Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx
Learn how Sara Blakely, creator of Spanx, went from selling fax machines to founding the popular shapewear company.
Experts Weigh in on 17 Investments for a Rich Life
We’ve all heard the expression, Money can’t buy happiness. Or can it? A poll of experts, in fields ranging from food to finance, discuss the ways you can spend money and gain prosperity.
This Entrepreneur Built a Business on Values-Based Investing Before It Was Cool
The concept of intentional investing, which the entrepreneur defines as “making investments for a financial return with the intention of creating a positive social or environmental impact,” isn’t exactly a new one.
Quiz: Are You Satisfied?
Happiness doesn’t happen to you; you have to plan for it.
21 Bits of Wit and Wisdom from the Woman Behind the Billion-Dollar Brand
Sara Blakely speaks her mind: ‘You’ve got one shot at life. This is not a dress rehearsal.’
From Dropout to C-Suite
Kyle Kesterson went from high school dropout to a C-suite executive. Here’s how—and what his experiences taught him about resilience.
Transform Your Business from Scrambling to Scaling
“I was always doing things that were very entrepreneurial,” says Rand Stagen, the managing director of Stagen, a Dallas-based management consulting firm with a client list focused on mid-market corporations such as Which Wich and Studio Movie Grill. In high school, he says, “I was doing things like printing out T-shirts with our school mascot […]
Tales From a Top Management Consultant
Leadership coach Rand Stagen says you don’t have to go through formal leadership training or hire a personal executive coach to understand the power of reflection. ”Everyone has time for reflection,” Stagen says. “You can take as little as 15 to 30 minutes a week to ask yourself some key questions. If leaders don’t take a […]
George Wallace: His Laugh-at-All-Costs Philosophy
"What happened was a guy named Redd Foxx,” says George Wallace, explaining the pivotal moment when he realized at the age of 6 that he wanted to be a comedian. “Red Skelton, Richard Pryor, Rodney Dangerfield, Moms Mabley—all those comedians I listened to. I would go back to school and I would tell their jokes. […]
Hiring a Personal Financial Adviser
If you had a toothache, you’d go to the dentist, right? And if you were building a house, wouldn’t you hire a contractor to oversee the project? So when it comes to something as important as your finances, it makes sense to hire a financial planner—someone who can provide you with not only the expertise […]
Fly Like a Rock Star
Commercial air travel can be a grind. But who can afford to charter his own plane? Thanks to a company called Set Jet, there’s a happy middle ground.
George Wallace’s Funny Pages
Veteran comedian George Wallace promises that if you read his new book, Laff It Off!, “you’ll live longer, you’ll live happier, you’ll walk taller. Oh, and you’ll be much less likely to hit people with blunt objects.” That’s because Laff It Off!—which is equal parts wisdom and rib-tickling observations—is Wallace’s attempt to remind us that, […]
