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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Greg Smith, CEO of Thinkific. It has been edited for length and clarity.I became interested in corporate law because of the role lawyers play in pivotal business decisions. As a CEO, I might navigate a merger or IPO only once or…
I opened up my annual performance review and gasped. For the first time, I was seeing the words “Successful Contributor” instead of the “Exceptional Contributor” I’d earned the previous two years. Loading audio narration… So what changed? I became a mom.It wasn’t just about the words. It was also that…
Americans across the Middle East have been thrown into travel chaos after the US urged them to depart 14 nations in the region immediately.The unusually urgent move by the US State Department came after retaliatory attacks from Iran hit multiple neighboring US allies and US military installations across the region.Americans…
This interview is based on a conversation with Marissa Radford, 22, an admissions representative at a trade school in Modesto, California. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve always been somewhat of a risk taker, so my friends didn’t think it was that unusual for me to have a…
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My whole life, it felt like I was promised that if I got an undergraduate degree from a great university, I would get a good job and build a stable life for myself. Reality has been a lot messier.In May 2024, I graduated from New York University with a degree…
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…
