using Fame and power to create business
opportunities just make sense welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 celebrity
entrepreneurs for this list we’ve chosen
the people who after they found fame
used their status to create new
businesses for themselves people who
became famous for their business acumen
like Donald Trump Gordon Ramsay or Steve
Jobs don’t qualify
we gotta thicken our revenue stream we
got a thick enough stream we got a thick
enough gotta – stream right now number
10 fitty cent a rapper whose main claim
to fame at the beginning of his career
was a relationship with Eminem and nine
bullet wounds fitty used his instincts
and hard work to turn his notoriety into
a fortune turning g-unit from a musical
act to a brand he started a record label
film production companies and a clothing
line under the name among other things
also investing in platinum mining and
working with major corporations to
develop everything from vitamin waters
to sneakers
there’s no questioning fitties ability
to make a deal he took that get rich or
die trying’ mantra to heart somebody’s
gonna have to work and find that new way
so I feel like I’m the guy all the time
number nine Ryan Seacrest I love a great
suit part of my job on a regular basis
for almost 15 years has to been put on a
great suit and go out in the host a show
purported to be one of the busiest men
in Hollywood the American Idol host and
radio personality turned those gigs into
a position of power in the business
world whether you’re a fan or hater of
the Legion of Kardashian related TV
shows you have the production company
that bears his name to thank and if
you’re hoping to get a keyboard
attachment for your iPhone or would like
to suit up you can turn to him – this is
something that everything from the way
the pockets are cut the way the pants
are made to way that the lapel is done
which will tell my way you’re wearing
the peak okay thank you we can only
guess what his next business venture
will be but based on his track record
we’re certainly not betting against it
but I do think that these suits are
different their unique they’ve got great
detail and I think it’s a good time to
launch them number eight Sean Puff Daddy
combs Sean John hip hop mogul movie star
yeah designer and stop now baby though
it was his position as the founder of
bad boy Records that first introduced
Sean Combs to the world in 1993 it was
his performances in music that made him
a star
we’ll still be on top a man who seems to
have a vision for everything he does
Diddy is a music mogul fashion guru
television producer and restaurateur who
holds interest in Ciroc vodka and the
anij a clothing line among other things
never afraid to boast about his success
I got villas in Brazil Tahiti East
Hampton West Hampton Sergio gonna be
fine
the man has certainly earned that right
Mo Money does not actually equal mo
problems we guess Hey
number seven Kathy Ireland hi this is
Kathy Ireland our beautiful set is
brought to you today by Kathy Ireland
exhibits by Expo marketing for most
models an appearance on the cover of
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue would
be a big enough accomplishment but this
American Beauty chose not to rest on her
laurels my last job description in the
last century was shut up in pose I
reject that today I’ve been accused of
being a control freak prefer to think of
it as passionate in 1993 at the height
of her modeling success Ireland blent
her name to a line of socks and turned
that first success into a full-fledged
brand Kathy Ireland worldwide markets an
estimated 15,000 products globally and
brings in about two billion dollars
annually making its namesake one of the
world’s richest former models and an
inspiration to model printers everywhere
a service chief designer and CEO so from
design to marketing sales shipping
distribution qch are all of those issues
Ivan I’m involved with I work with a
team number six Paul Newman Newman’s Own
tequila-lime
a beloved actor who de mast a personal
fortune vast enough that it allowed him
and his family to live comfortably mr.
