How McDonald’s Tackled the $35,000 Problem of Missed Shifts
Key Takeaways Escalate, an employee-support app that began piloting at seven McDonald’s restaurants late last year, makes it easier to get to work. Employees can request Uber vouchers or a Visa gift card for childcare costs up to three times a month. An Escalate co-founder estimates the program prevented about $35,000 a month in callout-related […]
Meet the Travel Concierge Booking Insane Trips for the Ultrarich
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Three years ago, Olivia Ferney didn’t know the difference between a Gulfstream and the Gulf of Mexico. Now she’s a luxury-travel specialist booking $2.25 million yacht rentals for clients who think nothing of the price tag, according to the New York Times. Not bad for the Canadian […]
Beef Sales Bomb as Americans Hit Their Limit on Rising Prices
There are fewer hamburgers on the grill this summer. After nearly two years of relentless price hikes, Americans are finally pulling back on buying beef. Sales are down 0.3% in the 13 weeks ending in mid-July, according to Bloomberg. This is right during Memorial Day and July Fourth, typically the strongest stretch of the year […]
These Kentucky Farmers Refused a $26M AI Data Center Offer
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Delsia Bare and her mother, Ida Huddleston, agreed to sell their Kentucky farmland to an unnamed company for $26.48 million. Then they found out it was for a 2.2-gigawatt AI data center. That was the deal breaker, according to the Wall Street Journal. Bare said she believes […]
Turn ChatGPT and Claude into Your Project Management Assistants With This $20 Bundle
Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. TL;DR: Let artificial intelligence (AI) serve as your assistant with the Claude and ChatGPT for Project Management Bundle, […]
Lasting Businesses Are Built on Systems — Not a Single Founder
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways If your business can’t exist without you, you don’t have a business — you have a personality with a payroll. Real businesses build in repeatability. They develop a culture that holds regardless of any one person’s mood or bandwidth on a particular day. They build […]
New Episode of Kyle Van Noy’s ‘Elite Eatz’: An NFL Comeback
Key Takeaways NFL great Kyle Van Noy’s show “Elite Eatz” features conversations with amazing athletes about life on and off the field. This week, Kyle takes Los Angeles Chargers safety Tony Jefferson down to Manhattan Beach for a Mexican food summit to remember. Hungry for some inside the NFL talk? Then check out “Elite Eatz,” Kyle […]
Google DeepMind’s Chief AI Officer Got the Job, No AI Training
Key Takeaways Lila Ibrahim is Google DeepMind’s first chief AI readiness officer. Her career began in an Indiana cornfield, not an AI lab. She entered DeepMind without formal AI training but managed to earn a C-suite AI role. Lila Ibrahim’s route to the top of Google DeepMind started at the age of 14, when she […]
Employers Ditch Group Health Insurance as Costs Hit 15-Year High
Group health insurance might be going the way of the pension. Just like companies swapped guaranteed pensions for 401(k)s and handed employees the responsibility of managing their own retirement, a growing number of employers are now handing workers cash instead of a company-picked health plan, Bloomberg reports. The reason for the shift is economics. Group […]
How Job-Seekers Are Trying to Make Their Resumes Stand Out
Key Takeaways Job-seekers are rushing to add AI skills, certifications and keywords to their resumes and LinkedIn profiles. Employers are doing the same, increasingly listing AI capabilities in job descriptions across industries. Workers are trying to adapt amid uncertainty over whether or not AI will replace jobs. AI is showing up everywhere these days, from […]