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.

He Climbs Mountains, He Builds Stadiums, He Owns A Hockey Team – Meet Billionaire Ed Roski
Ed Roski, Jr. is a billionaire real estate developer. Roski has also attempted to climb Mt. Everest, K2, and Mt. Kilimanjaro and he's one of the owners of the Los Angeles Kings and Lakers. He's a pretty interesting guy.
Kylie Jenner Is The Newest Member Of The Celebrity Billionaire Club – Who Are The Others?
George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Oprah, Paul McCartney, David Copperfield, Jay-Z, Michael Jordan, and now Kylie Jenner are all members of the very exclusive celebrity self-made billionaires club.
Former Billionaires Ernest And Evelyn Rady Donate $200 Million To Rady Children's Hospital
San Diego's Rady Children's Hospital is going to get a state-of-the art, "top to bottom transformation," thanks to a $200 million gift from Ernest and Evelyn Rady.
Iceland's Only Billionaire, Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson, Lost His Entire Fortune, Then Rebuilt It
Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson is Iceland's only billionaire. He made his fortune over a decade and lost it over a week. Four years later, he was once again a billionaire.
Kylie Jenner's Cosmetics Company Now Owned By Billionaire Krispy Kreme Family, Which Has A Nazi Past
Kylie Jenner truly became a self-made billionaire when she sold 51% of Kylie Cosmetics to Coty for $600 million. Coty is part of the German conglomerate JAB, which also owns Krispy Kreme. JAB is owned by the Reimann family, who you may remember le...
The 12 Countries With Only One Billionaire
There are about 2,153 billionaires in the world today. There are a number of countries with just one billionaire, however, and we've done the digging to find out where that is, who they are, how much they're worth, and how they made their fortunes.
Is Real Estate Mogul (And Father Of Super Models) – Mohammed Hadid – Broke After Building Enormous Illegal Bel Air Mansion?
The saga over Mohamed Hadid's Bel Air mega-mansion is ongoing. Over the summer, we reported on the alleged bribes he paid to city inspectors and the reportedly falsified reports, and how his construction manager calls the structure unsafe. Now, he...
Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix Stand To Earn Massive Joker Paydays Thanks To Lucrative Back-End Deal
The Joker is a massive box office hit. The origin story has grossed more than $1 billion worldwide and is well on its way towards becoming the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time. This is excellent news for Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix.
Is Bikram Yoga A Life-Changing Health Practice Or Just A Multi-Millionaire's Skeezy Business Empire? Maybe It's Both.
You might be surprised to learn that Bikram yoga is NOT an ancient spiritual practice. It's a copyrighted business empire owned by one insanely rich yogi who may or may not be kind of creepy with his students.
CBS Acting CEO To Collect $100 Million In Severance After Merger Of CBS And Viacom While Keeping His Job
Joe Ianniello, the acting CEO of CBS has been confirmed to be the man to lead the network. He will stay on at CBS after the merger of CBS and Viacom, however, and get $100 million in severance.

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