Burberry CFO Julie Brown is one of the most senior women leaders in business. Here are her 4 lessons for women looking to reach the top.
Burberry's CFO Julie Brown said women should believe in themselves, focus on their strengths, and choose carefully the company they want to work for.
It's daunting to ask for better parental rights from your workplace. Here are 4 tips for negotiating more maternity and paternity leave and flexible working.
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We spoke to top companies who hired remotely through the pandemic. Here's what Twitter, Dropbox and Zoom revealed about their new successful recruiting strategies
Top companies are now training recruiters to pick candidate's cues virtually and ask more questions to check the culture fit.
Trump waged a 4-year war with the media. Now Biden has hit the reset button with a historic all-female White House communications team.
White House briefing room veterans say they're hoping for a monumental reset when President-elect Joe Biden's new communications team arrives in January.
Fintech Primer just raised $18.7 million without a pitch deck after being approached by Spotify investor Accel
Fintech startup Primer was founded by two ex-PayPal employees in January and has raised two funding rounds already.
The man behind Cigna's $250 million venture fund shares his 3-part checklist for evaluating the founders of healthcare startups
Cigna's head of bets shares his 3-part criteria for evaluating whether founders are ready to tackle big problems in healthcare.
Amwell's CEO isn't scared by big tech and sees potential partnerships with Google, Apple, Fitbit to push telehealth beyond video visits
With companies like Google, Amazon, and Apple pushing into healthcare, at least one industry CEO is welcoming them with open arms.
Meet the 50 CEOs, investors, and hackers who helped lead the cybersecurity industry through an unprecedented and tumultuous year
50 cybersecurity leaders that shaped 2020, including executives from Cloudflare, Okta, Microsoft, and Zscaler.
Investors like Alexa von Tobel want to see your startup's 10-year plan. Here's how to organize it in a pitch deck, including the business terms you must use.
Anticipate investors' questions on your 3- to 5-year finances, revenue projections, and what may cause the company to run out of money.
'Financial independence, retire early:' How to tell you're ready to join the FIRE movement based on your salary, savings, and lifestyle
The typical early retiree has enough saved to cover their annual expenses, has maximized their earnings, and has an early retirement vision.
OnlyFans isn't the only site for sex-work entrepreneurs. Here are 7 other platforms, with the exact cut that creators take on each.
While OnlyFans distances itself from its sex-work creators, these platforms are welcoming them with competitive payouts and extra features.
Quaker Oats' top exec explains how Cheetos Mac 'n Cheese and new breakfast options helped generate the brand's best sales year in a decade
Quaker's North America lead Robbert Rietbroek says new products and more at-home consumption provide further growth opportunities in 2021.
Meet the 16 Microsoft executives and engineers who have helped the company get its 'mojo back' in the developer community — including the creator of Python, who just left retirement to join the firm
Microsoft has a roster of heavy-hitters in the developer world among its ranks, including the creator of programming languages C# and TypeScript.
Unicorn investor Keith Rabois says tech talent is fleeing Silicon Valley and successful startups will now be built elsewhere
Keith Rabois decided to leave SF for Miami after realizing great companies can be founded anywhere. He hopes Miami will revive his contrarian flare.
The inside story of how Henrik Fisker pulled off a $3 billion deal to fuel his electric car comeback
The deal used a once-derided but now popular investment vehicle called a SPAC to execute a reverse-merger and list Fisker on the NYSE.
'Equity markets have devolved into casinos': A former Wall Street chief strategist unloads on the toxic narratives fueling a speculative bubble — and implores investors to heed the warnings of 1999 and 2007
Bullish narratives driving the stock market today are full of dangerous holes, warns Peter Cecchini, the ex-market strategist at Cantor Fitzgerald.
GOLDMAN SACHS: Buy these 16 stocks that are underestimated for now, but should crush expectations in 2021-22 on the way to at least 20% upside
Goldman Sachs' Deep Mehta says these companies are on track to handily beat expectations in 2021 and 2022, and have significant upside.
See the presentation that convinced 3 competing health plans to invest in Buoy Health's tool for ending Dr. Google and unnecessary emergency room visits
Cigna Ventures, Humana, and Optum Ventures all invested in Buoy Health for its solution to matching patients to the right kind of care.
Jessica Alsford built Morgan Stanley's ESG research unit from the ground up. Here's how she advises clients on using ESG in their portfolios – along with 4 sustainability trends to watch.
Meet Jessica Alsford, Morgan Stanley's head of global sustainability research, who is pioneering the bank's ESG work. Here's 4 trends she highlights.
How AstraZeneca and Oxford blew their big vaccine moment: A messy week that overshadowed what should have been a scientific victory
Scrutiny of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine centered on a lack of information in two areas: how well did the vaccine work? And how safe was it?
The 5 highest-paid CEOs in the financial services industry an earned average of $27.9 million each in 2019. Meet the CEOs from Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs
The CEOs from Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs earned an average of $27.9 million each in 2019.
Winning the electric car race is just the beginning of Elon Musk's plan for Tesla
Musk's automaker dominates the EV market — which remains tiny, at just about 2% of global sales. It has to grow larger.
The rise and fall of J. Walter Thompson, the world's oldest advertising agency
Insiders say the agency collapsed due to a failure to adapt to digital, combined with a headlining lawsuit and short-term management decisions.
A New York-based CEO and serial entrepreneur swears by carving out 2 'focus days' a week where he doesn't attend meetings. Here's how he works them into his routine.
Lindon Gao, CEO and cofounder of retail tech company Caper, was inspired by Y Combinator founder Paul Graham's "maker's" and "manager's" schedules.
