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Advancing Women in Tech: Executive Nancy Wang’s Forward-Thinking Nonprofit

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She also founded, in 2016, a nonprofit membership organization , Advancing Women in Tech, which “accelerates careers and addresses diversity gaps in leadership.” This interview has been edited for length and clarity. This article originally appeared in the September/October 2023 issue of SUCCESS magazine.

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Jamie Fiore Higgins on Workplace Toxicity, Gender Discrimination and Why She Left Wall Street

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Jamie Fiore Higgins worked on Wall Street for nearly 20 years—from 1998 to 2016—and by the end of her career, she’d amassed a small fortune. By 2016, she was making 40 times more than her house cleaner and 10 times more than her doctor. I interviewed everywhere—at all the different banks—and I had a lot of job offers.

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The Real Good Life Takes Dinner Stress Off Your Plate

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This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Our second child was born in May 2016, and our first meal delivery was that September. This article originally appeared in the July/August 2023 issue of SUCCESS magazine. How did you decide to start The Real Good Life? What was that like?

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Celebrating New Talent: Emerging Entrepreneurs Shines a Light on Up-and-Coming Entrepreneurs

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Take Jamie Kern Lima, who left behind her dream of daytime TV to create a makeup line for people with skin conditions after her rosacea began affecting her live interviews as a news anchor. “In It was acquired by L’Oréal in 2016 for $1.2 Experience is something that you can’t teach,” Scott told SUCCESS in 2016.

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Chance the Rapper on Achieving Goals as an Independent Artist & Paying It Forward

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On a sunny March day in his hometown of Chicago, Chance the Rapper makes his way to The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center for our interview and his SUCCESS photo shoot. In 2016, he co-created the Warmest Winter project, which created coats that doubled as sleeping bags for the homeless. Photos by Nick Onken.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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She is a 2023 CNN Hero, a 2022 Soros Justice Fellow and a 2019 JustLeadershipUSA Leading with Conviction Fellow Alumna. She recently won the 2023 Waterfront Award for Science and Technology and was recognized as one of White Page International’s Top 100 Asian Women Power Leaders.

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3 ways you can use the festive season to help your career

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3 ways you can use the festive season to help your career Anonymous (not verified) 24/01/2023 The festive season is upon us, and it’s a great time to reconnect with old colleagues or distant friends, and to make new acquaintances who will become your future ‘connections’ (at the multitude of Christmas events you attend).

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