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3 Companies That Give Back to the Community Year-Round

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based nonprofits in 2022, according to GivingTuesday Data Commons. billion in 2022. Bombas co-founders Randy Goldberg and David Heath, however, launched a community-oriented company that, as of 2023, has donated 100 million clothing items. This hashtag-driven holiday generated $3.1 billion for U.S.-based

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8 Niche Careers You Didn’t Even Know Existed

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Imagine the next time you ask someone what they do for a living and they respond, “Oh, I test waterslides for a living,” or “I study the curious contents found in the pockets of antique clothing.” She became an expert in this part of her industry through networking after designing a fraternity house refresh. It’s very gratifying.”

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SUCCESS Celebrates 125 Years of Progress, Positive Thinking and Personal Growth

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Celebrating its 125th year in 2022, the magazine in your hands was created by writers, designers and editors located in different cities across the globe, a feat the magazine’s founder never could’ve imagined in his wildest dreams. This article originally appeared in the January/February 2022 Issue of SUCCESS magazine.

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How My Experience as a Black Entrepreneur Shaped My Views on Building Financial Freedom

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This is difficult to accomplish for new or younger employees who don’t have extensive or influential professional networks. In an effort to soothe these discomforts at the office, I would decompress at happy hours, hire personal trainers and purchase loose-fitting clothes—all of which impacted my ability to save and invest.

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How to Talk to Your Boss About Race: A New Book Explores Language Used in the Workplace and How We Can Improve

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Hiring practices like in-network hiring and referrals introduce and solidify racial disparities. I commonly hear the word “intersectional” used to refer to any aspect of identity, whether it’s inherent or chosen—like hair color, eye color, or clothing style—whether or not those traits are sources of marginalization.

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Business Insider Feature Story on Former Celebrity Assistant Bonnie Low-Kramen

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One perk of working for a star is the clothes, she said: “One assistant I knew was the same shoe size as her celebrity, so she got all her hand-me-down designer shoes.” Dukakis benefited from this network, too, Low-Kramen said. Dukakis, Low-Kramen said, insisted on rooms with working windows, rather than piped-in AC.

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Natasha Graziano Has Built a Brand on Matters of the Mind

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Graziano has built her business by teaching others how to build their networks , raise their income and take their ideas and companies to the next level. I went into charity shops, asked to borrow clothes and then asked people on the street to take photos, and I posted them,” Graziano says. I knew how to make money. Her following grew.