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I worked at the DOJ for 18 years. Now I run a support network for employees navigating retaliation and job loss.

Fri, 08/22/2025 - 05:24

Tech Insider : Politics, Business

Stacey Young — Stacey Young, a career federal litigator who left the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division after President Donald Trump's inauguration, testified at a hearing before Congress in April.
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

Law, politics, as-told-to, justice-connection, department-of-justice, doj

I quit my finance job and built a cereal brand from my kitchen. Now we're sold in grocery stores across the country.

Fri, 08/22/2025 - 05:10

Tech Insider : Business

Krishna Kaliannan smiles as he holds a pack of Catalina Crunch — Photo courtesy of Krishna Kaliannan

Careers, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, contributor-2025, finance, diabetes, hedge-funds

I work in advertising during the day and stand-up comedy at night. The jobs are surprisingly similar.

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 20:14

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

Garron Chiu on stage doing stand-up comedy in Hong Kong. — By day, Garron Chiu works in advertising; by night, he performs stand-up comedy.
Provided by Garron Chiu

Careers, singapore-freelancer, as-told-to, stand-up-comedy, hong-kong, living-abroad

I quit my job to scale my side hustle. I've earned over $800,000 in 5 years on Fiverr by raising prices and optimizing my profile.

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 12:08

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Travel

Harlan Rappaport — Harlan Rappaport.
Ed Fortunato

Careers, Freelance, Fiverr, side-hustles, career-change, hustle-culture-big-bet, as-told-to

I left my corporate career to start a cleaning business 5 years ago. I still don't take a salary, but my family is doing much better off.

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 05:08

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

A man wearing glasses, a gray baseball cap, and a red and blue shirt smiles for a selfie. He is standing on a grassy lawn with a driveway and trailer in the background. — Burgess Heberer started his business 5 years ago and 6 weeks later left his job to pursue it full-time.
Courtesy of Burgess Heberer

Careers, Strategy, small-business, Side-Hustle, financial-goals, career-transition, Indiana

I run a business with my identical twin. We flex our twin connection and individual strengths to succeed.

Mon, 08/18/2025 - 06:05

Tech Insider : Business, Economy

Leah Cohen-Shohet and her twin, Danielle, run a multimillion-dollar business together.

Courtesy of Cohen-Shohet sisters

Careers, as-told-to, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, twins

I'm a high-school student who wants to be a coder. I'm betting some of my peers will rely too much on AI.

Mon, 08/18/2025 - 05:18

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

Joshua Karoly — Joshua Karoly
Courtesy Karoly Family

Careers, Careers, as-told-to, Coding, free-coding-courses, software-programmers, tech-careers

I landed my dream job without even applying for it. Here's how I did it and my advice for other job seekers.

Sun, 08/17/2025 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Environment

Alicia Strata — Alicia Strata
Alicia Strata

Careers, Careers, job-market, economy, as-told-to, contributor-2025, jane-zhang

I'm a California landlord who bought my first rental property in Greece. It went so well, I'm already looking for more.

Sun, 08/17/2025 - 04:48

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Travel

Alex Pettas bought an apartment in Athens, Greece, to use as an Airbnb.

Courtesy of Alex Pettas

Real Estate, as-told-to, Relocation, AirBnB, vacation-rentals, Greece, Europe

I started a business at 14. Thanks to it, I was able to take my cousins on an all-expenses-paid trip to Disney World.

Sat, 08/16/2025 - 12:57

Tech Insider : Travel, Business

Aaliyah Arnold and cousins — Aaliyah Arnold took her three cousins to Disney World.
Courtesy of Aaliyah Arnold

Travel, as-told-to, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, disney, travels

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