When a friend offered me two spare tickets to the sold-out Oasis concert, I jumped at the chance. Then I realized I’d have to choose which of my twin sons…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Leslie Walsh, head of product strategy and development at the New York-based advertising agency Episode Four. It has been edited for…
Meena Lakdawala-Flynn knew what it meant to perform under pressure years before becoming a partner at one of the country’s top banks.Lakdawala-Flynn, cohead of Global Private Wealth Management and One Goldman Sachs, started doing gymnastics when she was two years…
A new generation of consumer social startups is emerging.From platforms focused on getting people to meet IRL to dating apps taking on Tinder or Hinge, startups are disrupting the digital social scene.Founders of these startups are tackling problems like loneliness,…
As my kids have grown up, I’ve tried to come to terms with the slow loss of them to the world.While this is the natural order of parenting, it’s still hard to accept. They’ve moved forward, and I’ve mourned the…
A little more than two years ago, I woke up in my childhood bedroom for the first time in more than three decades.I wasn’t home just for a visit. In fact, I wasn’t even back with my parents. At 41 years old, I moved in with my 88-year-old grandmother to…
A mother of three was surprised by a generous gift from former president Donald Trump while she was shopping at a local grocery store in Pennsylvania. Hundreds of people lined up outside Sprankles Neighborhood Market in Kittanning, where Trump greeted shoppers and even gifted one woman some relief for her…
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Wall Street might be booming, but Main Street is feeling more uncertainty than ever ahead of Election Day, as polling shows the race between former President Trump and Vice President Harris is a dead heat. The National Federation of Independent…
Shatterproof is a national nonprofit dedicated to reversing the US addiction crisis through stigma reduction, treatment reform, and workplace education. Business Insider correspondent Reed Alexander spoke with Nicole Fox, vice president of marketing and communications at Shatterproof, who has worked…
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Café L’Europe, one of the oldest buildings in St. Armands Circle, in Sarasota, Florida, has been flooded four times in the past 18 months. “That last one from Helene completely wiped out the restaurant. Every piece of equipment is ruined……
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Audrey Serna, 33, who dropped out of college after two semesters. It has been edited for length and clarity.It was a horrible feeling to drop out of college when all of…
I fell into event planning by accident — tripped and landed in the mud, really.Three decades later, I’m still dusting myself off and loving it.Back…
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When Steven Mintz, a history professor at the University of Texas at Austin, opened 400 essays from his students, he noticed something uncanny. The sentences were the same. The structure was the same. Even the conclusions matched.In a LinkedIn post,…
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An entrepreneur facing skyrocketing costs due to tariffs conducted an experiment to see whether customers would voluntarily pay more for a product made in America. “The result was, unfortunately, disappointing,” Ramon van Meer told Fox News Digital. “We sold zero…
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Walmart is showing increased support for American-made products through its “Grow With US” initiative, a new program aimed at providing U.S. small business owners with the training, mentorship and resources…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gigi Principe, 26, who has been working for Same Ole Line Dudes, a line-sitting company, since 2023 and is now a…
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This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). In celebration of…
Financial services brands are at a crossroads. The industry is shifting from tradition to innovation, causing many organizations to rethink the way they connect with customers. But many leaders, especially…
When the narrow cobblestone streets begin to empty, the usually omnipresent sailboats are tucked away in storage, and the Del’s Lemonade trucks are closed for the season, it’s clear that winter has arrived in Newport, Rhode Island.I’m a Rhode Island local who spends time…
