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☆ How Dana Walden could defy critics and become Disney's first female CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +22 min

The appointment would make Walden the first female CEO of the Walt Disney Co. in its 100-year history. "Anybody they choose will have never been the Disney CEO prior to that." At Disney, Walden has hit several home runs, including FX's "The Bear," Hulu's "The Dropout" and "Only Murderers in the Building," and ABC's "Abbott Elementary." Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek CNBCChapek climbed the corporate ladder at Disney for 30 years by showcasing his business and finance chops. Combating female stereotypesIf Walden were appointed CEO, she would be the first woman to run the century-old company.

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☆ Southern California neighborhoods that attract the rich and famous are also some of the hardest-hit areas during major storms
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewAs an atmospheric river pounds Southern California with a historic deluge of rain, some of the hardest-hit areas also happen to be among the most desirable zip codes. Beverly Hills and the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles were both under flash flood warnings on Monday. AdvertisementFurther from Los Angeles, other areas that draw the wealthy also tend to be at an increased risk of flooding and landslides when huge quantities of rain hit the state. AdvertisementMontecito's fire chief told the Los Angeles Times that this storm could be more intense than the one that hit in January 2023.

Persons: —, Todd, Keki Mingus, I've, Ellen DeGeneres, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, DeGeneres, David Neels Organizations: Service, Beverly, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Business, National Weather Service, NWS, Census Bureau, Santa, Los Angeles Times, Bel Air, Studio, KTLA, Associated Press, Montecito Fire, LA Times Locations: Southern California, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Santa Monica, Malibu, Pacific, Bel, Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Encino, Topanga, Woodland Hills, City, Montecito, Santa Barbara

☆ ‘Wonder Man’: Crew member dies after accident on set of Marvel series
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A member of the crew working on the upcoming Marvel series “Wonder Man” died Tuesday following an accident on set, according to a statement from Marvel Studios. “Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with his family and friends, and our support is behind the investigation into the circumstances of this accident,” the studio said in a statement to CNN. The crew member, identified by the LA County Medical Examiner’s office as 41-year-old Juan Carlos Osorio of Temple City, California, was reportedly a rigger who fell from rafters. No foul play is suspected and the death investigation is ongoing, Miller said. “Wonder Man” was set to star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, an actor who had appeared in “Aquaman” and HBO’s “Watchmen.” Wonder Man is a lesser-known Marvel character first introduced in the ’60s.

Persons: ”, Juan Carlos Osorio, Charles Miller, Miller, “, Yahya Abdul, Mateen Organizations: CNN, Marvel, Marvel Studios, LA, Los Angeles Police Department, Radford, CBS Radford Studios Locations: Temple City , California, Studio City , California, CBS Radford Studios —

STUDIO CITY, Calif. (AP) — A crewmember who was working on the Marvel Studios series “Wonder Man” died following an accident on set Tuesday morning at CBS Radford Studios in Studio City. The man, whose name was not made public, was a rigger who fell from the rafters, according to the trade publication Deadline, which first reported the news. Matthew D. Loeb, president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, said the labor union was shocked and saddened. Those numbers were derived by combing through data from workplace and aviation safety investigations, court records and news accounts. Filming is set to begin next month on “Wonder Man,” which stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and was delayed by last year’s dual Hollywood strikes.

Persons: ”, Matthew D, Loeb, ” Loeb, Halyna Hutchins, Alec Baldwin, Sarah Jones, Yahya Abdul, Mateen Organizations: CITY, Calif, Marvel Studios, CBS Radford Studios, Marvel, Occupational Safety, Health Administration, OSHA, International Alliance, Cal, Associated Press Locations: Studio City, U.S

Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesNear the Hollywood Hills, floodwaters carried mud, rocks and household objects downhill through Studio City, city officials said. Downtown Los Angeles received nearly 7 inches (18 centimeters) of rain by Monday night, nearly half the yearly average of 14.25 inches (36 centimeters). The danger wasn’t over despite a projected dip in the rainfall, warned Ariel Cohen, meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service bureau in Los Angeles. “We’ll get any help on the way as soon as you guys request it,” he told Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in a telephone call. Associated Press journalists Michael R. Blood and Eugene Garcia in Los Angeles and Amy Taxin in Orange County contributed to this report.

