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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rob Mallernee, 50, who is the CEO of a wealth management software company. He is based in North Carolina. Business Insider has verified his employment. This piece has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… A single brilliant decision might create wealth. But the best way to keep your wealth for 100 years is not one brilliant decision, but hundreds of good decisions over many years.After more than 30 years working with ultra-high-net-worth families — including most recently as CEO of Eton Solutions — I’ve seen this pattern firsthand.The…

Walmart has a need for speed. Loading audio narration… The retail giant has been growing its online business for years, fueled in large part by its ability to get groceries to customers in nearly every part of the US within hours.But doubling down on digital is revealing some growing pains, too, as store teams try to balance this new priority with the traditional demands of operating a big box store.In particular, three workers told Business Insider that the online business is placing new pressure on workers who are hustling to hit digital metrics, hauling increasingly heavy orders like water and…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jay Hinson, the senior vice president of restaurant kitchen operations at The Cheesecake Factory. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… People sometimes ask how I stayed at one company for nearly three decades and continued moving up. I think a big part of it came down to curiosity. At every stage of my career, I asked questions, studied the people above me, and tried to make their jobs easier.I started working in restaurants when I was 14. A friend helped me get a summer job at…

It doesn’t matter where I go — grocery shopping, the mall, or my local bagel shop. Loading audio narration… Without fail, every outing lately puts me in the presence of a teen or tween wearing a hoodie with the word Essentials emblazoned across the chest or back — and the phrase “Fear of God” printed smaller underneath.As a 30-year-old lifestyle reporter with an embarrassing screen-time average, I like to think I’m pretty in the know of what’s trending with young people.I’m well aware that hoodies have transcended from comfy loungewear you’d wear at home to statement outerwear. Hoodies and sweatpants are the outfit.But…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Adam Jones, the 53-year-old owner of Myer’s Bagels in Burlington, Vermont. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… We specialize in Montreal-style bagel production. For us, it’s just north of us. For the rest of the country, it’s a newer item. We don’t proof them as much, so they don’t get as airy. They’re denser and a little chewier. We also use wood to cook the bagels.We’re about 22 people, and everyone takes the orders, makes the bagels, and does everything.You always have to recreate the wheel to…

Kevin O’Leary and Tucker Carlson clashed over AI, taxpayer subsidies for O’Leary’s planned Utah data center project, and China, during a wide-ranging interview published Wednesday. Loading audio narration… The “Shark Tank” investor defended the Utah development as a necessary investment in America’s AI future, as Carlson questioned why taxpayers should help fund infrastructure that could primarily benefit tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.Carlson repeatedly asked O’Leary why taxpayers should subsidize a private business whose tenants could be “some of the richest companies in the world.””They don’t necessarily have to do that,” O’Leary replied, referring to taxpayers, adding that states…

The U.S. Supreme Court Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court refused Friday to allow Virginia to use a new congressional map that favored Democrats in all but one of the state’s U.S. House seats. The map was a key part of Democrats’ effort to counter the Republican redistricting wave set off by President Trump. The new map was drawn by Democrats and approved by Virginia voters in an April referendum. But on May 8, the Supreme Court of Virginia in a 4-to-3 vote declared the referendum, and by extension the new map,…

Warren Buffett’s successor certainly isn’t shy about shaking things up. Loading audio narration… Greg Abel, who took over as Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO on January 1, made sweeping changes to the conglomerate’s holdings in the first three months of this year, a regulatory filing revealed on Friday.Berkshire built a fresh stake in Delta Air Lines worth $2.6 billion at the end of March, marking its return to owning airline stocks.The company also more than tripled its stake in Google-parent Alphabet, a key player in the AI boom.After purchasing nearly 18 million shares of the search-and-advertising giant in the third quarter of…

Tina Peters, former Mesa County, Colo., clerk, listens during her trial on March 3, 2023. Scott Crabtree/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel via AP/Pool hide caption toggle caption Scott Crabtree/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel via AP/Pool DENVER — Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has reduced the state prison sentence of Tina Peters, a former county clerk convicted of tampering with election equipment, allowing her to be eligible for parole on June 1. The controversial decision follows a months-long pressure campaign from President Trump and his administration to free Peters from state custody. In April, a state appeals court upheld Peters’ 2024…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Abigail McCulloch, founder of Alma Padel. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… A few years ago, I was feeling very uninspired about my career. I studied economics, Spanish, and German in college, then worked for a tech startup in New York City. I couldn’t see myself in that world long-term, so I decided to go to business school. At the time, it felt like a natural next step.At the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, recruiting starts almost immediately. I attended recruiting events but left feeling apathetic.…