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YouTuber Markiplier thinks more creators can break into Hollywood without giving up control.The 37-year-old put it to the test earlier this year, when he wrote, directed, and starred in the film “Iron Lung.” He funded the movie’s low 7-figure budget himself, and it became a box-office hit that grossed over…
Mary Barra received a masterclass in business from none other than Warren Buffett.General Motors’ longtime CEO said the legendary investor gave her “just phenomenal advice, and I will be forever grateful for the time he gave me, the leadership wisdom he shared with me, and also the support through some…
David King is the chief engineer at Vertical Aerospace, a British company developing an eVTOL — an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft — intended to work like a flying taxi.If he could give his 25-year-old self one piece of advice, King said, it would be: “Don’t be afraid of…
“Congratulations on graduating, Andrea, now you’re off the payroll,” my dad not-so-jokingly declared on the steps of the Milwaukee convention center outside Marquette University. I barely had time to take off my cap and gown before they dropped me off in Chicago so I could start my first job at…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Julie Zhu, a 29-year-old entrepreneur in New York City who left Apple last year to focus on her startup, Odd One In. The following has been edited for length and clarity.A few years ago, I started considering leaving my job at…
Many wealthy parents obsess about getting their kids into a great college, believing it will set them up for life. Drusilla Blackman specializes in helping them achieve that goal.Blackman, a former dean of admissions at Harvard and later Columbia, is the founder of Deans of Admissions, a group of former…
OpenAI’s chief economist has some advice for workers navigating a rapidly changing job market: stop trying to replicate the careers of successful people.Ronnie Chatterji, who is also a professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, said conventional career wisdom often encourages people to study high achievers’ résumés and retrace…
An endless stream of opinion pieces and social media content has given communication degrees and students majoring in communication a bad rap.Communication often ranks lower on “Return on Investment” charts. The field is also often labeled as a “useless” degree.But I have a bachelor’s in communication and digital studies from…
