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These Top 10 Celebrity Franchise Owners Are Winning Outside the Limelight, Too

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Mahomes not only holds the NFL’s largest-ever contract (a $450 million extension in 2020), but he also owns a stake in the Texas-based Whataburger franchise. In 2020, Mahomes also bought a minority stake in the Kansas City Royals sports franchise. The franchise, which averages an estimated $3.2 With over 700 U.S.

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Meet the 2022 Women of Influence

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in 2020, with 37 women heading major firms.” She also hosts the Pretty Big Deal podcast and published her book A New Model in 2017. Chloé Zhao seized the world’s attention with her 2017 film The Rider , a sparse and stunning portrait of a struggling Native American family in South Dakota. in 1995 to 27% in 2019.”

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How Happy Are You?

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In 2017, I left my job as the editor of a magazine to freelance and spend time with my dad in his final years. We had a few last-minute gifts to buy. This article originally appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated. I sang it when I pulled out of that rental house and moved to another city.

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25 Holiday Gift Ideas That Support Minority-Owned Businesses

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In fact, early in the pandemic, Black business ownership rates fell 41% from February to April 2020, according to a report from the House Committee on Small Business. Whether your loved one works from home or is an at-home mixologist, here are 25 gifts they’ll love that also support minority-owned businesses. Sheet masks.

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Q&A: Bauble Stockings Founder on Turning a Family Tradition Into a Business

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Growing up, Kate Stice Stewart would shop for a special Christmas gift for her mother. She, her brothers and their father would nestle it—or a clue about it—in a small needlepoint stocking on the tree, and it would be the last gift opened. Kate Stice Stewart: It’s 2017, and I’m on my laptop searching “fair trade.” She agreed.

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Leading with Kindness: 14 Most Charitable Celebrities

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Our oldest, who’s 12, is becoming a teenager,” Chip told SUCCESS in 2017, “and Jo and I just realized in our hearts that as much as we love ‘Fixer Upper’… we want to make sure that we’re here for our family during really crucial, pivotal points in its journey.” Misty Copeland was featured in the September/October 2020 issue of SUCCESS.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Nominating a woman for an award isn’t just a gesture; it’s a gift of recognition, motivation and celebration. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Van Jones (CNN host) and was the festival production company for Newark Arts Festival (2017 and 2018). Phillips’ passion is inspiring, transforming and growing leaders.

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