In 1964, Tom and Judy Love took their life savings of $5,000 ($41,000 today adjusted for inflation) and bought an abandoned gas station in Watonga, Oklahoma. Tom Love is the son of an oil man and he had an inkling that with the increasing availability of affordable cars, it would be important to have gas stations on lonely highways all over the country. However, his timing was just a bit off....
Since leaving Uber, Kalanick has focused on several new business ventures. He founded a venture capital firm, 10100, which focuses on investing in real estate, e-commerce, and emerging technologies. He has also invested in several other companies, including the food delivery service, CloudKitchens. In addition to his business pursuits, Kalanick has been involved in several philanthropic initiatives. In 2020, he donated $10 million to a new medical school at the University of California, Riverside....
Vida Blue made his Major League Baseball debut for the Oakland As in 1969 and played for the team until 1977. He played for the San Francisco Giants from 1978 to 1981, the Kansas City Royals from 1982 to 1983, and the San Francisco Giants again from 1985 to 1986. He was a three time World Series champion from 1972 to 1974. Vida Blue was a six time MLB All-Star and pitched a no-hitter on September 21, 1970....
He was an instrumental player in the automotive industry and was involved in concepts including the annual model change, industrial engineering, brand architecture, automotive design, and planned obsolescence as well as the built environment. When Sloan was named a VP of GM in the 1920s, the automaker had around 10% of total annual car sales in the US. When he stepped down as chairman 36 years later GM’s share was north of 50% and the firm was one of the largest and most profitable companies on the planet....
Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul has become a strategic investor in Muzik, a company that claims to make the “first smart and connected headphone whose platform enhances user experiences and connects culture through award-winning technology.” According to the company’s press release, the 30-year-old guard “will play an influential role off the court as an active investor and advisor in the company.” He will also play a large part in Muzik’s first product launch, Muzik Convertible, which will be released in the Spring of 2016....
She is married to Wayne Newton, a bodyguard. The two were wed in 2007 in Mexico. The couple subsequently filed for divorce in 2010. She has multiple tattoos, including one with Newton’s initials. Additionally, she has one reading “forever” that hosts wings, which were added after the original tattoo, and an ankh. She currently lives in Los Angeles.
Early Life Born Beverly Atlee Bunn on April 12, 1916, in McMinnville, Oregon, she lived on a farm in Yamhill until her family moved to Portland when she was six. Her mother set up a small library in their new home because the town where Cleary was born did not have a library. It was here where Beverly developed her love for books. However, she struggled with reading in the early grades, which shaped her understanding and empathetic approach to children who encounter similar difficulties....
No, Feyoncé is not a new singer – nor does it have anything to do with the music industry. The Texas-based company sells items on the popular peer-to-peer e-commerce website, Etsy.com. The site offers handmade and vintage items, and is known to offer up a blend of unique factory-produced items – and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, whose own name is already a registered trademark, is not happy about the latest craze that holds an uncanny similarity to her name....
McGrath released his second album Love Revolution in 2013. He starred in the movies Life with Mikey, Butterbox Babies, Chicago, and Rent. McGrath was a judge and choreographer on the TV series So You Think You Can Dance Canada from 2008 to 2011.
Her work has been featured on the covers of magazines including Vogue, Elle, Town & Country, and Self. Bobbi Brown Essentials was launched in 1991 and by 2012 her cosmetics made up about 10% of Estee Lauder’s sales. She stepped down from her role at the company in 2016. She has authored books including Bobbi Brown Beauty: The Ultimate Resource, Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual: For Everyone from Beginner to Pro, Everything Eyes, and more....
Contract Details: Length: 5 years (2022-2026) Total Value: Estimated to be between $25 million and $30 million Early Life Brian Daboll was born on April 14, 1975, in Welland, Ontario, Canada. He was raised by his grandparents, Chris and Ruth Kirsten, in nearby West Seneca, a suburb of Buffalo, New York. He attended Saint Francis High School in Hamburg, New York. While in high school, Brian played on the football team and was teammates with future coach Brian Polian and future NFL front office executive Dave Caldwell....
