Dean Forbes’s story could easily have ended as a twice homeless and failed soccer player. But ever since the most unfortunate period in his life, he has since turned multiple a tech startup into a…
Adebayo Ogunlesi, the chairman and CEO of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), is leading the firm’s $12.5 billion acquisition by investment behemoth BlackRock. The agreement involves a payment of $3 billion in cash and approximately 12…
At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, Meredith Gourdine was a few weeks shy of 23 when he won silver for the long jump. He was just an inch and half off the gold medalist’s…
Kenneth Dunkley, a pioneer in holographic and visual effects, is the inventor of three-dimensional viewing glasses. On a practical level, his innovative research on human vision transformed how we consume cinema. Three-dimensional viewing glasses have…
Robert F. Smith’s Vista Equity Partners has acquired JAGGAER, a global leader in enterprise procurement and supplier collaboration software, from Cinven. The acquisition aligns with the firm’s goal of investing in artificial intelligence after raising…
To celebrate Slutty Vegan’s 6th anniversary, its founder and CEO, Pinky Cole Hayes has rewarded two of her longtime employees, Angel Barnwell and Miesha Hambrick with their own franchise. The two women have been crucial…
Black business ownership is growing at the fastest pace in 30 years. According to data from the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances, the share of Black households owning a business has more than doubled,…
The pandemic unequivocally changed how we work. It shook up the traditional workplace setup and ushered in the remote work era. According to the Pew Research Center, approximately 22 million employed adults in the U.S.…
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