Oprah Winfrey is definitely not what you would think of to be a typical entrepreneur. She doesn’t have just one great company or show. Oprah’s first big gig was her being on the local black radio station. The managers of the station were very impressed with her oration and passion on the station, which allowed her to be able to make her way up through the rankings of the radio station and than also allowing her to be able to make it onto bigger radio stations. Her appearance on the radio stations has definitely helped her career explode as a entrepreneur. She has been able to successfully build her own TV show called The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah is also the chairwoman and CEO of Harpo Productions. Harpo productions is a multi media production company that Oprah has created as a subsidiary of her entertainment and media company Harpo Inc.
Personally, I think that Oprah Winfrey has one of the greatest 
rags-to-riches stories. She had a very rough upbringing, her mother was an unmarried teen who was a housemaid which as you can imagine did not pay very well at all. She lived in such extreme poverty that she was bullied in school because she wore potato bags for her clothing because that is all that she had access to. Now Opera has a net worth of over $3 billion, she is the richest african-american of the 21st century, and she is arguably one of the many influential women in the world.
Oprah is also a very big influence with her journey with the Weight Watchers program. Once she was diagnosed with pre-diabetes she really started to take action on her weight loss journey. Through her journey not only was she able to be a great influence to many women throughout the world but she was also able to influence many of the entrepreneurial minded women because she was taking care of herself and she was still able to work on her career and her businesses.
Many people do not view Opera as an entrepreneur but she is a boss of her own life and she has been able to do many things for all of the companies, organizations, and shows/radio stations that she has worked with and for.
This an excellent post. I think highlighting the important fact that your own person can be a brand that you can use to create successful businesses with is incredibly important for entrepreneurs in today’s world.
I never knew Oprah lived a life of poverty as a kid but it really makes sense. With how empathetic she is with people on her show and in real life. I’m glad she’s made it in life.