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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Cassi Zheng, 31, the founder of Aurawell, an aromatherapy brand. Her words have been edited for length and clarity.As a brand director at a sports-drink startup in Shanghai, I spoke to more than 30 people a day — from members of…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lee Wan Yu, 30, a Hong Kong Disneyland parade dancer turned freelance dance artist, teacher, and choreographer. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I started dancing when I was three years old, after asking my mom for ballet lessons…
AI is changing how companies hire, train, and lead, and in the process, the chief human resources officer’s role is expanding.Today’s top HR leaders are becoming AI strategists, helping their organizations navigate the next wave of workplace transformation.”The old model of HR was employees over here, technology over there,” says…
Welcome back! One reporter previewed this year’s White House Christmas decorations, unveiled by First Lady Melania Trump. The decor’s layout was traditional yet different from years past due to the East Wing construction. Take a look inside.On the agenda:But first: Create plaid, pine perfection.If this was forwarded to you, sign…
After listening to my son try and convince me that he absolutely needed whatever the latest toy was that he was fixated on, I replied with, “That sounds like a want, not a need. You can use your money to buy it.”He told me he didn’t have enough cash. At…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Petey Stathopoulos, 29, owner of Peteys World Cafe, a coffee cart in New York City. It has been edited for length and clarity.I run a coffee cart in Midtown New York City, but it wasn’t the life I’d planned for, nor…
Some of the world’s most powerful and well-connected leaders converged in Manhattan on Wednesday, and one subject dominated the room: artificial intelligence.Three years after ChatGPT launched, revolutionizing the way the world thinks about and uses AI, the arms race is bigger than ever — perhaps too big.At the annual New…
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 then, I was working for one of the early online-publishing companies. When they acquired another firm in Cleveland, they shut down the California division, and…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kim Greene, founder of Svalinn Dogs. It has been edited for length and clarity.When I was a little girl, I got a horrific case of poison ivy from petting and loving on the family dog. After experiencing intense itching from head…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jacqueline Gathers, owner of JS Gathers Pillar to Post Home Inspectors franchise. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’m a third-generation civil servant. I spent 30 years at the New York City Housing Authority. I enjoyed the work and felt…
