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I never expected to sell pencils. The brand I've built has grown into a $1.7 million sustainability business.

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 05:36

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

Michael Stausholm posing with pencils — Michael Stausholm bought a pencil that could be planted by MIT students.
Courtesy of Michael Stausholm

Careers, as-told-to, health, health-freelancer, Sustainablity, pencils, Careers

I left JPMorgan to work for MrBeast. I took a 50% pay cut and know it was the right decision for my career.

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 05:07

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Style

Bart Dziedzic of MrBeast, formerly JPMorgan Chase — Bart Dziedzic says leaving investment banking for the creator economy helped him redefine success.
Bart Dziedzic

Media, Careers, limited-synd, as-told-to, MrBeast, jpmorgan-chase, career-advice

I struggled to find a job after working at Microsoft, Meta, and Apple — until I embraced AI and looked beyond Big Tech

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 05:06

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

Lee Givens, Jr. — Lee Givens, Jr.
Lee Givens, Jr.

Careers, Tech, as-told-to, Careers, Tech, Microsoft, apple

My husband and I quit our jobs to travel for a year. My biggest concern was having a career gap on my résumé.

Sun, 11/30/2025 - 19:55

Tech Insider : Travel, Business

Maria Laposata and her husband in the Masai Mara, a national game reserve in Kenya, with elephants walking in the background. — Maria Laposata and her husband left their jobs to spend a year traveling around the world.
Provided by Maria Laposata

Travel, gap-year, singapore-freelancer, around-the-world, burn-out, quit-job, travel-quit-job

I'm a 22-year-old university student building an AI startup. The hardest part is losing student life.

Sun, 11/30/2025 - 19:44

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

Komy, Founder of Genta AI Solutions — Komy A says building an AI startup during university taught him a lot — including how isolating the journey can be.
Komy, Founder of Genta AI Solutions

Careers, AI, as-told-to

I got divorced and moved to Paris at 57. I'm happy I retired in Europe, but life abroad isn't always a fairytale.

Sun, 11/30/2025 - 07:23

Tech Insider : Business

A selfie of Lisa La Valle — Lisa La Valle
Courtesy of Lisa La Valle

Real Estate, expat, Retired, boomer, Italy, France, Paris

I lead product strategy at a creative agency. We're using AI 'hallucinations' to come up with ideas for brands.

Sun, 11/30/2025 - 07:11

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

leslie walsh episode four — Leslie Walsh, head of product strategy and development at Episode Four, explains how the agency uses AI 'hallucinations' to come up with creative advertising ideas.
Andrew Miller

Advertising, Tech, Media, as-told-to, AI, claude, the-ai-marketer

I landed a job at Amazon after 10 months of job-searching. My strategy was flawed in the beginning — here's how I fixed it and landed an offer.

Sun, 11/30/2025 - 05:52

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

Jugal Bhatt — Jugal Bhatt
Jugal Bhatt

Careers, as-told-to, amazon, job-market, job-searching, Tech, lauryn-haas

I'm quitting my dream job at TikTok to travel the world. Here's why.

Sun, 11/30/2025 - 05:25

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

Victoria Dobbe — Courtesy of Victoria Dobbie; BI

Careers, Careers, as-told-to, how-to-quit-well, contributor-2025, bi-illustration, rebecca-zisser

I'm a single mom who didn't finish college. I struggled to land a job, but I now make 6 figures and have no regrets.

Sun, 11/30/2025 - 04:26

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Environment

Audrey Serna — Audrey Serna doesn't regret her decision to leave college, and she now makes six figures.
Courtesy of Audrey Serna

economy, College, Education, Jobs, as-told-to

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