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Elon Reeve Musk was born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa's administrative capital. [2] [3] He is of British and Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry.[4] [5] His mother, Maye (née Haldeman), is a model and dietitian born in Saskatchewan, Canada, and raised in South Africa.
It traces his journey through entrepreneurship, telling stories from his almost 30 years in business. [8] His second book, BYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss, was published in 2022 and is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Amazon Bestseller. It shares two clear paths for starting a business, and is full of lessons learned from ...
In 2006, Branson formed Virgin Comics and Virgin Animation, an entertainment company focused on creating new stories and characters for a global audience. The company was founded with author Deepak Chopra, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, and entrepreneurs Sharad Devarajan and Gotham Chopra. [60]
But when entrepreneur Sheila Johnson laid eyes on it years ago, the area 50 miles west of Washington, D.C., was boarded up and nearly bankrupt, save a few thriving shops, she said.
While Nascar racing is now one of the world's biggest spectator sports, a new series shows its founder had much in common with the average entrepreneur.
John Paul Jones DeJoria (born April 13, 1944) is an American entrepreneur, self-made billionaire, [2] [3] [4] and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of the Paul Mitchell line of hair products and The Patrón Spirits Company.
Walter Elias Disney (/ ˈ d ɪ z n i / DIZ-nee; [2] December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons.
Joy Mangano (/ m æ ŋ ˈ ɡ æ n oʊ / mang-GAN-oh; born February 1, 1956) [1] is an American inventor and entrepreneur known for inventions such as the self-wringing Miracle Mop. [2] [3] She was the president of Ingenious Designs, LLC, and appeared regularly on the U.S. television shopping channel HSN until her departure in late 2018. [4]