Blackstone CEO took home $1.2 billion last year, after admitting he went ‘max everything’ in his career—to the point of burning off his nerve endings 

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by Emma Burleigh
March 2, 2026
Blackstone cofounder Stephen Schwarzman says he put a lot of stress on himself as a young finance worker, and doesn’t want to see others burned by daily “desperation” and the “fear of failure.”
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Originally published on Fortune on 3/2/2026