Anita Verma-Lallian is the founder of Camelback Productions and a real estate developer and CEO/founder of Arizona Land Consulting. As someone who lives and breathes real estate, film production was ...

I have always been a highly driven person, but I never actually aspired to be a CEO. If you had asked me when I was growing up what I wanted to be, I would have said, “Professional softball player!” ...

Editor’s Note: This story is a part of Peak, The Athletic’s new desk covering leadership, personal development and success through the lens of sports. Peak aims to connect readers to ideas they can ...

Of the dozen startup ideas I have had, some never got off the ground, a few launched and failed, and thankfully, a handful of them succeeded. I ultimately sold two of those companies on NASDAQ. I ...

When I opened my first restaurant in 2005, I thought the hardest part would be the concept: designing the space, crafting the menu, finding a chef. With a Master’s degree in finance and experience ...

You can feel it in the calendar before you feel it in revenue. Teams that treat time as a first-class asset ship cleaner work, make faster calls, and burn fewer cycles on rework. A calendar-first team ...

Sean and Veon Brewster pitch baby bottle monitor on “Shark Tank.”. Photo: Disney/Christopher Willard Deals don’t always work out, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still win–especially on Shark Tank.

After building and exiting my first company in a challenging emerging market, I assumed my second venture would be easier. I was wrong. Launching a business for the first time is fuelled by ambition, ...