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☆ I quit my high-pressure job at a top law firm and became a lifeguard after I had a heart attack. I'm paid less, but I'm happier than ever.
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-10 | by ( Daniel Shailer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

After 13 years of hard work and partying, he experienced a heart attack at 38 years old and quit. Hard work and hard partying were my daily routine, all powered by Freshfields' paychecks and London's buzz. Until one Saturday in 2009 while I was partying hard in Notting Hill. Three days after my heart attack, despite his warnings, I went back to work. I decided to quit my job at Freshfields and set out on a year of rehabilitation to get better properly.

As the influencer industry continues to grow, so does the demand for talent managers and agents. Managers and agents help creators make money and choose which business opportunities to pursue. Like traditional stars, creators have built up teams with managers and agents to help them expand and run their businesses, and those supporting players have raced to sign the next generation of stars. "I felt that most brands were not seeing the value of diverse creators and the audiences they serve. Some influencers have both a talent manager and an agent.

☆ How Tom Ward's YouTube side hustle became the go-to interview for influencers and YouTubers
▼ + stars: | 2021-12-01 | by ( Kat Tenbarge | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But in 2015, determined to take his career in a new direction, Ward started blogging on his personal website. By early 2017, Ward started blogging about influencer marketing for Forbes, although he didn't follow YouTubers or YouTube culture at the time. When Paul tweeted Ward's article and Ward's Twitter handle, Ward said his phone started "blowing up." After he published his interview with Paul, Ward started interviewing even bigger YouTubers and influencers, like Shane Dawson and Lele Pons. Now, Ward's YouTube channel has more than 5.3 million views, and his easy rapport with influencers has led to even bigger opportunities, like co-hosting a branding-focused podcast with TikToker Griffin Johnson.

☆ All the best products we’ve tested in 2021 (so far)
▼ + stars: | 2021-11-03 | by ( Cnn Underscored Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +62 min

Best coffee subscription: Blue Bottle (starting at $11 per shipment; bluebottle.com)Blue BottleBlue Bottle’s coffee subscription hit all of our marks during the testing process. This mask, though, formed the best seal around the edges, blocking out more light than any other mask we tested. Not only does it keep your drinks hot or cold for many hours, it’s solidly durable and has the best lid we’ve ever tested. Best smart display: Amazon Echo Show 8 ($99.99, originally $129.99; amazon.com)AmazonThe Echo Show 8 is the best smart display we tested, with a versatile 8-inch screen in a build that really fits anywhere. Best smart thermostat: Nest Learning Thermostat ($223, originally $229; amazon.com)GoogleThe Nest Learning Thermostat studies your habits and controls the temperature in your home automatically.

☆ Insider Life: Rich nab NYC penthouses — Rolex's rise — Lavish post-pandemic weddings
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-20 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

We're back just in time for the weekend with some of our best stories spanning real estate, retail, and lifestyle. Today, we're bringing you the latest on NYC's penthouse sales, Rolex's rise to the top, and lavish $200,000 post-pandemic weddings. Rolex's path from humble origins to the top luxury watch brand. Gary Hershorn/Getty ImagesRich people are scooping up more New York City penthouses now than any other time in the last 14 years. Here's what that means for Manhattan real estate.

☆ Regina Elisabeta a Marii Britanii a participat la prima ceremonie de la moartea prințului Philip
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-14 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Regina Elisabeta a II-a a Marii Britanii a participat la prima ceremonie regală de la moartea soţului ei, ducele de Edinburgh, scrie BBC, potrivit Mediafax. Conform ceremoniei, regina a acceptat bagheta şi însemnele fostului ei asistent regal. Evenimentul a fost unul privat și s-a desfăşurat la castelul Windsor. Evenimentul de marţi a fost înregistrat în Circularul Curţii - o listă zilnică a evenimentelor la care participă regina şi familia ei, scrie BBC News. Majestatea Sa l-a investit cu lanţul regal victorian", se arată în Circularul Curţii.

Persons: Regina Elisabeta a II -, de, Contele Peel, Lord Chamberlain, William Peel, Andrew Parker, Philip . Evenimentul, Sa Organizations: BBC, Mediafax, Evenimentul, MI5, BBC News Locations: Britanii, de Edinburgh, Windsor

☆ Stephen Curry, performanţă uluitoare. Baschetbalistul american a marcat 62 de puncte în partida cu Portland Trail Blazers
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-04 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

El este primul jucător de la Kobe Bryant, în 2005, care înscris 62 puncte în doar 36 minute de joc. Steph a marcat 22 puncte în primul sfert al meciului, fiind a 27-a oară când reușește să înscrie cel puțin 20 puncte într-un singur sfert în NBA. Am efectuat aruncări din diferite poziții, dar am și oferit pase decisive. ", a spus starul echipei Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry.Performanța precedentă a fost înregistrată de Stephen Curry în februarie 2013, când a totalizat 54 de puncte în confruntarea cu New York Knicks.Golden State Warriors a obținut victoria în disputa cu Portland Trail Blazers, scor 137-122.Performanța reușită de Curry în acest meci, l-a ajutat să ajungă pe lista selectă a jucătorilor cu cele mai multe puncte marcate într-un meci din NBA.Lista este condusă de Wilt Chamberlain. Acesta a marcat 100 puncte pentru cei de la Philadelphia Warriors, în sezonul 1961-1962.

Persons: Steph, Stephen Curry.Performanța, Stephen Curry, Curry, Wilt Chamberlain . Organizations: Kobe Bryant, NBA, Golden State Warriors, Warriors, Portland Trail, Philadelphia Warriors Locations: Kobe, New York, NBA.Lista, Philadelphia

☆ A top digital-talent exec at WME breaks down the big influencer deals of 2019 and what he's looking for in 2020, from TikTok to touring
▼ + stars: | 2020-01-14 | by ( Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Creators on TikTok are surging in the influencer space, having captured the attention of Gen Zers worldwide, and now looking to build lucrative businesses around their massive audiences. "I think TikTok is super interesting," Jad Dayeh, a partner and the cohead of digital at WME, told Business Insider in a wide-ranging interview. Since the rise of digital media, WME has developed a department for influencers who are popular on platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and now TikTok. Dayeh said WME spent a lot of time last year negotiating these "multimillion-dollar multiyear deals" for the gamers the company represents. WME also focused on securing partnerships between digital talent and major brands.

☆ Bill Walton’s Long, Strange Tale of N.B.A. Survival
▼ + stars: | 2016-03-27 | by ( Sam Anderson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Bill Walton arrived at the San Diego Natural History Museum carrying a large black chair. It’s so large that it made even Walton, one of basketball’s dominating giants, look small. We were standing inside the building, near the skeleton of a dinosaur (Allosaurus fragilis, the sign said), watching him approach. I had come to San Diego to speak with Walton about his life: the magic rainbows interweaving over the bottomless, flaming abyss. It suggests an existence largely shaped by dark matter — all the things that didn’t happen, that never coalesced, that went missing.

Persons: Bill Walton, Walton, —, — Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O’Neal, Larry Bird — Organizations: San, San Diego Natural History Locations: San Diego

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