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☆ High spirits in Hollywood: What’s behind the boom of celebrity liquor brands?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —Why does actor Aaron Paul co-own a mezcal brand? Rob Kim/Getty Images for NYCWFFIt’s an “opportunity, to be honest,” Cranston told CNN. Celebrities are attractive to the spirits space because of their clout and connections, so the industry has “the door open. Four years later they sold the tequila brand to liquor giant Diageo for $1 billion, and the industry gold rush was on. The side of a Casamigos delivery truck promoting George Clooney and Rande Gerber's tequila brand in a 2015 photo.

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☆ 'Corporate goths' are wearing their fishnets and eyeliner to work — and they're not apologizing for expressing themselves
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The '"corporate goth" tag on TikTok has over 25 million views. She told Insider that she also finds ways to infuse her Mexican heritage into her outfits. Courtesy of Madison StoneStone, a Southern California-based beauty adviser, told Insider her music taste heavily influences how she decides what to wear. "Artists like Evanescence, Amy Winehouse, and Lady Gaga practically raised me through their music and style," Stone said. "I was honestly really nervous going into a beauty field with a set of unconventional beauty standards, but everyone has been more than accepting to me," Stone told Insider.

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☆ Managers say Gen Zers aren't getting work done and lack basic social skills – and it's driving them crazy
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Some Gen Z managers told Insider they're fed up with their young workers. While Gen Z employees struggle to fit in at work, some bosses aren't sure how to lead them. In a public callout, Insider asked managers to share their experiences overseeing Gen Z workers. More than 20 people, ranging from millennials to baby boomers, sent emails describing their experiences managing Gen Z. India-based career coach Abhijit Bhattacharya told Insider that many Gen Z employees are looking for more meaningful work over higher pay.

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☆ Why now is the best time for Gen Zers to launch a business, and how they're taking advantage of the opportunity to change the workforce
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Here's why now is the best time for Gen Zers to start their own businesses. It helps that some successful Gen Zers are earning more than America's top CEOs. Here's why now is the best time to start a business for young people and two Gen Z entrepreneurs who have done it. New ventures in copywriting, social media management, and virtual assisting have been among some of the most successful, Mawhinney said. With this in mind, young founders have the opportunity to build brands that new workers resonate with.

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☆ How Cerebral went from a hyped $4.8 billion mental-health startup to fighting for its survival
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Blake Dodge | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

It called itself the fastest-growing mental-health company. Some Cerebral clinicians told Insider they were uncomfortable treating the patients assigned to them and felt their licenses were at risk. In the past few years, highly funded startups have tried to disrupt mental-health care and struggled. Cerebral's next steps will dictate its future, and its story could influence what's ahead for online mental-health care. A former Cerebral provider told Insider the ban was frustrating because many patients who were improving on the drugs lost access to care at Cerebral.

☆ Gen Z founders are changing the way many employers address their workers' mental health
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Many Gen Z founders are creating better workplaces for themselves and their staff. They're placing a large emphasis on supporting their employees' mental health and wellness. The generation is "leading the way to so many dramatic transformations around how we as a society are addressing mental health," she said. Samantha SyboWhile the young generation has made waves in mental health, Gen Z founders aren't immune to the emotional damage that comes with promoting a business online. Gen Z employees expect this progress in the workplaceYan and his two cofounders launched Simplify in 2020 to help job seekers land roles.

☆ Gen Z wants equality, diversity, and flexibility at work, but it may cause them to sacrifice financial security
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Alexandra York | Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Some Gen Zers are focusing on a company's mission and job security during their job searches. As a recession looms, Gen Zers might want to consider their financial futures when applying for their next role. Additionally, over half of Gen Z could enter retirement without sufficient savings due to savings challenges and rising costs, Boston University economist Laurence Kotlikoff previously told Insider. In fact, the typical annual salary for Gen Z employees was $32,500 in 2021, according to research from the personal finance site GoBankingRates. To be sure, plenty of Gen Zers understand the financial pressures to come and are prioritizing salary in their job search.

☆ Delivering bad news to your coworkers is never easy. College classes and executive coaches are trying to teach how to do it.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He hoped to learn how to better manage business success, business failure, and his mental health. He added: "Because a lot of those are what contributes to the difficulty in mental health for founders." "As a founder, balancing mental health and the success of the company almost seem opposite," Yan said. "Small triggers may affect your mental health," like when cofounders are angry at one another or when the staff is underperforming, he said. "When you don't deal directly with problematic employees, you're sending the clear message to others that their work doesn't matter," she said.

☆ Being your own boss comes with some tradeoffs. Here's how Gen Zers are managing the challenges.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Gen Z will be a major player in entrepreneurship, with 45% very likely to start a venture. Here's how Gen Z founders are managing loneliness, financial stress, and mental health. In fact, 45% of Gen Zers are very or extremely likely to become founders, according to a 2021 survey of 1,509 Gen Zers by Ernst & Young. But even with the pitfalls that come with starting your own business, young founders do find success. While imposter syndrome and lack of experience are inevitable for many Gen Zers, there are ways to learn and delegate when necessary.

☆ Here's why digital health experts think a slowdown in record funding will benefit the industry
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Digital health funding has cooled off after reaching record levels in 2021, as interest rates rise. The frenzied digital health market has finally chilled out. But there's a silver lining to the cooldown, digital health experts said during a panel at the HLTH conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday. "It was exciting and manic and lots of great ideation and creation, but totally ridiculous," Jonathan Bush, founder and CEO of the startup Zus Health, said of digital health funding at its height. Funding in digital health tumbled to $12.6 billion as investors contended with rising interest rates amid a market downturn.

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