This article covers the life and career of Anthony Hsieh, the Taiwan-born entrepreneur who founded loanDepot and turned it into one of the largest nonbank mortgage lenders in the United States. It also looks at his net worth, his earlier…
Brantley Gilbert built his career on a simple idea: country music didn’t have to choose between twang and distortion. The Georgia-born singer-songwriter fused outlaw country with hard rock grit, and it turned him into one of the genre’s most durable…
Terry Pegula spent his early career on oil rigs and drilling sites, not in boardrooms. Yet the company he built from a small loan eventually sold for billions, and he used that money to buy two of Buffalo’s most beloved…
Liz Cheney spent six years in Congress, rose to the third-highest job in House Republican leadership, then lost both her seat and her party standing after she broke with Donald Trump. Few modern politicians have had a career arc quite…
Richard Donner spent more than sixty years in Hollywood, and few directors can claim to have shaped as many genres as he did. He made audiences believe a man could fly in “Superman,” turned two mismatched cops into one of…
Dave Chappelle walked away from a $50 million contract at the height of his fame, then spent the next twenty years proving that decision right. Few entertainers get to test that kind of bet. Fewer still win it. This guide…
Phil Hellmuth is a professional poker player holding a record 17 World Series of Poker bracelets. Born July 16, 1964, in Madison, Wisconsin, he won the 1989 WSOP Main Event at 24. His documented tournament earnings exceed $30 million; his…
Jack Black has spent three decades being the loudest, funniest person in almost every room he walks into — on screen, on stage, and now on YouTube. Born Thomas Jacob Black on August 28, 1969, in Santa Monica, California, he…
Robby Benson has one of the odder career arcs in Hollywood. He started as a teenage heartthrob in the 1970s, became the growling, tender voice behind one of Disney’s most beloved characters, then quietly rebuilt himself into a respected television…
Curtis Francois is the owner and CEO of World Wide Technology Raceway (WWTR), a motorsports facility in Madison, Illinois, just outside St. Louis. He’s known for something rare in sports business: he didn’t just buy a successful venue, he saved…
