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

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The franchise’s profitability might explain why he gave one of his Wingstop locations to his son as a gift for his 16th birthday. Drake Launched as a pop-up Hollywood eatery in 2017, Dave’s Hot Chicken franchise caught the eye of rapper Drake who signed on as a stakeholder in 2021. With over 700 U.S.

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My Way: 14 Ways I Stay True to Myself

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BIRD Bakery, which offers treats freshly made each day from high-quality ingredients, opened a third location in Colorado in 2021. I have a lot of favorite quotes… I love, “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift.” News , Access Hollywood and others. Every day is an opportunity to accomplish your goals.

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Meet the 2022 Women of Influence

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Her most recent album, released on March 5, 2021, is entitled I Pray for My Enemies. 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.

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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). She’s also been featured in Authority magazine, Pasadena magazine and Voyage LA.

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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.” Mark Cuban was featured in the January/February 2021 issue of SUCCESS.

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

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In the predawn hours of a Saturday morning in January 2017, an arsonist set fire to the Victoria Islamic Center, a mosque in Victoria, Texas. In March 2017, Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s Modern Love column, “ You May Want to Marry My Husband ,” appeared in print and online in The New York Times. Neighborly Love. Jamie Friedlander.

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