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Carinne Meyrignac founded her company while on maternity leave. She hired her husband in 2022, and last year, they did over $4M in revenue.
A single mom spent two years searching for work before noticing her burnout. A moment with her son pushed her to change her routines and recover.
After dealing with endometriosis since she was a teenager, Claudia Zimmerman had a hysterectomy at age 29. This was the start of a 17-year struggle.
Travel 2025-12-10T00:14:01.263Z After 15 years as a digital nomad, Kaisu Koskela went on her first cruise. She found it both exciting and overwhelming.
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Mark Rivers drives from Austin to Forth Worth every Monday at 2:45 a.m. to spend time at Canyon Ranch's corporate office. He became the CEO in 2023.
After struggling for 2 years to find a job, a job seeker's tongue-in-cheek "application meme" yielded surprising results.
Glamlite founder Gisselle Hernandez shares how motherhood motivated her to build a multimillion-dollar beauty brand and redefine success.
Rahul Kasanagottu is an engineer at Google who pivoted to an AI role at the company after a 2.5 year upskilling journey.
AI 2025-12-08T00:00:03.879Z Ace Yip is building her AI startup during high school — and explains why she doesn't buy the Silicon Valley dropout myth.
Katie Lynch's ex husband lives in an in-law apartment in the same property she lives. They prioritized their daughter, and it works for them.
Tamela Gill Davis explains why she homeschools six kids while her husband, Saints linebacker Demario Davis, plays in the NFL.
Stacker CEO Noah Greenberg boosts productivity and balance with annual silent retreats—no phone, no clocks, just focus.
AI 2025-12-07T10:03:04.916Z When Komal Amin got a job at a company with an established AI mandate, she felt intimidated. Now, she uses it for everything from sending invoices to planning dates.
The CEO of a luxury bedding company says parents are doing their children a disservice by injecting themselves in the job-search process.
Alfredo Mercedes left a defense technology company in December and started building an AI-enabled modular recruiting platform inside a global VC firm.
Deirdre Catucci's father was lonely in his large house after his wife died. The daughter moved him into her apartment complex to help care for him.
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Justin Fenchel started BeatBox Beverages with his friends in business school. In 2014, Mark Cuban invested $1 million for a third of the company.
Lauren Gilbert, who has stage 4 colon cancer, is writing greeting cards for her kids in advance because she might not make their milestone occasions.
An Apple engineer quit her job and couldn't get hired after several months, becoming homeless. She shares how school helped her start over and heal.
Maitri Mangal said she took AI courses daily and still spends hours every week learning about new AI-related material.