.@BarbaraCorcoran grew up in a two-bedroom apartment with nine siblings. She admits to failing plenty of classes in school, in part due to dyslexia.
She would build her first multimillion-dollar business off of a $1,000 loan. Thus began her scrappy approach to business.
Read about other scrappy business pioneers who made the #Forbes250 list of the greatest living self-made Americans: https://t.co/dD3PMhGYdb
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A new genre, new records and a new milestone. @Beyonce became the fifth musician to reach billionaire status after a year that included Grammy wins for Cowboy Carter and the highest-grossing concert tour of 2025. https://t.co/npegh7oECw
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Nothing but admiration, gratitude and pride for The Boy. It is so powerful seeing someone from your city reach these heights as it naturally expands your own sense of possibility. Consistency really is the code. Congratulations on continuing to make history, @Drake.
Anthaea-Grace Patricia Dennis, from Ottawa, Canada, made history as the youngest person ever to graduate from college in Canada at just 12 years old.
She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in biomedical sciences and continues to inspire as a prodigy.
Brilliant young queen! 🙌🏾