I skipped college for trade school. Now I have a job I love that won't be replaced by AI.

Tech Insider : Business
Baylee Frankovich on the job as an HVAC service technician

Baylee Frankovich

I'm the creator of the Theragun. Here's a day in my life, starting with a morning mantra and ending with my 3-second trick to fall asleep.

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Travel
Dr. Jason Wersland with Theragun
Dr. Jason Wersland, a chiropractor, invented the Theragun while trying to manage his own pain after a motorcycle accident.

Therabody

I turned a YouTube-taught hobby into a side hustle selling art for $13,000 a year

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Trisha Soo working on digital illustrations on her iPad in her living room in Singapore.
Trisha Soo stays up until 3 a.m. most days, working on her side hustle art business.

Aditi Bharade

My grandparents took me to The Little Gym when I was a kid. Years later, they helped me buy it.

Tech Insider : Business
Sarah Cantera headshot
Sarah Cantera now owns the Little Gym she went to as a kid.

Courtesy of Sarah Cantera

I took out a second mortgage to build a tiny home in my backyard. Making money isn't the only reason it was worth it.

Tech Insider : Business
A woman posing outside a home, petting a dog.
Elaine Yang installed an ADU in her backyard to add more housing in California.

Courtesy of Elaine Yang

I married a cult leader at 18. I tried escaping 10 different times, but the system made it nearly impossible.

Tech Insider : Business
A recent photo of Briell Decker with her newborn.
A recent photo of Decker with her newborn.

Courtesy of Briell Decker.

We're former Google coworkers who raised $4.5M for an AI startup. We didn't build a big team — we built fast instead.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Technology
Two men wearing glasses and business attire stand side by side, smiling against a plain background.
Joe Cheuk and Praneet Dutta cofounded Pomo.

Dan Clark

I'm 40 and $300,000 in debt after my startup failed. I'm living on $10 a day in South Korea.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style
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Kang Gwang-sik, 40, tells Business Insider he has been living on just $10 a day while facing $300,000 in debt.

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I worked 12-hour shifts on fishing boats. I used the money I made to start a business that's now worth millions.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Jack Ng family photo
Jack Ng immigrated to the US at 12.

Courtesy of Jack Ng

I applied to 2,000 jobs before getting offers at Target and a startup. Here's how I decided which to pick.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Dianna Dimambro standing
Dianna Dimambro applied to roughly 2,000 software engineering jobs.

Dianna Dimambro

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