Winning your first freelance client takes more than learning a skill and creating a profile. You need a clear service, credible examples and a practical way to reach people who could use your work. A freelancer shares a payment notification.…
In a 2021 study by Korn Ferry and the Executive Leadership Council, more than 80% of the Black profit-and-loss leaders interviewed said a sponsor had been indispensable to their career progression. Half said they had deliberately sought challenging projects with…
In 1987, ophthalmologist Patricia Bath had an invention and a problem: moving it toward use in cataract surgery required clinical trials, and she said a major manufacturer would need to fund them. Her U.S. patent for the Laserphaco Probe arrived…
LeBron James is reportedly giving up a salary above $50 million for a two-year, $8 million deal with Philadelphia. At 41, he says he chose the 76ers for another chance at a championship. The decision makes more sense when the…
When Virtue opened in Chicago’s Hyde Park in November 2018, chef-owner Erick Williams pushed back on the idea that it was simply a soul-food restaurant. “Cooking American southern food expands far beyond the soul food category,” he told Eater Chicago.…
