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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Joey Coffin, a 36-year-old former Yelp employee and founder of e-commerce lifestyle brand Vacation Darts, who lives in Vancouver. Business Insider has verified Coffin’s past employment and business revenue with documentation. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I never really thought I was going to start a global brand — I just followed the dominoes falling.It started with an inside joke I thought was funny — the joke was that “vacation darts don’t count,” meaning that while on vacation, I think it’s OK to smoke a cigarette without repercussions.…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rhonda Abbott, 73, who lives in Daphne, Alabama. Abbott adopted her grandson and is now his sole parent. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.I had three children. When they were young, I stayed at home with them. I used to do medical transcription and taught at the local high school. Then I worked in hospital administration until I retired in 2016.My oldest child is my grandson’s mother. She had a brain trauma when she was 18 months old due to a high fever, but she’s self-sufficient and takes…

The Iran war is driving an oil shock, but not a broad supply chain crisis, according to Goldman Sachs. Loading audio narration… Oil prices have surged since the US and Israel’s attack on Iran, raising concerns that the conflict could fuel a wave of inflation and disrupt global trade.On Monday, international benchmark Brent crude oil futures were trading around $105 per barrel in early trade, while US West Texas Intermediate was around $99.50 per barrel. Both benchmarks are up more than 70% so far this year.However, the current shock differs sharply from the one that fueled the global inflation surge…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Yuhao Xu, a former engineer at Facebook and the cofounder of Kuse, an AI-powered visual workspace. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider has verified his employment history. Loading audio narration… I studied computer science at Zhejiang University, one of China’s top universities.One career path stood out among my Chinese peers: study in the US and land a job at a Big Tech company in Silicon Valley. That was the dream, and I pursued it.In many Chinese families, stability and status are deeply valued. Having a so-called…

A top hospitality leader in Asia gave a piece of advice for anyone interviewing for a job: Ask a lot more questions than you think you should. Loading audio narration… Michael Janssen, the general manager of Hilton Singapore, leads a team of about 500 staff at the five-star hotel, 1,080-room property in the middle of Singapore’s upscale Orchard shopping district. He stepped into the role in September, following decades of leadership in hospitality at IHG Hotels and Resorts in Asia and Europe.Janssen told Business Insider there’s one thing that irks him about people interviewing at his hotels: They don’t ask…

I always thought I was going to be a reporter.I went to journalism school, did all the internships, and chased a career where you talk to interesting people and tell their stories for a living. I came close to landing a job at the BBC, but it didn’t pan out because of visa restrictions.That should’ve been my first clue that I wasn’t meant to follow a straight line. After college, instead of applying for local reporting jobs and climbing the traditional ladder, I packed a bag and started traveling. What I thought would be a short adventure turned into years…

2026-03-15T11:34:01.227Z Share Copy link Email Facebook WhatsApp X LinkedIn Bluesky Threads lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. I tried Red Lobster’s “Shrimp Your Way” special and compared it to the chain’s $30 endless shrimp. Both featured the same shrimp-powered menu items. I thought the portion sizes and quality of the food were better the second time around. Red Lobster is clawing its way to the top…

Two years before our son was born, my partner, Liv, and I moved to New York City to immerse ourselves in the city that never sleeps. She was working full-time and pursuing a master’s degree at Columbia, while I was figuring out what it meant to be human after I quit my tech job. Loading audio narration… We dreamed of the community and opportunity that awaited us in that glorious place of concrete and glass. After the loneliness COVID brought, I fantasized that we’d meet other adults who shared enough of our values to create a tight community in New York…

Saul Van Beurden is the man helping Wells Fargo confront a question hanging over banks of every size: What happens to jobs in the age of AI? Loading audio narration… He and his central team can’t, and shouldn’t, figure out what an AI-ready Wells Fargo looks like alone. The bank must teach employees skills to stay competitive in a changing industry, and they must choose to learn them, Van Beurden said.”You cannot deny things,” Van Beurden, who is the head of AI and the co-CEO of consumer banking and lending, told Business Insider. “But how do you make it a…

Pump problemsSurging gas prices are already wreaking havoc on the economy. Loading audio narration… The Iran war has sent oil prices skyrocketing, with the impact being acutely felt at the pump. The average price of gasoline jumped to $3.63 a gallon on Friday, according to AAA, up from $2.93 last month before Middle East tensions escalated.Gas is now above $3 a gallon in every US state for the first time since 2023. (BI’s Dan DeFrancesco and Joe Ciolli broke down what happens next for oil prices in a recent live Q&A).What started as oil-market jitters is now hampering household budgets…