Oprah’s Gulfstream G700: How the queen of all media perfected the long-haul office
Oprah Winfrey, the “queen of all media,” and the first black woman billionaire, has a uniquely inspiring story. She literally went from wearing dresses made of potato sacks as a child to being one of the 1%.
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