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Jeffrey Sprecher, President and Founder, CEO of Intercontinental Exchange
SuccessMeet the self-made billionaire who bought a nearly bankrupt company off Warren Buffett for $1,000 and turned it into a $98 billion giant
By Emma BurleighJanuary 16, 2026
John Mackey, standing on stage, has his head turned downward with both hands touching his lips.
C-SuiteWhole Foods cofounder says his hardest ever business decision was firing his father from his company board: ‘That was when my mentorship was over’
By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 14, 2026
Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast
SuccessDespite his $2.6 billion net worth, MrBeast says he’s having to borrow cash and doesn’t even have enough money in his bank account to buy McDonald’s
By Emma BurleighJanuary 13, 2026
Sergey Brin
SuccessGoogle’s Sergey Brin admits he’s hiring ‘tons’ of workers without degrees: ‘They just figure things out on their own in some weird corner’
By Preston ForeJanuary 12, 2026
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PoliticsFounder of $30 billion defense tech company Anduril embraces Trump’s threat to crack down: It’s ‘good to scare people sometimes’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 8, 2026
Person checking their phone in bed
SuccessEven top CEOs check their phones first thing in the morning—these are the apps business executives are reaching for
By Emma BurleighJanuary 2, 2026
Man hikes in snowy woods
SuccessCEOs say they are unplugging from the top job by cancelling all meetings and playing with Legos over the holidays
By Emma BurleighJanuary 1, 2026
Woman reading at home
SuccessThe books, TV series, and podcasts CEOs are tuning into this holiday season to unwind and elevate their careers in 2026
By Emma BurleighDecember 26, 2025
Young rich woman in front of plane
SuccessThere are more self-made billionaires under 30 than ever before—11 of them have made the ultra-wealthy club in the last 3 months thanks to AI
By Emma BurleighDecember 23, 2025
In 2000 Larry Page said Google was ‘nowhere near’ the ultimate search engine—25 years later, Gemini might be close
AIIn 2000 Larry Page said Google was ‘nowhere near’ the ultimate search engine—25 years later, Gemini might be close
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezDecember 22, 2025
At left, CEO of Scale A.I. Alexandr Wang testifies during a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation hearing about artificial intelligence, as other people watch him, on Capitol Hill July 18, 2023 in Washington, DC
AIMeta’s 28-year-old billionaire prodigy says the next Bill Gates will be a 13-year-old who is ‘vibe coding’ right now
By Eva RoytburgDecember 19, 2025
Photo of Danny Rensch
SuccessChess.com cofounder says it took a pinch of delusion to bring the traditional game online—and it’s a ‘requirement for every successful entrepreneur’
By Emma BurleighDecember 14, 2025
Zhenghua Yang
SuccessAt 18, doctors gave him three hours to live. He played video games from his hospital bed—and now, he’s built a $10 million-a-year video game studio
By Preston ForeDecember 10, 2025
Reed Hastings
SuccessNetflix cofounder started his career selling vacuums door-to-door before college—now, his $440 billion streaming giant is buying Warner Bros. and HBO
By Preston ForeDecember 5, 2025
Anthropic is all in on ‘AI safety’—and that’s helping the $183 billion startup win over big business
MagazineAnthropic is all in on ‘AI safety’—and that’s helping the $183 billion startup win over big business
By Jeremy KahnDecember 2, 2025
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