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.

Late Viacom Billionaire Sumner Redstone Paid AN INSANE Amount Of Money To Ex-Girlfriends And Hookups During His Lifetime
Long before Shari Redstone was navigating boardroom battles, her father, Sumner Redstone, was making headlines of a very different kind... by spending hundreds of millions of dollars on ex-girlfriends, mistresses, and brief flings...
Yvon Chouinard Just Wanted To Be A "Dirtbag" Rock Climber. He Became The World's Most Reluctant Billionaire, So He Gave It All Away!
When Yvon Chouinard was in his 20s he spent more than six months of each year criss crossing North America and the Alps climbing mountains with his friends and living on about 50 cents a day. Today, Chouinard is the founder of the outdoor gear com...
The Incredible Rise And Shocking Fall Of Suge Knight: From $750 Million Rap Empire To 28-Year Prison Sentence
Suge Knight helped build one of the most powerful empires in music history—then lost it all in a spiral of violence, paranoia, and crime. This is the incredible true story of how the man behind Death Row Records went from reshaping hip-hop to se...
Weird Rags To Riches Stories: How Isaac Larian Made $1.1 Billion Off Bratz Dolls
From $750 and a suitcase to a billion-dollar doll empire — how Isaac Larian battled Mattel, beat the odds, and built MGA into the biggest private toy company in America.
From Hot Wings to Hot Buns to Clean Greens: How Kat Cole Went from Hooters Waitress to Billion-Dollar Brand Mogul
She started as a Hooters waitress at 16. By 35, she was running a billion-dollar brand—and that was just her warm-up.
Alfred Hitchcock Made A Psychotic Amount Of Money Off "Psycho" Thanks To TWO Brilliant Trades
Alfred Hitchcock made a bold, unconventional deal to get Psycho made—one that shocked the industry at the time. What he earned from it would go on to rival the biggest paydays in Hollywood history.
Roy Raymond Just Wanted to Buy His Wife Some Lingerie. He Ended Up Launching An Empire… Then Lost Everything
Before it was a $5 billion brand, Victoria's Secret was just one man's awkward trip to the lingerie section. Roy Raymond had the vision—but not the empire-building instinct. His story is one of brilliance, heartbreak, and the brutal cost of bein...
If You Invested $1,000 With Warren Buffett Back In 1965, You Would Be Extremely Happy And Retired Today
Let's say you were somehow lucky enough to have invested $1000 with Warren Buffett back when he started out in 1965... How much money would you have today?
Meet The Man Who Lost $200 Million Gambling In Vegas… IN ONE YEAR… Then Sued The Casinos For Letting Him Do It!
Imagine how painful it would be to lose $1 million in Vegas in a year. Now imagine how it would feel to lose $204 million... IN ONE YEAR!
The 10 Most Successful American Idol Contestants (Winners And Runners-Up!)
They didn't all win—but they all won. From Grammy queens to Broadway stars, daytime hosts to rock frontmen, these ten American Idol alumni turned reality TV fame into lasting success, massive net worths, and cultural influence that far outshines...

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