There are many key attributes required of a great business leader but if I’m forced to choose one it’s authenticity. I’ve felt this way for a long time, and it was validated when I interviewed more than 300 executives across the world for my book Culture Spark: 5 Steps to...

This article was written after the communication I had with a group of educators from the USA, who had read a previous article of mine about Design Thinking. So they contacted me and kindly asked me - if there is time - to devote some articles to this approach. This...

The net worths of Forrest Li, Gang Ye, and David Chen, the billionaire cofounders of Singapore-based tech giant Sea Ltd (NYSE: SE), plummeted overnight following the company's disappointing second-quarter earnings report. Due to the recent drop in stock prices, the net worth of Sea's chairman and CEO Forrest Li decreased...

Netherlands-based Exor NV, the investment arm of Italy's Agnelli family, has become the top investor in Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Royal Philips) by buying 15% of the Dutch electronics company for about 2.6 billion euros ($2.8 billion). Exor NV is now the largest shareholder in Philips. While Exor NV doesn’t plan...

Wang Xiaokun, the founder and chairman of Cha Panda, has achieved the status of billionaire thanks to his recent funding round. The valuation of his Chinese tea chain came in at a staggering $2.1 billion, pushing the net worth of the 40-year-old entrepreneur to an impressive $1.1 billion. This incredible...

Billionaire Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, donated 50 Class A shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock worth $27 million to an unnamed charity. The donation was made on August 15th, when the shares closed at about $538,107. This donation is in addition to Buffett's annual gifts to the...

As of August 19, 2023, Rafaela Aponte-Diamant, the 78-year-old shipping mogul, was the wealthiest woman in Switzerland, with an estimated net worth of $29.9 billion. Magdalena Martullo-Blocher takes second place with her $6.6 billion net worth. Switzerland’s nine richest women billionaires in 2023 have a combined wealth nudging $18.8 billion....

David Tepper, a billionaire hedge fund manager, has increased his ownership in NVIDIA Corp. In the second quarter, Appaloosa Management added 870,000 shares to their already significant stake in the graphics chipmaker, resulting in a 580% increase. The latest acquisition brings Appaloosa's Nvidia holdings to 1.02 million shares, valued at...

David Velez, the billionaire CEO and chairman of Nu Holdings Ltd. - Nubank, sold nearly 3% of his stake in the Sao-Paulo-based digital bank, netting proceeds of about $191 million. Velez reported that he sold 25 million shares, which is equivalent to 3% of his stake in the Sao Paulo-based...