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Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban once shed light on the challenges of raising children amidst substantial wealth. He emphasized the significance of individual success and self-reliance. What Happened: Cuban, who boasts an estimated net worth of $5.7 billion, voiced his...

Airbnb Inc. (NASDAQ:ABNB) CEO Brian Chesky revealed that mentorship calls with former President Barack Obama in 2018 fundamentally transformed his leadership approach before the company’s blockbuster public debut. What Happened: “I basically had my day job during the day. And then I had...

Serial entrepreneur and investor Gary Vaynerchuk (aka Gary Vee) was an early investor in companies like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Snap and Venmo. Vee was also an early investor in Uber, before the company completed a highly anticipated IPO in May 2019. What Happened: Ride-share company Uber...

First, Claudia Post oversaw the safe delivery of eyeballs, kidneys and other organs. Today? Her specialty is cannabis. Most recently, she launched Scarlet Express with financial backing from Ben Sopranzetti, vice chair of the Department of Finance and Economics at Rutgers Business School. The...

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban is no stranger to sharing advice with people hoping to thrive in the business world. There are two qualities the Dallas Mavericks minority owner looks for in employees, which may help prospective job seekers. What Happened: During a recent MasterClass course,...

Entrepreneurialism isn’t solely about the idea, research and drive to succeed — rather it’s primarily about the people you take along on the journey, the team you build around you. Jason Raznick, co-founder of Benzinga, emphasized this point in The Raz Report podcast on Wednesday,...

Advice for entrepreneurs and investors often times calls for people to follow sectors and areas they have experience in or an interest in. That advice didn't turn out to be true for one entrepreneur who became successful in a field he knew nothing about. What Happened: The alcohol and beer sectors...

From unemployed audio engineer to earning $160,000 a month in passive income, Graham Cochrane, a 40-year-old entrepreneur, has cracked the code to working just five hours a week. His journey began in 2009 when he lost his job and had to get creative to make ends meet with a new baby to support. For...

After completing a dual master's degree program in medicine, Olumide Gbenro had two choices: becoming a doctor or traveling around the world. "All of my life, I just followed the rules, whether it was from my parents, religion, or society," Gbenro, 33, told CNBC. "But deep down,...

One night, Gail Becker decided to try a homemade pizza dough recipe using cauliflower. Her kids loved it, but the process was messy. Becker wondered: What if a tasty and nutritious cauliflower pizza could be readily available in the frozen foods section of your nearest supermarket?  It wasn...

In 2009, Graham Cochrane dove headfirst into the business world without a roadmap. His only guides were his passion for music production and an urgent need to make a living. Fast forward to today, Cochrane is successfully managing two online ventures: a music blog and a business coaching brand....

In what could be a significant step forward in expanding the crypto market reach to mainstream audience, a new Shark Tank style television show is set to come up. However, the new show would be entirely centered around crypto startups and web 3.0 ecosystem. In partnership with Hello Labs, price...

From hawking Playboy magazines to building a billion-dollar investment portfolio, Samuel Zell is the epitome of the American dream. The real estate mogul, who founded Equity Group Investments in 1968, has come a long way since his early days of selling adult magazines. Today, his firm, now Equity...

Sarah McAllister founded Go Clean Co in 2018. Like many entrepreneurs, she saw a market gap and offered a solution. In her case, the gap was for deep house cleaning, which clients might buy every couple of months as opposed to the typical every-two-weeks cleaning.  When the pandemic started,...

NBA Hall of Famer and sports legend-turned-cannabis entrepreneur Isiah Thomas knows how to make his dreams come to life. The ex-Detroit Piston is CEO and chairman of One World Products Inc. (OTC: OWPC), the largest Black-controlled, licensed hemp and cannabis producer in Colombia. His...