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For years I struggled to make ends meet. I even worked three part-time jobs and worked seven days a week yet still found myself just covering to pay the bills. I couldn’t understand why life was so hard for me and always wondered why some people seem to have it...

With her 23 Grand Slam titles, it is perhaps no surprise that Serena Williams is the world's wealthiest woman in sports for 2021. She is undoubtedly one of the most successful sportswomen of the 21st century. The runner-up on our list, Maria Sharapova, has a net worth of almost $180...

Larry Xiangdong Chen, the CEO of Chinese online education firm GSX Techedu, has seen his net worth tumble by billions, and is closing in on losing his billionaire status. Larry Xiangdong Chen, who was once a school teacher at an impoverished Chinese village, is the founder and chairman of GSX...

With a net worth of roughly US$12.2 billion, Robert Kuok is the wealthiest person in Malaysia for 2021, followed by Quek Leng Chan with $9.6 billion coming in second and Koon Poh Keong with $6.4 billion at third place. Robert Kuok is also the oldest member of the list, at...

Two thousand twenty was a year most CEOs would love to forget.  Most of us long for everything from consumer behavior to employee relations to get back to “normal.”  For better or worse, turning back the clock just is not an option.  For all the volatility and unpredictability we faced...

I would like to share some of the insights I have gleaned from the delegates of the Leading Change and Embracing Change webinars I have been running since March 2020. Lessons about change, about anxiety, about coping with uncertainty, about leadership.  Several of the insights are revelations. Others are reminders...

When Club Tattoo was founded in 1995, we started with the naïveté of most business owners. Over time, through many failures, we realized that our passion, drive, and work ethic have fueled our enduring success and been the saving grace behind our chain of luxury studios.   Integrating these qualities into...

The times are changing, and like a hot housing market flooded with buyers eager to make their move - the film industry is on fire with viewers eagerly searching for new content to consume. Never before has so much content been this easily accessible, allowing independent artists, bloggers and producers...

Opportunities can exist even during testing times. The pandemic dealt a body blow to most businesses, with world cities reeling from lockdowns, subdued demand, supply constraints, and disruptions in cross-border trade. Willingly or unwillingly, people are constrained within the four walls of their house. Few services, however, witnessed a change...

With a net worth of roughly US$12.5 billion, Celltrion Chairman Seo Jung-jin is the wealthiest person in South Korea for 2021. The number of South Korean billionaires increased sharply from 28 in 2020 to 46 this year. This year, Samsung Group Chairman Lee Jae-yong (Jay Y. Lee) is the second-richest...