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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Irwin Simon, the chairman and CEO of Tilray, based in New York City. It’s been edited for length and clarity.My career started 40 years ago as a life insurance salesperson. I didn’t do that for too long because I didn’t like…
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…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Andrew McCollum, the 42-year-old CEO of Philo, based in San Francisco. It’s been edited for length and clarity.My first job was at Subway, but my first meaningful career job was helping to start Facebook during my time at Harvard.I spent a lot of…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shiyao Tang, a 34-year-old business owner based in New York City and Paris. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I was on a very strong upward trajectory in my manager role at DoorDash when I quit in 2025. I was making…
It’s been almost four years since a condo fire sent me packing to Central America for my first-ever solo backpacking trip.New passport in hand, I flew to Belize to get scuba certified and maybe “find myself” — but honestly, I had no clue what I was getting into. That first…
