Category: September 2026

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CEO Insights

Waheed Babar, CEO of Prestigian Global, Emphasizes the Importance of Digital Reputation for Growing Businesses

CEO Times Contributor |

Prestigian Global CEO Waheed Babar explains why digital reputation is becoming essential for startups and growing businesses.

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Business Growth

LeashAgain Rescue Dog Support For The First 90 Days

CEO Times Contributor |

Shima Hosseini turned rescue dog hardship into a structured path for overwhelmed adopters.

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CEO Insights

Osinuga Oriola Builds A Recognizable Digital Identity Through NaijaEverything

CEO Times Contributor |

NaijaEverything founder Osinuga Oriola has built a public digital identity through years of publishing, creativity, and media recognition.

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Executive Leadership

Catherine Gallacher: The Pause Between Pressure and Decision Making

CEO Times Contributor |

Catherine Gallacher's Pause Effect™ shows leaders that pressure does not remove intelligence. It can remove access to it.

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Business Growth

Michelle McPherson Builds a £7 Million Business Group and a Legacy Beyond Property

CEO Times Contributor |

Michelle McPherson turned independent ambition into a £7 million business group spanning property, housing, leadership and impact.

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Corporate Strategy

The New Rules for Representing Public Figures Through AI

CEO Times Contributor |

As generative AI capabilities advance, Ailias explores why permission, authenticity, governance and continuing stewardship matter.

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Finance for Executives

Accelevation Raises $540 Million In U.S. IPO As Data Center Infrastructure Demand Accelerates

CEO Times Contributor |

The $540 million Accelevation IPO highlights how data center infrastructure demand is reshaping growth and capital strategy.

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Finance for Executives

Canadian Business Immigration: Usman Khalil on Tracing Source of Funds

CEO Times Contributor |

A financial file is stronger when ownership, transactions and the proposed investment can be followed through the underlying records.

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Business Growth

Agodi Technologies Opens $5 Million Seed Round to Build Africa’s Digital Infrastructure Layer

CEO Times Contributor |

Agodi Technologies seeks $5 million in seed funding to expand digital infrastructure for identity, trust, and access across Africa.

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Business Growth

How MAARS Photo Turns Maternity Portraits Into Fine Art With A Luxury Experience

CEO Times Contributor |

MAARS Photo combines Fine Art photography, expert direction, luxury gowns, and complimentary designer jewelry for maternity portraits.

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Business Growth

Hannah Padgett Builds Phoenix Accounting Differently

CEO Times Contributor |

Phoenix Accounting shows how unconventional experience can become a company’s strongest advantage.

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Finance for Executives

Finance Leaders Put Balance Sheet Strategy and AI in Focus as 2026 Conference Opens

CEO Times Contributor |

Finance professionals gathered in Annapolis, Maryland, on September 27 as the Financial Managers Society opened its 2026 East Coast Regional Conference, beginning a multiday program focused on some of the most important issues confronting financial institutions and their leadership teams.

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Corporate Strategy

Michael J. Bannach: Five Cyber Questions Every Buyer Should Ask Before Signing

CEO Times Contributor |

The Stealth Technology Group CEO, who built his company through three acquisitions, says cyber due diligence belongs next to the quality-of-earnings report. The same five questions tell owners what to fix before they go to market.

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Executive Leadership

Are Business Owners Accidentally Training Their Managers to Escalate?

CEO Times Contributor |

Pam Molyneux helps UK businesses reduce unnecessary escalation by developing managers who think, use judgement, and take greater responsibility.

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Business Growth

The Employee-Powered, Triple-Bottom-Line Revolution Transforming Business at Business for Good, LLC

CEO Times Contributor |

How employees, entrepreneurs, and business leaders are turning everyday work into people, planet, and profit opportunities

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CEO Insights

Andre Gejde on Why Fintech Growth in Mexico Starts With Distribution

CEO Times Contributor |

Andre Gejde approaches fintech growth in Mexico through distribution, unit economics, and operating structure rather than attention alone.

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Executive Leadership

Dr. Marc Johnson On Pressure And Performance

CEO Times Contributor |

The Triple A Framework helps high performers understand pressure before they try to overcome it.

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Global Business Trends

BEACON OF HOPE MISSION AWARDS UNITES GLOBAL VOICES IN AUCKLAND, ADVANCING AN INTERNATIONAL MISSION OF HOPE

CEO Times Contributor |

International mission brings together leaders, authors, advocates and communities across cultures, with London announced as the next destination for 2027.

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CEO Insights

Seema Tangri Explores The Conversations Many Couples Never Have In The Only Way Is Up

CEO Times Contributor |

Author Seema Tangri uses her book to encourage more open conversations about intimacy, confidence, relationships, and resilience.

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Business Growth

How Strawberry Flowers Became A Fashion House

CEO Times Contributor |

Katrina Frazier built Strawberry Flowers from recovery, reflection, and a lifelong love of beautiful shoes.

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Global Business Trends

The Founders Rebuilding How Britain Buys Homes

CEO Times Contributor |

Two outsiders set out to fix the one thing everyone in property complains about: nobody owns the house purchase.

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Executive Leadership

From Colombia to Dubai: Why AI Changed the Way I Think About Success

CEO Times Contributor |

A Colombian professional's journey from Colombia to Dubai reveals how AI, adaptability and continuous learning are reshaping career success.

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Finance for Executives

Rising Corporate Borrowing Costs Put Refinancing And Capital Strategy In Focus For Executives

CEO Times Contributor |

Rising Treasury yields are increasing corporate borrowing costs, putting refinancing, capital spending, and debt strategy in focus for executives.

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CEO Insights

Thomas Whitehead Is Challenging Everything People Believe About Weight Loss

CEO Times Contributor |

Believe In Lean founder Thomas Whitehead says lasting transformation has little to do with diets and everything to do with identity.

