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☆ I'm a 'dad for hire.' I've assembled furniture, given car-loan advice, and even attended a parent-teacher conference.
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-18 | by ( Jenny Powers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

As the dad of three now-grown sons, being a parent is one of the things that has always made me happy. Over the nearly 4 years I've been in business, I've pretty much seen and done it allHowever, the most common job I'm tasked with is assembling or rebuilding furniture. There's also one particular Ikea bed I've been tasked with rebuilding so many times for so many different people, I've nicknamed it "Frankenbed." As a dad, I'm not just going to walk into your apartment and just do the task and leave. It's also one of the reasons I haven't scaled my business and remain the sole dad for hire at the moment.

☆ I've worked security for 2 Super Bowls. Here's what it's like trying to keep 70,000 fans safe and off the field.
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-10 | by ( Jenny Powers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Jamine Moton, 43, is the founder of Skylar Security, a security company in Atlanta, Georgia. She and her security team worked the 2019 Super Bowl in Atlanta and the 2020 Super Bowl in Miami. Standing on the field, I felt emotional and fought back the tears in my eyes as I thought about my journey to working at the Super Bowl. I started my private security company, Skylar Security, in 2018Before starting her security company, Moton was a police sergeant and champion hammer thrower. For Skylar Security, I worked with a developer to build our own security technology connected to an app that allows us to communicate with and deploy staff at a moment's notice.

☆ The execs behind Super Bowl ads for brands like Mars, ViacomCBS, and Heinz share how ideas come to be — and what makes them go viral
▼ + stars: | 2022-01-27 | by ( Jenny Powers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Insider asked three ad-industry execs who've worked on Super Bowl spots what it takes to succeed. 4 in last year's top 10 Super Bowl LV commercials, according to USA Today's Ad Meter. In 2015, the web-hosting company sparked massive outrage over a spot it planned to run during the Super Bowl. "The Super Bowl is a brand's opportunity to surprise viewers and give them something they didn't see coming. Neither Newcastle campaign, If We Made It or Band of Brands, was actually aired during the Super Bowl.

☆ I've won $3 million in my 7 years as a pro poker player, but it's not a life that I would ever recommend — it's a hard way to make easy money
▼ + stars: | 2021-12-30 | by ( Xuan Liu | As Told To Jenny Powers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Since we were all a bunch of super competitive analytical type students, the school was a hotbed for poker players. From 2010 to 2017, I earned $3 million playing live and online tournaments (online under the name xx23xx). From an outsider's perspective, it may seem glamorous, but poker is also mentally and physically drainingLiu with fellow players at a poker tournament. By 2017, I didn't like the trajectory my life was heading, so after a brief marriage to a fellow player, I left the circuit to live life at a slower pace in Vancouver. Now that live events are back, I'm getting back into poker in different waysI'm doing live poker tournament commentating work in English and Mandarin because there's a broader international audience these days.

☆ I'm an Amazon delivery driver. Our performance is constantly monitored, but we've found ways to cheat the system.
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-06 | by ( Jenny Powers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Insider spoke to an Amazon delivery driver who asked to remain anonymous to protect his job. I started working part time as a driver for Amazon in 2019 after seeing an online classified ad. Amazon preaches safety, safety, safety, and while that's a great narrative for the media, behind the scenes it's another story. I've never been in a wreck, but these types of instances can drag a driver's score down, and the bottom line is everything comes down to your score. Amazon prides itself on getting driver safety under control, but then puts demands in place that force us to circumvent the system.

☆ How to set up an Etsy store that instantly draws in customers and makes you big money, from people who did it
▼ + stars: | 2020-06-29 | by ( Jenny Powers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Etsy is the perfect platform for sellers looking to attract customers to their shops. Insider asked several key members of the Etsy community to share everything you need to know to run a successful Etsy shop. While she still manages her own virtual storefront, today she's an Etsy employee, serving as a community education specialist for the platform. 1 tip to set yourself up for success is learning how to optimize your shop and product listings for the platform's internal search engine. Scale shot: This shot is meant to properly convey size, dimensions, and the proportions of your product.

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