Entrepreneurs are often celebrated for seeing opportunities other people miss. But Alex Filipuk, CEO of Ideal Siding, believes the ability to envision a business is fundamentally different from the ability to build one. Filipuk knows the distinction because he considers himself a visionary. He started building businesses at 17, experimenting with everything from social media […]
For years, Nami Soejima handled one of her beauty problems the way many Japanese consumers living abroad do. When she returned to Japan, she bought the skincare and cosmetics she liked, packed them into a suitcase, and carried them back to New York. The inconvenience became harder to ignore as Japanese tourism increased and social […]
For Candie Zar, fitness has never been about chasing the perfect body. It’s about creating the best life. Long before she built SWEATWITHCANDIE into a thriving women’s fitness community, exercise was simply how she made sense of the world. As a child, she instinctively sought movement. It quieted her anxiety, sharpened her focus, and gave […]
As businesses race to adopt AI and streamline operations, many founders are asking the wrong question. Instead of asking, “How can I replace people?” they should be asking, “How can I give leaders the support they need without hiring an entire executive team?” That distinction sits at the heart of Ethan Bull‘s approach. As co-founder […]
The next wave of artificial intelligence will not live exclusively on computer screens. It will roll down neighborhood streets, navigate front walkways, and quietly complete physical tasks that today require millions of hours of human labor. That is the vision driving serial entrepreneur Steve Burns, whose latest venture, NoTip, applies robotics and artificial intelligence to […]
Artificial intelligence is transforming creative work faster than many industries can adapt. For writers, filmmakers, musicians and publishers, the opportunity is enormous. AI can accelerate research, generate ideas and streamline production. At the same time, it introduces difficult questions about ownership, copyright and creative control that have yet to be fully answered. After spending more […]
Law firms may practice law, but they still have to operate as businesses. That distinction is becoming more important as firms grow larger, expand across offices and manage increasingly complex mixes of clients, practice areas and compensation structures. Scott McPherran, founder of Enright-McPherran Professional Consulting, believes many firms have reached a scale where informal management […]
Commercial real estate still relies on an unusual amount of waiting. Developers wait for responses from tenants. Brokers wait for the right introduction. Landlords attend industry events hoping to get in front of expanding brands. In some cases, people fly across the country and stand in line at a booth simply to learn whether a […]
The average worker may leave millions of dollars on the table over the course of a career without ever realizing it. Tom Sosnoff believes the problem begins with information. Employers have compensation data, internal pay ranges, hiring teams, and market comparisons. Senior executives have boards and compensation committees studying what comparable leaders earn. The average […]
Abbas Mohammed built his first million-dollar business by discovering a limit most entrepreneurs eventually encounter: there are only so many hours a founder can work. At 18, Mohammed left college and entered real estate. By 19, he was earning roughly $350,000 a year, but the results came from an unsustainable schedule of 16-hour days, seven […]