Newman was inspired to give back and in
1982 he created Newman’s Own with author
friend
AE Hotchner giving 100% of its after-tax
profits to the Newman’s Own foundation
it all started with Paul Newman’s
homemade salad dressing soon others
joined the family now we’ve jumped from
a salad bowl into the pizza pan with
Newman’s Own pizza the company has
donated over three hundred and eighty
million dollars to various charities
over the years an entrepreneur and
philanthropist of the highest order
Paul’s legacy has lived on after the
actors 2008 death
and continues to help people worldwide
you got a shaker frantically number 5
dr. Dre a man who’s living the American
dream
Andre Young used his ample servings of
skill ingenuity and determination to
become a very wealthy man first taking
the music biz by storm as a performer
and producer he earned the power he
desired and deserve as the founder of
multiple record companies before
striking a plethora of other business
deals
stealing headlines worldwide in 2014
when beast the company he co-founded
with Jimmy Iovine was sold to Apple for
three billion dollars in cash and stock
Dre’s latest success ensures his effort
to remain fruitful and that he’s one of
hip-hop’s richest men last time for me a
loss of friends
me and snowy dipping again get my ear to
the streets signed everything
triples let them do it 50 a week still
number 4 Earvin Magic Johnson our brand
is of uplifting it’s a brand that the
people know they can trust formerly one
of the sports world’s biggest stars
until his career on the court was
effectively ended due to his HIV
diagnosis magic was determined not to
lay down and die setting his sights on
the business realm Johnson educated
himself and sharpened his business
acumen eventually founding Magic Johnson
enterprises a record label and a chain
of movie theaters and purchasing 125
Starbucks franchises in urban
neighborhoods never forgetting his roots
magic also invested in sports at one
time becoming a minority owner of the LA
Lakers and currently part owner of both
the LA Dodgers and sparks many people
take take take yeah and so I didn’t want
to be one of those people who just went
in and made money and then get back in
touch to community and I thought it was
important for my brand to build it that
way number three
jay-z publishing it’s just so many
different aspects of music we and when
we’re into more of it now we’re you know
we’re getting better at it an artist
with a business portfolio as varied as
his musical influences jay-z is one of
the world’s best-selling musicians but
he also has a sixth sense when it comes
to divining winning business
opportunities part owner of a basketball
team founder of a clothing line and
music label he holds the careers of more
people in his hands than most can
imagine my goal is have one go
who knows it it became I want to show
that artists can ascend to the executive
ranks seemingly never satisfied he
recently branched out even further into
the sports world by launching the
management group Roc Nation sports in
conjunction with creative arts agency
he’s got 99 problems but the biz ain’t
one to the next one in the next one
number two Oprah Winfrey I’m Oprah
Winfrey welcome to the very first when
the Oprah Winfrey Show first debuted
there was no way to tell how long it
would run or how massive an impact the
host would make on pop culture what to
do on the very first show we couldn’t
figure it out we tried every celebrity
nobody knew who we were everybody said
oh free who a pioneer of a new type of
television
Oprah used her show to introduce her
loyal audience to her passions and held
little back which resulted in a
groundswell of support for her business
deals ultimately creating a network with
own the Oprah Winfrey Network and a
media empire in Harpo Productions Miz
Winfrey’s business skills have made her
a mainstay on any Forbes list of the
richest people worldwide I never did it
for the money I was always doing it to
improve myself to grow myself and to see
how far I could be stretched before we
reveal our top pick here are some
honorable mentions I had this idea of
how a family brand can be built that was
honest and convenient I’ve always loved
fashion and I was that kid who used to
watch my mom get ready beautytainment is
where beauty and entertainment
collide which person would I like better
the producer or the actor the producer
is very generous she’s also kind of
bitchy and moody yeah picky I feel over
and over and over again in my life and
that is why I succeed number 1 mary-kate
and Ashley Olsen are you Mary Kate and
Ashley we are you – Latoya are you –
they’ll say that to one of you yeah so
you know I’m one of them yes exactly
when Full House debuted it was designed
to showcase the three adult male stars
but most of the show’s rabid fan base
was entranced by the youngest daughter
