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☆ As a new mom, I needed childcare, a coworking space, and a gym under one roof. So I created it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

She founded a location that combines childcare, a gym, and a coworking space. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Britt Riley, founder of The Haven Collection. Then, I needed a co-working space and a place to exercise. After that, I would go to the co-working space and have a cup of coffee or tea while watching them play. We give them access to a day care, coworking space, and gym, plus perks like fitness classes, massage, and day-night babysitting.

Persons: Britt Riley, —, Harper, Zoe, we're, We're Organizations: Service, The, The Haven, Haven Locations: Haven

North Carolina accounted for the most deaths at 49 as of Monday afternoon, according to a count by NBC News. At least 12 deaths were reported in Florida, and Georgia has reported 25 deaths, South Carolina 29, Tennessee four and Virginia two. North Carolina Gov. Western North Carolina and particularly the mountain city of Asheville were hit hard by the storm, with flooding making some neighborhoods unrecognizable. More than 200 people from South Carolina State Fire are conducting welfare checks, officials said Monday.

Persons: Helene, Roy Cooper, Lillian Govus, ” Govus, Joe Biden, Deanne Criswell, ”, ” Biden, “, Alejandro Mayorkas, Sara Wolfe, Erwin, ” Gerald O’Connor, Kevin Burch, Rachel Burch, Ron DeSantis, “ It’s Organizations: NBC News, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina Gov, Federal Emergency Management, Homeland, North, Impact Plastics, National Guard, Fire, Gov Locations: Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Asheville, Buncombe County, Weaverville, Tennessee, “, Erwin, Pinellas County , Florida

☆ I was the only male student in my class at a school for nannies. I've wanted to be one since I was 14.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementI felt so awkward the first time I held an infantWhen I was finally accepted to Norland, I was the only male student in a class of 300 future nannies. One enduring assumption is that all male nannies must be gay. I'm straight, and so is every other male nanny I've met. AdvertisementSome people are thrilled to have a male nanny, because they have boys. I'm not allowed to post the kids on social mediaI can't say much about the family I'm working with now.

Persons: Ike Robin, —, It's, nannying, I'd, There's, I've, Mary Poppins, we're, I'm Organizations: Norland College for nannies, Service, Nannytax, Norland College Locations: New York City, Brighton, South, England, Norland, New York, London

☆ 2025 Changemakers: Submit a nomination for CNBC's annual list of women leading in business
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Julia Boorstin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

CNBC is now accepting nominations for our second annual Changemakers list. The list recognizes women transforming business and philanthropy, female leaders who have accomplished a meaningful achievement in 2024. Changemakers are taking novel approaches to old business problems and identifying new business opportunities. The list will be announced next year, and our second annual Changemakers Summit is set for next spring. Submit a nomination for the 2025 Changemakers list.

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☆ I'm a multimillionaire, but I'm not leaving my kids any cash inheritance. I think it would be a mistake to make them wealthy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Instead, he plans to pay for college, a car, a down payment, and make business loans. Here's what I'm doing instead, and how I talk with them about money and wealth. Courtesy of George ApplingI believe it's bad to make your kids wealthyI don't want to leave my children money because I believe it's bad to make your children wealthy. If the kids need $20 to go to the trampoline park with friends, I'll usually pay. I let the kids make mistakes with moneyAll my kids work during the summer, and saved about $1,000 each last year.

Persons: George Appling, —, Brian, I'm, it's, Rockefeller, they'd Organizations: Service, Harvard Business School, Nissan Pathfinder, Starbucks Locations: Sherwood

☆ Barbara Corcoran secretly cared for her mother with Alzheimer's for years. She was waiting for her own dementia risk before speaking out.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Corcoran's mother, Florence, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in her late 60s. About eight months ago, Corcoran finally saw a doctor to evaluate her own risk for dementia. There, Corcoran loved watching the systems at Florence created to keep the home and the children organized. Advertisement"I was admiring her with the systems," Corcoran said. Corcoran paid one of her sisters — who lived nearest Florence — to quit her job and become their mother's caretaker.

