After high school, I chose to start a jewelry brand instead of going to college. These are 3 things I wish I knew.

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Kiana Mei in front of her pop-up stall in Singapore.
Kiana Mei started her business at the age of 15 in high school. Now, she's fully committed to life as a young entrepreneur.

Aditi Bharade

We spent a year abroad in France and enrolled our kids in a local school. Coming home was bittersweet.

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Gemma Bonham-Carter and her family left Canada to spend a year in the South of France.

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I cofounded my AI startup while on paternity leave. Here's how I balance work and being a dad.

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Aaron Cannon cofounded an AI startup that recently raised $30 million. He also picks up his 3-year-old every day from preschool.

Aaron Cannon

My husband died unexpectedly 6 years ago. I'm so grateful for the many holiday photos and videos I have of him.

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Natalie McCarter's husband died in February 2019.

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I'm a CEO who called my 600-plus employees — and found out what we were getting wrong

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Nicholas Svensson
Nicholas Svensson, CEO of Smart Technologies

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I left Big Law at 29 to become a rabbi, then changed careers again at 40. Here's what I learned about finding the perfect job.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Justin Pines in front of JBS sign
Justin Pines is the CEO of the Jewish Broadcasting Service, an international Jewish TV network.

JBS

I moved to the US from India. Here's how I landed a job at Microsoft after first misunderstanding the Big Tech hiring process.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
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Rishab Jolly.

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I'm a business immigration lawyer. I'm telling my clients that if you have a valid visa stamp, return to the US now.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Travel
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Tahmina Watson.

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I built a remote company to prove high-intensity work doesn't have to break people

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Travel
Carly Martinetti
Carly Martinetti

Alexis Abrams

We're cofounders who left Amazon to build our own startup. We learned the hard way why Big Tech habits don't always translate.

Tech Insider : Business
Two people stand beside a large screen displaying the Agefully app, which promotes an AI-powered day companion for older adults and their families.
Andy Ratsirason and Shalini Aggarwal left Amazon at seperate times but reunited to run their AI startup, Tenafli.

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