Mind Uncharted Explore. Discover. Learn.
Celebrity Entrepreneurs: Born to Rule
Do celebrities seem to have everything served on a silver platter? It might seem that way, but success wasn’t an overnight affair for some. They hustled relentlessly and braved the rough terrain like any regular folks, turning their rags into riches, making a success of their lives as entrepreneurs, while also enjoying the limelight.
From Struggling Photographer To Billion-Dollar Empire: Annie Leibovitz
Her shutter clicks landed on some of the biggest names in entertainment, sports, politics, and even royalty, Apple founder Steve Jobs became her business partner in the ’90s, and Annie Leibovitz’s career reached new heights, film premieres worldwide, covers for Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, and Time magazines. Her millions built on selling rights wouldn’t come without a moment of financial damage she coped with, and with the support of investors, Annie reclaimed fame and a net worth of over $20 million. Her iconic pictures captured humanity in the spice of the moment and inspired young photographers.
The Tumultuous Ascent of Herbalife’s Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes grew up as an underdog – hard up and a high school dropout. Shortly after, the stock of his founding of the health products company Herbalife turned Hughes into a billionaire. However, friends and family would be completely unaware of the sinister cases of addiction Hughes kept close to himself. After a heroin overdose in rehab, the mogul passed away. Today the MLM company has soared yet created accusations against marketing and ethics; selling hopes of fleetness to executives armed with health foods.
Men Love Her And Lace: Sarah Blakey’s Spanx
Combative and red-hot in business, the personages surrounding Sarah Blakey presumed pulling dollars from male and female undergarments was impossible for a female founder. Blakey opened investments in the $2,000 saved from selling door-to-door fax machines. Her finances leap to over a billion dollars by simply using her influences and clever pursuit skills. Now known extensively for these marksmanship control garments, New York is saved the glances underlining a need of stomach, attaining altogether simplicity in Blakey’s products.
A Final Word
At some stage of their lives, even the most affluent or famous people on earth; technology era founders, millionaire artists, or international brand ambassadors, had a point to embrace their entrepreneurial spirit or inventiveness. Despite falling relentlessly onto obstacles or entering unknown territories, turn the odds in their favor while compelling endorsements or attitudes. A romantic tale accompanies the achievements of celebrities who stumbled upon everyday nuisances like; failure, emptiness, or lack of charm, to break through to the finish line of rags to riches.
