Jack Ma told Arianna Huffington to leave the business she founded — here's what happened next

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In 2016, Huffington stepped down as editor-in-chief of her online publication and launched Thrive Global, a media company and consultancy that helps corporations with their employees' overall wellbeing.

Arianna Huffington speaks onstage in "Digital Detox" on day 2 of POPSUGAR Play/Ground on June 10, 2018 in New York City.When Arianna Huffington spoke at a women's conference hosted by Alibaba and its co-founder Jack Ma, she wasn't expecting career advice from Ma himself.

"And then he ended…by saying: 'And if you decide to do that, I'll invest in it.' And at the time, I really thought he was crazy. I really thought was going to be my last act. I loved it like a third child." , a media company and consultancy that helps corporations with their employees' overall wellbeing, and Ma and Alibaba co-founder Joseph Tsai invested an undisclosed amount.

 

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