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From IBM Management to a $2 Million Marketing Agency
After two decades at IBM, Becky DeGrossa traded corporate consulting for a master's in psychology, eventually launching CounselingWise. What began as a side project teaching fellow therapists how to manage their online presence has evolved into a seven-figure marketing agency that reached $2 million in revenue this year.
The Job-Hopping Premium Returns as Wage Growth Diverges
After a brief period where loyalty paid off, the financial incentive to switch employers is widening again. Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta shows job switchers now command 4.4% wage growth, outpacing the 3.5% raises seen by those remaining in their current roles as of September.
Katie Zacharia confronts the challenge of the White House podium
During her inaugural briefing as White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia faced immediate scrutiny regarding the intersection of high-stakes politics and parenthood. Addressing the departure of her predecessor, Karoline Leavitt, who cited the immense strain of the role on family life, Zacharia outlined her own strategy for navigating the position.
SHRM Found Liable in $400,000 Disability Discrimination Verdict
A jury in Alexandria, Virginia, found the Society for Human Resource Management liable for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act after the organization rescinded a job offer to a diabetic applicant who required a medical service dog. The verdict awards the plaintiff $400,000 in compensatory damages for the mishandled accommodation request.
Documenting the Hidden Financial Toll of Elder Care
Families are spending upwards of $200,000 annually on memory care or sinking hundreds of thousands into housing modifications, yet the true financial burden of aging remains shrouded in mystery. Business Insider is launching an investigative series to map these costs and demands transparency in a broken market.
Inheriting Katz's: How Jake Dell Kept the Deli Alive
Before he was the owner of New York’s most iconic deli, Jake Dell was a seven-year-old working the soda station. Now 39, he manages a sprawling operation that includes a smokehouse, shipping, and catering, all while wrestling with the pressures of preserving a historic legacy against the city's relentless development.
The Art of Presence: Why Attention is Your Best Professional Asset
Commanding a room rarely stems from sheer charisma or loud opinions. Instead, the most magnetic professionals distinguish themselves through a radical, undivided presence that makes others feel genuinely seen, effectively transforming routine workplace interactions into opportunities for deeper connection and influence.
Philipp Navratil on the art of the difficult conversation
Early in his two-decade tenure at Nestlé, current CEO Philipp Navratil received advice that fundamentally altered his management style: stop avoiding uncomfortable truths. He realized that failing to address subpar performance was not an act of kindness, but a barrier to both individual growth and organizational clarity.
Joanna Strober: The CEO Balancing Virtual Care and Daily Hikes
After a fractured shoulder at age 44 revealed early signs of osteopenia, Midi Health cofounder Joanna Strober shifted her lifestyle toward aggressive prevention. Now 58, the Los Altos Hills executive manages her company through a rigorous routine of daily walking, targeted supplementation, and a strictly enforced evening wind-down.
Vanessa Van Edwards on the Art of Connection
The share of U.S. adults reporting no close friends has quadrupled since 1990, a trend behavioral researcher Vanessa Van Edwards calls a silent epidemic of isolation. In her new book, Conversation, she argues that our inability to move beyond superficial small talk is stifling our ability to form meaningful human bonds.
Kristalina Georgieva warns AI risks dismantling the youth career ladder
Artificial intelligence is propelling global economic growth, yet it threatens to erode the entry-level positions essential for professional development. International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva labeled the technology a “tsunami” for the labor market, cautioning that the traditional path of climbing corporate ranks is rapidly disappearing.
Bending Spoons slashes Airtable workforce after billion-dollar buyout
Months after finalizing a $1.28 billion acquisition of database platform Airtable, Italian tech conglomerate Bending Spoons has initiated a significant round of layoffs. The move marks a sharp pivot in corporate strategy, as the new owners aim to dismantle existing structures in favor of leaner, AI-focused development teams.
Anthropic invests $100 million to train an army of AI engineers
With $100 million in funding, Anthropic is launching a massive initiative to train 10,000 "Frontier Deployed Engineers" by 2027. The program seeks to bridge the widening skills gap in the corporate sector, embedding technical experts who can effectively integrate Claude’s agentic AI systems into complex business workflows.
From Construction to Six Figures: A Career Pivot into Tech Sales
Bryan Ruiz spent years in the grueling, hourly-wage world of construction before realizing that his physical labor would never yield the financial growth he craved. The 27-year-old Sioux Falls resident eventually traded his hard hat for a laptop, successfully transitioning into a lucrative career in tech sales.
Scaling a Billion-Dollar Legacy Without Entitlement
Tricia Wallwork, CEO of Milo’s Tea, faces the unique challenge of scaling a family enterprise while protecting it from the pitfalls of nepotism. Since taking the helm in 2012, she has guided the company from $30 million in retail sales to a milestone of over $1 billion today.
