Paris Hilton knows the spotlight all too well. As a teenager, the hotel heiress and reality television star was often tabloid fodder. After taking a step back, she most recently rebranded herself as a professional DJ and businesswoman, particularly in blockchain-related spaces like cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and the metaverse. Now at age 40, Hilton … Read more
Tessa Wijaya describes herself as “a unicorn among unicorns among unicorns.” As an Indonesian woman running a $1 billion financial technology start-up in Southeast Asia, she is a rather rare breed. Women leaders in tech are uncommon. This is especially true in fintech, where they hold 7% of leadership positions. But Wijaya said she is … Read more
Plenty of celebrity and tech icons have hopped on the Bitcoin train. Don’t count Bill Gates among them. In a resurfaced interview from February 2021, the billionaire Microsoft co-founder told Bloomberg Technology that he was wary of the frenzy over Bitcoin, mainly because the value of the cryptocurrency could be swayed by something as simple … Read more
Jones, who has served as the chairman and CEO of Buffalo, New York-based regional bank M&T since 2017, is currently one of only four Black CEOs in the Fortune 500. He started there as an executive associate in 1992 overseeing its 17,000-plus employees and market valuation of $23 billion. Over time, he says, he’s learned … Read more
If there’s anything I’ve learned from my mother, it’s that life goes on regardless of what money mistakes you make, no matter how foolish they are. The direction you go after the realization is entirely up to you. The biggest mistake I ever made took place in 2010 when I was in my late-20s. After … Read more
We’ve been taught from a young age that we need to start making serious money in our 20s and early 30s so we don’t fall behind on the foundations of financial security, like retirement savings and down payment for a home. As a result, so many of us try to pursue a steady career path … Read more
In 2008, Deacon and Kim Hayes, now 38 and 40, respectively, had just gotten married. Attempting to get a handle on their finances, the two realized they were “drowning in debt,” says Deacon. They owed $52,000 in student, car, and credit card debt. The two resolved to pay it off as soon as possible, with … Read more
This story is part of the Behind the Desk series, where CNBC Make It gets personal with successful business executives to find out everything from how they got to where they are to what makes them get out of bed in the morning to their daily routines. “I am truly one of the luckiest people … Read more
In late 2020, Josh Tetrick achieved a world first: His food tech company, Eat Just, became the first to start selling cultured chicken for human consumption after receiving the go-ahead from Singapore regulators. The landmark approval marks a significant leap forward for the multibillion-dollar company as it aims to disrupt the established animal agriculture industry. … Read more
Nearly a decade ago, I quit my job to start a tech company, which was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. I technically had other options: I could’ve continued working at an established company or taken a stable, lucrative opportunity elsewhere. Instead, I created a PowerPoint presentation for my wife that explained the … Read more