaths. (Photo by Jennifer Ortiz)
Hannah Herbst is the CEO of Golden Hour Medical.

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I started a business with my parents. We had to learn how to work together and not take things personally.

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Cornilia Issa started a company with her parents five years ago.

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I'm moving from Miami to Dubai despite the Middle East conflict. My friends are begging me to cancel.

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Rikki Dimitriadis eats dinner in Dubai
Rikki Dimitriadis has a one-way ticket booked to Dubai for the start of April.

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I'm a Google manager who gets fully dressed for work — even at home. It's made me more successful.

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Anchal Mirza while working from home.
Anchal Mirza dresses up to work from home.

Anchal Mirza

My flight U-turned midair as war broke out in the Middle East. Now I'm stranded in Doha, and it feels like the early days of Covid.

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Peter Wozny at Doha's international airport on February 28
Peter Wozny at Doha's international airport on February 28

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We're sisters, best friends, and co-CEOs. Here's a day in our lives running our dental tech company.

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two sisters pose in red for a professional photo
Dr. Haley Abivardi and Dr. Goly Abivardi.

Jos Schmid

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dr. Haley Abivardi, DMD (above, right), and Dr. Goly Abivardi, DMD, the 56- and 52-year-old co-CEOs and founders of vVardis, based in Zug and Zurich. It's been edited for length and clarity.

I made an $800,000 mistake at my job. It taught me what good bosses do when an employee screws up.

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A man in a sweater over a dress shirt
Alex Levin, CEO of Regal

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