Inc.
PERFECTING THE RECIPE
Todd Graves, the founder and owner of Raising Cane's, is seeing just how far the company can go by doing one thing well. This year, it's on track to exceed $5 billion in sales—and he's just getting started.
10 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
LARRY ELLISON'S YEAR OF WINNING
Sorry, Elon! It's Larry's year. From going after huge deals (TikTok, Paramount) and pivoting Oracle to Al, Ellison is richer and more relevant than ever. But in clawing back to the top, he's taking on more risk and setting sky-high expectations.
10+ min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
CLAUDE IS MY CO-FOUNDER
By launching the vibe-coding trend, Anthropic has made it easy for startups to write simple code and even create complex products. As the company hits $9 billion in revenue, rivals like OpenAl are scrambling to catch up.
9 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
BOOTS ON THE GROUND
With a little help from Taylor Swift and Cowboy Carter, Tecovas became a cultural touchstone this year. Behind its success is a loyal fan base cultivated by the best customer service around.
8 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
White-Glove Service Powers Insurance Firm's Rise
Driven by the founder's personal experience, Guru of Insurance helps small-business owners secure employee benefits and insurance.
2 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
How a Founder Let Go and Helped His Company Soar
After building KUOG with empathy and grit, Paul L. Gunn Jr. brought in a CEO to scale the company's mission-driven growth.
2 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
TASK MASTER
Netic's Melisa Tokmak uses AI to help service businesses be on time— and make more money.
2 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
A Renovation Business That Helps Workers Build Careers
Pennsylvania construction company Porter Family Exteriors finds success by remodeling its work culture and developing a long-view strategy for growth.
2 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
Driving Digital Excellence Through Innovation
RighIT Solutions creates real value for customers with happy employees and inspired solutions.
1 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
The Future of Construction Is Being Built Today
With its T3 platform, construction company EquipmentShare is building connected jobsites, making the industry more efficient and effective.
2 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
Distribution Done Differently
Virtual Supply works with leading tech brands and retailers to provide exceptional service-with purpose.
1 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
REQUIRED READING
Sidelined for six years after dealing with a rare medical condition, TLDR founder Dan Ni used his hiatus to create Silicon Valley's top newsletter business.
1 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
ACTION items
HOW TO NEGOTIATE PAY RAISES
3 min |
Winter 2025
Harper's BAZAAR - US
We're COMING UNDONE...and So Are Our CLOTHES
The SPRING COLLECTIONS were packed with CLOTHES that appeared to be FALLING OFF the body: LOOSE layers, RIPPED fabrics, UNZIPPED jeans. The WEIGHT of the WORLD feels particularly HEAVY right now; can FASHION reflect our longing to LIVE and LET GO?
6 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Harper's BAZAAR - US
The ART of REFUSAL
DEREK C. BLASBERG talks to artist AMY SHERALD about how her blockbuster exhibition, \"AMERICAN SUBLIME,\" landed at the BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART and why INTEGRITY still MATTERS-in ART and in LIFE
6 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Harper's BAZAAR - US
IN the PAINT
One of the most CLASSICAL FORMS of ART-MAKING, PAINTING has assumed a new CURRENCY in the age of AI and DIGITAL MEDIA. We spoke with SEVEN WOMEN ARTISTS who are REIMAGINING its TRADITIONS and RESHAPING them in their OWN IMAGE.
8 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Harper's BAZAAR - US
WHY DON'T YOU...?
For our Art issue, LYNETTE NYLANDER urges you to look to these VORACIOUS ART COLLECTORS, who also happen to be WOMEN of great STYLE and TASTE, for LESSONS on HOW to incorporate BEAUTY into your HOME and LIFE
2 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Inc.
The Founder's Are Back, and They MEAN BUSINESS
In 2025, many entrepreneurs who left—or were pushed out of—their companies are buying them back with a vengeance.
3 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
Shuman Ghosemajumder | Half of Gen-Z workers say email 'stresses them out.' Can AI teach them to communicate better?
Email is strange. It’s a slow, clunky technology that predates the web and hasn't really changed since it was invented over 50 years ago.
5 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
Everyone's Buying Into ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Entrepreneurship through acquisition is becoming a trendy shortcut to the business world for MBA grads and other would-be business leaders.
3 min |
Winter 2025
Runner's World US
7 LESSONS I LEARNED FROM RUNNING 35 MARATHONS
IN THE 20-PLUS years I’ve been running marathons, I’ve made just about every mistake possible.
3 min |
Winter 2025
Runner's World US
THE SHOES THAT SILENCED MY INNER CRITIC
AROUND THIS TIME last year, I arrived at the Runner’s World office and was greeted by a bright orange shoebox sitting on my desk. I had signed up the day before to become a shoe tester, and the box heralded my first assignment. Excited, I rushed to open it, finding a pair of Nike Zoom Fly 6s inside—in bright pink.
4 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
This Digital Marketing Agency's Success Is Driven by Niches—And Family
The Garen Group—where all employees are related— is a successful family business in every sense of the term.
2 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
The CEO Who Stopped Chasing Critics and Started Growing Faster
Mahsam Raza built The Dua Brand into a multimillion-dollar fragrance company by focusing on customers who mattered most.
2 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
PARTI GIRLS
How Palantir alums Shreya Murthy and Joy Tao created Partiful, Gen-Z's buzziest, most chaotic invite platform.
5 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
This Niche Firm Helps Businesses Save Millions on Taxes
Agile Consulting Group, Inc., provides sales tax recovery, audit defense, and other business services, so they avoid overpayments and remain compliant.
2 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
DEEP IMPACT
Reinventing decades-old technology, the founders of Vaulted Deep went underground to fight climate change.
2 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
SNEAKER KING
Former Yeezy innovator Omar Bailey is disrupting the sneaker industry with his streamlined production and viral footwear drops at Fctry Lab.
3 min |
Winter 2025
Inc.
Karen Dillon If you left your business in the hands of your management team for six months, what would happen?
In my mid-40s, arguably at the peak of my career as editor of Harvard Business Review, I made a decision that shocked many of my colleagues and peers. I left my job and spent the next two years on sabbatical. My family and I relocated to London, a change of place and perspective that had a profound impact on the next phase of my life and work.
3 min |
Winter 2025
Harper's BAZAAR - US
IN-DEMAND Hands
FACIALS are no longer about just the SPA you go to or what your CHEEKBONES look like afterward but the NAME of the AESTHETICIAN who SCULPTS your face. How APPOINTMENTS with “IT” FACIALISTS have become the ultimate skincare STATUS SYMBOL.
4 min |