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Courtney Evans

Courtney studied English Literature and Creative Writing at University and is the Editorial Assistant for CEO Today, Lawyer Monthly and Finance Monthly writing articles for all three publications. Courtney is an experienced writer who enjoys researching for the articles. When she’s not working, Courtney can be found planning her next budget friendly trip and trying to tick off new experiences on her ever-growing bucket list.

Why CEOs Are Losing Control of the Labor Narrative in 2026

January 14, 2026
When Labor Share, Regulation, and Creative Leadership Collide: The CEO Imperative of 2026 Strategic Anchor — Who Gains, Who Loses, and What CEOs Must Own The power balance that shaped CEO outcomes in 2025 has collapsed into something sharper and more unforgiving in 2026.Corporate control is shifting — not toward market narratives, but toward regulators, […]
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Crypto’s Regulatory Reckoning: Survival in 2026

January 14, 2026
Crypto’s Regulatory Reckoning: When Survival Replaced Speculation The Power Shift No CEO Can Ignore The balance of power inside the crypto economy has shifted decisively, and it has done so away from founders and toward regulators. This change did not arrive as a philosophical correction or a political crusade. It arrived through accumulated failure — […]
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The Age of the Vodcast: Why CEOs Can’t Stay Silent

January 13, 2026
Welcome to the Age of the Vodcast How Video Podcasts Are Reshaping Media Power, CEO Visibility, and Platform Control The power shift in media is no longer subtle. It has already occurred. In 2026, influence is moving away from traditional broadcasters and written-first outlets toward a hybrid format that blends long-form conversation with algorithmic distribution. […]
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Alphabet at $4 Trillion: Power, Pressure, and the AI Test

January 13, 2026
At $4 Trillion, Alphabet No Longer Gets the Benefit of the Doubt From Growth Icon to Systemic Actor Alphabet’s approach to a $4 trillion valuation marks a structural power shift rather than a celebratory milestone. The company is no longer priced primarily on innovation optionality. It is priced on systemic importance. That distinction changes everything. […]
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JPMorgan’s Profit Dip Tests Jamie Dimon’s Strategy

January 13, 2026
JPMorgan Faces Profit Pressure Amid Acquisition Costs CEO Jamie Dimon Navigates Market and Regulatory Headwinds JPMorgan’s fourth-quarter results reveal a 7% profit decline to $13 billion, reflecting costs tied to the Apple Card acquisition and weaker investment banking fees. This signals a subtle but consequential power shift: decision-making influence moves from concentrated internal executives to […]
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Strava IPO: Growth, Strategy, and Investor Insights

January 13, 2026
Strava’s IPO: Strategic Insights into a Fitness Platform’s Market Comeback Strategic Anchor: The Power Shift in Strava’s IPO Strava, the leading social-fitness platform, is stepping back into the public eye with its IPO filing in early 2026. For years, the company thrived under the guidance of private investors, including Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital, and Insight […]
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Leila Hormozi: Emotional Intelligence Drives CEO Success

January 13, 2026
Acquisition.com CEO Leila Hormozi: Emotional Intelligence as the Core of Growth Leadership Strategic Anchor: Redefining CEO Influence In a business landscape dominated by technology and deal-making, traditional metrics of CEO success—technical skill, financial acumen, or operational know-how—are no longer sufficient. Leila Hormozi, CEO of Acquisition.com, demonstrates that emotional intelligence (EQ) can be the most critical […]
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America’s Debt Interest Bill Is Rewriting 2026 Economics

January 13, 2026
America’s Interest Bill Is No Longer Abstract — It’s a Strategic Constraint For years, U.S. government debt functioned like background noise. Large, rising, and politically contested, but rarely decisive in day-to-day economic planning. That era is ending. In 2026, the cost of servicing America’s debt has moved from a theoretical concern to a hard fiscal […]
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MacKenzie Scott’s $45M Gift and a New Model of Giving

January 13, 2026
MacKenzie Scott’s $45 Million Donation and the Power of Quiet Philanthropy When MacKenzie Scott announced a $45 million donation to The Trevor Project, the number itself was striking. What mattered more was how it was given, why it was given, and what it signals about the future of large-scale philanthropy. Scott, one of the world’s […]
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Toll Brothers’ CEO Succession and the Power of Stability

January 13, 2026
Toll Brothers and the Rare Art of a Calm Succession Why This Transition Mattered More Than It Looked In homebuilding, leadership changes usually arrive with noise. Earnings pressure, activist investors, or collapsing demand tend to force succession decisions under stress. Toll Brothers defied that pattern. Its CEO transition unfolded deliberately, quietly, and—most importantly—on the company’s […]
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Eric Vaughan’s AI Bet and the Workforce Fallout

January 12, 2026
The CEO Who Rewrote the Rules: Eric Vaughan and the Human Cost of AI Adoption When Leadership Meets Resistance In early 2023, Eric Vaughan, CEO of enterprise software firm IgniteTech, made a decision few leaders would consider and even fewer would publicly defend. He laid off nearly 80% of his workforce. The trigger was not […]
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When College Degrees Stop Paying Off

January 12, 2026
When a Degree Stops Paying Off: The New Graduate Reality For much of the past half-century, higher education functioned as a near-universal economic shortcut. A degree did not guarantee wealth, but it reliably increased lifetime earnings, job stability, and social mobility. Families borrowed with confidence. Governments subsidized with purpose. Employers hired with assumption. In 2026, […]
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