Arianna Huffington is one of the most prominent entrepreneurs in the Media sector. As the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, she created the first online newspaper, which surpassed The New York Times in traffic and won the Pulitzer Prize. Creating a digital media empire with an investment of just $1 million, she sold HuffPost to AOL in 2011 for over $300 million. HuffPost remained the flagship of the global telecommunications giant Verizon before being acquired by BuzzFeed in 2020. Considered one of the most influential women in the world, Huffington founded Thrive Global, a wellness and technology startup aimed at eliminating the epidemic of stress and burnout. This concise, yet detail-rich, biography provides an overview of Huffington’s life and career, documenting her journey from Athens to London, New York, Washington, and California over seven decades. From her early days, Huffington faced overwhelming challenges to carve a bold path that brought her fame, power, and wealth. This book reveals her personal insights, how her companies operate, and what the future holds. Smart, insightful, and often shocking, this book shows readers how Huffington transformed herself from a struggling aspiring writer into a string of entrepreneurs and, ultimately, the empress of media.
Manufacturer
- Author
- Leah McGrath Goodman
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Language
- English
- Cover
- Hardcover
- Number of Pages
- 128
- Type
- Biography
- Attribute
- Entrepreneurs
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Dimensions
- 14x21 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781474610711
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