Persons: ”, Keki Mingus, “ I’ve, ” Drake Livingston, Livingston, Ariel Cohen, “ It’s, Tony Sanz, ” Crews, “, Nathan Lopez, Gavin Newsom, Joe Biden, “ We’ll, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, ___ Watson, Michael R, Eugene Garcia, Amy Taxin Organizations: ANGELES, National Weather Service, Authorities, Hollywood, Downtown, Los Angeles Fire Department, San Bernardino County Fire Department, Rancho, Santa Cruz County . Police, Gov, Los Angeles Mayor, Associated Press Locations: Southern California, Los Angeles, Northern California, Studio City, Beverly Crest, Downtown Los Angeles, LA, Los Angeles County, Santa Ana, San Bernardino, Rancho Dominguez, Compton, Long Beach, San Francisco Bay, Carmichael, Sacramento, Boulder, Santa Cruz County, Yuba City, San Francisco, San Diego, Orange County

☆ Mudslides and Flooding Reported Across Los Angeles
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Jill Cowan | More About Jill Cowan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mudslides and severe flooding were reported in Los Angeles on Sunday evening, as a storm that made its way to Southern California after pummeling northern areas of the state was forecast to bring more heavy rain and winds for another day. “If you’re worried about the north, I’m more worried about the south and what’s to come.”There were mudslides on all canyon roads in and out of Malibu, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. And in the Studio City neighborhood, firefighters had evacuated six people from two homes as water dragged debris down into the area, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. Officials warned that the worst was likely still to come, with heavy rain expected for at least the next 24 hours. The danger, they said, was not primarily from winds lashing power lines or trees (although thousands were without power as of Sunday night).

Persons: Dr, Daniel Swain, I’m, Rather Organizations: University of California, Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles Fire Department Locations: Los Angeles, Southern California, what’s, Malibu, Angeles, Studio

☆ See Where Heavy Rainfall Deluged California
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Zach Levitt | Elena Shao | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

See Where Heavy Rainfall Deluged CaliforniaHourly precipitation Total precipitation accumulation 0.5 1 2 3 4 inchesSource: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Prediction Notes: Data reflects near-real-time analysis of liquid precipitation amounts. The storm lingered over Southern California on Monday, with some areas receiving record-breaking rainfall. The Los Angeles River in Los Angeles, Calif., on Monday. Residents dig out a road after a mudslide in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles. ReutersThe latest storm is the second atmospheric river to drench California in a few days.

Persons: Jenna Schoenefeld, Jill Cowan Organizations: Centers for, Times, National Weather Service, Calif, The New York Times, Hollywood, The New York, Reuters, Area, Coast Locations: California, Southern California, Los Angeles, Los, Santa Monica, Studio City, San Fernando Valley, Laurel, Studio, Angeles, Sherman Oaks, drench California

☆ Bill Hayes, Enduring Soap Star With a ‘Davy Crockett’ Hit, Is Dead at 98
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Alex Williams | More About Alex Williams | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Bill Hayes, an actor and singer whose 2,141 episodes of “Days of Our Lives” over five and a half decades constituted the daytime drama version of an ultramarathon, and whose top-selling 1955 single, “The Ballad of Davy Crockett,” remains seared into the memories of the baby boom generation, died on Jan. 12 at his home in Studio City, Calif. His wife and longtime co-star, Susan Seaforth Hayes, confirmed his death. To soap opera fans, Mr. Hayes was a staple of weekday afternoons from the days of rabbit-ear antennas into the streaming era. He began his tenure on the long-running NBC show in 1970. His character, Doug Williams, was a suave and slippery con artist who, after leaving prison, found himself padding through the maze of the plot twists, double-crosses and big reveals that day after day drew viewers back to the fictional Midwestern town of Salem.

Persons: Bill Hayes, Davy Crockett, Susan Seaforth Hayes, Hayes, Doug Williams Organizations: NBC Locations: ”, Studio City, Calif, Salem

☆ A Florida boomer said he 'can't move back to California fast enough' due to better weather and a calmer lifestyle
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Prevesk moved to Florida in 2018 for a business opportunity after his mother died. The constant heat and "disingenuous" lifestyle he's experienced in Florida have pushed him to look for residences in California once again — and he's willing to pay up. He knew as a kid that moving to Florida or California would be the goal. Still, neither Florida nor California has given him the sense of community he had in New York. AdvertisementIn addition to Southern California, Prevesk is also potentially looking to move to Colorado or Utah for their nature and similar cost of living to Florida.

