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☆ James Brown's daughters reveal who the Godfather of Soul really was: He 'was Daddy'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Felice León | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

James Brown's daughters, Deanna Brown Thomas and Yamma Brown, discussed their father's life and legacy. The interview is in anticipation of the A&E limited series, "James Brown: Say It Loud," premiering Monday night. Music really was his purpose," Brown’s daughter, Yamma Brown, told Business Insider when describing her dad’s driving force. AdvertisementYamma Brown: James Brown was daddy. “James Brown: Say it Loud,” executive produced by Mick Jagger and Questlove, premieres Monday, February 19 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on A&E.

Persons: James Brown's, Deanna Brown Thomas, Yamma Brown, James Brown, —, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, “, God, Brown, Jim Crow, Brown’s, Jackson, “ Y'all, …, Denzel, they’ve, Dad, Al Sharpton, Bryan Bedder, Teddy, ”, “ I'm, “ James Brown, Questlove Organizations: Service, Hall of Famer, Business, RFK, Washington DC, Theatre, Time Magazine, New York Post, Civil Locations: Paris, Denzel Washington, Washington, United States, New York City, New York

☆ George Hoyningen-Huene: The man who captured the jazz age on film
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Christian House | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —In 1930 George Hoyningen-Huene pulled off one of the greatest dupes in the history of photography. George Hoyningen-Huene Estate ArchivesRönngren said Huene was “like Forrest Gump. George Hoyningen-Huene Estate ArchivesAll this gossip and glamour would, of course, make great television: and Rönngren is now working on a Netflix drama about the photographer’s life and times. The Jaeger exhibition, which presents works, dating from 1927 to 1955, coincides with the publication of “George Hoyningen-Huene: Photography, Fashion, Film” by Susanna Brown (Thames & Hudson). Photographer George Hoyningen-Huene in the studio in Paris, 1937.

Persons: George Hoyningen, Huene, Horst P, Horst, Lee Miller, ”, “ George Hoyningen, Katherine Hepburn, Josephine Baker, Benjamin Jaeger, Steffi, ” Huene, Baron Barthold Theodor Hermann von Hoyningen, Tsar Nicholas II, Susannah Brown, George, Salvador Dalí, Weissmuller, Huene “, Tommy Rönngren, Asa, Tommy “, Rönngren, Forrest Gump, Joseph Pilates, Ava Gardner, Sophia Loren, George Cukor, Condé Nast, Cole Porter, “ sauvage, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, “, Dietrich, Garbo, ’ ” Heune, Miriam Hopkins, Susanna Brown, Baker, Roger Schall, Lisa Fonssagrives, Irving Penn, Jaeger Organizations: CNN, Vogue, Cote, Jaeger Art, Jaeger, “, British Army, Condé, Thames & Hudson, Nexus Hall, Neue, Hudson Locations: Paris, Russian, New York, Côte, Berlin, St Petersburg, England, France, Montmartre, Swedish, Huene, Horst’s, Stockholm, “, Hollywood, revolté, Thames, Tokyo, Europe, Germany

☆ What to Know About ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’: A Guide to the Osage Murders
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Sarah Bahr | More About Sarah Bahr | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Mollie Kyle was a single woman from a wealthy Osage family, which made her a target. First, in 1918, a sister, Minnie Smith, died of what doctors called a “peculiar wasting illness” (probably poisoning). With each death, Mollie — and therefore Ernest — inherited additional headrights. The Osage Tribal Council suspected Hale early on, but it couldn’t get anyone to testify against him: Hale had bribed or threatened many witnesses into silence. (It would later be renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation.)

Persons: Mollie Burkhart, Mollie Kyle, Ernest Burkhart, William Hale, Mollie’s, Minnie Smith, Anna Brown, Hale, Lizzie Q, Rita Smith, Mollie —, Ernest —, J, Edgar Hoover, —, Tom White, Jesse Plemons Organizations: Osage Tribal, Investigation, Federal Bureau of Investigation Locations: Osage

☆ Kody Brown's 18 children have grown up on 'Sister Wives.' Here's a look at their lives today.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Esme Mazzeo | Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

TLCKody Brown's 18 children have grown up on "Sister Wives." Here's everything we know about the lives of Kody Brown's kids today, from their careers to their marital statuses and beyond. She expressed a love for fashion on "Sister Wives," and enrolled in UNLV in 2015, but dropped out in 2016. In a 2022 episode of "Sister Wives," Ysabel revealed just how close she and her mom were after her parents split up. Truely Brown, 13Truely Brown is Christine and Kody's youngest daughter and the first Brown child born after "Sister Wives" began filming.

Persons: Janelle, Christine, Robyn, Meri Brown, Garrison Brown, —, Kody Brown, Kody, Logan Brown, Janelle Brown, He's, Brown, Logan, Michelle Petty, Aspyn Thompson, neé Brown, Christine Brown, Mitch Thompson, Aspyn, Thompson, Kendra Scott, Leon Brown, Instagram, Leon, Audrey Kriss, Madison Brush, Madison, Kody's, Caleb Brush, Maddie, Axel, Evangalynn, Evie, Josephine, Mykelti, Antonio, Tony, Padron, Avalon, Archer, Hunter Brown, Hunter, Audrey Hubert, She's, Paedon Brown, John Yates, Robert Garrison Brown, Garrison, Gabe, David Preston, Dayton, Robyn Brown, David Jessop, Meri, Paedon, Yates, Gabriel Brown, Gwendlyn Queiroz, Gwendlyn, Beatriz Queiroz, Aurora Brown, Ysabel Brown, Per, Ysabel, Breanna Brown, Breanna, Savanah Brown, Truely Brown, Truely, Solomon Brown, Ariella Brown Organizations: Service, American, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, UNLV, Loyola University, Entertainment, Air Force, Air Force Academy, Johns Hopkins University, Utah National Guard, National Guard, NBC, Police, LinkedIn, Northern Arizona University, YouTube, University of Utah, Madison Locations: Arizona, StartUpNV, Nevada, Utah, Salt Lake City , Utah, Las, Salt Lake City, Chicago, Avalon, Las Vegas, Flagstaff , Arizona, Rome, Italy, Dayton, Europe, North Carolina, Christine

