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At age 54, executive career coach and strategist Loren Greiff worked at one of the world’s most well-respected executive search firms.Her experience as an older worker inspired Greiff, who’s based in Asheville, North Carolina, to found her own career coaching business — PortfolioRocket — in 2020.Greiff, now 61, aims to…
Google executive Mira Lane is all for following your passions and changing your career. That’s exactly what she did.But she encourages approaching a career shift with a plan.”For people that are wanting to pivot, I would pivot with information,” the senior director and founder of the Envisioning Studio at Google…
If you’ve sent money through an app or deposited a check with your phone, you’ve used fintech.Fintech, or financial technology, is a vast ecosystem of services and solutions, including payment systems, lending platforms, and cryptocurrencies, that is revolutionizing the way businesses operate and creating promising new career paths.Behind these innovations…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ginny Wu, 32, a Taiwanese-American UCLA graduate living in Taiwan. Her words have been edited for length and clarity.For my dad’s generation, the American dream was about building a better future for their kids.My uncle was the first in his family…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with James McQuillan, a telecoms consultant who appeared on the UK version of The Apprentice in 2009. The following has been edited for length and clarity.A few years after I appeared on “The Apprentice” in 2009, I was in a procurement meeting.…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with retired lawyer Kristine Wu, 31, based in Hong Kong. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I pursued law solely because I saw it as a practical, respectable career, but I didn’t love it. Before starting my first job, I came across…
Gen Zers are starting their careers in a tough job market. Millennials and Gen Xers can relate.Business Insider interviewed eight Americans who completed an undergraduate or graduate degree between 2007 and 2010, during the heart of the Great Recession. They found themselves launching their careers in a job market that…
Whomever replaces Anna Wintour in running day-to-day operations at American Vogue will have some enormous stilettos to fill.That’s partly because Wintour, who’s 75, has been at the job for nearly four decades and is a legend in the business. It’s also because whoever comes next will report to her.Wintour, who…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Devon Asher, a 28-year-old podcast producer in Los Angeles. Asher works on shows for influencers, including Tana Mongeau and Trisha Paytas. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I always wanted to be a music video director.I moved to Los…