played by the Olsen twins we further be
a big happy family not the first time a
child star stole the spotlight from
adult co-stars it was what the twins did
once they had that attention that made
them stand out and the accessory
designer of the year is Ashley Olsen and
mary-kate Olsen for the road launching a
fashion line a series of videos and
eventually other income streams like
fragrances and home decor the Olsen’s
turned themselves into mini moguls and
some of the wealthiest women in
entertainment through hard work and
determination
do you agree with our list
you guys dudes all right babe who do you
think is the biggest celebrity
entrepreneur for more business top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
o 20 cuckoo rules o 21 cuckoo rules you
don’t own one Koo Koo Roo not one not
one
opportunities just make sense welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 celebrity
entrepreneurs for this list we’ve chosen
the people who after they found fame
used their status to create new
businesses for themselves people who
became famous for their business acumen
like Donald Trump Gordon Ramsay or Steve
Jobs don’t qualify
we gotta thicken our revenue stream we
got a thick enough stream we got a thick
enough gotta – stream right now number
10 fitty cent a rapper whose main claim
to fame at the beginning of his career
was a relationship with Eminem and nine
bullet wounds fitty used his instincts
and hard work to turn his notoriety into
a fortune turning g-unit from a musical
act to a brand he started a record label
film production companies and a clothing
line under the name among other things
also investing in platinum mining and
working with major corporations to
develop everything from vitamin waters
to sneakers
there’s no questioning fitties ability
to make a deal he took that get rich or
die trying’ mantra to heart somebody’s
gonna have to work and find that new way
so I feel like I’m the guy all the time
number nine Ryan Seacrest I love a great
suit part of my job on a regular basis
for almost 15 years has to been put on a
great suit and go out in the host a show
purported to be one of the busiest men
in Hollywood the American Idol host and
radio personality turned those gigs into
a position of power in the business
world whether you’re a fan or hater of
the Legion of Kardashian related TV
shows you have the production company
that bears his name to thank and if
you’re hoping to get a keyboard
attachment for your iPhone or would like
to suit up you can turn to him – this is
something that everything from the way
the pockets are cut the way the pants
are made to way that the lapel is done
which will tell my way you’re wearing
the peak okay thank you we can only
guess what his next business venture
will be but based on his track record
we’re certainly not betting against it
but I do think that these suits are
different their unique they’ve got great
detail and I think it’s a good time to
launch them number eight Sean Puff Daddy
combs Sean John hip hop mogul movie star
yeah designer and stop now baby though
it was his position as the founder of
bad boy Records that first introduced
Sean Combs to the world in 1993 it was
his performances in music that made him
a star
we’ll still be on top a man who seems to
have a vision for everything he does
Diddy is a music mogul fashion guru
television producer and restaurateur who
holds interest in Ciroc vodka and the
anij a clothing line among other things
never afraid to boast about his success
I got villas in Brazil Tahiti East
Hampton West Hampton Sergio gonna be
fine
the man has certainly earned that right
Mo Money does not actually equal mo
problems we guess Hey
number seven Kathy Ireland hi this is
Kathy Ireland our beautiful set is
brought to you today by Kathy Ireland
exhibits by Expo marketing for most
models an appearance on the cover of
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue would
be a big enough accomplishment but this
American Beauty chose not to rest on her
laurels my last job description in the
last century was shut up in pose I
reject that today I’ve been accused of
being a control freak prefer to think of
it as passionate in 1993 at the height
of her modeling success Ireland blent
her name to a line of socks and turned
that first success into a full-fledged
brand Kathy Ireland worldwide markets an
estimated 15,000 products globally and
brings in about two billion dollars
annually making its namesake one of the
world’s richest former models and an
inspiration to model printers everywhere
a service chief designer and CEO so from
design to marketing sales shipping
distribution qch are all of those issues
Ivan I’m involved with I work with a
team number six Paul Newman Newman’s Own
tequila-lime
a beloved actor who de mast a personal
fortune vast enough that it allowed him
and his family to live comfortably mr.
