Entrepreneur Feature

The Mr. Mintz brand sounds like it should be about a dad who creates crafts with his kids. And in a way, it is—but the business brain behind it belongs to Lena Mintz. Lena Mintz spent her career in corporate PR and advertising at companies like Mail.Ru Group, shaping stories...

Most startups don't make it to year two. Even fewer turn a profit in year one. And almost none survive 25+ years while major competitors like Teavana shut down. Michael Cramer's Adagio Teas did all three. In 1999, during the headiest days of the dot-com boom, Michael left investment banking....

Let’s say you're a single parent. Your kids just went to bed and now it’s 7 o’clock at night. And now it’s time for you to start your workday—the one that might, eventually, pay you. So you work until midnight. Sometimes even 1 in the morning. And you do this...

Imagine taking over a 40-year-old furniture business in 2020. Not 2019. Not 2021. Right in the middle of the worst retail disruption in modern history. That's exactly what Richie David did when he became president of Totally Home and Totally Kids Furniture. When Richie started in his new role, the...