Among Americans’ favorite romantic comedies are “Pretty Woman,” “Sleepless in Seattle” and “Sixteen Candles,” according to a series of 2023 YouGov polls. In those and the many romcoms like them, the plot is fairly simple: The female lead pines after a man, they end up together, often after a series of kooky encounters. The end….
Julia Roberts may an Academy Award-winning actress, but early in her career, she struggled to overcome harsh criticism. “I don’t think I entered into my career with much confidence,” Roberts told People Magazine in a recent interview. Roberts, who broke through as an actress with films like “Steel Magnolias” and “Pretty Woman,” said that in…
For Dawon Matthews, pursuing entrepreneurship has always been a “no brainer.” After he was charged with a felony at age 19, Matthews couldn’t find a job in the corporate world, so he decided to carve his own path, he says. “Once they see a felony behind a person they don’t even care about what credentials…
People typically request time off at least a couple of weeks in advance. Elan Bibas, 25, had just three days to ask for an eight-week leave. In late May, Bibas says he was working full-time as a management technology consultant when he got the call: The producers of “Love Island USA” wanted him to be…
As a former world champion debater, Kate Mason, PhD, knows that the way you communicate can matter just as much as your message. Mason, who lives in Sydney, Australia, spent a decade working in communications at companies like Google and YouTube before becoming an executive coach and founding her own strategic communications firm, Hedgehog +…
For some brides and grooms, the prospect of writing and publicly reciting their wedding vows can be daunting. That’s where Katelyn Peterson comes in. Peterson, 37, is the founder and CEO of Wedding Words, a wedding vow and speech-writing business, and she’s passionate about helping “tongue-tied” couples express themselves. “I got into this business to…
Louisa Serene Schneider has never been short on business ideas. She once started a yoga-wear company (“long before Lululemon existed,” she says) and at another point tried to launch a language tutoring business. Neither of them stuck, but ideas kept coming. Then, in 2017, Schneider came up with an idea that she felt had momentum….
Earlier in her career, Amanda Goetz viewed her unrelenting determination as a “badge of honor.” “I always took it as a sign of pride that I could push myself,” she says. Goetz, 39, is a longtime marketing executive and two-time startup founder, as well as the creator of “Life’s A Game,” a popular newsletter for…
Fewer Americans may be starting side hustles than in recent years, but part-time jobs that offer remote work and flexible hours are still in demand. According to a recent FlexJobs survey, the top three industries offering remote, part-time jobs are education and training; medical and health; and project management. Taking on a part-time role is…
When Matt McClanahan and Lauren McChesney found out that their local drive-in theater was in danger of being sold to developers, they knew they had to preserve the beloved neighborhood hub — and a crucial piece of film history. Opened by Wilson Shankweiler on April 15, 1934, Shankweiler’s Drive-In Theatre in Orefield, PA is the…
