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5 days ago | 
businessinsider.com | Manseen Logan |Brianne Garrett |Henry Blodget
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kira West, a Brooklyn native and lifestyle content creator who relocated to London in January. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I work in marketing and the travel tech industry. I've also long considered living overseas. Having professional experience internationally is valuable, and luckily, I work for a global company, which is partly what attracted me to moving from Chicago to London.
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1 week ago | 
businessinsider.com | Manseen Logan |Meagan Drillinger |Henry Blodget
As a travel writer, I've always been up for an adventure. People know that I don't shy away from taking a risk.
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1 week ago | 
businessinsider.com | Manseen Logan |Tess Martinelli |Henry Blodget
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with David Markley, a 58-year-old former Amazon employee, based in Seattle. It's been edited for length and clarity. During my seven years at Amazon, I conducted over 500 interviews and earned my title as a bar raiser, an objective, third-party interviewer tasked with finding applicants who would "raise the bar" at the company.
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1 week ago | 
businessinsider.com | Manseen Logan |Tess Martinelli |Henry Blodget
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Walter Green, 52, from Northwest Arkansas. It's been edited for length and clarity. I officially retired from my 30-year career in technology at the end of 2024, at the age of 52. When both my parents passed away, at 85 and 91 respectively, it recentered my priorities. I always thought I'd work until the typical retirement age, 65 or 70, but I realized I wanted to retire while I was still young and healthy enough to enjoy it.
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3 weeks ago | 
businessinsider.com | Manseen Logan |Kaila Yu |Henry Blodget
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ryan Frankel, a 36-year-old business owner in Miami. It has been edited for length and clarity. My primary business is Thrift Vintage Fashion, which I launched in 2020 with my wife, Evelyn. We supply secondhand clothing — mostly men's wear, such as T-shirts, sweatshirts, and denim — to stores nationwide. When Trump took office in January, our sales took a steep decline. Once he came into office, there was a lot of uncertainty.
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3 weeks ago | 
businessinsider.com | Manseen Logan |Shira Lazar |Henry Blodget
I first met Mark Cuban on a red carpet for a movie premiere I was covering as a young entertainment host. At the time, Mark was already a recognizable figure — not just for selling Broadcast.com to Yahoo during the dot-com boom, but as one of the faces of that entire era of internet-fueled wealth. He even made a cameo on "The Simpsons."Fast forward to 2011: I had just launched "What's Trending," one of the first live digital shows covering internet culture, and CBS News picked it up.
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3 weeks ago | 
businessinsider.com | Manseen Logan |Tess Martinelli |Henry Blodget
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jenn Cho, a 27-year-old Amazon software developer in Seattle. It's been edited for length and clarity. I got hired at Amazon directly out of college in 2019 and made work my life and identity. I put so much pressure on myself to be a high achiever and to prove I was a valuable employee in my early career. By the end of 2024, I had completely burned out.
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1 month ago | 
businessinsider.com | Manseen Logan |Jenny Powers |Henry Blodget
College bed parties typically consist of 20 to 30 school-themed items. Photo courtesy of Mia Silverman 2025-05-06T09:07:01Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? .
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1 month ago | 
businessinsider.com | Manseen Logan |Jenny Powers |Henry Blodget
Melinda Long's daughter committed to the University of Miami during the early decision period. Photo courtesy of Melinda Long 2025-05-01T09:07:02Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Melinda Long, a mother of three, threw a $2,000 college reveal party for her oldest daughter.
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1 month ago | 
businessinsider.com | Manseen Logan |Tess Martinelli |Henry Blodget
Ex-Googler Alana Karen bounced around many roles at Google before finally deciding it was time to leave. Abie Livesay Photography 2025-04-30T09:07:01Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Google hired Alana Karen in 2001 to review and approve ads on the site.