The Rising Tide of Calendar Phishing Attacks
Calendar-based phishing is surging, with attacks jumping tenfold in August as scammers exploit the professional habit of trusting meeting invites. These deceptive invitations, often bolstered by AI-generated audio or video, bypass traditional email filters to lure employees into clicking malicious links or engaging with fake, high-stakes video calls.
Two Sigma Raises Hiring Bar as AI Accelerates Intern Productivity
This summer, 82 math-focused interns at the $80 billion hedge fund Two Sigma completed core projects weeks ahead of schedule by leveraging large language models. This surge in output has forced the firm to rethink its recruitment strategy, shifting focus from pure technical proficiency toward high-level judgment and communication skills.
The Financial Toll of Early-Onset Dementia
Wendy Rowland, 53, faces the crushing reality of funding long-term care after her husband’s early-onset Lewy body dementia diagnosis. With his 401(k) exhausted and their family home sold, she is navigating a future defined by monthly facility costs that dwarf his disability benefits and the lingering exhaustion of caregiving.
Scaling Partake Foods: Lessons from a Founder’s Growth Pivot
After launching Partake Foods from the trunk of her car to address her daughter’s severe allergies, CEO Denise Woodard navigated a precarious hyper-growth phase that nearly crippled the company. By pivoting away from a growth-at-all-costs mindset, she transitioned the brand toward sustainable cultural influence and strategic corporate partnerships.
Why an auto industry analyst turned to improv to master the stage
Erin Keating, an executive analyst at Cox Automotive, spent five seasons in improv classes to conquer her fear of public speaking. By stepping out of her comfort zone to perform in front of strangers and family, she discovered that the principles of comedy are essential tools for navigating the high-pressure auto market.
US Retailers Scale Back Holiday Hiring to Two-Decade Low
Retailers are bracing for the weakest holiday hiring season since the financial crisis, with seasonal job projections falling to 450,000 openings. As mid-October nears, major chains are abandoning aggressive expansion, favoring surgical staffing strategies that reflect a shift away from the massive, pre-pandemic recruitment surges of previous years.
Midnight Shifts and Morning Gym: A Nairobi Recruiter’s Routine
When the clock strikes 4 p.m. in Nairobi, Jimmy Kibuswa begins his workday, aligning his schedule with the morning rush in Chicago. The 32-year-old healthcare recruiter has traded the stress of local Kenyan office life for a remote role that demands a midnight finish but offers newfound personal freedom.
When the Perfect Job Offer Is a Sophisticated AI Trap
Daniel Harnack, a data analytics professional, recently avoided a highly personalized employment scam that bypassed traditional warning signs. By leveraging a real recruiter’s identity and crafting a job description perfectly aligned with his skills, the perpetrator created an illusion of legitimacy that nearly convinced an experienced industry insider.
Why a trade school degree beats an Ivy League path in the age of AI
Sade Slack spent years feeling diminished by her trade school credentials while working alongside surgeons with elite university degrees. Today, the 38-year-old surgical technician in California views her path not as a compromise, but as a career-proof foundation that artificial intelligence cannot replicate in the operating room.
VCs weigh in on the rise of Generation Alpha founders
The oldest members of Generation Alpha are turning 16, hitting the startup scene with the same age-based ambition that launched companies like Yankee Candle. As these digital natives begin pitching venture capitalists, investors are balancing admiration for their technical fluency against concerns regarding cognitive shortcuts and the siren call of social media clout.
Starting a Legal Career at 50
Nancy Vinsel spent her early adulthood raising children and working in library science, only pursuing her lifelong ambition of becoming an attorney once her family life stabilized. At age 50, she entered law school, eventually rising to become general counsel for a state utilities commission before retiring at 67.
How Toshiba’s HR Chief is Rewiring the Career Ladder for an AI Era
Jason Richard Desentz, chief human resources officer for the Americas at Toshiba, rejects the narrative that AI spells the end for entry-level roles. Instead, he views the technology as a catalyst for shifting junior recruiters away from administrative drudgery toward high-level consulting and complex problem-solving.
OpenAI Math Dump Triggers Academic Backlash
Tristan Buckmaster, a mathematics professor at New York University, claims OpenAI’s recent release of over 700 mathematical manuscripts effectively obliterated the ongoing work of numerous early-career researchers. The sudden flood of proofs, published on GitHub, has sparked a heated debate regarding intellectual property, academic transparency, and the future of human collaboration.
Nvidia Loses Communications Lead After Four-Month Tenure
Anna Soellner has exited her role as head of corporate communications at Nvidia just four months after joining the semiconductor giant. Her brief stint coincided with a period of intense organizational growth and heightened public scrutiny as the company cemented its position at the center of the global artificial intelligence boom.
McKinsey executive: AI boosts individual work but stalls at the top
Individual workers are logging significant productivity gains with generative AI, yet these micro-improvements are failing to translate into bottom-line growth for their employers. Eric Kutcher, a senior partner at McKinsey & Company, warns that without a fundamental redesign of organizational workflows, enterprise-level output remains largely stagnant.