Ryan Hawkins
Stories by Ryan Hawkins
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Dating a founder is overrated to 28% of daters
The League surveyed 600+ career-focused singles in June 2026. Founder status still opens the door, but the thing daters rank first is…
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Athlete-owned media companies are splitting into two models
Chris Paul just launched one with Genius Sports as its commercialization partner. SpringHill lost $28 million on $104 million in revenue. The…
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7 biggest celebrity brand launches of 2026, ranked
Sydney Sweeney, Alix Earle, Tom Holland and four others launched brands this year. Ranked by funding, sales, and whether the business survives…
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Jang Wonyoung Net Worth 2026 and the $1.3B She Didn’t Get
Fan sites put her at $6 million. Korea's property registry shows she paid $9.3 million cash for one villa. Inside the endorsement…
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Cardi B says Kulture will inherit Grow-Good Beauty
The backlash called it exploitation. Cardi's reply revealed an equity joint venture with Revolve Group, which means there are real shares to…
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Sydney Sweeney’s SYRN is Struggling Because Sellouts Lie
SYRN sold out its debut collection in hours, then reportedly stalled for seven months. The sellout was a supply metric, not a…
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Disney Creator Ambassador Program Has No Confirmed Payout
Disney and TikTok will let opted-in creators use Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar footage without copyright strikes. Neither company has confirmed a…
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Ice Spice’s Revlon Fragrance Deal is a Rental, Not a Brand
In Ha Mood launched August 19 exclusively at Ulta, priced $28 to $79. Revlon owns the trademark and carries the P&L. Here's…
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CardVault by Tom Brady Went From 3 Stores to 17
Brady took half the company instead of a licensing check. Eighteen months later CardVault has 17 stores, 400% revenue growth, and JAY-Z…
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Why Prime Hydration Collapsed, And It Wasn’t The Hype
Awareness near 100%, repeat purchase near 12%. The gap between those two numbers explains the administration filing better than any story about…
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Why Athletes Are Buying Sports Teams, Not Endorsement Deals
Investment banks now assemble team deals with an athlete attached, because the name de-risks the raise. Here is how the trade actually…
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Librarian Core Aesthetic 2026 Rides a Real Book Boom
The bookish look took over feeds the same year independent bookstores hit 3,417 members and adult fiction sales climbed 5.7%. Here's how…
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Charles Leclerc Net Worth 2026 and His 6 Real Ventures
Estimates run from $50 million to $125 million and nobody agrees why. Here is what he actually owns, what LEC's real revenue…
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IShowSpeed Net Worth 2026 and The Math Nobody Shows
Forbes ranked him eighth with $30 million in gross earnings. That is not the same as net worth, and the gap explains…
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Highest Paid Podcasters 2026 and How the Money Works
Joe Rogan earned $82 million, OpenAI bought a podcast for $150 million, and most shows still make nothing. The deal structures behind…
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Hot Dog Summer is a Vibe and a $1.16 Billion Quarter
A creator's birthday party turned a Legally Blonde 2 quote into the summer's biggest food meme. The 1 billion category it landed…
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Reality TV Stars with the Biggest Business Empires in 2026
Fame gets you a billion dollars in sales. Ownership decides whether you keep any of it. Here is how reality stars turned…
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What Is the Tech Girl Aesthetic? The 2026 Look Explained
Google can't decide what 'tech girl aesthetic' means because it points at two looks at once: a Y2K nostalgia palette and a…
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Breanna Stewart’s Net Worth and Her Ownership Playbook
Her WNBA paycheck jumped to $1.19M this year. It's still the least interesting number in her finances.
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Lauren Giraldo’s Net Worth And The App She Never Shipped
She filed four trademarks in seven weeks after 12-3-30 went viral, including one for a workout app. Five years later there's no…