*This is a guest post*
With the recent announcement of one of the youngest female billionaire in the world, Lynsi Torres, many people want to learn more about female entrepreneurs and their impact on the world. Since Lynsi inherited her empire, she has not had the opportunity to make her mark on the world, but she will have big shoes to fill to be as inspirational as some of the other female entrepreneurs that have done great things with their fortunes. Here are some of the most inspiring:
1. Gina Rinehart
Gina Rinehart has a net worth of $10.3 billion and is one of the most inspirational female entrepreneurs in the world. Rinehart became the benefactor to Hancock Prospecting, which is a mining empire. She learned the ropes of her father’s business from the bottom up and also dedicates her time to numerous environmental political circles.
2. Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey earns $165 million annually and has a net worth of $2.5 billion. At one point in time, Oprah was the only black billionaire. She is a talk show host, a philanthropist, an actress, and a producer. She came from humble beginnings and started her career as radio host. She is arguably one of the most influential women in the world and was an instrumental person in Barack Obama’s election.
3. Diana Williams
Diana Williams is a self-made Aussie fitness mogul of a company called Fernwood Fitness. She began the fitness gym in 1980s and has been growing the business since this time. To begin the business, she used her own savings. Though the industry was dominated by males when she started the company, she continued to invest her time and money to grow the business to 74 fitness centers across Australia. She delineates her club from others by offering free breakfast and a 12-week challenge program to help people meet their New Year’s resolutions.
4. Mary Kay Ash
Mary Kay Inc. was started in 1963 with $5,000 and nine independent beauty consultants. The business now yields more than $1 billion in sales annually. Though she passed away in 2001, she is considered to be a pioneer for women in business. The company has independent consultants in 19 different countries. The unique part about this business is that the company values God and family before work and rewards associates with pink Cadillacs and other incentives.
5. Janine Allis
Boost Juice mogul got her idea for a smoothie chain after visiting the health bars in America. She started Boost Juice franchises in Australia and went global shortly after its success. She received help from Nestle in the United Kingdom and has won numerous awards. Boost Juice earns $54 million AUD annually from 88 stores around the world.
Get Inspired by These Female Entrepreneurs!
Read these stories and get inspired to start your own business. These women have amazing stories, and many of them began from nothing. Draw from their ideas and business strategies and develop a set of best practices for starting and running your own business.
Written by Beth Gadd
Beth runs a small business in IT related field. She operates at home while also had her Servcorp virtual offices set up recently.