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By the mid 1970s, Dreesen had convinced Comedy Store head honcho Mitzi Shore that he was worth his weight in jokes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Its activist investing honcho, James Chadwick, once told a podcast his fund often gets involved at the prodding of a former insider or other person knowledgeable about a particular target company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

The band jumped over to the Sony Music label B1, whose head honcho is Wolfgang Boss - one of the first people to champion Clean Bandit back in the 2010s.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2024

Pecker’s testimony was completely confirmed later on in the trial by Cohen, though he came off as a far less credible witness than the National Enquirer honcho.

From Slate ● May 29, 2024

“Not in a million years. You just called the head honcho cheii. He’s gonna treat you like his grandchild.”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

One investment banker, who downloaded two mobile apps to track air traffic, wondered if hedge-fund and private-equity honchos are to blame following a yearslong runup in financial markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Presumably, if the administration honchos really think that is the case, they will rush out today and throw all of their money into these grossly undervalued bonds.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

Mahan, who recently entered the race, wasn’t required to file a campaign fundraising disclosure, though he is expected to have notable support from wealthy Silicon Valley tech honchos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

Friction ensued between Rees and private-credit honchos Ostrover and Lipschultz.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025

A culture gap and the disproportionate influence that India’s founding generation of company honchos still wield over their companies continue to stymie those wanting access to a $25 billion market.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2024