I went from MTV star to managing fortunes at Bank of America. It took hustle and a lowly internship to get here.

Tech Insider : Business
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Kim Stolz

Bank of America

I was an in-house artist at Goyard and Louis Vuitton. Now, I use AI to market my fashion brand.

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Travel
Jasline Ang, cofounder of Studio Qiling.
Jasline Ang, cofounder of Studio Qiling.

Jasline Ang

My daughter just moved to Chicago. I'm glad my kids are independent, but I didn't know it would hurt so much.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Christina Daves sitting in the back of a moving truck
The author helped her daughter move far away.

Courtesy of Christina Daves

Cisco exec says the slowdown in entry-level hiring is a 'total blip' and won't last

Tech Insider : Business
Francine Katsoudas headshot
Francine Katsoudas, Cisco's chief people, policy, and purpose officer, told Business Insider that she doesn't think the slowdown in entry-level hiring will last long.

IBM

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt says flexible working is fine for government jobs, but winning in tech means 'tradeoffs'

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Eric Schmidt
Eric Schmidt

REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach

I left a comfortable career with Disney and Warner Bros. to run a noodle brand. Betting on myself was worth the risk.

Tech Insider : Business
Young Chang, CEO of A-Sha Foods USA, poses next to a display of A-Sha products.
Young Chang, CEO of A-Sha Foods USA, told Business Insider his brother-in-law convinced him to leave his steady corporate job to work in the food industry.

A-Sha Foods USA

I was unemployed for year after being laid off twice. Here are 4 things that gave me the confidence I needed to keep chugging on.

Tech Insider : Business
Jasmine Lee
Jasmine Lee says facing two layoffs in two years felt like a quarter-life crisis.

Jasmine Lee

Trump's $100,000 visa fee threatens Wall Street's pipeline of junior bankers and tech talent

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Technology
People in suits cross the street
Wall Street workers

BI/Momo Takahashi

I left my job to travel after a hard breakup. Starting over in China gave me the life I wanted.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
David Fun posing with San Francisco skyline in the background.
After a difficult break-up, David Fun took some time off from work, and California, and eventually settled down in Guangzhou, China.

Provided by David Fun

I landed a job at Goldman Sachs right out of college thanks to this unique twist to my résumé

Tech Insider : Business, Politics
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The author landed a job at Goldman Sachs with no experience.

Courtesy of Scott Stirrett

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