Beyoncé's rise to billionaire - Good Bad Billionaire podcast, BBC World Service
How Beyoncé went from talent show tween to music mogul. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Beyoncé started out as a little girl competing in local talent shows, but over the course of a 30-year career in music she transformed herself into a mogul worth $1 billion. Journalist Zing Tsjeng and BBC business editor Simon Jack trace Beyoncé’s early years in girl group Girls Tyme, the turbulent rise of Destiny’s Child, and her breakout as a solo artist, before examining the strategic decisions that transformed her from performer to powerful businesswoman and entrepreneur. Beyonce’s rise to billionaire features conflicts with family and friends, brand battles, and questions around feminism, capitalism, and control. Simon and Zing ask: is she a force for empowerment, a ruthless operator, or simply one of the most effective wealth-builders in modern entertainment? Good Bad Billionaire is the podcast that explores the lives of the super-rich and famous, tracking their wealth, philanthropy, business ethics, and success. There are leaders who made their money in Silicon Valley, on Wall Street and in high street fashion. From iconic celebrities and CEOs to titans of technology, the podcast unravels tales of fortune, power, economics, ambition and moral responsibility. Simon and Zing put their subjects to the test with a playful, totally unscientific scorecard — then hand the verdict over to you: are they good, bad, or simply billionaires? 00:00 Introduction to Beyoncé 02:45 Young Beyoncé: Quiet, shy and talented 05:11 Girls Tyme and Star Search 08:30 Destiny's Child 12:48 Beyoncé goes solo and diversifies her revenue stream 14:28 Beyoncé becomes a millionaire aged 22 15:59 Beyoncé the businesswoman 20:31 The Super Bowl and touring 24:54 Lemonade, stadium tours and the athleisure market 30:23 Trying her hand at other consumer brands 31:39 Renaissance and Cowboy Carter 34:23 Beyoncé is declared a billionaire by Forbes 35:08 Scoring Beyoncé on wealth, power, controversy and legacy Watch more episodes of Good Bad Billionaire on our playlist 👉🏽 • Good Bad Billionaire Click here to listen to more episodes of Good Bad Billionaire 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.com/programmes/w3ct9bc1 Here's how to contact the team: email [email protected] or send a text or WhatsApp to +1 (917) 686-1176. Find out more about the show and read our privacy notice at www.bbcworldservice.com/goodbadbillionaire Thumbnail credit: Photo by Sarah Yenesel/EPA/Shutterstock ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 / bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 / bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 / bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #beyonce #billionaire
