Heather Dietrick joined news site The Daily Beast in 2017 after rising through the ranks at the now defunct news blog Gawker. As president of Gawker, Dietrick was on the frontlines of the lawsuit with Hulk Hogan that ultimately bankrupted the company. Dietrick’s background is in business and law—she’s got both a JD and an MBA—and her strategy has always been to take risks.

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The coronavirus pandemic has brought widespread layoffs, and with that, a sense of job anxiety. If you're worried that layoffs may be coming to your organization, how can you best prepare? And if you are laid off, what are the first things you should ask?

Susan Peppercorn is an executive and career coach who guides people through job transitions. She shared what steps you can take to ensure you're not caught off guard if layoffs strike, and specific benefits and services you should ask for when they do.

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Insider Edge: The first questions to ask if you're laid off

Feeling overworked is nothing new to many Americans, and the coronavirus pandemic has only made matters worse. While there are some benefits to working from home, it can also feel like there are no boundaries to when the day starts and when it ends. So, if you're feeling overworked, what can you do about it?

We asked Sabina Nawaz, an executive leadership coach, to share her advice for lightening your workload and doubling down on the tasks you really care about.

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Insider Edge: What to do when you feel overworked

What's the next big thing in business? How do you turn an idea into a profitable startup? Convince investors to support you and customers to trust you? Each month, host Charlie Herman sits down for live conversations with founders who are reimagining business to talk about how and why they built the companies they did.

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Tune in Tuesday, July 28 at 4pm EST for a live interview with Poshmark’s Tracy Sun: https://bit.ly/tracy-sun 

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Slack, Yieldstreet, and Splice founders on "Starting Up"

Stacey Cunningham lives and breathes the New York Stock Exchange, which she’s led since 2018. She spent her early career as a trader in “the pit” on the floor of the NYSE, and after a few years away, returned to rise up its ranks and become the first female president of the 227-year-old organization. Now she’s on a mission to change how the exchange operates and how companies think about public markets in general.

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NYSE president Stacey Cunningham

Stephen Schwarzman is one of the most influential figures in finance. Not only does his firm, Blackstone, manage more than $500 billion, he has the ears of world leaders like Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. Ahead of his new book “What It Takes,” Schwarzman told us how he knew it was time to start his own business and why he’s still on the lookout for opportunities to grow.

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