Stories

BoxFox Cofounders Jenni Olivero, Chelsea Moore and Sabena Suri got the idea for their Los Angeles company, which crafts and ships personalized gift boxes, after struggling...

One of the rare women leading a public company is Pam Marrone, and her startup, Marrone Bio Innovations, develops natural alternatives to dangerous pesticides. She is...

Teatulia, an organic tea company with its CEO and cofounder Linda Appel Lipsius isn’t just banking on changing consumer preferences to sell their product, she’s confident...

Storytelling is an important part of The Ritz-Carlton culture. The employees of The Ritz-Carlton—known as The Ladies and Gentlemen—write up special moments and share them with...

An executive from Seattle visits Milan and is entranced by the coffee culture. He describes it as “the symphony of flavor, the romance and showmanship that...

Bethany Hamilton went out to surf at Tunnels Beach in Ha’ena, Hawaii with her best friend, Alana Blanchard, and Blanchard’s father and brother. While lying on...

On September 23, 1997, Steve Jobs told his staff that Apple had eliminated some 70% of its product line. “It’s way too much stuff,” he said....

Nearly seven years ago, Funlayo Alabi’s business, Shea Radiance, was thriving. And when her company got its all-natural skin and hair care products onto the shelves...

As the CEO of one of the world’s most valuable companies, John Chambers of Cisco not intend to ever share the fact that he had a...

Long before Lincoln crafted and delivered the famous Gettysburg Address— he became known as a storyteller, honing his skill on the American frontier. If it hadn’t...