Julia Holden can relate to the struggle of getting your baby to fall asleep. In February 2024, she and her husband noticed that their newborn son Maxime fell asleep more quickly when his eyes were gently covered with a burp cloth or small towel, she says. As a new mom “in survival mode,” Holden quickly…
As Daymond John built the business that made him a millionaire, he didn’t hastily quit his day job. Sticking it out made him more successful, he says. “I worked at Red Lobster for years while building FUBU,” John posted to LinkedIn on Monday. “Not because I didn’t believe in my dreams. Because it was smart.”…
Bozoma Saint John doesn’t shrink away from the spotlight. Saint John, 48, was Netflix’s first Black C-level executive as their chief marketing officer. She became Uber’s first chief branding officer tasked with rehabbing the rideshare company’s image. And she made headlines in 2016 when she shook up the stage at Apple’s annual conference despite not…
Nandi Owolo’s first foray into junk journaling came by accident. One day in June 2024, Owolo fell while walking her dog. “I started junk journaling because I broke my foot on my birthday, of all days,” she tells CNBC Make It. She was homebound on doctor’s orders for two months of recovery. Then, by way…
Hoda Kotb knows what it’s like to completely overhaul a career and start fresh in a brand-new industry. The longtime journalist left NBC’s “TODAY” in January after 26 years with the organization, and launched her own company — a wellness brand called Joy 101 — in May. Becoming a first-time CEO at age 60 felt…
Singapore tops the list in the 2025 Global Talent Competitiveness Index by INSEAD and Portulans Institute. Calvin Chan Wai Meng | E+ | Getty Images Singapore has claimed the top position in the 2025 Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) for the first time, bolstered by its robust education systems, sound governance and a proactive approach…
Zames Chew and Amos Chew are the co-founders of Repair.sg. Courtesy of Repair.sg Growing up, Zames Chew thought he wanted to work a white-collar role at a company like Google, but his career took a different turn. Today, the 26-year-old runs the Singapore-based handyman service Repair.sg, alongside his 24-year-old brother and co-founder, Amos Chew. In…
Auli’i Cravalho is just 24, but she’s already a decade into her career, and she’s shifted in her profession many times over. Cravalho made her Hollywood debut voicing the titular “Moana,” released in 2016, and has since made her mark in other movies like 2024’s “Mean Girls,” in TV roles and on Broadway in the…
Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill were at the top of their games. They had dream magazine jobs as editors in chief, with Brown at Instyle and O’Neill at WSJ. Magazine. Then they got fired. That’s the term they prefer, by the way. Not part of a restructure, made redundant or laid off. “Same s—canning, different…
For some entrepreneurs, becoming their own boss was a no-brainer. Maybe they come from a family of business owners, or never really felt fulfilled working a standard 9-to-5 job. For others, the signs may not be so evident, leaving them to wonder, “Am I ready to take the leap? Am I even supposed to be…
