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I’m Jane Smith, the founder and CEO of Wild Widgets. Industrial Magazine named us Top Widget Maker of the Midwest, which was a huge honor in our business. I’ve scaled back from six to two staff and am looking to build

Danielle LaPorte • The Fire Starter Sessions: A Soulful + Practical Guide to Creating Success on Your Own Terms

“She was transparent and authentic before those things were cool,” said Arianna Huffington. “When she went through her battles with weight, with her battles to come to grips with her past, we went through those things with her. Now with social media and the Internet, those things are the coin of the realm, but she got there before the rest of us di... See more

David Carr • A Triumph of Avoiding the Traps (Published 2009)

Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post, believes that learning to withstand criticism is a necessity for women.

Sheryl Sandberg • Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

When you look at Oprah Winfrey’s multidecade run through daytime talk most of it at No. 1 it’s easy to be impressed by what she did to make it happen. But her longevity and success (Forbes estimated her net worth at over $2.3 billion) probably has more to do with what she did not do.

David Carr • A Triumph of Avoiding the Traps (Published 2009)

What Happened to People Magazine? - By Anne Helen Petersen

Anne Helen Petersen annehelen.substack.com

I don’t believe I forwarded her any applications, because from what I remember we got, like, two. But I never forgot that email. Emily was so successful in her early years of entrepreneurship because she wasn’t afraid to ask —whether she was wrangling a celebrity for Into the Gloss’s most popular feature, Top Shelf, or convincing advertisers like L... See more

After the Gloss: What’s Next for Emily Weiss

Only a year ago, circumstances had been dramatically more hopeful. The entrepreneur had been widely celebrated as a titan of her industry, a leader of society and a philanthropist. She was in her late thirties, steering the technology company she founded in her dorm room in college to ever-increasing levels of marketplace dominance while producing

Robin Sharma • The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life.

back a really strong team so I can live more of my life. I’ve struggled to find really crackerjack distributors—they are critical to going from a $1-million-dollar company to my vision, which is $10 million within the next two years. So my challenge is identifying the winners—the right people to get on board. And if you need widgets, you can find u

Danielle LaPorte • The Fire Starter Sessions: A Soulful + Practical Guide to Creating Success on Your Own Terms

Alex Karp Has Money and Power. So What Does He Want?

Maureen Dowd nytimes.com