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Michelle Obama reveals the celebrity couple she and Barack look to as relationship mentors

Former president and first lady have been married for 32 years

The Independent UK

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says his dad did him ‘a service’ by never complimenting him—it’s a lesson he’s kept while building the $82 billion giant

The billionaire founder wasn’t deterred by tough love—like billionaire founders Bill Gates and Mark Cuban, he used it as a motivator for success instead.

Fortune

Airbnb's Brian Chesky became a billionaire by knowing how to find the right question, says leadership advisor

“What we're finding again and again is that the most transformative leaders are those asking the most courageous questions,” said SYPartners CEO Jessica Orkin.

Fortune

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Airbnb CEO Skipped Business School for Obama's Mentorship — Here's the Life-Changing Advice He Got

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky skipped business school to be mentored by Barack Obama. Their weekly calls shaped his leadership before Airbnb's IPO and inspired a £79 million scholarship for public service.

International Business Times UK

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he went to ‘night school’ for an hour every day with Barack Obama and even turned in homework

The billionaire founder admits that a weekly mentorship call with the former President came with assignments like being more intentional with his friendships.

Fortune

Barack Obama on the unique qualities to look for in a partner

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The Independent UK

Barack Obama’s candid dating advice revealed on wife Michelle’s latest podcast

The CEO of Airbnb, Brian Chesky, was the latest guest on Michelle Obama and her brother’s ‘IMO’ podcast

The Independent UK

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Airbnb’s Brian Chesky says CEOs don't have to be ‘miserable’—that's why he got rid of emails and banned meetings before 10 a.m.

‘Don’t apologize for how you want to run your company,’ the $84.8 billion short-term rental boss stresses.

Fortune

Airbnb’s new app for 'services' is getting shot down by critics — here's why CEO Brian Chesky should be thrilled

Brian Chesky's vision for Airbnb’s future includes a new app, cooking classes, massages, and Chance the Rapper.

Fortune

Seeking Something New, Airbnb CEO Promises 'Perfect Concierge'

"Novelty is cool.

International Business Times

Everything you can now book on Airbnb: From massages to private chefs

You can now book a massage, photo shoot or even a professionally made meal on Airbnb

The Independent UK

Airbnb Launches New Era of Travel with Help from Hollywood and Global A-Listers

Airbnb launched a new era. It started in a San Francisco apartment with an air mattress and now aims to be a hub for everything travel, including staycations, experiences, and services.

Latin Times

Massages, Chefs And Trainers: Airbnb Adds In-home Services

Airbnb on Tuesday began letting users book in-home massages, chefs and personal trainers in an overhauled app as it continued to expand beyond being just a platform for short-term lodging.

International Business Times

Multimillionaire 'Sinners' director was $200,000 deep in student debt and 'making no money' around the filming of 'Creed'

“I was always 200 grand in debt for film school," the now-multimillionaire director behind "Creed" and "Black Panther" revealed. "It was bad.”

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Even Fortune 500 CEOs agree that traditional meetings are a waste of time. Here’s how Jamie Dimon, Jensen Huang and Brian Chesky are killing unproductive catch-ups

Fortune 500 CEOs share their strategies for meetings that are actually useful.

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Boost productivity with these 7 sleep hacks from the world's most successful people

Sleep is a productivity tool available to everyone. Here we uncover the sleep hacks of millionaires, world-leading thinkers and big-time CEOs.

Fortune

Multimillionaire musician Will.i.am invested early in Tesla, Twitter and OpenAI—now he’s betting on Gen Z grads for his next investment

Will.i.am has an estimated net worth of $50 million, thanks to hit singles and solid investments in the likes of Anthropic and Pinterest. He revealed to Fortune where he’s investing next.

Fortune

Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am reveals his biggest investment mistake: turning down Airbnb founder Brian Chesky and losing out on millions

Will.i.am was nearly an early investor in Airbnb. Had he not passed on CEO Brian Chesky's offer, the rapper would have made millions.

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Fortune

AI's big selling point of boosting worker productivity is so far a phantom

It looks like a return to Solow's Paradox as CEO views of AI's advantage diverge.

Fortune

Airbnb’s 43-year-old CEO rejects fellow tech titans’ lack of sleep

Brian Chesky has a hack for managing the hectic day-to-day of a $100 billion Fortune 500 brand.

Fortune

Founders keep saying they learned the same life lesson after extraordinary career success: 'I had isolated myself'

It’s lonely at the top—especially when it feels like your own fault.

Fortune

Sam Altman says Airbnb’s CEO and a ‘legendary’ VC saved OpenAI and ‘stopped me from making several mistakes’ after he was briefly fired in 2023

Immediately following his brief firing from OpenAI, Altman considered starting another AI company, something Chesky and Conway helped talk him out of.

Fortune

Why Airbnb’s CEO believes spotlighting top performers is good leadership

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky argues that employee favoritism when done through a fair and equitable process allows leaders to spotlight top performers and use them as role models for other workers.

Fortune

Why Airbnb's CEO believes one-on-one meetings are 'flawed'

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky finds the most productive meetings are smaller groups where everyone participates.

Fortune

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky doesn’t believe in giving employees full autonomy

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says founder mode is his preferred management style.

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