Inspirational

For Naveen Jain, the future is beautiful. He believes that though the nightly news might be filled with war and strife, we’re probably living in the most peaceful period in human history. He thinks that while the global economy is unbalanced and turbulent, even the poorest people on Earth have more than the wealthiest people […]

Thousands of small businesses were left reeling during the pandemic—either closing permanently or temporarily—and minority-owned small businesses bore the brunt of the impact. In fact, early in the pandemic, Black business ownership rates fell 41% from February to April 2020, according to a report from the House Committee on Small Business. Though minority-owned businesses are

Generation Z only knows a digitized world. Those born between 1997 and 2012 were raised with connectivity at their fingertips. Now, as they enter the workforce, they have become a consumer powerhouse. Their shopping habits aren’t strictly confined to online—they are intentional and omnichannelled.  Unlike millennials, Gen Zers are vying for a shopping experience, but

“I’ve generated 87, almost 88 billion video views on YouTube, and a billion of them was just dumb luck… but the rest… has been using the formula that I actually teach in the book,” says Derral Eves. He’s worked with companies like Nintendo, Red Bull, Google and Adobe, and mentors MrBeast, now the highest-earning YouTuber

In 2010, after losing her fashion design job during The Great Recession, Kristine Deer founded the activewear brand K-DEER. What started as an Etsy store expanded so substantially that celebrities such as Naomi Campbell and Candace Cameron Bure have worn her clothes in magazines, on TV and in their everyday lives. Although the brand overcame

I tie my turquoise hip belt around my waist, feeling the weight of the gold coins against my skin. I press my bare soles into the wooden floor and twist my arms like snakes, one to the left, one to the right. I bend my knees and move my hips to the front, to the

Customers, employees and stakeholders demand increasingly more from businesses. Unfortunately, hierarchies and centralization prevent companies from evolving and responding as fast as they need to. A 2020 study of 28 companies revealed that 100% of organizations with decentralized management structures experienced positive market-cap growth, while only 33% of companies with traditional structures could say the same. As

The popular phrase, “fake it till you make it” probably started, like most things, from a positive line of thinking. The idea is simple enough: Pretend to be what you want to be; in time, you’ll stop pretending. Seems logical, right? Or at least a good way to psychologically prepare yourself to try new things?

Most of us understand, in a vague and general sense, that it’s “good” to be thankful. We’re raised to be appreciative of the things we have; our parents teach us to say “please” and “thank you.” As we get older, though, gratitude doesn’t come up as often. No one reprimands a 35-year-old for forgetting to

Maybe you’ve noticed this on your Instagram feed: It doesn’t deliver content equally. If you’ve noticed, you’re not alone, and studies have even proven it. Along with Facebook, the app has faced mounting scrutiny in recent years about racial bias in its algorithms, which means we have to try harder to find and follow creators