Early Life Briana Banks was born as Briana Bany on May 21, 1978 in Munich, West Germany to a German father and an American mother. When she was four, the family moved to the UK; they later settled in Simi Valley, California when Banks was seven. With her father still living in Germany, Briana left her mother’s house when she was sixteen, taking her fourteen-year old sister Lorin with her. When she turned 18, Briana got the complete custody of her younger sister....
Yahoo! News named Lee one of “12 Web-savvy entrepreneurs to watch” in 2013. He was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at six year olds and was nominated for a Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Award for UKs Favorite Vlogger in 2015. He has appeared in episodes of the TV series The Crew and Web Therapy and starred in the films Spud 3: Learning to Fly, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (voice), and Joe and Caspar Hit the Road....
The average CEO of a company on the Standard & Poor’s 500 index made an incredible $10.8 million through bonuses, stocks, and other compensation. That’s up from the $10.3 million these high-powered, successful executives made the year before. The $468,449 raise is enough to send a few kids through college! It is also 10 times more than what the average American makes in a year. While CEOs make bank, they also put in far more hours on the job that those who clock in and out for an eight-hour day, five days a week....
Tatum ended up betting on himself to make Magic Mike, and it paid off—he’s earned about $90 million from the franchise. In nearly two decades in Hollywood, Tatum has appeared in several movies that have performed well financially. He starred opposite Amanda Bynes in She’s the Man. He showed off his dancing chops in Step Up. He played a student alongside Jonah Hill in 21 Jump Street. Yet, aside from Magic Mike, Tatum’s highest-paying gig is a movie that hasn’t come out yet: Red Shirt....
As an actor he has starred in the movies Nick of Time, Rowing Through, The Party Crashers, Angels, Baby!, Runners, The Real Deal, Wild Roomies. Jacobs has also appeared in episodes of the TV series The X-Files, V.I.P., CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Touched by an Angel, Two and a Half Men, Side Order of Life, and Happy Divorced. He hosted the TV series Overhaulin’ from 2004 to 2014 and the series Long Lost Family since 2015....
He specializes in dragon art and black and gray portraits. Miller is also known for drawing directly on skin with no stencils. He has tattooed celebrities including James Hetfield, Jason Giambi, Jesse James, and Mike Portnoy. He is a drummer and his designs were featured on a drum set by Ludwig Drums in 2009. He also appeared in an episode of the TV series Last Call with Carson Daly.
Ivanishvili stated in court that he had placed $1.1 billion in the hands of the Credit Suisse Trust back in 2005. His attorneys successfully argued in court that the bank then jeopardized his money by failing to protect it from financial adviser Patrice Lescaudron, who was convicted of various investment schemes in 2018 (he eventually committed suicide in 2020, the year after his release from prison). In a statement, presiding Judge Patricia Bergin said the bank knowingly enabled Lescaudron’s crimes in a way that endangered its clients’ money, including Ivanishvili’s: “It preferred the importance of Mr Lescaudron in retaining the big client, the plaintiff, with the Credit Suisse organisation to the compliance with its core obligation of keeping the Trust assets safe....
Early Life Daley Thompson was born as Francis Thompson on July 30, 1958 in London, England as the second son of Scottish mother Lydia and British-Nigerian father Frank. When Thompson was six years old, his father left the family. At seven, he was sent to a boarding school in Bolney, West Sussex, which he later called “a place for troubled children.” When Thompson was still young, his father was fatally shot in south London....
From 2010 to 2016 he had a recurring role as Owen Cavanaugh on the TV series The Good Wife. Roberts starred as Bob Armstrong on the series Insatiable in 2018. He has also had recurring roles on the TV series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Greg Yates and American Crime as Carson Hesby. Dallas Roberts has appeared in several films including Walk the Line, Flicka, 3:10 to Yuma, Dallas Buyers Club, and more....