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Executive Leadership

The Diamond Standard Coaching Finds Its Focus

CEO Times Contributor |

Heather Falk built a coaching company around practical clarity, focused action, and sustainable growth.

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Executive Leadership

Why Nadine El Daher’s DTIP Changes Everything

CEO Times Contributor |

DTIP turns emotional reactivity into clarity, boundaries, and a calmer relationship with the self.

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Business Growth

ilifebumble Makes Tech Warranties Feel Simple

CEO Times Contributor |

Matthew Kincaid built ilifebumble to make affordable tech warranty coverage easier, broader, and more flexible.

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Finance for Executives

How iyurek.ai Is Helping Traders Turn Complex Market Data Into Clearer Analysis

CEO Times Contributor |

The iyurek.ai trading analysis platform helps users bring market data, AI insights, and research together for a clearer view of the market.

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Finance for Executives

How Tax Matters Restores Tax Clarity

CEO Times Contributor |

When tax notices pile up, clarity can become the first step back to control.

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Business Growth

PL Capital LLC Builds Its Next Chapter Through Real Estate and Development

CEO Times Contributor |

Founded by Preston Landes, PL Capital LLC is expanding through real estate acquisitions, residential development, and strategic capital deployment.

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Finance for Executives

Business Debt: What Owners Should Know First

CEO Times Contributor |

A candid look at how smart financing choices protect growing companies from costly mistakes.

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Executive Leadership

Mart Ratliff Designs Leadership That Holds

CEO Times Contributor |

Leadership by Design reframes leadership as architecture, not inspiration that fades.

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CEO Insights

How Elite Asian Matchmaker Redefines Modern Love

CEO Times Contributor |

Xiaoli Mei turned her own search for lasting love into a discreet path for accomplished singles.

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Corporate Strategy

Building AI-Native Company That Turn Technology Into Business Outcomes

CEO Times Contributor |

AI is no longer the future for businesses but rather a way of doing business, building products, running companies, and making decisions.

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Corporate Strategy

McDonald’s NEXT Strategy Sets A New Course For Growth, Efficiency, And Customer Loyalty

CEO Times Contributor |

McDonald’s NEXT strategy targets stronger customer loyalty, restaurant efficiency, and market share growth through a major long term plan.

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Executive Careers

Glen Evelyn’s Second Act: From a Life of Loss and Resilience to Award-Winning LGBTQ+ Storytelling

CEO Times Contributor |

Glen Evelyn turns personal loss and resilience into award-winning LGBTQ+ storytelling with Our Family Pride and StartUp Love.

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Business Growth

How JBL High Performance Removes the Friction Holding Leaders Back

CEO Times Contributor |

Jimmy Burroughes built his firm around a sharper question: what is blocking capable people?

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Business Growth

How Speedy Car Shipping Makes Vehicle Transport Easier

CEO Times Contributor |

Ian Hecht blends market-informed pricing with real human guidance to make car shipping clear and manageable.

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CEO Insights

From One Woman’s Experience To A Wellness Brand: The Story Behind Trab Health

CEO Times Contributor |

How one personal formulation led Bart Jarvis to build Trab Health around curiosity, evidence, transparency, and whole person thinking.

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Finance for Executives

BlackLine Expands CFO Technology Strategy With NetNow Acquisition

CEO Times Contributor |

BlackLine acquired NetNow on September 21, expanding its financial platform into customer onboarding, credit risk, and automation.

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Business Growth

Elevate24 and the New Era of AI Visibility

CEO Times Contributor |

Sean McLemore built Elevate24 to help businesses turn real-world credibility into a digital presence

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Business Growth

Marcel Harfouche and the Zero-Click Revolution

CEO Times Contributor |

The SEO consultant who bets on visibility inside the answer, not the ranking.

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Executive Careers

The Hidden Evidence Regarding Jesus

CEO Times Contributor |

A jazz virtuoso and scholar unveils a controversial book that challenges everything we assume about faith.

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Business Growth

Why ProDetect Mold Inspection Is Raising the Standard for Unbiased Mold Testing

CEO Times Contributor |

ProDetect Mold Inspection delivers honest, remediation-free mold testing built entirely around accuracy and trust.

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Executive Leadership

IN A WORLD STRUGGLING FOR UNITY, BHUTAN SENDS A MESSAGE OF LOVE

CEO Times Contributor |

From the World’s Largest Tribute to Living Monarchs, a message of love from Bhutan to a world searching for something beyond power.

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CEO Insights

How Jackie Fiach Is Building theFeinheit Into a Lean Global Luxury Ecommerce Business

CEO Times Contributor |

Founder and CEO Jackie Fiach is scaling theFeinheit through disciplined systems, technology, customer trust, and thoughtful global growth.

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CEO Insights

Dr. Alfred Basta Turns Questions Into Books And Music

CEO Times Contributor |

Dr. Alfred Basta brings cybersecurity, authorship, music, and lifelong inquiry together through a career built on learning.

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Executive Leadership

How Become Unplayable Is Helping Young Footballers Learn To Read The Game

CEO Times Contributor |

The UK football card game turns realistic match scenarios into conversations about decisions, confidence and understanding the game.

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Corporate Strategy

Faraday Future Expands Its Robotics Strategy With Major September 19 Launch In California

CEO Times Contributor |

Faraday Future unveiled new robotics products on September 19, expanding its technology strategy beyond electric vehicles.

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Business Growth

Joshua Harrell’s Blueprint For Travel Entrepreneurs

CEO Times Contributor |

A new book challenges travel advisors to build businesses that are remarkable, manageable, and unmistakably their own.” That phrasing previews the "remarkable, manageable, and unmistakably yours