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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Vivienne Errington-Barnes, the 38-year-old CEO of an event planning agency in the UK. The following has been edited for length and clarity.Before becoming the CEO and founder of a global luxury event planning agency, I worked in program management in the…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Bob Major. It has been edited for length and clarity.I knew layoffs were coming, but I still didn’t know what to do after my entire team and I were laid off in June 2018. I had been working for decades in…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Laura McDonough, 38, the founder of L. Rose Recruiting, who is based in Winter Park, Florida. The following has been edited for length and clarity.When the pandemic hit, I was working full time as a talent acquisition manager for a tech…
This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with 41-year-old Srikanth Narayan, the CEO and founder of Cache, from the San Francisco Bay Area. The following has been edited for length and clarity.My career began in San Francisco. I’ve been in Silicon Valley ever since, working at both startups…
My father and I have a generally good relationship. But when the opportunity to merge our professional forces and work together presented itself, I was concerned.I had slowly been growing my public relations agency, Chirichella Associates, based in Italy, which I began in 2021. My specialty is working with female-run…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Linda Zierolf, 80, who lives near Dayton, Ohio. She has worked at the same company since she was 18 and has no plans to retire. Zierolf, who is financially comfortable, said her company, while very different from a staffing and technology…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kristina Bouweiri, owner of Reston Limousine. It has been edited for length and clarity.I never planned on being in the limousine industry. I thought I’d follow in my father’s footsteps and join the Foreign Service. I was born in Japan and…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Megan Allison, a 23-year-old Starbucks store manager in Philadelphia.Allison graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University. She got the degree through the Starbucks College Achievement Plan (SCAP), which covers tuition toward a Bachelor’s degree in ASU’s online…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kira West, a Brooklyn native and lifestyle content creator who relocated to London in January. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I work in marketing and the travel tech industry. I’ve also long considered living overseas.Having professional experience internationally…
