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Want Lower Grocery Prices? Pass Immigration Reform, Says Land O'Lakes CEO Beth Ford

In 2023, TIME will once again recognize 100 businesses making an extraordinary impact around the world. Applications for the TIME100 Most Influential Companies of 2023 are open, now through March 1, 2023. Apply here.(To receive...

By John Simons

Capitalism and Humanitarianism Can Coexist. Chobani's CEO Is Trying to Prove It

In the days that followed the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6, Hamdi Ulukaya, a Turkish immigrant and CEO of Chobani, donated $2 million of his own money to help recovery efforts,...

By John Simons

The King of Super Bowl Advertising Is Basking in Beer’s Big Moment

In 2023, TIME will once again recognize 100 businesses making an extraordinary impact around the world. Applications for the TIME100 Most Influential Companies of 2023 are open, now through March 1, 2023. Apply here.(To receive...

By John Simons

The Creator of ChatGPT Thinks AI Should Be Regulated

In 2023, TIME will once again recognize 100 businesses making an extraordinary impact around the world. Applications for the TIME100 Most Influential Companies of 2023 are open, now through March 1, 2023. Apply here.(To receive...

By John Simons

Impossible Foods CEO Peter McGuinness Has Beef With the Media

He took out a full-page ad in the New York Times to bust myths about plant-based meat.

By John Simons

More Employers Using Overtime Loophole to Pay People Less

Congratulations on your new role as manager. But before you celebrate, you may want to ask your boss a few questions—and do some quick math.

By John Simons

Doing Good: What It Should Mean For CEOs

As the economy struggles, critics are condemning companies’ efforts to become more sustainable, more inclusive, and more ethical.

By John Simons

Intuit's CEO Has a Window Into Our Spending Habits

TIME spoke with Intuit's Sasan Goodarzi about how the slowing economy is affecting his customers and his top concerns as a CEO.

By John Simons

Illumina's CEO Has Monkeypox in His Sights

The genetic sequencing company's CEO Francis deSouza spoke to TIME about the company’s role in the battles against COVID-19 and monkeypox

By John Simons

The Numbers That May Have Convinced Elon Musk That Twitter Was Worth $44 Billion

Elon Musk is anything but conventional. Typically, when companies (or multi-billionaires) spend boatloads of money on acquisitions, they take their time reviewing internal documents and financial statements that aren’t available to the public—before making their...

By John Simons and Lon Tweeten

IBM Was Once King of AI. CEO Arvind Krishna Is Trying to Reclaim That Title

(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.)On the day IBM announced she’d be stepping down, exiting CEO Ginni Rometty called Arvind Krishna “the right CEO for...

By John Simons

What Happens Next With Elon Musk’s Bid to Buy Twitter

Elon Musk recently jested to his 80 million followers on Twitter about turning the social media company’s San Francisco headquarters into a homeless shelter. That’s not normally something a company’s largest individual shareholder teases about...

By John Simons

Goldman Sachs CEO on Whether Companies Should Ostracize Russia

(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.)Goldman Sachs chief executive David Solomon delivered an unusually expressive message late last week as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine intensified.“None...

By John Simons

Meet the Man Who’s Making Barbie a Hollywood Star

(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.)Ynon Kreiz envisions Mattel as more than a simple toymaker. With a portfolio of brands, including American Girl, Barbie, Fisher-Price,...

By John Simons

Chipotle’s CEO on Fighting the Tide of Quitting Workers: It’s About More Than Higher Pay and Better Benefits

(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.)As chief executive of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Brian Niccol likes to schedule time on his packed calendar to visit the...

By John Simons

Remote Work Is Fine. The Real Thing Scaring CEOs? Hybrid Work.

(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.)With a global community of donors who’ve raised over $15 billion, GoFundMe pays close attention to what helps people feel...

By John Simons

Michael Dell Has Been a Tech CEO for 34 Years. He Has Some Advice For Younger Founders

(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.)In today’s youth-centric tech industry, Michael Dell, at 56, is somewhat of an elder statesman. The Dell Technologies chief executive...

By John Simons

Gen Z and Millennials Are Leading a ‘Great Reshuffle.’ Here’s What That Means

(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.)Something big is happening in American workplaces. Workers are gaining the upper hand as businesses struggle to mount an economic...

By John Simons

Apple CEO Tim Cook on What Technology Excites Him Most

While Apple continues to reach new heights, the past year hasn’t been an easy one for the world’s most valuable company

By John Simons

'We Can’t Hide Behind Logos.' Bozoma Saint John and Jason Wright on Promoting Racial Equity and Inclusion in Corporate Roles

As protesters took to the streets in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, cries of solidarity rang out from the unlikeliest of places: the boardrooms and C-suites of the world’s most prominent companies. Protesters channeled...

By John Simons
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