I helped Mark Zuckerberg start Facebook and now I'm the CEO of Philo. Here's a day in my life in San Francisco balancing work and kids.

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Andrew McCollum

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Andrew McCollum, the 42-year-old CEO of Philo, based in San Francisco. It's been edited for length and clarity.

I canceled my flight after hearing El Paso airspace would close for 10 days. It reopened hours later, but I'd spent the night feeling helpless.

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Kiva Lucero stands in front of a wooden wall.
Kiva Lucero almost got a 12-hour bus to Dallas to make his flight to Paris.

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My husband and I run a company together. We set boundaries around work talk and prioritize our relationship.

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Katie Bloomfield and her husband, Danny, started a business together in 2019.

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I'm a former Big Four consultant who trains AI to do consulting. Here's how it could change the job.

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Frank Jones
Frank Jones

Frank Jones

I'm 18 and plan to study computer science in the fall. AI won't scare me away — here's my plan.

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Smiling at the camera, a young person with round glasses and braces stands outdoors against a blurred backdrop of trees.
Alex Seungyong Yang plans to attend university in the fall.

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I won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics. I had to fund my dream myself, and started a GoFundMe to pay my debt.

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American Olympic fencer Monica Aksamit faces the media during a press conference

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I'm a math teacher and have over 1 million followers on TikTok. I help kids and parents make math more fun.

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Deidre Kelly is teaching kids math on TikTok.

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I was diagnosed with a chronic illness while working at Microsoft. It shifted how I view success.

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Pronnoy Goswami is standing at an ocean view.
Goswami cut lactose, chili, and red meat from his diet after his diagnosis.

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I'm Bethenny Frankel. My workdays in Florida involve beach walks, supermodel snacks, and running my dating community from my phone.

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Bethenny Frankel.

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I flew across the country to be a bunch of dancing grass at Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show

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Andrew Athias wearing a grass costume for Bad Bunny's halftime show.
Andrew Athias flew from Philadelphia to perform in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show.

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