36-year Wall Street vet David Rosenberg breaks down why the stock market's latest milestone leaves it 'egregiously overpriced' — and warns another near-20% meltdown is in the cards
"From my lens, we do have a market on our hands that looks egregiously overpriced, overbought and overextended," said David Rosenberg.
A TikTok exec who holds 'growth strategy sessions' with brands explains 6 key takeaways for success on the app
CeCe Vu is the lead for fashion and beauty partnerships on TikTok, where she works closely with brands and creators on making viral content.
Digital leaders at Gap and Levi's say omnichannel offerings will be more important than ever as they gear up for an unpredictable holiday shopping season
Retailers aren't quite sure how people will do their holiday shopping this year. But, they say they're ready for anything.
The famous Fear and Greed index is flashing warning signals about investors being extremely greedy. A Wall Street strategist breaks down why stocks could still climb another 5% from here — and what could go wrong.
The Fear and Greed index moved into "extreme greed" territory this week, but an Evercore strategist found that the S&P could rise another 5%.
Buy these 20 deeply undervalued stocks expected to surge in 2021 – including one that could skyrocket 64%, Barclays says
We list the 20 stocks hand-picked by Barclay equity analysts that have the largest potential positive upside for investors into 2021
Tesla is in just the right position to compete in the world's biggest electric-car markets — and justify its insane market cap
In just a few years, Tesla has gone from operating one factory in California to running or building plants in other US states, China, and Europe.
Is Silicon Valley finally dead?
Silicon Valley's mix of startup-friendly features made it the world's tech capital. As tech CEOs and VCs move away, the region faces difficult questions.
Once friends, now estranged: Inside the ill-fated relationship between Vista CEO Robert Smith and Nate Paul, the Austin investor embroiled in a political scandal
We have the most detailed look yet at the financial ties between top Vista execs and the Austin real-estate investor Nate Paul.
Top fitness entrepreneurs explain how they're building virtual businesses and strong personal brands to win the future of the industry
"The companies that succeed the most online will be those that focus intentionally on building a community," founder and influencer Dee Gautham said.
The Fat Jewish is a true internet success story. Here are the 3 fundamentals Josh Ostrovsky used to pave a path for influencers to gain social media fame, 10 million followers, and grow a legitimate business.
Ostrovsky has said that influencers can't replicate the success of The Fat Jewish beyond Instagram. But insiders say he paved the way.
A former exec is suing Daniel J. Edelman Holdings, alleging disability and racial discrimination
Jigar Thakarar alleged that DJE failed to accommodate his depression and anxiety that he claimed was prolonged by an overseas assignment.
How sneakerheads turned Nike's 'got 'em' order confirmation into a celebratory meme
Even beyond sneaker culture, "Got 'Em" has come to represent hope, victory, and success against all odds.
How to teach yourself corporate finance fast, according to a former McKinsey consultant who did it on his own time
Finance strategist Andrew Chen had zero business or finance experience before working at McKinsey — he was a history major and law student.
Consolidation is coming to the cloud software market, analysts say, and Salesforce's reported interest in buying Slack is the latest sign
Analysts say Salesforce's reported interest in Slack is a sign of more cloud consolidation to come, particularly in collaboration software.
40% of retailers — including Nordtrom and Kohl's — use dropshipping to expand their online inventory and compete with Amazon. That percentage will only grow, experts say
With dropshipping, retailers can list products online without buying them from suppliers, and customers receive the products directly from suppliers.
The 16 power players in Congress who will shape the next four years as Joe Biden pursues his agenda
Joe Biden will start off his first term with a vast network of Capitol Hill connections forged during his 36 years in the Senate and eight as VP.
10 digital media companies that are hot acquisition targets, including Patch and TheSkimm
Business Insider asked eight digital media experts to predict which digital media companies that could get acquired in the coming months.
16 companies that ad buyers say are benefitting the most as advertisers start spending again
They include new ad sellers like Instacart and TikTok and traditional media companies like NBCUniversal and Condé Nast.
Meet the 15 executives in Google CEO Sundar Pichai's trusted inner circle who are leading the company's most critical businesses
Sundar Pichai's inner circle of advisors is called Google Leads, a group of 15 executives from across the company's most critical areas.
Wall Street is in love with digital ad stocks again — but investors could be missing a big blind spot
Adtech stocks are up 57% year-to-date, but some experts say the gains aren't sustainable.
General Mills, Kellogg, and other food manufacturing giants could snap up these 5 wildly popular food brands, an industry insider says
Mars's deal for Kind shows that food companies have cash to spend thanks to the pandemic. Brands with established distribution are most attractive.
Two brothers spotted a toy hamster in China and figured out how to make it a viral hit in the US, sparking over $1 million in sales. Here's the inside story of how it happened.
Dropshippers Steve and Evan Tan are a Singapore-based e-commerce duo who said they were early pioneers of bringing the talking toy hamster to the US.
Meet the 40 rising stars of Madison Avenue revolutionizing advertising in 2020
These are the up-and-coming ad pros that are orchestrating breakthrough creative campaigns, helping marketers harness data, and more.
Atlassian's US salaries revealed: How much the $55 billion software giant pays engineers, product managers, data scientists, and more
Disclosure data filed with the US Office of Foreign Labor Certification reveals a snapshot of how much Atlassian pays its US employees.
Sumo Logic analyzed 584 quadrillion data points and found that 2020 was a 'once-in-a lifetime event in the adoption of modern technology'
Data analytics company Sumo Logic analyzed 2,100 companies' data from 2020 to see how they digitally transformed during the pandemic.
7 private islands around the world that cost less than $6 million each
Private Islands Online shared luxurious private-island listings, from Washington state to Beliza, that are ideal for secluded COVID-19 living.