Here are 12 Surprising Celebrity Business Investments.
Venus Williams
When she’s not on the tennis court winning Grand Slams and Olympic
gold medals Venus Williams is running an interior design business out of
Jupiter, Florida. She started V Starr Interiors in 2002 and her
clientele includes the homes of well known NFL and NBA players in the
Miami area and the Burr Athletic Facility at Howard University. Even
though she didn’t finish design school, she surrounded with a team of
all women professional designers.
Carmen Electra
You would probably best recognize Carmen Electra dressed in her
lifeguard uniform, ready to save lives on the hit ‘90s tv show Baywatch.
But, after the show, Electra put her business hat and started a series
of workout videos and pole dancing exercises. You can find videos of her
on Youtube doing stripaerobics and testing out her competitions
portable in-home poles. Best part about her product is that her videos
are good for beginners and professional pole dancers.
Andrew Shue
Besides playing a major role on the Aaron Spelling hit show, Melrose
Place, Andrew Shue was playing for the Los Angeles Galaxy, a of the
Major League Soccer team. Now, he’s on the Board of Directors for Do
Something, a non-profit organization that he co-founded with Michael
Sanchez inspiring youth to volunteer and be active for social change.
Sanchez and Shue also started CafeMom, an online community for mom’s and
mom’s-to-be to share their stories of motherhood.
Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch is recognized as being one of the sexiest women of all
time. Welch has been active in building her business since 1984, with
the first releases of videos and book The Raquel Welch Total Beauty and
Fitness Program. Her most successful business venture has been with wig
collection, HAIRuWEAR, which has been featured on Lifetime TV. The
collection has an extensive website with educational workshops and where
to find local retailers.
Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock is more than just an Academy Award winning Best Actress she is beyond passionate and cares about what we put into our bodies. She owns two restaurants in Austin, Texas: Bess Bistro and Walton’s Fancy and Staple, which happen to be located across the street from each other. Bullock also runs her own production company called Fortis Films, which produced the George Lopez Show and the movie All About Steve.
Natalie Portman
Besides winning the Academy Award for Best Actress, Natalie Portman
is a strong animal rights advocate. Her choice to become vegan happened
after reading the book by Safran Foer’s Eating Animals and witnessing
laser surgery being done on chickens at a medical conference that she
attended with her father. Portman eventually started her own line of
vegan footwear. She doesn’t wear fur, feathers, or leather in additional
to her being vegan.
Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner has been around the movie industry forever. And he has
been nominated for what feels like every award, but he also has a
business side that he entertains from time to time. Costner purchased a
patent for a device from the government that has the ability to separate
oil and water. Costner made a deal for his company Ocean Therapy
Solutions and BP to lease 32 of the separation devices in 2010.
Paul Newman
The late legendary actor, Paul Newman was not just known for his
acting, but he was known for his philanthropy. He co-founded his
company, Newman’s Own a brand that started out as salad dressing and
eventually expanded to lemonade, salsa, popcorn, etc. Newman did the
unthinkable – made a company policy that would take all the proceeds
(after taxes) and donate them to charity. The company has donated over
$400 million to thousands of different charities.
Jay-Z
Jay-Z is one of the most successful rapper’s of all time. He has sold
over 100 million records worldwide and has a net wroth over $520
million. As an entrepreneur, Jay-Z has been quite busy over the years.
He co-owns the 40/40 Club in NYC, co-founded of Roc-A-Fella Records,
co-created his clothing line Rocawear, and is the co-founder of Roc
Nation. He had to relinquish his ownership in the Brooklyn Nets, in
order to represent clients in basketball.
50 Cent
50 Cent has been making a name for himself as a businessman, with the
founding of G-Unit Records and G-Unit Clothing Company in 2003. 50 took
an interest in Glaceau and created Formula 50 an enhanced water
beverage. He also founded to production companies Cheetah Vision and
G-Unit Films, but focuses on Cheetah Vision since it’s the only one
still running. 50 has also taken an interest in precious metals, he even
visited the South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe.
Miranda Kerr
Victoria’s Secret Angel, Miranda Kerr replaced Gisele Bundchen as an
angel in 2007. Kerr co-founded KORA Organics, a line of skincare
products produced and manufactured in Melbourne, Australia. Her organic
products have won numerous awards, including best body wash and hand
cream in 2012. Twenty of the twenty-one products in her line can be put
in the Vegan category.
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams has come a long way since his days of producing and
making music with the Neptunes. He now has multiple media ventures that
function under his umbrella company called i am OTHER, a record label
and creative all in one. Williams other business ventures under i am
OTHER include clothing brand Billionaire Boys Club and Billionaire Girls
Club, footwear boutique Ice Cream Footwear, and textile company Bionic
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