Stan Kroenke owns the Los Angeles Rams, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche and Arsenal F.C. through Kroenke Sports & Entertainment.
Jillian Michaels became a household name as a trainer on NBC's The Biggest Loser and built a fitness, nutrition and media business.
Sophia Amoruso built the fast-fashion retailer Nasty Gal into one of Inc.'s fastest-growing companies, wrote #GIRLBOSS and founded Girlboss Media after Nasty Gal's 2016 bankruptcy.
Rick Caruso, son of the Dollar Rent-A-Car founder, founded the real estate company Caruso in 1987, chaired USC's board of trustees and ran for Los Angeles mayor in 2022.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson turned WWF stardom into a film career grossing over $11.4 billion and is now co-founder of Seven Bucks Productions, co-owner of the United Football League and a TKO board member.
Steven Spielberg is the highest-grossing film director of all time and a co-founder of DreamWorks SKG and Amblin Entertainment, with a net worth of at least $5.3 billion.
Howard Hughes produced Hell's Angels and Scarface, bought RKO Pictures, founded Hughes Aircraft and built the H-4 Hercules 'Spruce Goose'.
Jeffrey Katzenberg ran Walt Disney Studios from 1984 to 1994, co-founded DreamWorks SKG and its Shrek franchise, then founded WndrCo and the short-lived Quibi.
Jerry Buss grew up poor with a waitress mother, earned a chemistry degree in two and a half years and bought the Lakers in 1979, winning 10 championships and building the Showtime era.
Patrick Soon-Shiong invented the cancer drug Abraxane, founded the healthcare network NantWorks, and has owned the Los Angeles Times since 2018.
Blake Mycoskie sold his first business, EZ Laundry, in 1999, sold a Nashville billboard company to Clear Channel after nine months, finished third on The Amazing Race, and founded Toms Shoes.
Travis Kalanick co-founded Uber and ran it as CEO from 2010 to 2017 before resigning under pressure over workplace harassment allegations. He now leads Atoms, the parent of CloudKitchens.
