Katy Perry is not just a chart topping pop star, she’s also an entrepreneur. “Touring explains Perry’s whopping pretax earnings of $135 million over the past 12 months, placing her at No. 3 on this year’s Celebrity 100 list, behind only the boxers Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao–who earned a one-night, once-in-a-generation payday for their snooze of a fight–and more than Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Miley Cyrus combined." Zack O'Malley Greenburg, “How Katy Perry Became America's Top Pop Export: The Forbes Cover Story,” Forbes.
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A sign of a true entrepreneur, Katy has adapted to the times and developed a strategy that allows her to excel. “I am proud of my position as a boss, as a person that runs my own company,” says Perry. Zack O'Malley Greenburg, “How Katy Perry Became America's Top Pop Export: The Forbes Cover Story,” Forbes.
Katy explaines, “I’m an entrepreneur. … I don’t want to shy away from it. I actually want to kind of grab it by its balls.” Zack O'Malley Greenburg, “How Katy Perry Became America's Top Pop Export: The Forbes Cover Story,” Forbes.
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Katy Perry has seen success both here U.S. and abroad. “Her success is even more impressive when you consider that industrywide annual album sales have plummeted from 785 million to 257 million over the past 15 years." Zack O'Malley Greenburg, “How Katy Perry Became America's Top Pop Export: The Forbes Cover Story,” Forbes.
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