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A Modern Career Built Outside the Lines Jessie Andrews has never followed a traditional path. She grew up in Miami, Florida, far from fashion runways or startup offices. At 18, she left high school just months before graduation and moved to Los Angeles. Her early years were not polished or...

In the contemporary tech landscape, the prevailing mantra is "move fast." For Eric Morrison, a User Experience Research Lead at Google, that mantra is often misunderstood. Eric doesn’t believe speed is the enemy of quality; in fact, he argues that the most empathetic thing a researcher can do is move...

From Startup Vision to Global Growth Ten years ago, the CEO co-founded Epik Solutions in California with two partners and one big idea — that technology should simplify life, not complicate it. What started as a small operation has grown into a global company with more than 250 employees across...

In an era defined by global supply chains, international executive travel, and the rapid movement of high-value goods, aviation is the circulatory system of the global economy. For C-suite leaders and corporate strategists, understanding aviation law is no longer a niche concern—it’s a critical component of enterprise risk management, operational continuity, and strategic...

Introduction: A Potter Who Follows the Fire Some careers start with a plan. Others start with a feeling. For Toronto-based ceramic artist Hector Konomi, the feeling came early—long before he knew what a kiln was. “I grew up with mud between my fingers,” he says. “I didn’t know it then,...

Mirabaud has expanded its senior leadership across Europe and Switzerland with three key appointments in the first half of 2025, reinforcing its capabilities in wealth management, governance, and investment strategy as demand for high-quality private banking services continues to grow. The appointments include Émilie Serrurier-Hoël as chief executive of Mirabaud & Cie (Europe)...

The holiday season is surrounded by images of joy, laughter, good cheer, and gift giving. Holiday cards, commercials, and movies paint this time of year as loving, warm, and full of connection; but for many people, that idealized image does not match their reality. Instead, they find themselves walking into complicated dynamics, feeling pressured,...

The basics of good negotiations should be an essential part of the training and “war” chest of any CEO or marketing and businessperson out there. Fiorella Erni, co-founder and CEO at Cheetah Stories, a vegan stiletto start-up based in Switzerland and with manufacturing operations in Italy, is also a negotiation rock-star, with solid fieldwork in the most delicate areas of...

AI Moves From the Back Office to the Front Line: Generative AI and advanced automation have officially crossed the line from support function to core investment capability. Tasks that were once the preserve of middle and back offices—report generation, data checks, and operational controls—are now deeply embedded in front-office workflows, assisting...

Why CEOs Are Terrible Investors  There’s a paradox I've observed over forty years of backing 20+ companies. The skills that make you brilliant at running a business often make you terrible at building wealth outside it. First of all, let me acknowledge the elephant in the room. CEOs get bored easily. You've spent years mastering your industry, and the temptation to try something completely different...