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I have four sisters and one brother, and I have always shared a great bond with my siblings. Loading audio narration… Despite significant age gaps (four of us are Gen X and two are Millennials), and the fact that we live in different time zones with demanding careers, we remain…
“Hey, I’m Bobby from Gas Index, I’m an AI. What’s regular goin’ for today?” Loading audio narration… “Say it again?” an attendant from Manhattan responded — before telling the bot the sign above the station was flashing a $3.89 price for a gallon of regular.”Perfect, thanks,” Bobby said before hanging…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hady Kfoury, the founder and CEO of Naya, a Middle Eastern-inspired food chain. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I created Naya to share the authentic Middle Eastern flavors I grew up with, in a modern and fast-casual way.…
“This way,” our Greek Airbnb host grunted, before winding down an alley and venturing up four flights of stairs. He didn’t offer to help us with our bags. It was dark, we were exhausted, and the cobblestone alley was decidedly not suitcase-friendly.But I was also elated, partly because I was…
I’m 39, and my retirement plan is haphazard, chaotic, and borderline nonexistent. I feel a lot of shame around this fact because I should know better.My first job out of college was at PBS, where I opened a TIAA retirement account at 22. Somewhere in the intervening 18 years, the…
This interview is based on a conversation with Christina Jones, 40, the CEO of a nonprofit and management consulting firm based in Washington, DC. It has been edited for length and clarity.My son, Xavier, less than a year old at the time, was fast asleep in his crib while I…
