Thought Leaders

These are my greatest lessons that came from real-world reps, mistakes and pressure — not textbooks or grades.

Most leaders would have demanded 80-hour weeks. We focused on trust and rest instead—and ran faster than ever.

Jennifer Smith built a unicorn startup used by 98% of Fortune 500 companies.

Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison says that you can build a noteworthy career by following this overlooked strategy.

Discover why most leadership messages fail before they're even heard.

Adi Bathla’s startup, Revv, has scaled to eight-figure revenue since its initial launch.

LinkedIn Hiring Pro, an AI agent for small business hirers, is leveling the playing field for small businesses and helping them find the right talent faster.

To truly motivate your team, you need to understand their 'work love language.' Here's what that means and where to start.

Coordination spreads responsibility, yet poorly executed, it compounds risk.

Modern data breach regulations have collapsed the traditional recovery process into a 72-hour pressure cooker. Here's how you need to prepare.

Here's how the world's best CEOs are positioning themselves for success in 2026 and beyond.

Here's what young companies can borrow from Fortune 500 discipline, and what to leave behind to stay innovative.

Former competitive bodybuilder Brian Chesky arrived in Silicon Valley at a time when fitness was not part of mainstream startup culture.

When we couldn't outspend the biggest companies in our industry, we found another way to compete.

Here are some of the biggest patent myths founders believe — and a practical, startup-friendly IP strategy tied to business growth and fundraising.

The best communities are made of diverse, like-minded talent brought together through careful curation and iterative refinement.

Displacement has started and won't stop. Urgent solutions might come from left field.

Rather than issuing mandates and threats, make the office a place where people are inspired to do their best work.

Platforms that try to do too much often end up needlessly complicated. Here's how to tell when you've lost focus.

Indiana's Curt Cignetti's obsessive routine includes ordering the identical Chiptole bowl every single day for two years.

Investors are quietly pricing nature-related risks into capital decisions.

Agentic AI isn't a chatbot or a smarter automation tool; it's the foundation for a new way of working.

When clients, prospects and partners don't feel respected, they quietly walk away.

Learn how instinct can save lives and how trusting my gut once saved my business.

There's a time for stepping up and a time for stepping back and supporting.

Fundraising, when done right, becomes the fastest way to evolve your narrative, your model and your strategy.