Cultivating a Century-Long Brand: Lessons Modern Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks began earning $50 a week in a writer’s room. Anybody who has ever grumbled about their early-career wage …
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Questioning the Billionaire Illusion: Why Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel’s Medical Debt Philanthropy Merits a Closer Look
Thanks to Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel’s collaboration with Undue Medical Debt, 261,000 Californians woke up one morning with $550 …
Building a $1 Billion Empire Outside Hollywood: The Silent Wealth of Country Music’s Biggest Star
The greatest wealth in country music does not reside in a Beverly Hills house. Over 3 million people visit a …
Hiring Three-Michelin-Star Chefs: The Ultimate Status Symbol for New York’s Elite Billionaires
Ten years ago, a New York billionaire might reserve the entire dining room at Jungsik for a dinner party that …
Hoarding Vintage Wardrobes: Why the Ultra-Wealthy Covet the Clothes of Deceased Stars
There is most likely a rack with a clothing that belonged to a deceased person in a climate-controlled area somewhere …
Cratering Stock Performance: How Intrusive Media Coverage Directly Affects Female-Founded Companies
The media usually follows a very regular pattern when a male CEO is involved in a public issue, such as …
Highlighting Our Need for Whimsy: How Gracie the Giraffe’s Escapade Captured the Nation
A hundred miles west of San Antonio, in the rugged scrubland of the Texas Hill Country, a ten-foot-tall giraffe lived …
Analyzing Workforce Information Council Data: What the Numbers Reveal About Hollywood’s Widening Income Gap
Actors’ employment is expected to expand by 5% over the next ten years, according to the BLS, which makes sense …
Beyond the Arches: Why We Are Still Obsessed With Buying the Extravagant Artifacts of Dead Celebrities
A crimson suede jacket worn by Michael Jackson during the Thriller era sold for slightly more over $2 million at …
Keeping the Myth Alive: How Brad Pitt Manages to Remain the Last Great Movie Star
It’s easy to forget how uncommon Brad Pitt’s long-standing fame is. The majority of 1990s stars have either moved to …