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Key Takeaways Alexander invested $500 to learn the ins and outs of being a verified reseller online. He saw $10,000 in sales in month one, then $150,000 within 10 months. Now, he’s focusing on school, with plans to pursue business or psychology in college. Last year, Ethan Alexander, then 16 years old, had some spare time to fill after he stopped playing lacrosse. Starting a side hustle seemed like a solid option. The Kansas City, Missouri-based teen had seen people online who were verified resellers on Amazon and Walmart — third parties selling products on the platforms — and wanted…

Published July 15, 2026 01:51PMThursday, July 9, was a perfect day in northern Minnesota: temps in the high 70s Fahrenheit, a slight breeze, and a bluebird sky. I checked the forecast—hot, sunny, and dry—before turning off my phone and tucking it into my pack for the duration of our four-day trip into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. If I had any concern, it was the one I texted to my sister and trip partner Jen a day earlier: “FYI…there’s a small fire south of Lac La Croix.”“Oy…will have to keep our eyes on that,” she responded. “How close?” “Not…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Melisse Shaban has spent two decades watching science, biotech and consumer behavior slowly converge, and believes the beauty industry is finally ready for a new question: not how young can skin look tomorrow, but how well can it function for decades? That question sits at the center of Aramore, the performance skincare brand Shaban leads as CEO. Built around NAD+ precursor science, Aramore is positioned as a topical delivery system designed to support cellular skin health rather than chase the traditional language of anti-aging. For Shaban, that distinction matters. “It’s a topical…

Published July 15, 2026 11:43AMTour de France riders are prime athletes who eat like a pack of wild animals. The world’s best cyclists eat anywhere between 5,000 and 8,000 calories a day at the Tour. That’s two to three times the guideline intake of a sedentary adult. But this isn’t gluttony. It’s survival.Riders might burn more than 6,000 calories in just one stage of a race defined by superhuman acts of performance that require superhuman feats of fueling. The huge energy demands of a day at the Tour de France mean victory and defeat are decided by what’s in a…

Deliciously bitter alpine spirits deliver a bracing taste of the mountains. Now, American distillers are bottling the flavors of their own wild peaks, from the Appalachians to the Cascades. Listen to this articleListenPhoto: Jessica Sample/Gallery Stock (Photo: Drue Wagner)Published July 15, 2026 10:57AMAfter a day on the trail, cocktail hour could be a simple slug of whiskey. But why not drink in more of the natural beauty that was, after all, the point of getting there? With a new wave of alpine spirits, American distillers are making that proposition pretty irresistible.Back in 2005, the Austrian stone pine liqueur Zirbenz was…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Hybrid leadership succeeds by intentionally creating connection instead of relying on office proximity. Trust, curiosity and proactive communication replace visibility as the foundation of effective management. Great hybrid managers learn to recognize emotional cues, even when conversations happen through screens. There’s a line you hear in a lot of leadership talks: “People don’t leave companies, they leave managers.” In a hybrid company, however, this can play out a little differently. People leave managers who stop being able to read them. The instincts that work in an office don’t always translate…

Published July 15, 2026 05:12AMThis Spring, Matthew Wappett, a professor at Utah State University, completed a 16-day rafting trip through the Grand Canyon. After he returned to his home in Logan, Utah, Wappett, 53, began suffering painful flu-like symptoms, that eventually forced him to be hospitalized on June 6. He is one of approximately a dozen people who believe they contracted a mystery illness while on the Colorado River this year. Wappett told Outside what it’s like to endure the sickness. I thought I had the post-trip blues. Then, an emergency room doctor told me that I was part of a Grand…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways AI technical debt is no longer just an IT concern — it has become a business issue that directly reduces ROI and slows enterprise AI adoption. Organizations that audit existing AI investments, strengthen data and infrastructure and eliminate low-value projects are better positioned to realize sustainable returns. You did everything right. You invested in AI early, ran pilots, got board approval and committed real budget to an AI-first strategy. So why is the ROI still so hard to prove?In the past few years, one problem has come up in nearly…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The simple habit of including his audience in his life led him to an unexpected and fulfilling career pivot. Chasing likes, views or trying to go viral will lead to inauthentic brand moments. Long-lasting business partnerships are built on mutual interests and shared passions. Not A Damn Chance Burger didn’t begin with a business plan. It began with an Instagram post and an unexpected sushi dinner. Whenever Neen Williams travels, he asks his Instagram followers where they think he should eat. During one trip to Austin, Texas, Chef Phillip Frankland…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Cutting your email list in half through proper verification and segmentation typically doubles open rates and improves deliverability, because engaged reach beats raw volume every time. Before any campaign goes out, you need clear answers to who’s receiving it, why it’s relevant to them and what action you expect — if the answer is “everyone,” it isn’t ready to send. Every marketing team has a theory for why its email campaigns underperform. The subject lines need work. The copy isn’t punchy enough. The send time is off. So they run…