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Rather than letting that pressure paralyze him, Aravind Srinivas, the cofounder and CEO of Perplexity, uses it as fuel.
Raquel Urtasun, co-founder of autonomous truck startup Waabi, talks to Fortune about unicorn hiring in the AI age: “Fear can paralyze your ability...
Bridgit Mendler says her success is fueled by a “very high tolerance for risk”—thanks, in part, to her experience as a Disney Channel star.
The winners of SpaceX's blockbuster IPO—valuing the company at $1.75 trillion—might not just be investors, but also the ones who welded the rockets.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma never mapped her way to the C-suite—she just mastered whatever was in front of her. The CEOs of Costco and Microsoft agree.
Billionaire Palantir CEO Alex Karp has a message for Silicon Valley executives touting AI-driven job cuts: Don’t be surprised if workers turn...
Even without a college degree, Costco CEO Ron Vachris rose from the warehouse floor to the corner office—guided by his father’s advice.
With Gen Z students struggling to read, academics have been forced to adapt—a move critics describe as “coddling” the next generation of workers.
Most companies fail within five years—but Molson Coors, Cigna, and JPMorgan Chase have survived for more than 200. Their playbook: Pick the right...
Emmy-winning actor Jane Lynch told Gen Z she had no career plan after college—but embracing unexpected opportunities led her to become a Hollywood...
After rising from hourly associate to CEO, Walmart’s John Furner says embracing change was key—a view shared by execs at Macy’s, Xerox, and...
“At the end of the day, that applicant ends up working for a human,” Jason Kidd said at the Fortune COO Summit. “So how far can we push it?”
The push to build AI may be reshaping work—but the resulting data center boom is also accelerating demand for hands-on labor, according to Dycom...
Executives at Southwest and MGM say reinvention—not tradition—is becoming essential as travelers grow more price-conscious and industry pressures...
Despite ticket chaos and readiness questions swirling around the 2026 World Cup, Nike and U.S. Soccer chief operating officers say years of planning...
Head of Research Ollie O’Donoghue said even plumbers aren’t immune to AI. “The plumber still fixes the pipe,” but AI can inspect and diagnose.
Ravi Kumar S., CEO of $27 billion IT firm Cognizant, says AI won’t kill entry-level jobs—and companies obsessed with tokens are measuring the...
Gen Z may feel AI is blocking their climb up the ladder, but according to the former CEO of Workday, attitude could be holding them back.
Jack Link’s grew from a family jerky recipe into a global empire—and CEO Troy Link says success starts with small-town roots and a whole lot of grit.
Comedian Conan O’Brien said his Harvard education sometimes hurt his career—and now he’s urging Gen Z not to let a degree define them.
The leaders on Fortune’s 2026 Most Powerful Women list can trace their earliest ambition to their first jobs.
As companies like Meta and Amazon use AI to justify headcount reductions, Costco is doubling down on $1.50 hot dogs and humans at the cash register.
The “Lizzie McGuire” star admits she said yes to almost everything early in her career—and has regrets. Now, she's telling Gen Z to be more selective.
The billionaire tech CEO says that a tough-love management style, influenced by his Taiwanese parents, has been key to Nvidia’s $5 trillion success.
“There's no such thing as a workweek anymore anyway,” the millionaire says—but he admits the 9-to-5 approach is outdated, too.
Elon Musk’s success at building out Tesla and SpaceX came down to the people he hired—and they often shared an unusual mix of four qualities,...
While he could’ve been a trillionaire today, Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak sold his stake early: “I didn’t want to be near money, because it...
Despite being innovation leaders, young workers face an AI transition that prioritizes "better, cheaper, faster" over breakthrough thinking, according...
Billionaire Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, says the bottom 50% of Americans should pay no federal income tax—and he plans to pitch the idea to...
The NBA legend and businessman just earned another degree from LSU at 54—but he says character and humility matter more than credentials.
Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow says a culture of “entitlement” forced a sweeping reset—including cutting the HR team, he says, which was “creating...
The daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. says corporate retreats from DEI initiatives expose which companies genuinely cared.
The seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady admits success can be fleeting while pointing to Blackberry and Blockbuster. ‘Sometimes there isn’t...
As the number of Gen Z’s entry-level jobs shrinks, billionaires like Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk say the real growth is soon leaving Earth.
Before becoming Goldman Sachs CEO, David Solomon scooped ice cream, flipped burgers at McDonald’s, and DJed on the side.
Kurt Alexander, president of Omni Hotels, says hospitality offers AI-resistant careers for young workers with the right attitude—something that...
Before Harrison Ford became Han Solo and earned $1,000 a week for the role, he spent 15 years as a woodworker to pay the bills.
As AI threatens office jobs, Blackstone’s COO says it’s also creating thousands of high-paying trades jobs.
“Admitting that there is no work-life balance is the first step to getting there in a way because it's just not possible,” Scarlett Johansson...
As AI reshapes the job market, Delta CEO Ed Bastian warned Gen Z graduates about over relying on the technology that lacks ‘soul.’
Amy Hood accepted a Microsoft job in 2002 without knowing her salary. Two decades later, her compensation now tops $29 million.
As student debt surpasses $1.7 trillion, a Trump-backed rule would strip federal aid from degree and certificate programs with weak earnings outcomes.
First Watch CEO Chris Tomasso isn’t afraid to pick up pen and paper—something similarly embraced by top business leaders at Chevron and even OpenAI.
CEOs who cut entry-level jobs risk long-term fallout, warns MIT’s Andrew McAfee—as IBM and Salesforce double down on Gen Z talent.
Library book checkouts at one Texas school district jumped nearly 25% just months after a cellphone ban—but for many Gen Z and Gen Alpha students,...
The leader of the U.S.’s largest bank says meetings should always end with clear action items—otherwise, they were probably a waste of time.
Jensen Huang went from washing dishes at Denny's to building the world’s most valuable company—now he says the field he studied in college will be...
The former Canadian prime minister warns that as AI accelerates efficiency, it could disproportionately accrue to the top 1%.
Sorry, Gen Z: AI is expected to soon reshape dozens of popular professions—and possibly make some tasks obsolete.
Ronald Wayne helped Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak create Apple—but sold out just 12 days in. He never became a billionaire, but tells Fortune he has...