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Oprah Winfrey Explains Why She Regrets Building The Oprah Winfrey Network While She Was Retiring From Her 25-Season Show

Oprah Winfrey has only one regret in her decades-long reign as a media mogul. Winfrey is widely recognized for her tenure as a successful journalist who went on to host and produce “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” After departing from Nashville, TN, to pursue a career in Baltimore, MD, working local news, she landed her own syndicated show. According to CBS News, she was just 22 years old when she transferred cities and spent eight years working as a 6 p.m. anchor at WJZ-TV. Winfrey later landed her talk show, “A.M. Chicago,” which was renamed “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in 1986. It became the top-rated show, overtaking Phil Donahue, who had maintained the status for nearly 20 years. “For a long time, I wondered why it took so long for someone to copy us,” Donahue said, per CoastTV. “Then along came Oprah Winfrey. It is not possible to overstate the enormity of her impact on the daytime television game.” The success of Winfrey’s show is proven in its number. It reportedly was the top show for...

Aug 21, 2024

Five Characteristics of a Successful Startup Founder

Behind most great startups, there is a great leader or two. The trickle-down effect of leadership can have a positive impact on a business, or possibly lead to the demise of the startup depending on the founder’s knowledge, ethics, integrity, attitude, and behaviors. So, what makes an effective startup leader? Are ambition and drive enough to succeed as a startup founder? Here are some characteristics of a successful startup founder that may go unnoticed: A Clear Vision The startup failure rate varies depending on the source, but a Failory study shows that 90 percent of all startups fail with bad business models being one of the major reasons for the flop. An effective startup founder has a clear and detailed vision that will translate into a profit-producing business model. Lexico defines a business model as “a plan for the successful operation of a business, identifying sources of revenue, the intended customer base, products, and details of financing.” As a startup founder...

Oct 23, 2019