Oprah Winfrey

Founder, Chairman, and CEO
HARPO Entertainment Group

Oprah Winfrey used her talk show as the launching pad for a global media empire. In the process, she became an unrivaled cultural force.

"Your work is your art. It is your voice to the world. How you choose to use it either lifts the consciousness of the world or it does not. I would say to every woman: 'Hold on to your dreams. Believe in them, because you only become what you believe.'"