Jessica Thomas

Entrepreneur Staff

Bio

Jessica Thomas is the senior digital content director at Entrepreneur. Prior to this role, she spent nearly five years on staff at Worth magazine and was a staff writer for Bustle. 

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Starting a Business

These College Friends Started a Side Hustle Out of 'Sheer Frustration.' It Did $1 Million in the First 9 Months and $20 Million in Year 4.

Courtney Toll and Annabel Love came up with their business idea during summer internships in college.

Starting a Business

This Couple Started a Side Hustle in Their Backyard. It's Now a Global Brand With $200 Million in Revenue: 'I Get Sweaty Palms Thinking About the Level of Risk We Took'

Kristian Tapaninaho and Darina Garland, the married co-CEOs of home pizza oven company Ooni, went from Kickstarter to hundreds of millions in revenue.

Business News

This Company Promised to Transform Drive-Thrus With AI — But the Secret Powering Its Tech? Humans.

Presto Automation Inc., one of several major players in AI-ordering tech, has made headlines for using off-site employees in places like the Phillippines.

Money & Finance

Workers Who Earn This 6-Figure Salary Range Are the Most 'Annoyed' at Work. But Once They Pass It, Work Becomes More 'Enjoyable.'

More money doesn't necessarily equate to more happiness at work — until you reach a certain threshold.

Leadership

This Consulting Firm Is a 'CEO Factory.' See What It Is — and the Other 19 Companies That Produce the Most CEOs.

More than 7% of employees at the top consulting firm go on to become CEOs.

Travel

I Tried the Semi-Private Air Carrier That Lets You Arrive 20 Minutes Before Your Flight. Here's What It Was Like — And How to Do It Affordably.

"There's a reason people pay 10 to 100 times more to fly privately than to fly commercially. You just want to save time, right? It's not about Champagne and caviar."

Recently Edited Content by Jessica Thomas

Franchise

World Franchise Day Debuts With a Mission to Spotlight Local Businesses

Franchise leaders in more than 40 countries are marking the inaugural World Franchise Day on June 11 to celebrate the small business owners behind the world's biggest brands.

Science & Technology

This College Student's Practical App Just Won Apple's Annual Competition. CEO Tim Cook Commends Her Innovation and Says She 'Demonstrates What's Possible.'

Marina Lee, 21, received an urgent call from her grandmother that would inspire an ambitious coding project.

Leadership

Raised By an Immigrant Single Mom, She Experienced 'Culture Shock' Working at Goldman Sachs. Here's What She Wants You to Know About 'Black Capitalism.'

Dr. Rachel Laryea shares what it means to be a Black capitalist — and how anyone can use capitalism as a force for social good.

Growing a Business

Giada De Laurentiis's Major Deal With Amazon Is a New Frontier for the Chef and Entrepreneur

Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis discusses turning a two-minute demo into a two-decade career, going all-in on content and commerce and what she's building next with Amazon.

Franchise

She Quit Her Corporate Job to Sell a Refreshing Summer Staple — Then Made $38,000 the First Week and $1 Million in Year 1

With nearly $40,000 in first-week sales and $1 million in her first year, DeSario Turner's story is a blueprint for success.

Business News

The Fastest-Growing Startup Ever Just Surpassed $500 Million in Annual Revenue. Here's Why It Keeps Growing, According to Its CEO.

Anysphere is the startup behind Cursor, a popular AI coding assistant now used by more than half of Fortune 500 companies.

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