Persons: Alzheimer's, Corcoran, —, Barbara Corcoran, Florence —, Florence, It's, I, Corcoran's, she's, You've, Cocoran Organizations: Service Locations: Florence, Edgewater , New Jersey, Brooklyn

☆ I had $1 million in the bank at 36. When I turned 40, I vowed to pursue my passions instead of running a billion-dollar company.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. After graduation I was hired by McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm, where I was a business analyst. I traveled the globe as an exec, but returned home for the Renaissance fair every yearI first went to a Renaissance faire on a middle school field trip. Courtesy of George ApplingFrom 2015 to 2018 I had a foot in both worlds: running the faire while also launching a tech company. But the most important thing to me is the joy that the faire and its summer camp bring to people.

Persons: —, George Appling, I'd, Sherwood, I've Organizations: Service, Texas, Business, McKinsey & Company, Harvard, Texas Renaissance, Mobile World Locations: Texas, Australia, England, Russia, Sherwood, Austin, Barcelona

☆ A naming expert shares 22 names for babies born in the fall. She suggests getting inspiration from colors and fall traditions.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Some fall baby names are obvious. Take Autumn for example, which has been in the top 100 names for American baby girls since the late 1990s. AdvertisementThere are 22 fall baby names that will last a lifetime. Fall symbolsBeyond colors, you can draw naming inspiration from common fall symbols. Giving your fall baby an autumn-inspired name is a great way to pay homage to when they arrived.

Persons: —, Sophie Kihm, It's, Goldie, Goldie Hawn, Bruno, Rory, Radley, Opal, October's, September's, Harvey, Bowman, Archer, Otto, Toby, it's, Hazel, Oakley Organizations: Service, Business, Juniper Locations: Nameberry, Aurelia

☆ As a CEO, I don't share my personal life on LinkedIn. When my wife had another miscarriage, I posted about it so men know they're not alone.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. That changed earlier this month when I found myself struggling with a deep sadness after my wife, Kate, had her third miscarriage.

Persons: Daniel Robbins, Kate, — Organizations: Service, IBH, Business

☆ I'm 62 and have no plans to retire. I focus on the parts of my work that bring me joy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

When I was in my mid-30s and working in the corporate world, I thought that 55 would be a good age to retire. Now I'm 62, and I have no plans to retire, despite the fact that friends and even my wife are stepping back from their long-term careers. I focus on the parts of work that bring me joyBecause I own my own business, I have a lot of control over my working environment. I've carefully selected employees who can keep things running even when I'm away from work. When I'm traveling, I'm entirely unplugged, able to join Kate in her retirement mindset.

Persons: David B, Horne, I'm, they've, Kate, we've, I've Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Greece, Canada

☆ I'm an Ivy League student with schizophrenia. Hallucinations make classes even harder, but I'm determined to get my degree.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I had recently watched "A Beautiful Mind," the story of mathematician John Nash, who was a brilliant man with schizophrenia. I watched the college students, wanting to be them so badly. AdvertisementI had terrifying hallucinations and refused to use technologyFor four years, I tried to keep my hallucinations secret. Connecting with other college students who had hallucinations made me realize that my experience wasn't isolated. I took art and psychology classes, and then I applied to become an official student in the general studies program.

Persons: —, Jules, Amy, John Nash, Evan, couldn't, I'd, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Columbia University, Columbia Locations: Manhattan, Connecticut

☆ If gentle parenting doesn't work for you, try structured parenting instead. As a mom and educator, I think it's better for kids and parents.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Gentle parenting — which I define as an approach that centers kids' social-emotional needs — started off with the best of intentions, I believe. I think a lot of them would be better served by another parenting approach, one that educators love: structured parenting. While it's different from so-called gentle parenting, structured parenting is still gentle, kind, and individualized. Structured parenting means moms and dads don't lose themselvesParents are more self-critical these days than they ever have been. Structured parenting lets you deliver love and empathy, not only to your children but to yourself.

