I feel that as an entertainer, that she's somewhat overrated in terms of who and what she represents as a black entrepreneur.
Yes. She's made money...but a lot of it comes from TV advertising contracts...not any products or services she provides.
And making movies and introducing only goes so far.
To me in context, she seems like a hyped curator and tastemaker. And if thats what she wants to be, thats fine. But I think to call her a pinnacle of success in business is a little short sighted.
I mean, she can't even sell her magazine without being on EVERY cover. She's a massive evangelist. I mean, even Martha Stewart makes products.
And its fairly well known that she has struggled to maintain her success after stepping down from day-time TV without having to become the face of her net worth and try to revamp what type of things her channel presents.
I respect her and her voice...but I think when it comes to tangible respect and the presentation of a blueprint, she's not that valid of a choice or person to look up to.
Entertainers always strike me as people who are just high paid employees: Musicians, actors, talking heads and personalities...all basically enslaved and dependent on contracts, deals, and being hired.
Yeah, they have money...but at what cost? A lot of them depend on always being liked (and thus why the industry is seen as so fake). They can never be the man behind the curtain since their entire success is predicated on being received by gatekeepers.
Yes. She's made money...but a lot of it comes from TV advertising contracts...not any products or services she provides.
And making movies and introducing only goes so far.
To me in context, she seems like a hyped curator and tastemaker. And if thats what she wants to be, thats fine. But I think to call her a pinnacle of success in business is a little short sighted.
I mean, she can't even sell her magazine without being on EVERY cover. She's a massive evangelist. I mean, even Martha Stewart makes products.
And its fairly well known that she has struggled to maintain her success after stepping down from day-time TV without having to become the face of her net worth and try to revamp what type of things her channel presents.
I respect her and her voice...but I think when it comes to tangible respect and the presentation of a blueprint, she's not that valid of a choice or person to look up to.
Entertainers always strike me as people who are just high paid employees: Musicians, actors, talking heads and personalities...all basically enslaved and dependent on contracts, deals, and being hired.
Yeah, they have money...but at what cost? A lot of them depend on always being liked (and thus why the industry is seen as so fake). They can never be the man behind the curtain since their entire success is predicated on being received by gatekeepers.
