Knowledge | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
Despite a less-than-glamorous start to his career after failing all of his school exams—and his early jobs including cleaning toilets and delivering paraffin—Kurt Geiger CEO Neil Clifford always knew his career was destined for greatness. At the time, most people probably would have brushed Clifford off as a teenager with his head in the clouds. After all, he left school with just one qualification—in art—in 1983, joined the world of work at a Fiat car dealership, and cleaned bathrooms for extra pocket money. Yet within a year he got his foot in the door of the fashion world as a sales assistant for Burton men’s wear, working for Ralph Halpern, the founder...
Knowledge | Posted by Shwe Zin Win
Mark Zuckerberg has rocketed up the ranks of the world's richest people — and could take the top spot for the first time. The CEO of Meta Platforms — Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp's parent company — has grown his net worth by an unmatched $51 billion this year to reach $179 billion, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Zuckerberg sits in fourth place at the time of writing, behind Tesla's Elon Musk (worth $248 billion), Amazon's Jeff Bezos (worth $202 billion), and LVMH's Bernard Arnault (worth $180 billion). The social media mogul started the year in sixth place but ranked third, above the luxury goods tycoon, just last week. He trails Musk and Bezos by...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
A Los Angeles abode once owned by the English actress Kate Beckinsale listed for sale on Friday, The Post has learned. Beckinsale paid $3.59 million for the Cape Cod-style home in 2006, then sold it for $3.99 million in 2021, a $400,000 profit. It now has a $4.29 million price tag. The 51-year-old is known for her roles in the 1996 film “Emma,” the “Underworld” film series and 2003’s cult classic “Tiptoes.” (Kate Beckinsale in September 2024.Anthony Harvey/Shutterstock) (The property includes a two-car garage.Blake Worthington) (A living area.Blake Worthington) (The open-format kitchen and living room.Blake...
Knowledge | Posted by Aye Myat Thu
Lee Thiam Wah started selling snacks at a roadside stall. Now, he's Asia's latest entrepreneur to reach billionaire status. He founded the convenience store chain 99 Speed Mart and officially became a billionaire on Monday after his company went public in Kuala Lumpur. The $531 million initial public offering on Monday shattered a seven-year record in the country for the largest IPO, at 1.65 Malaysian ringgit, or $0.38, per share. This brings Lee's net worth to $3.3 billion, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. Born in 1964 in the Malaysian city of Klang, Lee grew up in a family with 11 children. His parents, a construction worker and a hawker, struggled to make ends meet, per...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Aye Myat Thu
When Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic presidential nomination, she raised eyebrows when she made an incredibly rare reference to her estranged father, Donald J. Harris, praising him for inspiring her to “be fearless.” She recalled how her father had once told her, “Run, Kamala, run. Don’t be afraid. Don’t let anything stop you,” when she was playing in the park as a child. “From my earliest years, he taught me to be fearless,” she noted.Kamala paid tribute to her father in her history-making speech in front of the world at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. However, privately, her relationship with Donald, 86, is understood...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
A three-bedroom Toronto home where Meghan Markle lived while dating Prince Harry and filming the TV series “Suits” spent less than a week on the market before finding a buyer. The two-story Seaton Village home listed for C$1.895 million (US$1.39 million) in late August, and sold within five days for $1.98 million, according to real estate platform Zolo. (A three-bedroom Toronto home where Meghan Markle lived while starring in the TV series "Suits" hit the market asking C$1.895 million (US$1.39 million).Unique Vtour) The Duchess of Sussex lived in the violet-painted home on Yarmouth Road for about two years, until late 2017, when she moved to Kensington Palace...
Knowledge | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
You might think that managers would want to avoid hiring 'annoying' people at all costs - they're the ones that have to manage them, after all. But Jeff Bezos - who, let's face it, is a very successful businessman - believes annoying people are actually part of the key to success. The Amazon founder spoke about the kind of attributes he looks for in employees during a discussion on Innovation in the Space Industry and Blue Origin in 2019. In the conversation, he shared a couple of questions that managers should be asking themselves when promoting or hiring people, including: "Does this person like to be innovative?" and "Do they have a bit of a pioneering spirit?”Bezos went on to...
Knowledge | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
Imagine living out of your car, struggling to make ends meet, and then one day deciding to send a cold email to a billionaire, hoping it might change your life. Sounds like a long shot, right? For Doug Saraci, it wasn't just a shot in the dark – it was the beginning of a journey that would turn his life around completely. In 2010, Doug and his wife were out of work and borrowed money from a family member to start a small cafe in Lake Park, Florida. The cafe offered homemade healthy oatmeal cookies, named after their daughter Alyssa. The cookies quickly became the cafe's most popular item, so the couple focused solely on them. But it wasn't easy. By 2012, Doug lived out of his...
Knowledge | Posted by Aye Myat Thu
Resumes of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, two of the most iconic figures in the world of technology, have resurfaced on social media. These vintage documents, created when they were 18, offer a rare glimpse into the early lives of two tech innovators who changed the world. The 1973 resume of Steve Jobs underlines his focus on electronics and technology. Mr Jobs, who would go on to revolutionise the tech industry with Apple, listed "electronics" and "tech" as his special abilities. Meanwhile, Bill Gates' resume, dated 1971, lists his experience with various programming languages, including FORTRAN, COBOL and BASIC, and computers, including PDP-10, PDP-8,...
Knowledge | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
Bill Gates is one of the most revered—yet most intense—business leaders in history. Gates, along with Paul Allen, founded Microsoft—a company that has had a lasting impact on the software industry, and Big Tech itself. Microsoft now boasts a $3.1 trillion market capitalization. During his tenure building Microsoft, Gates infamously “didn’t believe in vacations” and worked on weekends. That same level of intensity allegedly bled into the philanthropic foundation he created with his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, according to an excerpt from Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King: Bill Gates and His Quest to Shape Our World by Anupreeta Das, published by...