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Business

Have a look at Tyler Perry’s multi-year multimillion-dollar deals with Netflix and Amazon Studios

Billionaire entertainment mogul, Tyler Perry, renowned for his iconic ‘Madea’ franchise, inked a multimillion-dollar deal with Netflix at the end of 2023 to produce content for the world’s largest movie-streaming platforms. Under the new multi-year…

By Nii Ntreh July 18, 2024
Thrive

These are the big things finance guru Shantel Williams would like you to know about money

Shantel Williams, popularly known as the “Sassy Accountant,” is making her name as a woman to listen to on how you need to spend, save and invest your money. Boasting 15 years of professional finance…

By Nii Ntreh July 17, 2024
Business

Jay-Z’s successful personal brand includes the famous diamond gesture – Here is how he came up with it

Jay-Z fans and even moderate admirers are undoubtedly acquainted with his Roc-A-Fella diamond hand gesture. A few years ago, it was the subject of popular conspiracy theories about American entertainers and the lives they lead.…

By Nii Ntreh July 11, 2024
Thrive

What does it mean to be Peggy Alford, Meta board director and PayPal’s former Executive VP?

Peggy Marie Alford is a highly accomplished executive who was most recently the Executive Vice President, Global Sales at PayPal. She oversaw the global sales and distribution of PayPal’s products and services and led the…

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Thrive

Desiree Ann Ralls-Morrison: How the McDonald’s EVP’s career exemplifies Black progression in corporate America

It is perhaps an indictment of a system where we can only greet anecdotes and isolated successes with glee. But on the brighter side, the progress of Black men and women in corporate America is…

By Nii Ntreh July 5, 2024
Thrive

Why you should read this memoir by Sheila Johnson, one of modern America’s most successful women

Sheila Johnson is the co-founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and founder and owner of Salamander Hotels & Resorts, and remarkably, the third richest Black woman in the United States. The entertainment and hospitality magnate…

By Nii Ntreh July 3, 2024
Wealth

The making of Shonda Rhimes: How the TV show queen built her wealth

Saying Shonda Rhimes has epitomized television excellence would still be an inadequate portrayal. Her involvement in the ideation and creation of nearly a dozen programs that have successfully aired for multiple seasons and garnered esteemed…

By Nii Ntreh July 2, 2024
Business

These eight businesses are Floyd “Money” Mayweather’s cash cows

The pugilist, boxing promoter, and business tycoon Floyd Mayweather remains perhaps the only undefeated world boxing champion in history. Having competed between 1996 and 2017, he won all his 50 fights, including 15 major world…

By Nii Ntreh June 30, 2024
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