Jack Zhang worked as a dishwasher, bartender and cashier at a petrol station before he started Airwallex. Today, his fintech startup is worth $8 billion.
Former U.S. special forces officer Gene Yu is now the co-founder and CEO of cybersecurity startup Blackpanda. The company has raised about $22 million to date.
Gia Huynh, 34, immigrated from Vietnam to the United States in 2016 where she faced homelessness. Today, her candy company brings in $9 million a year.
Sammi Ekmark, 29, left her tennis career after a major knee injury. Today, her personalized gift card business Ink'd Greetings brings in over $25,000 a month.
Kai Yang Chan and JiaYi Zhuo matched on Tinder as teenagers in 2019. Now, they are married and run a $650,000 a year cake business together in Singapore.
"One advice [I have] for founders and leaders is ... to go. very deep on one passion you have that is not work [related]," said CEO of Workstream Desmond Lim.
Nine years ago, Allison Ellsworth was experimenting with gut-healthy drinks in her kitchen. This year, she sold her soda brand to PepsiCo for about $2 billion.
Children could be at risk for some negative cognitive and developmental impacts of using and relying on AI chatbots, said experts. Here's how to protect them.
