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Thasunda Brown Duckett Biography: From Texas Roots to Fortune 100 CEO of TIAA

Thasunda Brown Duckett Biography: From Texas Roots to Fortune 500 CEO of TIAA

Thasunda Brown Duckett’s ascent to the top of TIAA is more than just a corporate success story. It highlights issues like money, access, retirement insecurity, and what happens when someone who grew up facing financial uncertainty leads one of America’s key retirement institutions. Duckett is the president and CEO of TIAA, a Fortune 500 financial […]

Aston Hall: The $10 Million Morning Routine

Ashton Hall morning routine

In 2022, Ashton Hall hit rock bottom. His NFL dreams had crashed after playing just 5 games at Alcorn State University, totaling a mere 6 carries for 8 yards. He was depressed, had stopped training for nearly two years, gained weight, and was working a $200-a-day furniture-moving job. As Hall put it, this was not […]