Persons: —, Steve Prevesk, Prevesk, I've, California Prevesk, he's, He's, staters, haven't Organizations: Service, Sarasota, Business, Santa Monica, Studio Locations: Los Angeles, Western New York, Florida, California, —, Miami, Tampa, Orlando, New York, Sarasota, Studio City, Santa, Southern California, Prevesk, Colorado, Utah

☆ A Florida boomer said he 'can't move back to California fast enough' due to better weather and calmer lifestyle
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A boomer living in Sarasota, Florida, said he can't wait to move back to California. The former Los Angeles resident said Florida's weather and lifestyle have driven him to house hunt. Prevesk moved to Florida in 2018 for a business opportunity after his mother died. He knew as a kid that moving to Florida or California would be the goal. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn addition to Southern California, Prevesk is also potentially looking to move to Colorado or Utah for their nature and similar cost of living to Florida.

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☆ Leah Remini Lists Her Los Angeles Home a Third Time
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Debra Kamin | More About Debra Kamin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The actress Leah Remini has listed her home in the picturesque Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles — and is doing so at a price cut. Ms. Remini bought the six-bedroom, nine-bath property in 2003 for $3.75 million and first listed it on the market in September 2022 for $12,995,000. Now, she’s slashed half a million dollars off the price for the property, which stretches more than 10,000 square feet on a manicured and gated 1.58-acre lot, asking $12,499,000. The home is in the neighborhood of Fryman Canyon, one of Los Angeles’s most prestigious and star-studded corners. Neighbors in this pocket of Hollywood, where idyllic residential blocks are lined with sycamore trees and graceful Tudor Revival style houses, include George and Amal Clooney, Lucy Liu and Bruno Mars.

Persons: Leah Remini, Remini, she’s, George, Amal Clooney, Lucy Liu, Bruno Mars Locations: Studio City, Los Angeles, Fryman, Hollywood

☆ 'The Brady Bunch' house sold to a megafan for $2.3 million under asking. She still called it the 'worst investment ever' — see inside.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Will Gendron | Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"The Brady Bunch" fan, Tina Trahan, bought the house used as the Brady home exterior for $3.2 million. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. The house featured in "The Brady Bunch" hit the market in early June for a cool $5.5 million — and it just sold on Monday for $3.2 million. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe buyer, Tina Trahan, told The Wall Street Journal that she was a fan of the show, although she doesn't plan to live in the house. "Nobody is going to live in it," she told The Wall Street Journal.

Persons: Tina Trahan, Brady, Trahan, Danny Brown, Marcy Roth, Eklund Gomes, Douglas Elliman, Fredrik Eklund, Roth, Brown, overpriced, Wayne Brady, " Brown Organizations: HGTV, Service, Street Journal, HBO, Wall Street Journal, Compass, Wall Street Locations: Wall, Silicon, American, Studio, Los Angeles, Hollywood

☆ $4.2 Million Homes in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Angela Serratore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Los Angeles | $4.188 MillionA 1929 Spanish-style house with four bedrooms and five and a half bathrooms, on a 0.4-acre lotThis house is near the top of a winding street, just south of Griffith Park, in Los Feliz. Driving to Hollywood, downtown Los Angeles or Studio City takes about half an hour. Burbank is 10 minutes away, on the other side of Griffith Park. Size: 4,991 square feetPrice per square foot: $839Indoors: A paved path leads from the street to the house, stepping up to a covered entrance framed by an arch lined in original tile. The foyer inside has hardwood floors, a decorative niche and a stained-glass window; a home office and a full bathroom are off this space.

Organizations: Griffith Observatory, Greek Theatre, Studio City, Griffith Locations: Los Angeles, Spanish, Griffith, Los Feliz, Italian, Brazilian, Hollywood, Burbank

☆ At striking actors' hangout bar, tiny residual checks no longer a joke
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Lisa Richwine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

"Back in the late '90s, it used to be kind of a rarity to get a tiny residual check," actor John O'Brien said. In today's streaming-TV era, small residual checks have become so customary that they helped push the SAG-AFTRA actors union to go on strike in mid-July, joining film and television writers, who walked off the job in May, in part over residual payments. O'Brien, who has appeared on dozens of shows, from "Grey's Anatomy" to "Pretty Little Liars," shared images of residual checks from more than two decades ago worth $47.49, $87.77 and $216.25. For working class actors who were not the famous, highly paid stars, the residual checks were vital to helping them pay their bills. Lower residual payments mean fewer actors earn the $26,470 per year needed to qualify for SAG-AFTRA's health insurance coverage, said actor Michael Spellman.