Persons: —, Pam Allyn, Dewey, I've, what's, shouldn't Organizations: Service, Business

☆ I'm a stylist for 'regular' people. Asking 4 questions can help you hone your sense of fashion.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As a stylist for regular people, I get lots of clients who are caught in a trap created by the fashion industry. The "regular" people — those who aren't wealthy or famous — try so hard to understand the rules of what's stylish, usually set by celebrities and fashion houses. Conveniently for our capitalist society, this also keeps people constantly purchasing new clothes to try to get closer to the arbitrary idea of fashion. It boils down to a simple question: do you like it, or do you not? If you wear clothes that aren't affirming of who you are, it's like opening your mouth to speak but hearing the wrong voice come out.

Persons: —, Sophie Strauss, We're, we're Organizations: Service, Business

☆ I'm a child psychologist and my son was addicted to screens. I locked up computers at night and made a 'family media plan.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

When I saw my son experience withdrawals and lying to get more screen time, I realized tech really could be addictive. I believed my son had a screen addiction (although he's never been officially diagnosed by a different provider). AdvertisementWe minimized the use of screens for schoolworkAt first, we wanted my son to have as little screen time as possible. Two years later, we're just starting to consider letting my son get a phone because he has been doing so well following our family media plan. I recognize that, eventually, my son will need more unrestricted access to screens so that he's prepared as an adult.

Persons: —, Scott Kollins, he's, we've, I'm, We've, hadn't, we're, She's, didn't Organizations: Service, Business, YouTube, Duke University School of Medicine

☆ Winning a medal at the Olympics was hard, but raising twins is a real endurance sport
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementThe first trimester felt as hard as Olympic trainingI knew we could handle twins. My twins (a boy and a girl, whose names I don't share publicly) were each over seven pounds and very healthy. When I was cleared for exercise after a few months, my au pair brought the twins to the gym. I was doing a 10th of the weight but felt even more exhausted, thanks to the physical demands of nursing twins. AdvertisementI learned to be OK doing less, but to still maintain the discipline to show up day after day.

Persons: —, Adeline Gray, I, Logistically, I'm Organizations: Service, US Wrestling, Business Locations: Rio, Tokyo, Paris, LA

☆ The Hard-Partying Lawyers Who Get Negligent Companies to Pay Billions
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

In 2023, mass-tort lawyers spent $152 million on TV ads and millions more on social media. The data provider X Ante estimated that in 2023, mass-tort lawyers spent $152 million on TV ads and millions more on social media. The decades that followed mass torts' onset on the national stage showed the big risks and big rewards of mass torts. AdvertisementIn a class action, a settlement is public, and the judge has to approve the lawyers' fees. But others are confident that indebted mass-tort lawyers can bounce back from a few bad bets.

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☆ I co-founded a multimillion-dollar company with my twin sister. Our brutal honesty is an advantage in business.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chanda Bell and her twin sister Christa Pitts, co-CEOs of The Lumistella Company. My identical twin Christa and I named our elf Fisbee. Chanda Bell's mom put an elf named Fisbee around the house, which eventually became the Elf on the Shelf. We tell each other whether we're acting as sisters or business partnersWe're business partners, but we're also sisters and best friends. Christa will say, "I just need to talk to my sister right now," or "I'm calling as a business partner."

Persons: Chanda Bell, Christa Pitts, Christa, Fisbee, Chanda Bell's, Chanda Bell Christa, we're, you've Organizations: Service, Lumistella, QVC, Publishers

☆ I have stiff-person syndrome. It's hard to diagnose and treat, so I plan to travel the country in an RV looking for answers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I have stiff-person syndrome. I've only been living with symptoms for 15 months, but stiff-person syndrome has changed my life. This is stiff-person syndrome." Our first stop is the University of Colorado, which is at the cutting edge of clinical trials for stiff-person syndrome. Friends with stiff-person syndrome have also suggested I visit the Mayo Clinic and a specialist in northern California.