Newman was inspired to give back and in
1982 he created Newman’s Own with author
friend
AE Hotchner giving 100% of its after-tax
profits to the Newman’s Own foundation
it all started with Paul Newman’s
homemade salad dressing soon others
joined the family now we’ve jumped from
a salad bowl into the pizza pan with
Newman’s Own pizza the company has
donated over three hundred and eighty
million dollars to various charities
over the years an entrepreneur and
philanthropist of the highest order
Paul’s legacy has lived on after the
actors 2008 death
and continues to help people worldwide
you got a shaker frantically number 5
dr. Dre a man who’s living the American
dream
Andre Young used his ample servings of
skill ingenuity and determination to
become a very wealthy man first taking
the music biz by storm as a performer
and producer he earned the power he
desired and deserve as the founder of
multiple record companies before
striking a plethora of other business
deals
stealing headlines worldwide in 2014
when beast the company he co-founded
with Jimmy Iovine was sold to Apple for
three billion dollars in cash and stock
Dre’s latest success ensures his effort
to remain fruitful and that he’s one of
hip-hop’s richest men last time for me a
loss of friends
me and snowy dipping again get my ear to
the streets signed everything
triples let them do it 50 a week still
number 4 Earvin Magic Johnson our brand
is of uplifting it’s a brand that the
people know they can trust formerly one
of the sports world’s biggest stars
until his career on the court was
effectively ended due to his HIV
diagnosis magic was determined not to
lay down and die setting his sights on
the business realm Johnson educated
himself and sharpened his business
acumen eventually founding Magic Johnson
enterprises a record label and a chain
of movie theaters and purchasing 125
Starbucks franchises in urban
neighborhoods never forgetting his roots
magic also invested in sports at one
time becoming a minority owner of the LA
Lakers and currently part owner of both
the LA Dodgers and sparks many people
take take take yeah and so I didn’t want
to be one of those people who just went
in and made money and then get back in
touch to community and I thought it was
important for my brand to build it that
way number three
jay-z publishing it’s just so many
different aspects of music we and when
we’re into more of it now we’re you know
we’re getting better at it an artist
with a business portfolio as varied as
his musical influences jay-z is one of
the world’s best-selling musicians but
he also has a sixth sense when it comes
to divining winning business
opportunities part owner of a basketball
team founder of a clothing line and
music label he holds the careers of more
people in his hands than most can
imagine my goal is have one go
who knows it it became I want to show
that artists can ascend to the executive
ranks seemingly never satisfied he
recently branched out even further into
the sports world by launching the
management group Roc Nation sports in
conjunction with creative arts agency
he’s got 99 problems but the biz ain’t
one to the next one in the next one
number two Oprah Winfrey I’m Oprah
Winfrey welcome to the very first when
the Oprah Winfrey Show first debuted
there was no way to tell how long it
would run or how massive an impact the
host would make on pop culture what to
do on the very first show we couldn’t
figure it out we tried every celebrity
nobody knew who we were everybody said
oh free who a pioneer of a new type of
television
Oprah used her show to introduce her
loyal audience to her passions and held
little back which resulted in a
groundswell of support for her business
deals ultimately creating a network with
own the Oprah Winfrey Network and a
media empire in Harpo Productions Miz
Winfrey’s business skills have made her
a mainstay on any Forbes list of the
richest people worldwide I never did it
for the money I was always doing it to
improve myself to grow myself and to see
how far I could be stretched before we
reveal our top pick here are some
honorable mentions I had this idea of
how a family brand can be built that was
honest and convenient I’ve always loved
fashion and I was that kid who used to
watch my mom get ready beautytainment is
where beauty and entertainment
collide which person would I like better
the producer or the actor the producer
is very generous she’s also kind of
bitchy and moody yeah picky I feel over
and over and over again in my life and
that is why I succeed number 1 mary-kate
and Ashley Olsen are you Mary Kate and
Ashley we are you – Latoya are you –
they’ll say that to one of you yeah so
you know I’m one of them yes exactly
when Full House debuted it was designed
to showcase the three adult male stars
but most of the show’s rabid fan base
was entranced by the youngest daughter
played by the Olsen twins we further be
a big happy family not the first time a
child star stole the spotlight from
adult co-stars it was what the twins did
once they had that attention that made
them stand out and the accessory
designer of the year is Ashley Olsen and
mary-kate Olsen for the road launching a
fashion line a series of videos and
eventually other income streams like
fragrances and home decor the Olsen’s
turned themselves into mini moguls and
some of the wealthiest women in
entertainment through hard work and
determination
do you agree with our list
you guys dudes all right babe who do you
think is the biggest celebrity
entrepreneur for more business top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
o 20 cuckoo rules o 21 cuckoo rules you
don’t own one Koo Koo Roo not one not
one
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