I’ve been an actor on Disney Channel and cast shows for Netflix. Now I’m an executive producer — here’s how I networked my way through Hollywood.

Dru Davis. Chris Evans Dru Davis is an executive producer for “Monica,” which aired at the 2022 Venice Film Festival. He got his start acting on kids shows and networked with casting directors to change roles. He says going above and beyond and cultivating relationships helped him get into producing. This as-told-to essay is based…

I analyzed all 48,000 words of Jeff Bezos’ Amazon shareholder letters. The visionary billionaire does 8 impressive things that prove he’s a master of written communication.

Jeff Bezos wrote 48,000 words in his letters. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for DJ   Carmine Gallo is a Harvard instructor and the author of The Bezos Blueprint. He says Bezos uses simple, often one-syllable words, to talk through difficult things.   Gallo says Bezos also used a “Day 1” mindset that involved obsessing over the customer.  Amazon…

Spain is expected to launch its ‘digital nomad visa’ in January. Here’s what we know about the program so far.

A group of tourists walking along Marques de Larios in Málaga, Spain. Jesus Merida/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Spain’s parliament recently approved a “digital nomad visa” for foreign remote workers.  The visa is part of Spain’s new Startups Act and is expected to pass in January 2023.  The minimum income requirement will likely be between…

Trump trolls DeSantis, sharing old video showing his fawning Trump support as the two emerge as rivals for 2024

Then-President Donald Trump with then-Florida governor candidate Ron DeSantis at a July 2018 “Make America Great Again” rally in Tampa, Florida. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Trump targeted DeSantis, highlighting the Florida governor’s past over-the-top support for him. He shared a 2018 campaign video that showed DeSantis raising his kids as Trump superfans. Trump has been targeting DeSantis…

Big institutional investors were behind most of the money on bankrupt exchange FTX, crypto industry insiders say

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of bankrupt FTX. Tom Williams/Getty Images Institutional investors owned most of the crypto funds on FTX, experts told UK lawmakers Monday. The exchange’s collapse is likely to hit them hardest, with Galaxy Digital losing $77 million. Billions of dollars in customer funds has disappeared in the implosion of bankrupt FTX.  Institutional investors…

Zelenskyy lays out 10-point peace plan for Ukraine at G20, including withdrawal of Russian troops and ‘all for all’ prisoner swap

World leaders attend a working session on food and energy security during the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, on November 15, 2022. Leon Neal/Getty Images Zelenskyy virtually addressed world leaders at the G20 summit in Bali on Tuesday.  He told them that Russia’s war must end, and proposed a 10-step peace plan.  The plan…