07/02/2022
Oprah might just be one of the best rags to riches stories of all time. From humble beginnings as a radio intern at WVOL in Nashville, Tennessee, to earning a record $350 million per year as a daytime television talk show host. The Icon then deployed her earnings, reinvesting them into an extremely profitable business empire.
Here are just some of her many successful ventures:
👉OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) - she owns a cool 25.5% of the network, generating her a cool $75 million.
👉She has an 8% stake in Weight Watchers, the global health and nutrition program. Oprahs initial investment? About 34 mil. What its worth today? $430 million. Not too shabby!
👉 Oprah.com - Oprah has long embraced the power of the internet, and her website sees over 75 million page views annually. It features articles on health and wellness, fashion, and food. It also features the legendary Oprah Book Club.
👉 Oprah's Book Club - thought to be the largest online book clubs globally with over 500,000 members, and since the book club has gone digital it continues to expand its market share world wide!
👉 The Oprah Conversation - in partnership with Apple Tv+, if you haven't seen some of these intimate and intense interviews with the worlds ELITE, we're not sure what rock you've been living under. Most famously, her interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly generated 7-9 million from CBS alone to air the episode.
Oprah will go down as one of the most influential and powerful people in history. Interns, there is hope for you yet!
What do you think is her best business accomplishment?