As of  June 30, 2023, Jay Y. Lee was the wealthiest person in South Korea, with an estimated net worth of 8.9 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Seo Jung-jin (No. 2, $5.8 billion), Hong Ra-hee  (No. 3, $5.7 billion); and Kwon Hyuk-bin (No. 4, $5.1 billion). Mong-Koo  Chung is the fifth-richest...

As of June 30, 2023, Amancio Ortega was the wealthiest person in Spain, with an estimated net worth of 90.4 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Sandra Ortega Mera (No. 2, $7.9 billion), Rafael Del (No. 3, $4.8 billion); and Juan Roig (No. 4, $3.7 billion). Daniel Mate is the fifth-richest person in Spain, with...

As of June 30, 2023, Stefan Persson was the wealthiest person in Sweden, with an estimated net worth of 19.1 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Melker Schorling (No. 2, $10.5 billion), Antonia Ax:son Johnson  (No. 3, $9.0 billion); and Finn Rausing (No. 4, $8.4 billion). Kirsten Rausing is the fifth-richest person...

As of June 30, 2023, Rafaela Aponte-Diamant was the wealthiest person in Switzerland, with an estimated net worth of 29.4 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Gianluigi Aponte (No. 2, $29.4 billion), Ernesto Bertarelli (No. 3, $9.5 billion); and Ivan Glasenberg (No. 4, $8.7 billion). Guillaume Pousaz is the fifth-richest person in Switzerland,...

As of June 30, 2023, James Ratcliffe was the wealthiest person in the United Kingdom, with an estimated net worth of 20.8 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Michael Platt (No. 2, $16.0 billion), James Dyson (No. 3, $9.7 billion) and Denise Coates (No. 4, $7.6 billion). John Reece is the fifth-richest...

I heard a story recently about an elderly woman whose car broke down at 2:00 a.m. in a sketchy part of Los Angeles. Feeling hopeless, she stood by the car, crying. When a sports car pulled up, she feared what might happen. Could it be a creep or even worse?...

“It’s me. Hi. I’m the problem, it’s me,” megastar Taylor Swift sings in her recent hit “Anti-Hero.” While she’s probably not referencing the leaders of skilled trades companies, she wouldn’t be too far off if she was. Most leaders understand that companies in the skilled trades are facing an unprecedented...

In the late 1990s, Laura Liotta knew she needed a change. Restless in her role as a corporate communications executive, she felt the calling towards a new and different challenge. Having worked closely with many public relations agencies during her career, she saw the sector as ripe for disruption to...

As business professionals, we often treat our full-time jobs like a committed relationship, second only to our relationships with our partners and family. Just as with any important relationship in our personal lives, the career highs and lows and periods of growth can ebb and flow, leading to both milestones...