Articles Written by Amy Lamare

Amy Lamare is a Los Angeles-based writer covering business, technology, entertainment, philanthropy, and pop culture. You can find her other work at Los Angeles Magazine, Your Tango, Thinknum Media, Nicki Swift, and Heavy among other publications. Follow her on Facebook. Amy's favorite self-made billionaire is Sara Blakely.

While Red Bull Was Giving You Wings, It Was Giving Dietrich Mateschitz A $20 Billion Fortune
Necessity is truly the mother of invention. For Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz, his necessity came in the form of jet lag on a business trip to Thailand. The resulting invention was a little company called Red Bull.
Yvon Chouinard Just Wanted To Be A "Dirtbag" Rock Climber. He Became The World's Most Reluctant Billionaire, So He Gave It All Away!
When Yvon Chouinard was in his 20s he spent more than six months of each year criss crossing North America and the Alps climbing mountains with his friends and living on about 50 cents a day. Today, Chouinard is the founder of the outdoor gear com...
Brooklyn Beckham Is Marrying Into A Billionaire Family With A Very Unusual Side Story
Brooklyn Beckham is the 22-year-old son of David Beckham and former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham. He will soon be walking down the aisle with 25-year-old actress Nicola Peltz. His soon-to-be aunt (in-law) has a very interesting life story...
Who Is The Richest Person In Russia (Other Than Vladimir Putin)?
Who is the richest person in Russia? If you guessed it was a ruthless billionaire named Vladimir you are correct. But his last name isn't Putin...
One Minute He's The Richest Person In Russia. The Next He's Locked In A Siberian Prison For 10 Years. Real Life Nightmare.
One day you wake up feeling pretty good because you happen to be the richest person in Russia. The very next day you wake up in a Siberian prison where you will rot away for the next 10 years. This is the unbelievable true story of Mikhail Khodork...
From Black Market Smuggler to Multi-Billionaire Playboy: Roman Abramovich's Rags to Riches Story
Roman Abramovich was orphaned at the age of four and flunked out of two different colleges in Russia. Today is one of the wealthiest people in the world. Here's how he did it.
How A Divorced Single Mom Secretary Invented Liquid Paper, Made A Fortune And Raised A Future Music Star
It is hard to remember now, but there was a time, not that long ago, when erasing a mistake in a document wasn't as easy as simply backspacing on your keyboard and watching the letters and words disappear. For decades, people relied on typewriters...
How The Former Richest Man In Ireland Lost His Fortune
The financial crisis that kicked off in 2008 caused extreme financial devastation around the world. or many people. Many, many people lost a lot of money. But not many lost as much as Sean Quinn.
Samsung Billionaire's Illegal Drug Use Causes More Legal Trouble
Samsung's Jay Y. Lee has not had an easy time of it over the last few years. He's been in and out of court and prison due to a bribery scandal that rocked South Korea. Now, the vice-chairman of Samsung is facing repercussions again after admitting...
Steve Ballmer Started Out As An Assistant At Microsoft Making $50,000 A Year. Today He's Worth $120 Billion
Aspiring billionaires could learn a lesson or two from Steve Ballmer's career. After a modest beginning, today Ballmer is one of the 10 richest people in the world.

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