Jane Christine Zhang

6 days ago | businessinsider.com | Jane Christine Zhang |Olivia Christensen |Henry Blodget

Dear For Love & Money,My parents have a lake house, and every Fourth of July, my siblings and I spend a week there with them. I'm the youngest, and my siblings are both married. My older sister had a baby last summer. That just isn't the season of life I'm in. I'm still dating for fun, establishing my career, and enjoying relaxing with a cold beer. My mom called me to let me know that with the new baby, the vibe will be different this year.

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Jane Christine Zhang |Robin Madell |Henry Blodget

Akshay Phadké knows what it takes to move up in the tech industry. The Seattle-based 31-year-old's résumé includes positions at startups and behemoths alike, including Ericsson, Microsoft, Vareto, and his current company, Webflow, where he is a senior software engineer. He's also secured final-round interviews at Meta, Amazon, Dropbox, and Yelp and job offers from 23andMe and Wayfair.

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Jane Christine Zhang |Olivia Christensen |Henry Blodget

Dear For Love & Money,I'm a direct person. I say what I mean and mean what I say. This approach has always worked for me. Even when my honesty upsets people, at least they know where they stand with me. Except for with my husband's family. He and I had a whirlwind romance and got married within six months of meeting. I have no regrets, and every day I get to know my husband more, the better I feel about my choice. He is respectful, considerate, always shows up for his people, and loves me.

4 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Jane Christine Zhang |Kaila Yu |Henry Blodget

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Joshua Lee, a 45-year-old serial entrepreneur and venture partner in Brea, California, who started his career at EY (then called Ernst & Young). The following has been edited for length and clarity. I graduated from UCLA in June 2000 with a degree in business economics and a minor in accounting. My accounting minor led to unexpected opportunities.

1 month ago | businessinsider.com | Jane Christine Zhang |Alyshia Hull |Henry Blodget

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chikara Kennedy, a 42-year-old CEO of Chikara Power Coaching who splits her time between Mexico and Washington, DC. Business Insider has verified Kennedy's employment with documentation and edited her words for length and clarity. I'd been working in HR for nearly 15 years when I was hired by Facebook, now known as Meta, in 2018 as a senior HR manager.