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 Bob Barker Went From WW2 Fighter Pilot, To Television Icon, To Animal Rights Mega-Philanthropist
Bob Barker died earlier today at the age of 99. What a life he led. Obviously he was best known for being the long-running host of the game show "The Price is Right." But he accomplished so much more during his 99 years. Bob was a World War II fig...
Go Down With Titanic Or Sneak Onto A Lifeboat? Multi-Millionaire Ben Guggenheim Chose….
If you were an extremely wealthy male passenger on Titanic, would you take a spot in a lifeboat or go down with the ship? Ben Guggenheim chose...
When The Titanic Sank, The Richest Person In The World Was On Board And Went Down With The Ship
More than 1500 people died when the Titanic sank. Many of the casualties were third class passengers from steerage. But not all the victims were poor. In fact, one of the casualties happened to be the richest person in the world...
What Keanu Reeves Did With His Matrix Royalties Proves He Truly Does Not Care About Money
As you're about to discover, it turns out Keanu Reeves is not your typical movie star. His generosity has become so legendary that it reads like an urban legend.
How Junior Bridgeman Parlayed A Moderate NBA Career Into A $600 Million Fast Food Empire
Unlike many NBA players who end up broke within five years of retirement, Junior Bridgeman used his free time to launch one of the most successful franchise companies in the world...
In 2015 Elizabeth Holmes Was Multi-Billionaire Biotech Tycoon. Today She Was Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison.
Once upon a time, Elizabeth Holmes was the biotech industry's darling. She was glowingly written about. She amassed a multi billion fortune. She was heralded as an innovator and genius. Those days are over. She's now going to jail for a very very ...
While Red Bull Was Giving You Wings, It Was Giving Dietrich Mateschitz A $20 Billion Fortune
Necessity is truly the mother of invention. For Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz, his necessity came in the form of jet lag on a business trip to Thailand. The resulting invention was a little company called Red Bull.
From Black Market Smuggler to Multi-Billionaire Playboy: Roman Abramovich's Rags to Riches Story
Roman Abramovich was orphaned at the age of four and flunked out of two different colleges in Russia. Today is one of the wealthiest people in the world. Here's how he did it.
How A Divorced Single Mom Secretary Invented Liquid Paper, Made A Fortune And Raised A Future Music Star
It is hard to remember now, but there was a time, not that long ago, when erasing a mistake in a document wasn't as easy as simply backspacing on your keyboard and watching the letters and words disappear. For decades, people relied on typewriters...
How The Former Richest Man In Ireland Lost His Fortune
The financial crisis that kicked off in 2008 caused extreme financial devastation around the world. or many people. Many, many people lost a lot of money. But not many lost as much as Sean Quinn.

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