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A Destiny-Defining Encounter: On Mount Horeb, Moses saw something strange: a bush aflame, yet not consumed. It was unusual, uncommon, and inexplicable. Drawn to the sight, Moses moved closer. That single act of attention became the catalyst for a leadership journey that would alter history. For CEOs and business leaders, this...

“You only set up this meeting because I’ve been making my feelings known around the office,” Saquib said. I sighed. Saquib was angry. Really angry. I could see he was spoiling for a debate. And I also knew he was right. Saquib and I had co-founded Softway together over twenty...

Real estate investing is often seen as a solo game, with investors learning through trial and error. Jonathan Cronin and Larry Kite believed there was a better way. In 2022, they founded REI Accelerator, an online business out of Columbus, Georgia, designed to help real estate investors scale their portfolios...

A Family Office Steps Into the Spotlight: Miguel Ángel "Mike" Bezos Pérez, father of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is quietly building a family office empire of his own. The entity, named Aurora Borealis, was launched in 2020 to manage the fortune of Mike and his late wife, Jacklyn Bezos, who passed...

Lobby turnstiles click louder these days, flashing green for arrivals that never materialize. Corporate chiefs extend mandatory office schedules, federal administrators tighten attendance rules, and every week memos promise a revival. The reality feels quieter. People show up just long enough to appease the scanner, then vanish back to environments...

A Presidential Decree with Global Resonance: In a decision underscoring the intersection of wealth, influence, and national interest, billionaire investor and philanthropist Len Blavatnik and his 21-year-old son, Ariel Michael Blavatnik, have been granted honorary Greek citizenship. The move, endorsed by Interior Minister Theodoros Livanios and signed by President Konstantinos Tasoulas,...

Navigating a New Global Reality: In boardrooms across New York, London, Frankfurt, Singapore, and Mumbai, the same conversations are unfolding: how do we thrive in a world where volatility is not a temporary disruption but the defining feature of global business? A CEOWORLD magazine survey of 126,000 chief executives spanning 197...

I recently returned from driving non-military supplies to Ukraine. I am an American business leader based in Boston with a full life. I recently published a well-received book, Create the Future, on how to make difficult decisions. I am not looking for things to do. I’ve traveled to Europe many...

A Career Built on Change and Opportunity Shannon Lima grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a natural curiosity about people and business. She studied Communications, Media, and Technology at La Roche College, then later earned her MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. Looking back, she describes her journey in one...

Traditional GDP per capita is a standard measure of wealth, but it overlooks the cost of living and inflation differences between nations. A better measure is GDP per person adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP makes things fair by taking into account local purchasing power. For business leaders, investors,...