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Close icon Two crossed lines that form an X. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. Marina Raphael with her SS21 collection(1) Marina Raphael Despite the pandemic, she said she saw an increase in sales in 2020. To Insider, she reveals how she got her company through the past year.  When Insider first spoke to Marina Raphael in July 2020, she was in the midst of leading her luxury handbag brand of the same...

Brandon Maxwell, known for dressing celebrities like Lady Gaga, is now creative director of Walmart private-label brands Free Assembly and Scoop.

Orangetheory Orangetheory Fitness launched a virtual fitness platform so users can livestream classes at home.  Today 90% of its studios are open, and 70% of members have returned for in-person classes.  Orangetheory classes are harder to replicate at home as they require multiple pieces of equipment.  Orangetheory Fitness is steadily rebuilding its business as the pandemic wages on, but it hasnt been easy.  For one, unlike other studio-based workouts, Oranget...

Under new ownership, Ebony magazine has officially relaunched. Its new owner is 34-year-old Eden Bridgeman, daughter of businessman Junior Bridgeman. Eden spoke to Insider about how shes hoping to rebrand Ebony and Jet for the modern era. In the early 1990s, Eden Bridgeman sat underneath a hairdryer in a Louisville beauty shop. She was just a child then and wanted to look pristine for Easter Sunday. Next to the hairdryer stood a rack of magazines. Among them, a beautiful Black woman graced a gl...

Jaloni Williams, Marc Peace Jen Samoranos CMNTY Culture RCDS (pronounced Community Culture) is a record label by Malik Rasheed, Phil Lawrence, and Chief Johnson. Rasheed and Lawrence started the label in late 2019 after spending decades in the music industry. The trio spoke with Insider about building out a meticulous, steady business model.  Just over a decade ago, three music mavens found themselves walking into a studio: It was Grammy award-winning songwriter P...

To NBC News, Sarah Klein called the news "devastating" but added, "there is no greater admission of guilt than John Geddert taking his own life."

The company weathered the pandemic due to its diversified business model.  It also went on a hiring spree to bring on writers who could develop the storytelling of the brand.  In 2020, clothing brand Faherty had a standout year, according to its twin cofounders Alex and Mike Faherty.  Alex credits one thing that helped keep his company afloat during this time: having a diversified business model and supply chain.  When the company first launched in 2013, the founders made it a priority to h...

Isaac Pelayo, 24, is a Los Angeles-based artist who made over six-figures last year.  After being laid off from Disney, he had to turn his artistic passion into a full career.  To Insider, he breaks down how he did it. When Isaac Pelayo was just two years old, his father gave him a Sharpie and some paper and told him to go draw.  By age 11, Pelayo won first place in his schools art competition; his father hung the drawing on the wall. Together they would stroll through museums and galleries....

Urban studies theorist Richard Florida told Insider that vaccines and young adults will bring big cities back — they'll just look a little different.

More millennials became homeowners in 2020 than any other generation. At the same time, more millennials now believe they'll never own a home.