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Pooja Bavishi, 42, is the founder and CEO of New York-based ice cream company Malai, which she founded in 2015. Scott Goodfriend, 39, was working his dream job at Meta — until he was laid off just 8 months into the gig in February 2023. Neil Hershman, 30, bought his first 16 Handles franchise for about $555000 when he was 23 years old. He went on to become the ... At 30 years old, Jasmine Taylor found herself with $60000 worth of student loan debt and $9000 in credit card and medial debt. When Margaret Skiff, 27, bought a $575000 duplex in Portland, Maine, she became both a landlord and a DIY renovator. Insomnia Cookies CEO Seth Berkowitz's sweet tooth inspired him to bake and deliver cookies around his college campus in 2002.

Jackie Cummings Koski lives in southwestern Ohio and achieved FIRE at 49 years old with $1.3 million. Koski is an early retiree ... Deryl McKissack is the president and CEO of McKissack & McKissack, a construction firm with a 200-year-history. Here's how ... Maddie Baker, 27, is a first-grade teacher in Virginia who earns $63K a year through teaching and creating content on TikTok. In-N-Out defies the norms of typical fast-food chains. It doesn't franchise, avoids rapid expansion and sticks to a simple menu ... Sarah Cloes, 27, lives in San Marcos, California with her husband, Bret. In 2021 she founded Flora Flora Co., a brand that ... For his day job, Karun Vij earns $183000 as a regional sales manager for an automation supplier. But before the age of 33, ...

The next phase of crypto's public-market pitch is less about token prices and more about financial infrastructure. As trading ... Graham Cochrane, 39, lives in Tampa, Florida and works as a business coach who runs an online business. He teaches people ... Lydia Holmes and John Clarke started a food shed in a Home Depot parking lot called LJ's Lil' Café. Business was slow at first, ... Alicia Kennedy is a freelance writer and editor living comfortably in New York City on $50K a year. Introducing Millennial Money ... Tomi Mikula, 33, is the founder and CEO of Delivrd, a remote business that negotiates car deals. Mikula worked at a car ... Chisom Okwulehie was gifted at drawing from a young age. She decided to turn her artistic instincts toward a more profitable line ...