For many professionals, Excel is a part of their daily lives. They use the spreadsheet program extensively to “run the numbers,” as the saying goes, and while some don’t love the software, they recognize that it’s an established tool that does what it’s supposed to do. For Kat Norton, however, Excel is something else entirely. After teaching Microsoft Excel as a corporate trainer, she used the pandemic as a springboard to start posting Excel videos on TikTok. The coursework she came up with as a part of that has given her an estimated net worth of $10 million, which would…
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Bob McCullough
Bob McCullough is an experienced author, journalist and freelance writer. As a journalist he's worked for the Boston Globe, the Boston Phoenix, the LA Times, and Publishers Weekly.
If you’re looking for a finance expert with a lot of experience and plenty of controversial opinions, Jim Rickards might be your guy. Jim Rickards’ net worth is $19 million and makes an estimated $4 million in annual income from various ventures. Unlike many people with this level of wealth, Rickards earned his money the old-fashioned way, through holding many senior jobs in the finance world. On the whole, it’s not all that surprising that Rickards wields considerable power in that world. He’s advised the Department of Defense and the American intelligence community about global finance matters, and he’s also…
If you’ve ever been hit up or torched by an internet scam, you’ve probably thought a lot about revenge. There’s a good chance you’ve imagined yourself in the same room or on the phone with your scammer, doing the same things to them that they did to you. Or maybe you’ve just watched Kitboga. He’s a Twitch streamer and YouTuber with over 3.36 million followers, not to mention a serious net worth of about $1 million. He’s done all this by using his software engineering career to build the skills to hunt down scammers. Kitboga’s unique form of scambaiting has…
Also known as the Mexican turnip, Jicama is a nutrient-rich root plant that can serve as a delicious snack. Xin and Melissa Colella-Wang, fell in love with the tasty veggie and started a food company based on it. They pitched their product on Shark Tank and got a deal with Barbara Corcoran. Jica Foods is now worth an estimated $5 million. The Founders Xin and his partner, Melissa Colella-Wang, are based in Rowland Heights, California. He studied illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology and has a master’s degree in package design from Pratt Institute. Melissa has a bachelor’s degree…
Many couples want to travel, and plenty would love to get paid to do it. But the road from paying for exotic travel to getting paid to do it is paved with broken bank accounts. It takes hard work and a lot of luck to be the exception to the rule but Kara and Nate Buchanan pulled it off. At the moment, Kara and Nate have an estimated net worth of $2 million. Their journey has been fascinating so let’s take a look at how they managed to see the world and become wealthy. Main Income Sources 1. YouTube -…
When it comes to the fitness business, one of the best ways to make money is getting into the supplements game. Few have done it better than Andy Frisella. He’s the CEO of 1st Phorm International, a supplements company that makes over $100 million per year. Through his dedication, Andy Frisella has created a net worth of $30 million. Early Days Frisella wasn’t ambitious as a child, and there were no signs he would become a multimillionaire. The 40-year old fitness entrepreneur was born in Missouri in 1984, and describes himself as unmotivated when it came to school, not to…
Nowadays people are more conscious of germs and their personal hygiene. This is why Bob Mackey and Michael Green invented the Yono Clip, a suction hanger to keep belongings from touching dirty surfaces. They secured a deal on Shark Tank with Daymond John. At this point, Yono Clip is worth an estimated $400,000. The Founders’ Backgrounds Michael Green and Bob Mackey are from Atlanta, Georgia. Michael has a bachelor’s degree in English and Linguistics from Morehouse College. Since 2001, he has been an educator and president of Science for Everyone, Inc. Mackey dropped out of high school but later finished…
We all live for food in one way or another, and many of us live to travel, too. Some people live for both in unique ways, but you’ll have to travel a long way to find anyone who’s done it uniquely as Will Sonbuchner, aka Sonny Side. He’s the host of Best Ever Food Review Show, and is worth $2 million dollars, more or less, with a YouTube clan of 10.6 million followers. Early Days For someone who’s gotten to know a lot about food, Sonbuchner was surprisingly ignorant about the subject growing up in St. Cloud, Minnesota. His idea…
Travel has been on the minds of many as the world has opened up again, and that preoccupation has made many curious about Eva zu Beck and her unusual story. There’s plenty to unpack, including a rags-to-riches saga about how zu Beck made it in the industry by taking a fascinating entrepreneurial approach to the travel game. This has given Beck an estimated net worth of $1 million before a series of controversies marred her previously-charmed career, so let’s dig into the details of her story and find out how it all unfolded. Background Eva zu Beck was born in…
You probably think that pickup as a thing is dead. You may think they’re dated, maybe even anachronistic, and misogynist to boot. There’s a good chance you even cringe at the concept, not to mention the horde of gurus who’ll be happy to sell you their best “lines” for a price. Or maybe you’re into Erik von Markovik, the Canadian pickup artist who carved a career out of this kind of thing. Back in the day he was the king of pickup, going by the name of “Mystery,” and formed a group of guys to chat up women in nightclubs.…