Persons: John O'Brien, you'd, It's, O'Brien, Michael Spellman, Walt Disney, Arabella Field, Mike Blake, bartenders, Walt, Justin Bieber, Kirk Dinsmore, you've, Dinsmore, Spellman, We're, Lisa Richwine, Mary Milliken, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: CITY, SAG, Alliance, Television Producers, Netflix, Studio City, REUTERS, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros, Walt Disney, Writers Guild of America, WGA, Thomson Locations: CITY , California, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles , California, U.S

☆ The house from 'The Brady Bunch' is on the market. Check out photos of the $5.5 million property.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The home made famous in "The Brady Bunch" has hit the market. The property in Studio City, Los Angeles is listed at $5.5 million. While the show was never shot inside the home, it's been renovated to mirror "The Brady Bunch" set. Now's your chance: The house featured in "The Brady Bunch" recently hit the market. The property can be yours for a cool $5.5 million.

Persons: it's, —, Danny Brown Organizations: Service, HGTV Locations: Studio City, Los Angeles, American, Studio, Hollywood

☆ Middle Eastern investors are pouring money into US media, sports, and entertainment — here are the 9 most active players and their key leaders
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Lucia Moses | Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Investors in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates are pouring money into Western media and entertainment. Sovereign funds and other entities in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE are pouring millions into US media and entertainment, and they're finding plenty of takers. The channels for money from Saudi Arabia and other parts of the Middle East are complex. Insider broke down the key entities — their owners, leaders, and high-profile investments and joint ventures — in the top three Middle Eastern nations pouring money into US entertainment and media. It describes itself as the largest media company in the Middle East and North Africa and runs one of the largest TV news channels, Al Arabiya.

Persons: Jamal Khashoggi's, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, —, WME, Jimmy Finkelstein's, Abu Dhabi's, It's, Yasir Al, Rumayyan, Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim, Sam Barnett, Peter Smith —, Christina Wayne, SRMG, Mohammed bin Salman, Alrashid, Johnny Depp, Jeanne du Barry, Sharon Stone, Bruno Mars, Luca Guadanigno, Vince McMahon's, Turki Al, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Dayel, Mansoor bin Ebrahim Al, Mahmoud, Peter Chernin, Nasser Al, Germain, BeIN, Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad, Khalifa Al, Vincent, Asghar Farhadi's Oscar, Nart Bouran, JAF, Jeff Zucker, Graydon Carter's, it's, Semafor, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Mansour, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber Organizations: United, Sovereign, Saudi, Washington Post, Saudi Crown, Endeavor, UFC, IMI, Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation, Public Investment Fund, Saudi Aramco, Newcastle United, English football, PGA, MBC, Shahid, Netflix, Vice Media, Variety, MBC Group's, Antenna Group, Cineflex Studios, NBCUniversal International, Amazon, AMC, Saudi Research, Media, Publicly, Red Sea, Cannes, Penske Media Corporation, Bloomberg Media, Vince McMahon's WWE, country's General Entertainment Authority, Development, Cultural Development Fund, George Washington University, American University . Qatar Qatar Investment, Qatar Investment Authority, Providence, BeIN Media, Paris Saint, Miramax, Paramount, Doha Film, Doha Film Institute, H.E, Hollywood Reporter, United Arab Emirates Abu, Investment Authority, UAE, Abu, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Hollywood, Dubai Studio, Dubai Media City, National Geographic, BBC News, International Media Investments International Media Investments, National, CNN, Sky News Arabia, Reuters, JAF Communications, Grid, RedBird Capital Partners, Punchbowl News, New York Times, Manchester City, The, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Locations: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, UAE, Saudi, East, North Africa, Al Arabiya, Netherlands, Greece, Dubai, Jeddah, SRMG, Riyadh, Doha, Europe, Americas, ViacomCBS, Qatari, Thani, Abu Dhabi

☆ What it’s like to be a theme park designer
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Kate Springer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“Back then, it definitely wasn’t cool to be into theme parks, but I was obsessed,” Jeffs, 39, tells CNN. Jeffs points to the immersive “Pacific Rim: Shatterdome Strike” ride at Trans Studio Cibubur, part of Indonesia’s largest theme park chain, as an example. “When I was growing up, theme park design was often dismissed as a rinky-dink, second-class artistic discipline simply because it was rarely well done. “That first summer, we drove 10,000 miles and hit up virtually any theme park that had managed to re-open,” he says. Courtesy Taylor JeffsAnd though he’s ridden over 600 roller coasters and explored theme parks worldwide, Disneyland in California remains his all-time favorite park.

