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Dany Garcia on Building a Business Empire With Dwayne ‘The Rock' Johnson: Being Different Is Your ‘Superpower'
Business mogul Dany Garcia gets personal with CNBC Make It about launching her career, building a partnership with Dwayne Johnson after their divorce and advice for her younger self.
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Why the First Black Woman CEO in the Fortune 500 Says ‘Being the Minority' Can Be a Career Advantage
Ursula Burns, the first Black female CEO of a Fortune 500 company, gets personal with CNBC Make It about leadership, career strategies and her historic rise.
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René Jones, One of 4 Black CEOs in the Fortune 500, on His ‘Secret' for Success: ‘You Have to Tell Your Story'
M&T Bank CEO René Jones gets personal about growing up in a mixed family, how he found success and why he thinks its important for everyone to tell their story.
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First Black CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: After Landing the Job, I Thought of Ahmaud Arbery
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America CEO Artis Stevens gets personal with CNBC Make It about his career, Covid-19 struggles and the daily family affirmation that keeps him grounded.
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Jessica Alba Opens Up About Building Her $550 Million The Honest Company: ‘There Were No Expectations for Me to Be Successful'
The Honest Company founder and actress Jessica Alba gets personal with CNBC Make It about building her business, handling naysayers and why she wishes she started therapy sooner.
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A Transgender CEO on Coming Out at Age 49: ‘The Biggest Transphobia' Was ‘My Own'
CEO Caroline Farberger gets personal with CNBC Make It about how coming out as transgender changed her as a leader, and why being a high-level executive gave her a leg up.
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From Coming Out at Work to Blazing a Trail Through Outer Space: How 6 CEOs Transformed Their Careers and Lives
In 2021, CNBC Make It got personal with more than 30 CEOs about their life, careers, mistakes and of course, Covid. Here are six of the year’s most powerful stories.
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The CEO of a $4.7 Billion Company Says 5 Words From Sheryl Sandberg Changed Her Life: ‘You Can Stop Fighting Now'
Ancestry.com CEO Deb Liu gets personal with CNBC Make It about her childhood struggles —and how some tough words from Sheryl Sandberg changed her life and career.
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After Starting a $900 Million Company in His Parents' Garage, Boxed's CEO Learned to Embrace This Type of Stress
Boxed CEO Chieh Huang gets personal with CNBC Make It about the ups and downs of running a hot start-up, taking it public and learning to manage his time.
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This CEO Had to Furlough 40,000 Employees — and Then Caught Covid Himself. Here's How He Kept His Company Afloat
Bed Bath & Beyond CEO Mark Tritton gets personal with CNBC Make It about getting Covid in the pandemic’s early days — and working through it — while rebuilding the struggling retailer.
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Why SoulCycle's CEO Accepted the Job on the Heels of a Company Controversy: ‘I'm Not Afraid of a Challenge'
Evelyn Webster became SoulCycle’s on the heels of serious allegations about the company’s toxic culture — but, she says, she wasn’t afraid of the challenge. Here’s why.
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Co-Founder of $1.6 Billion Brand Skims: ‘I Have a Rule — You Have to Do Things That Scare You'
Emma Grede, co-founder of shapewear brand Skims and CEO of size-inclusive denim brand Good American, is on a mission to help other woman entrepreneurs succeed. Here’s why.
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Self-Made Millionaire Joy Mangano's Advice for Getting Started: ‘Have a Reality Check, and Really Look at Your Life'
Miracle Mop inventor Joy Mangano gets personal with CNBC Make It on finding the motivation to pursue big ideas, where she gets her best inspiration and advice for would-be entrepreneurs.
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Michael Dell Started a Billion-Dollar Tech Company in His Dorm Room—If He Was a Teen Today, ‘I'd Be All Over' Crypto
“I’ve personally invested a little bit in blockchain enabling technologies,” billionaire Michael Dell tells CNBC Make It. “I think it’s super interesting.”
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Jennifer Garner on Helping Lead Her Own Start-Up: ‘I've Gotten Much Better at Having Hard Conversations'
Actress-turned-entrepreneur Jennifer Garner gets personal about her food start-up Once Upon a Farm, handling bad days and being a working, single mom.
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This First-Generation Mexican-American Became One of Fashion's Top CEOs — While Raising Three Kids as a Single Mom. Here's How
Fashion executive Sandra Campos gets personal about balancing her work drive with being a single mother, and why she didn’t embrace her Latina heritage in the workplace sooner.
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How Ellen Ochoa, the First Hispanic Woman in Space, Dealt With ‘People Who Didn't Think I Should Be There'
Former NASA astronaut Ellen Ochoa gets personal with CNBC Make It about her journey in becoming the first Hispanic woman to go to space.
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Silicon Valley Veteran David Selinger on Launching a $5 Billion Company, Working for Jeff Bezos and Lessons for Success
David Selinger has played a part in no fewer than 19 start-ups over the past 25 years, including e-commerce giant Amazon and online real estate company Redfin. Here, he shares his lessons for success — including his experiences with Jeff Bezos and a unique college experience at Stanford.
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Fitbit CEO and Co-Founder James Park on His Own Fitness Routine and Selling to Google for $2.1 Billion
Fitbit CEO and co-founder James Park shares his tips for success, his workout routine and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.
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Self-Made Billionaire Thomas Tull on Becoming Rich, and How Warren Buffett Changed His Thinking
Billionaire Thomas Tull gets personal with CNBC Make It about everythhing from being raised by a single mothe to the habit he got from Warren Buffett.
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