Articles Written by Amy Lamare

Amy Lamare is a Los Angeles-based writer covering business, technology, entertainment, philanthropy, and pop culture. You can find her other work at Los Angeles Magazine, Your Tango, Thinknum Media, Nicki Swift, and Heavy among other publications. Follow her on Facebook. Amy's favorite self-made billionaire is Sara Blakely.

How Billionaire Husbands Used Controversial Panamanian Law Firm To Hide Money From Their Wives
The unprecedented document leak known as the Panama Papers are revealing how a number of the world's millionaires and billionaires hid cash and assets from their wives. These men have some explaining to do!
Meet Mikaila Ulmer: The 11-Year-Old Who Made A Sweet $11 Million Deal With Whole Foods
Mikaila is not your average 6th grader. She just made an $11 million deal with Whole Foods to carry her lemonade and is on a crusade to save the bees and our planet!
The Reckless Life And Death Of Oil Executive Aubrey McClendon
Last month, Aubrey McClendon drove his SUV into a bridge at a speed in excess of 88 mph the day after he had been indicted by a federal grand jury on anti-trust charges.
10 Billionaires Who Made Their Fortune In The Business Of Vice
40 of the billionaires on this year's list made their fortunes in vice. This includes casino moguls, beer brewers, slot machine makers, tobacco titans, vodka barons, and online gambling impresarios.
Vietnam's First Female Billionaire Made Her Fortune From…. A Bikini Airline!
Airline founder Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao is about to become Southeast Asia's first self-made female billionaire. She made her splash in the airline industry by dressing her stewardesses in bikinis.
A Corporate Lawyer Paid $7 Million So The Rolling Stones Could Play In Cuba
Gregory Elias dropped a ton of money so that legendary rock band The Rolling Stones could play their first concert in Cuba. Guess what? The Stones didn't even play Elias's favorite song. Well, as the song goes, "you can't always get what you wan...
The Incredibly Strange Case Of The Australian Bricklayer Who Might Be A Billionaire
The average bricklayer makes just under $25 per hour with a yearly income of roughly $50,000. Don't tell that to Phillip Jonathan Harrison. He is an Australian bricklayer who claims to have a fortune of between $590 million and $9 billion...
How Real Estate Billionaire David Lichtenstein Bounced Back From A $7.5 Billion Bankruptcy
David Lichtenstein has a very different real estate investment strategy today than he did a few years ago. He learned the hard way that it is bad to carry billions of dollars in debt. Sometimes you just can't dig out from a mess like that.
Madonna Reigns Supreme With $1.31. Billion Lifetime Concert Grosses
Bow down to her Madgesty, Queen of us all… or at least of her fellow solo touring musicians. She has ascended to the throne for the first time since 2009, the last time she was crowned the Highest Grossing Solo Touring Artist.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Is Going To War For Gay Rights
Benioff has taken up social justice as his pet cause. He is committed to bringing down state laws that encourage discrimination against LBGQT people.

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