Valerie Jarrett, chief executive of the Obama Foundation, doesn’t really believe in work-life balance. “This notion of work-life balance, I think, sets us up for disappointment,” she said at Fortune’s …
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Andreessen Horowitz defense tech investor Katherine Boyle says ‘Ukraine changed everything’
It’s remarkable how quickly things can change. While the tech industry was trying to keep defense tech at arm’s length just a few years ago, that sentiment has completely reversed. …
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The smartphone generation is not okay, and ‘parents are completely clueless,’ says documentarian Lauren Greenfield
When Emmy Award-winning documentarian Lauren Greenfield set out to examine the relationship between today’s teens and social media, she expected parents would be in the background, like the adults in …
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In 2020—right about when much of America might’ve been using Instacart for the very first time to avoid COVID at the supermarket—the company’s soon-to-be CEO, Fidji Simo, was “falling apart …
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Guild founder Rachel Romer had a stroke at 34. Her nurses inspired her company’s next phase
As Rachel Romer lay in a hospital bed, recovering from a stroke she suffered at just 34 years old, the edtech founder conducted some light market research. Just as Romer, …
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A generative AI-powered social media bot is churning out content with 90% accuracy at e.l.f. Beauty, but the company is still using humans to make sure posts sound true to …
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A night of great intimacy was followed by a painful morning in which Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry felt like she was being attacked by razor blades. She took a …
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Ketanji Brown Jackson says her historic rise to the Supreme Court is thanks to the timing of her birth
Ketanji Brown Jackson, associate justice of the Supreme Court, was welcomed with a standing ovation as she appeared virtually at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women summit in Laguna Niguel, Calif. On …
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Legendary Hollywood producer Debra Martin Chase almost quit the business 10 years ago. But Vernon Jordan convinced her to hold on
Debra Martin Chase brought us girlhood cult classics like The Princess Diaries and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. But about 10 years ago, Chase, who now serves as CEO …
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One of the themes of the musical Wicked is brains, heart, and courage. Day 2 of Fortune‘s Most Powerful Women Summit featured all three. The day wrapped with a stirring …
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