Have you ever had one of those moments where time just seems to stand still? I had one of those last year.  It was the first quarter of my son’s 4th highschool football game of his Junior...

After a feverish month of inspiration, Colleen Hoover had finally fulfilled her dream of writing a book. “I had no intentions of ever getting the book published. I was just writing it for fun,” said Hoover, who...

Fourteen years ago, Carol Gardner’s beloved bulldog, Zelda, helped transform her life; not only by becoming a friend when she needed one but also by helping Gardner create a business that has been valued at an estimated...

At 24 years old, Anisa Telwar Kaicker was left without a job, a college degree or much self esteem when her mother’s business collapsed. Now 47, Kaicker is the founder of Atlanta-based Anisa International, which has $30...

As a piano rebuilder, John Furniss enjoys the rewards of a job well done. “When I work on a piano and the customer tells me how beautiful it sounds, that’s gold to me,” said Furniss, 32. It’s...

Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25, 1835, in Dunfermline, Scotland. After moving to the United States, he worked a series of railroad jobs. By 1889 he owned Carnegie Steel Corporation, the largest of its kind in...

 A summer internship turned into a full-time job in 1981, when Xerox hired Burns as soon as she completed her master’s degree in mechanical engineering at Columbia University. It wasn’t necessarily the predictable path for someone who...

Actor and comedian James Eugene Carrey was born on January 17, 1962, in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Carrey got his start with a spot doing stand-up at a Toronto comedy club when he was just 15 years old....