☆ 9 Middle Eastern funds and investors pouring money into US media, sports, and entertainment
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Lucia Moses | Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Governments and investors in the Middle East are pouring money into Western media and entertainment. Sovereign funds and other entities in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE are pouring millions into US media and entertainment, and they're finding plenty of takers. The channels for money from Saudi Arabia and other parts of the Middle East are complex. Insider broke down the key entities — their owners, leaders, and high-profile investments and joint ventures — in the top three Middle Eastern nations pouring money into US entertainment and media. It describes itself as the largest media company in the Middle East and North Africa and runs one of the largest TV news channels, Al Arabiya.

☆ Saudi money is flowing to US media and entertainment, from Live Nation to LIV Golf, 5 years after Jamal Khashoggi's murder: 'The ice has thawed'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Claire Atkinson | Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

Sovereign funds and other entities in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE are pouring millions into US media and entertainment. Insider identified some key people connecting Middle East investors with American companies. Saudi Arabia is trying to pitch itself to the world as a cultural and economic reformer and spur tourism. Vince McMahon's WWE has a long-term partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with a major live WWE event there slated for May. Vince McMahon's WWE was one of the first US companies to create unique events in Saudi Arabia.

[1/2] Actor Robert Blake speaks to reporters as he walks to Burbank Courthouse in Burbank, California, U.S. August 29, 2005. A wrongful death lawsuit subsequently filed against Blake by her estate led to a civil court judgment that the actor was responsible for her slaying. Blake contended his wife was a victim of her own checkered past, gunned down by an unknown assailant. Blake's acting work was overshadowed four years later by the Bakley murder, which remains unsolved. A paternity test showed that the father was Blake, not Christian Brando, son of actor Marlon Brando, who Bakley had been dating simultaneously.

☆ Tracy Anderson's ex-trainers said their bodies were 'breaking apart' while working for the fitness icon
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Katie Warren | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tracy Anderson charges members $900 a month to workout at her studios in LA and New York. Her former trainers said teaching in the 95-degree studios for at least four hours a day could be grueling. Members in the US pay $900 a month to learn the "Tracy Anderson Method," a dance-based workout in a room heated to 95 degrees with 75% humidity. That all sounds cool, and it also sounds like you're going to get paid pretty well," one former New York trainer said. Another former trainer said her body "was just breaking apart," adding that she quit because of the physical demands of the job.

☆ Inside Tracy Anderson's cutthroat fitness empire: Legal threats, paranoia, and trainers who say their bodies were 'breaking apart'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Katie Warren | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

One day around 2015, a dozen or so gift boxes showed up at the Brentwood, California, studio of the celebrity fitness trainer Tracy Anderson. "It was an exclusive boutique fitness studio," the former New York trainer said. Darren Gerrish/WireImageThe method demanded that TA trainers, most of whom were also professional dancers, perform the strenuous workouts full out, every time. Let's help you do it correctly so you don't get injured,'" the former New York trainer said. "This is at a time where everyone is already overworked," one of the former New York trainers said.

☆ I hang Christmas lights for multimillion-dollar mansions in LA. I'm on track to make $250,000, and I get wild requests.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Annita Katee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

His guys work 16-hour days, and his business is on track to make multiple six figures. So just like that, I took the leap and started my light-installation company, Elegant Outdoor Lights, in September 2021. Courtesy of Elegant Outdoor LightsLast year was our first Christmas, but this year is our first full season. Courtesy of Elegant Outdoor LightsI love the ones who want to be involved, as it's really fun to interact with them and connect with their personalities and tastes. And while I love being able to work all year round, yes, Christmas really is the best time of year.

☆ A 37-year-old making $85,000 a year is struggling to find a place to rent or buy in California, and it's a sign of how hard it is to find housing that feels affordable
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Brittany Phillips made $85,000 a year in California and still struggled to find an affordable home. Her story shows how hard it can be to secure stable housing in certain areas despite a good salary. The single mom of one packed her bags for Florida and moved in with her mother in Panama City Beach, Florida, in August. Before she decamped to Florida, Phillips, 37, moved regularly to find more affordable places to live. Brittany PhillipsAs she grew tired of scratching and clawing just to stay afloat, Phillips moved in with her mother in Florida.

☆ The CEO of massage startup Squeeze is borrowing Drybar's playbook to build a self-sufficient franchise model. Here's what it looks like.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Alli Hoff Kosik | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Brittany Driscoll is Drybar's former VP of marketing and the current CEO of Squeeze massage studios. When Webb and Landau asked Driscoll to become CEO, Squeeze was born, with Webb still on board as an advisor. Here's how the Squeeze team is doing it. "These are long-lasting partnerships, and we want to make sure we're finding the very best fit for both Squeeze and the franchisees," Driscoll said. It's all seamless and built in so that the operating partner and their team can focus on creating a great experience."

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