Success
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Kevin O’Leary slams work-life balance, saying it’s complete nonsense and founders should work ’25 hours a day, 8 days a week’
Kevin O’Leary has built a brand on saying the things other investors won’t. His latest target is the idea that founders can build something great while protecting their personal time. Speaking on Harvard Business School’s The Founder Mindset podcast, hosted by senior lecturer and serial entrepreneur Reza Satchu, the Shark Tank investor argued that anyone…
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‘I have nothing to lose’: Perplexity CEO says fear of failure is ‘the stupidest thing’ holding you back
As workers grapple with layoffs, AI disruption, and the constant pressure to prove their worth, self-doubt can feel like an unavoidable part of building a career. But Aravind Srinivas, the CEO of AI giant Perplexity, says that operating under the fear of failure only holds back success. He carved out his place in the trillion-dollar…
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The man who lived through the fall of the Soviet Union and helped wealthy Chinese move to Canada sees a familiar picture in America
Nuri Katz was a 24-year-old college student when he moved to Moscow in 1990 from his native Moscow. Though he didn’t plan to stay long, he ended up living there for two decades—long enough to watch the Soviet Union come apart at the seams. “I would have looked at you like you were crazy if…
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A 76-year-old was about to lose his entire $3 million retirement to a scam. TIAA’s AI caught it—but a human prevented disaster
Artificial intelligence has ushered in a new era for scammers. Within seconds, the technology can clone voices, generate convincing emails, and create realistic deepfakes capable of tricking victims into handing over life savings. Put simply by TIAA CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett on an episode of Fortune’s Titans and Disruptors of Industry podcast: “There are so…
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He fled Iran for the American dream, became a millionaire, and could have retired—instead, he built the health tech that saved his father from cancer
Ardy Arianpour fled Tehran at six years old with his family and four suitcases. Forty years later, he’s helped scale a $1 billion acquisition, saved his father’s life with his own technology, and built a health data platform sitting on 150 million patient records. The 46-year-old founder and CEO of Seqster grew up in San…
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College students are voting with their feet on AI. Goldman has the receipts
At least one cohort isn’t waiting around to find out who’s right about AI and jobs. While executives debated “jobs armageddon” versus new opportunity at Fortune‘s Workplace Innovation Summit in May, college students were already acting—quietly abandoning the majors most exposed to AI disruption and flooding into the fields least likely to be automated away.…
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Michaels CEO tells young workers to stop daydreaming of success and ‘get moving, take some action, take some risk’
In an uncertain economy where workers are keeping their heads down amid layoffs and hiring freezes, many may forget that the biggest career opportunities can come from taking risks. However, Michaels CEO David Boone is here to remind young workers that fortune favors the bold—sitting around daydreaming of a career won’t actually move the needle.…
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Marketing jobs are among the most exposed to AI. Adobe and LinkedIn are teaming up to ensure the industry is upskilled—not replaced
Marketing is entering a sharp AI-driven divide. Job postings requiring AI literacy have more than doubled year-over-year, up 113% on LinkedIn, while just 4% of marketing professionals globally have added AI skills to their profiles—an imbalance that is quickly becoming one of the industry’s defining tensions. That disconnect is sending alarm bells ringing for Rachel…
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Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson just led New York to an NBA title—and says his basketball legend dad got him ready for the moment
The New York Knicks have finally snagged the NBA championship title after a nail-biting win against the San Antonia Spurs this past weekend. Point guard Jalen Brunson has been crowned the king of the Big Apple after leading the team to victory, scoring nearly half the points in the momentous game. And his determination to…
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Team USA star Ricardo Pepi grew up in a trailer in El Paso—and his parents pawned their car title to fuel his soccer dream. Now, he’s in the World Cup
When Ricardo Pepi suited up for Team USA’s World Cup opener against Paraguay on Friday, it marked more than just another milestone for one of America’s brightest soccer stars. For his parents, Daniel and Annette Pepi, it was the culmination of years of sacrifice—and proof that the struggle may have been worth it. Born in…