ASHTON KUTCHER — the former Michael Kelso has obviously profited off of acting, but he’s found a fortune with his investment company A-Grade, investing in tech companies like Foursquare, Uber and Airbnb. BEYONCÉ AND JAY Z — as the Blueprint musician once rapped, “I’m not a businessman, I’m a business, man.” His joint net worth with wife Queen Bey recently climbed to $1.16 billion, and while a portion of their fortune comes from music sales, business ventures such as music streaming service Tidal and clothing brand Ivy Park have brought the Carters wild success. BONO — the U2 frontman found what he was looking for when his investment company, Elevation Partners, held a 2.3 percent stake in Facebook valued at $1.4 billion in 2015. While the singer reached chart-topping success with music, the bulk of his fortune has come from the company. JESSICA ALBA — childhood illnesses and motherhood led the Fantastic Four star to launch The Honest Company in 2011 with the goal of creating nontoxic household products. Not only did she reach that goal, she brought the company to the immense success of being valued at $1.7 billion. JESSICA SIMPSON — the actress and singer proved herself to be a triple threat when her fashion line, the Jessica Simpson Collection, went on to earn over $1 billion in revenue since its launch in 2005. MADONNA — the Lucky Star singer is currently the highest grossing solo touring artist, selling a combined $1.3 billion in tickets over the course of her career. Aside from music, the 80’s icon has gotten into the groove with business ventures as well, such as her endeavours in fashion with her Material Girl clothing line and her founding of Maverick Records back in 1992. Published in Daily Times, June 24th, 2017.