Alex Koller

Dec 23, 2024 | nbcdfw.com | Megan Sauer |Alex Koller |Natalie Wu

Gift wrapping saved Michelle Hensley's side hustle - and turned it into a full-fledged business. Her gift basket business, called Nifty Packaging Co., had a small profit margin. In 2018, after three years of running it, she started posting photos of her meticulously wrapped boxes on Instagram. Brands and celebrities - including Kim Kardashian - flocked to hire her for her "blind-edge" wrapping style, she says. Since then, Hensley has grown Nifty Packaging Co. into a full-time job.

Dec 5, 2024 | msn.com | Alex Koller

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Dec 5, 2024 | cnbc.com | Alex Koller |Tom Huddleston Jr.

If you ever find yourself taking a meeting with Jeff Bezos, don't expect the billionaire Amazon founder to speak first. When Bezos conducts meetings, he instructs everyone to speak in reverse order of seniority, starting with the most junior person there. Bezos, typically at the top of that hierarchy, usually speaks last. The strategy helps combat "group think," he said Wednesday at The New York Times' DealBook Summit.

Nov 25, 2024 | msn.com | Alex Koller

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Nov 25, 2024 | cnbc.com | Alex Koller

Alex Vetter runs a company that lives largely on the internet, but he manages his monthly schedule offline — with a printed calendar. The Cars.com CEO carries around his physical agenda “all the time” and manually updates it as his commitments change, he says  “It’s my blueprint for where I have to be and where I’m investing my time,” says Vetter, 54, who’s led the automotive e-commerce website — currently worth $1.25 billion — since 2014.