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The $5 Billion Skims Empire: Inside the Most Valuable Celebrity Brand in History
Style Ari Sherman 11/24/25 Style Ari Sherman 11/24/25

The $5 Billion Skims Empire: Inside the Most Valuable Celebrity Brand in History

With a fresh $225M investment led by Goldman Sachs, Kim Kardashian proves attention isn’t influence — it’s capital.

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Jennifer Garner Helped Build a Baby Food Unicorn
Entertainment Ari Sherman 11/24/25 Entertainment Ari Sherman 11/24/25

Jennifer Garner Helped Build a Baby Food Unicorn

Once Upon a Farm’s IPO reveals how mission, money, and a star co-founder turned fresh kids’ food into a billion-dollar business.

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Jana Partners Brings in Travis Kelce to Modernize Six Flags
Sports Ari Sherman 11/24/25 Sports Ari Sherman 11/24/25

Jana Partners Brings in Travis Kelce to Modernize Six Flags

An activist hedge fund enlists the NFL superstar to inject culture, fandom, and fresh attention into a legacy theme-park brand.

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Martha Stewart Joins Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre’s Still G.I.N.
Music Ari Sherman 11/24/25 Music Ari Sherman 11/24/25

Martha Stewart Joins Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre’s Still G.I.N.

The lifestyle queen teams up with hip-hop royalty to elevate a premium gin born from one of pop culture’s most unexpected friendships.

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The Designers Rewriting Luxury by Building Entire Worlds
Style Ari Sherman 11/24/25 Style Ari Sherman 11/24/25

The Designers Rewriting Luxury by Building Entire Worlds

Fashion’s biggest names are crafting cars, cafés, furniture, and universes you can live inside.

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Steven Bartlett’s $425M Disney Vision for the Creator Economy
Entertainment Ari Sherman 11/24/25 Entertainment Ari Sherman 11/24/25

Steven Bartlett’s $425M Disney Vision for the Creator Economy

The creator behind Diary of a CEO just raised an eight-figure round for Steven.com — a holding company built to turn audience trust into an empire.

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Novak Djokovic’s Sorghum Play: The $5M Bet on Post-Corn Snacking
Sports Ari Sherman 11/24/25 Sports Ari Sherman 11/24/25

Novak Djokovic’s Sorghum Play: The $5M Bet on Post-Corn Snacking

A $5M seed round, an ancient grain, and a global athlete-founder aiming to rewrite the popcorn aisle.

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The Chainsmokers’ Most Surprising Hit Yet: A $225M VC Fund
Music Ari Sherman 11/24/25 Music Ari Sherman 11/24/25

The Chainsmokers’ Most Surprising Hit Yet: A $225M VC Fund

Their third fund closes at $100M and backs companies in AI, cybersecurity, and frontier tech—with founders praising them as true operators.

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The Rhode to a Billion: Hailey Bieber and the Rise of the Attention Economy
Style Ari Sherman 11/24/25 Style Ari Sherman 11/24/25

The Rhode to a Billion: Hailey Bieber and the Rise of the Attention Economy

Hailey Bieber’s skincare brand Rhode was acquired by e.l.f. for $1B — a move that reveals how powerful the attention-driven celebrity economy has become.

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Matthew McConaughey’s AI Double: How Hollywood’s Smoothest Voice Just Became a Scalable Asset
Entertainment Ari Sherman 11/24/25 Entertainment Ari Sherman 11/24/25

Matthew McConaughey’s AI Double: How Hollywood’s Smoothest Voice Just Became a Scalable Asset

How the Oscar winner quietly backed ElevenLabs, cloned his iconic drawl, and turned it into a multilingual product he now partly owns.

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Fox Sports Takes an Equity Bet on Tom Brady’s Shadow Lion
Sports Ari Sherman 11/24/25 Sports Ari Sherman 11/24/25

Fox Sports Takes an Equity Bet on Tom Brady’s Shadow Lion

A strategic investment designed to build year-round sports IP — and position Brady at the center of it.

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From Nightclubs to Hotels: How Musicians Are Quietly Taking Over Hospitality
Music Ari Sherman 11/24/25 Music Ari Sherman 11/24/25

From Nightclubs to Hotels: How Musicians Are Quietly Taking Over Hospitality

Aoki Labs marks the DJ’s evolution from festival icon to thesis-driven investor focused on wellness, longevity, and human performance.

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Orebella: Bella Hadid’s Global Beauty Sprint
Style Ari Sherman 11/24/25 Style Ari Sherman 11/24/25

Orebella: Bella Hadid’s Global Beauty Sprint

Bella Hadid’s “skin perfume” brand is scaling faster than anyone expected.

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The Business After the Laugh
Entertainment Ari Sherman 11/24/25 Entertainment Ari Sherman 11/24/25

The Business After the Laugh

Comedy used to be the product; now it’s the pipeline for studios, spirits brands, and media empires.

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Saquon Barkley Just Joined a Billion-Dollar AI Funding Round
Sports Ari Sherman 11/24/25 Sports Ari Sherman 11/24/25

Saquon Barkley Just Joined a Billion-Dollar AI Funding Round

Inside the running back’s surprising investment in Crusoe and why athletes are chasing the infrastructure behind artificial intelligence.

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Steve Aoki’s Next Big Drop Is a Venture Fund: From Cake Tosses to Cap Tables
Music Ari Sherman 11/24/25 Music Ari Sherman 11/24/25

Steve Aoki’s Next Big Drop Is a Venture Fund: From Cake Tosses to Cap Tables

Aoki Labs marks the DJ’s evolution from festival icon to thesis-driven investor focused on wellness, longevity, and human performance.

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Ronnie Fieg Is Building a New York Lifestyle Operating System
Style Ari Sherman 11/24/25 Style Ari Sherman 11/24/25

Ronnie Fieg Is Building a New York Lifestyle Operating System

Kith’s power isn’t just clothing — it’s the way Ronnie rewires legacy brands to speak fluent NYC.

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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney Bought a Colombian Football Club
Entertainment Ari Sherman 11/23/25 Entertainment Ari Sherman 11/23/25

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney Bought a Colombian Football Club

The pair behind Wrexham are taking on La Equidad with new investment, new leadership, and a rebrand designed for a global audience.

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The New Sports Power Move: When Athletes Become Venture Capitalists
Sports Ari Sherman 11/23/25 Sports Ari Sherman 11/23/25

The New Sports Power Move: When Athletes Become Venture Capitalists

The playbook behind stars using their influence to secure ownership stakes—and cash out in blockbuster exits.

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Rihanna Becomes First Black Woman to Build Two Billion-Dollar Companies
Music Ari Sherman 11/23/25 Music Ari Sherman 11/23/25

Rihanna Becomes First Black Woman to Build Two Billion-Dollar Companies

Fenty Beauty and Savage X Fenty together command a valuation topping billions — rewriting who gets to build power in beauty and fashion.

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