Persons: Carrie Robinette, Jared, It's, Celine Dion, wasn't, I've, haven't, Sham, Dholakia, I'm Organizations: Service, San Diego, Business, Department of Defense, SPS, University of Colorado, Mayo Clinic Locations: San, Washington ,, San Diego, Southern California, California

☆ A naming expert says picturing your kid as a CEO before naming them can backfire. She recommends these 33 names for success.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Sophie Kihm is the editor in chief at Nameberry. She says the so-called "CEO test" for names falls short. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sophie Kihm, the editor in chief at Nameberry.

Persons: Sophie Kihm, — Organizations: Service, Supreme, Business Locations: Nameberry

☆ I found out my boyfriend had 3 other girlfriends. Then I became friends with the other women.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Then, it all fell apart when I learned he had three other girlfriends, all of whom thought they were exclusive with him. First, I told the three other women my ex had been seeing at the same time as me. We supported each other as we started to healHowever, I've got to say that my ex knew how to pick women. I'm not in a serious relationship, but I'm working on rebuilding my confidence and practicing self-compassion and love. Luckily, I have two new friends who can understand exactly what I'm going through.

Persons: Samantha Tsang, STDs, he'd, haven't, I've, they've, I'm Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Doctors dismissed my health concerns and said I was training too hard. No one knew I was competing in the Olympics without being able to see the hurdles.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementDoctors told me I was training too hardWhen I got home, I started seeing doctor after doctor. In the next Olympics, in 1996, I won gold again in the 100-meter sprint and a third gold medal in the 100-meter relay. Then, only two years ago, I was diagnosed with thyroid eye disease. I call my eye disease Ted, pronounced like the name. I want others to know about thyroid eye disease.

Persons: —, Gail Devers, couldn't, Graves, Ted, you've Organizations: Service, Business

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☆ I threw my son's Xbox out the window. Now, he's a national champion gamer playing for college scholarships.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My sons, Taylor and Tyler, started playing video games when they were 5 and 6. I had never heard of esports — or competitive video gaming — but at an open house, Taylor introduced me to the coach. Because of that, video gaming can now open up opportunities for students the same way traditional sports can, he said. Courtesy of Sherry WilliamsI was convinced, but I still had the rule that the boys couldn't play video games during the week. I even use the streaming platform Twitch to watch games that Taylor has played as if they're real sporting events.

Persons: —, Sherry Williams, Taylor, Tyler, Taylor couldn't, esports, I'm, Johnson, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Smith University

☆ I do a lot of the invisible labor in my house. I'm teaching my kids to 'notice and do' so I don't have to ask for help.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementMy husband and I created a more equitable divisionI wasn't happy teaching Chas how to notice things that needed to be done. But I was showing them that the wife or mother should notice what needs to be done and delegate household work. The kids need to notice and complete at least one chore a dayThat's when I came up with the idea for a "notice and do" approach. It rewards kids for seeing the things that have to be done around the house, not just completing chores. In addition to the "Big Three," my kids need to notice and complete one additional chore of their choosing.

Persons: Sam Kelly, Chas, I've, —, they've Organizations: Service

☆ I've been on a ventilator for 11 years. It hasn't stopped me from getting my master's degree and working full-time.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementIt took me five years to graduate college because of illnessThat's when I decided that I had NH1-PN; it didn't have me. At that age, I wasn't thinking about college because I thought I'd never be able to afford it. That's when I developed a new dream: to be the first person in my family to graduate from college. It meant a lot to be able to show them that there was no excuse for not going to college. I knew they were right, and I wasn't going to let that hold me back.

Persons: Antwan Winkfield, plexiform, That's, I'd, —, We're, I've Organizations: Service, University of Kansas, Walmart

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