☆ Lyft threatens to leave Minneapolis if the city raises the minimum wage for drivers, because prices could double and 'only the most wealthy could still afford a ride'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Minneapolis city council has advanced a bill that could raise the minimum wage for rideshare drivers. "Prices could double, and only the most wealthy could still afford a ride," said Lyft. The Minneapolis city council's move to hike the minimum wage for rideshare drivers has Lyft threatening to exit the city if the bill becomes law. Rival rideshare company Uber also lashed out against the law. To be sure, data from Rakuten Intelligence shows a 92% rise in Uber and Lyft ride costs between 2018 and 2021.

Persons: Uber, Lyft, Jacob Frey, vetoing, Marianna Brown Organizations: Morning, CNN, Democratic, Associated Press, CBS News Minnesota, Rakuten Intelligence Locations: Minneapolis, City, —

☆ Threads doesn't seem to be catching on — and X is losing some once-loyal users. Gen Zers share what they think is missing.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Threads is struggling to retain users, and X is losing popularity among some Gen Zers. Two Gen Zers say social media is about building an online community with those who share your views. When Threads first launched, some Gen Zers shared their excitement for Threads' potential to be the "go-to social media platform for venting and sharing among Gen Z." Insider contacted more Gen Zers to learn their opinions on Threads and find out what attracts them to the apps they use daily. Rose said the text-based X app is for her inner thoughts, while image-based Instagram is for catching up with old friends.

Persons: Zers, Elon Musk's

☆ I made almost $500,000 on Upwork last year as a freelance SEO consultant — here's how
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Pollyanna Brown | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The SEO consultant, who's used the platform on and off since the late 2000s, now makes six figures. I created my Upwork account as a freelance online-marketing consulting in 2008, but it was a side gig. At the time, I was a marketing consultant with a couple of local clients, but they often wanted me on-site some days. I built my success on Upwork over time using these key thingsOn Upwork, your reputation and project history are like a credit score. How many I submit depends on the number of clients I'm currently working with.

☆ I made 6 figures as a pharmacist and still struggled to pay for childcare and my student loans. Here's what it was like, and why I left.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Pollyanna Brown | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Luckily, I got into the one pharmacy school I applied to in the area and got my PharmD — a doctorate of pharmacy. I used student loans to pay for pharmacy school, and because my school was private, I had to take out as much loans as a dentist or a physician, but my pharmacist salary was only a fraction of what they make. Pharmacists can take many clinical roles in a hospitalThere are infectious-disease pharmacists, cardiology pharmacists, transplant pharmacists, and critical-care pharmacists. As a clinical pharmacist, I'd do rounds with the physicians in the morning, weighing in on the drug regimens the patients were on. Hospital pharmacists usually need to work every other weekend.

☆ I made $178,000 after flipping a website I bought for $52,000 last year. Here are the SEO strategy and tools I used to increase its value.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Pollyanna Brown | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Money wasn't my motivator, but I was monetizing themOnce I sold those businesses, I realized I needed a new source of consistent monthly income. To replace my monthly income, I dove deeper into content marketing by becoming more knowledgeable about certain topics and creating helpful content for people searching the internet. For the most part, I taught myself content marketing. The website was generating income, but it was clear to me that the seller was leaving money on the table. I knew that with minimal work, I could increase the income the site generated, so it made sense to buy it.

☆ I help clients make up to $87,000 in organic sales via Pinterest posts. Businesses that overlook this platform are missing out — here's how to use it right.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-01 | by ( Pollyanna Brown | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

My work as a Pinterest consultant usually involves growing clients' presence on the platform and helping them convert their audience into sales. What people often don't understand is that Pinterest isn't a social-media platform but a visual search engine with social-media capabilities. The best way to find keywords is by using the Pinterest search bar. For example, if you search "Fall Nails" in Google Images, posts published on Pinterest show up as top-ranked images. The types of businesses that are the most successful immediately on Pinterest are the ones that sell straight to consumers.

☆ My partner and I reduced our cost of living by 80% and saved over $100,000 after moving into a van. Here why it's the best decision we've made.
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-03 | by ( Pollyanna Brown | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

This is how van life has enabled them to save $108,000 since 2020, as told to PollyAnna Brown. In September 2020, I got a management company to bring me brand deals for user-generated content — content that aligned my channel with sponsored items. By cutting our expenses, growing my business, and doing van life our way, we've saved $108,899.92 in just over two years. Van life also requires more oil changes, and we had to increase our phone plan so that we could hot spot for WiFi. That's how we've approached van life, and we love it.

☆ How to get into Washington University's Olin Business School, ranked the No. 1 MBA program for aspiring entrepreneurs
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-14 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

For the third year in a row, Olins Business School was ranked the top entrepreneurship program. Out of 131 schools, Olin's MBA program ties with Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business for 29th place in US News & World Report's 2023 Best Business Schools report for its full-time MBA program. "This is not a program where you can get lost in a crowd of 300 to 400 students," Pyles said. In fact, she flagged lack of transparency as an indication the student may lack genuine interest in Olin's MBA program and what it has to offer. Nnakwue reached out to Olin students on LinkedIn and introduced himself as a prospective student interested in learning more about the Olin experience.

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