When Lakisha Simmons retired in May 2021, it wasn’t just the end of her professorial career, it was also the first time she had stopped working since she was 14. The 41-year-old mother of two says she always considered having a job to be a matter of financial security. Watching family members work with their … Read more
Alex Sanchez is a busy man. The 26-year-old earns $360,000 a year from his full-time job as an overhead lineman for an electrical utility company as well as two side businesses doing lawn care and managing half a dozen rental properties. On top of all that, he has a 5-month-old daughter at home. Because of … Read more
Wealthy people usually aren’t born that way. Most people spend their lives amassing their fortunes by working hard, spending little, saving a lot, and investing wisely. It may sound like a simple strategy, but the fact that the vast majority of Americans fall short of millionaire status proves that it’s easier said than done. Then … Read more
Sophia Amoruso is an American businesswoman and entrepreneur. She is the founder of Nasty Gal, a retailer specializing in fashion for young women. In 2012, INC. Magazine named Nasty Gal as one of “the fastest-growing companies”. Forbes also named Amoruso one of the richest self-made women in 2016. Sophia never attended college and worked various … Read more
Eric Yuan is a rich Chinese-American businessman, engineer, and professor. He founded and is the CEO of Zoom Video Communications. In 2021, Yuan’s net worth is expected to be about $17 billion. His net worth is now $7.9 billion (as of 2022). Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, individuals all around the world began using Zoom, … Read more
The social media market continues to grow at an exponential rate, and every other day, mind-boggling new developments are announced. In the first 10 years of the 21st century, Facebook, Twitter, Hike, and Snap Inc. all came into being. While everyone was busy with Facebook and Twitter, Instagram—a photo and video sharing application—was establishing a … Read more
Melanie Perkins is Australia’s startup poster child—the person many cite as the inspiration and role model for a fledgling business that’s cracked the big time. She is the CEO of the design startup Canva, which simplifies graphic design. She is often used as an example of an Australian company that has managed to break into … Read more
One woman has become a great entrepreneur in today’s market, which is very competitive. She has shown that she can compete with tech giants like Microsoft and Adobe and stay in business. The Australian entrepreneur has built a design platform that is a big rival to the tech giants. So, let’s look at the success … Read more
Jon Oringer is an American businessman who is known for starting Shutterstock, a company that sells stock media and editing tools. He is a programmer, photographer, and billionaire businessman. He discovered “one of the Web’s first pop-up blockers” while studying in college during the 1990s. He assiduously found ten more startups that were used to … Read more
Shereen Campbell graduated from NYU with a degree in journalism. While in school, she tried to do everything right, like landing great internships year-round and working part-time. But when she finished school, she couldn’t find a job in her industry and resorted to taking gigs here and there until she landed a career as an … Read more