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Dr. Bill Lumsden, the man behind Glenmorangie and Ardbeg, is used to being the selling point for his liquid creations. Then he was asked to create a new whisky with Beyoncé. Here's the story in his own words.

Yet amidst all the change in the current workforce, one truth remains: Those who can clearly demonstrate their unique value and impact in ways that help their organizations thrive, will stand out. Here are three powerful ways to clarify and communicate your value, elevate your leadership presence, and make a meaningful difference in the changing world of work.

AI changes, layoffs, or even just career blocks are causing many workers to prepare for the worst. While you can't let it harm your mental health, there are benefits to preparing for a "doomsday" in your career.

Planning for financial power of attorney? There's a key step that you may miss that could impact your Social Security benefits.

The founders of Loop earplugs suffered hearing damage from years of attending loud concerts and wanted to help others avoid the same fate. “A lot of people didn’t use our products for protection, but for comfort,” says, Loop CEO Dimitri O with cofounder Maarten Bodewes, “comfort that they get through control over noise.” Now their cult earplug company brings in $220 million, has collaborations with Coachella and McLaren, and has just come to a big box retailer. Learn more about how Loop turned down the volume for Gen Z and dialed up massive revenue:

President Donald Trump has already made hundreds of millions abroad, much of it stemming from a single Middle Eastern nation. His most lucrative foreign deal may be about to begin. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/gi3Kd3UK 📸: Win McNamee via Getty Images

From Ireland to New Zealand, these are the top golf courses around the world, according to Golfweek. For golf enthusiasts, many of these courses are surprisingly easy to book a tee time. Read more: https://lnkd.in/evmqQ-gf (Photo: Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa)

These days, the term medical tourism generally rings alarm bells. Off-putting images of botched dentistry from low-cost clinics in Turkey have made travelers much more wary of seeking interventions abroad. But when the aim is not to save money but to spend it on the best that’s out there, it’s a whole different world. Among the world’s most affluent, jetting halfway around the globe for health or beauty treatments requires no second thought. And the hospitality sector has taken note. From Dubai to Switzerland, medical precision and five-star wellness hospitality have come together to offer extraordinarily exclusive regenerative escapes.

Student loan forgiveness processing appears to be continuing for borrowers, notwithstanding the ongoing government shutdown. However, many (if not all) of these approvals are for student loans in the IBR plan. In September, just prior to the shutdown, the Department of Education began sending notices to borrowers that they were approved for student loan forgiveness under IBR, signalling that the IBR loan forgiveness pause had been lifted. The notices gave borrowers several weeks to “opt out” of loan forgiveness before discharges would go through later in the fall. During the last week, borrowers have reported that their discharges are indeed being processed, with student loan servicers providing notifications of student loan forgiveness and zeroing out borrowers’ balances. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gFHWdeeU 📸: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

"The World’s Youngest Self-Made Billionaires Are A Trio Of 22-Year-Old AI Founders"— "Mercor, a recruiting startup that helps Silicon Valley’s biggest AI labs to train their models, has just minted the world’s youngest self-made billionaires: the company’s three 22-year-old founders, a trio of Bay Area high school friends who competed together on their debate team. Earlier this week, the San Francisco startup announced a $350 million funding round led by Felicis Ventures, with participation from other bigwigs Benchmark , General Catalyst and Robinhood, valuing the company at $10 billion. The new infusion of cash makes CEO Brendan Foody, CTO Adarsh Hiremath and board chairman Surya Midha the newest billionaires of the AI boom, each with a roughly 22% stake in the company, Forbes estimates." Richard Nieva for Forbes #VC #AI #tech #startups #LLMs https://lnkd.in/eNck4zNV