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These Top 10 Celebrity Franchise Owners Are Winning Outside the Limelight, Too

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The rapper owns nearly 30 Wingstop restaurants. Drew Brees The former NFL quarterback scored a touchdown in retirement with his investment in multiple franchises. Drake Launched as a pop-up Hollywood eatery in 2017, Dave’s Hot Chicken franchise caught the eye of rapper Drake who signed on as a stakeholder in 2021.

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What Leslie Jordan’s Legacy Can Teach Us About Pivoting to a Third Act

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And in life, often your first act is devoted to childhood and education, your second to career and family and your third, following retirement, is how you choose to fill your golden years in service to the legacy you wish to leave. A friend called from California and said, ‘You’ve gone viral,’” Jordan told Tulsa World in 2021.

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Shaq Insists He’s Not a Celebrity

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He was on the set of Inside the NBA, where he’s been an analyst since 2011, the year he retired from his playing career. When he eats at restaurants, he leaves famously humongous tips. Another company he was part of in 2021 lost two-thirds of its value just a few months after going public.

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Business finance: The ultimate guide for non-finance people

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That trend continued in 2021, with only 34% of small businesses applying for bank loans. Businesses have to incur lots of expenditures just to operate, including payroll , acquiring assets like vehicles & real estate, and day-to-day expenses (like a restaurant maintaining their inventory of condiments, food ingredients, and beverages).

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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She was the founder of an award-winning, modern-Chinese fast casual restaurant in Shanghai, and her work has been featured in The New York Times , BBC, CNN, The Wall Street Journal , Fast Company , Fortune and more. Gao uses her experience as a chef to share meaningful flavors that open people up to new ideas and conversations.

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

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The surprises began with dinner at the swankiest restaurant from their hometown in Brussels and progressed to skydiving, matching tattoos and a “bachelor’s” weekend in Ireland. He later fostered 16-year-old blind, deaf Chachito for Muttville, which pays for veterinary care and which rescued over 1,000 dogs in 2021. Mary Carlomagno.

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