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America is being sold a feel-good story about the rise of female entrepreneurs in 2025, and to be clear, hard work and grit should always be celebrated. But when Forbes packages a branded narrative about legacy and mindset, patriotic Americans should look closer at who’s being lionized and why. The business wins are real, but the pomp often masks agendas that deserve scrutiny.
Halle Berry’s pivot from Hollywood star to menopause-focused telehealth entrepreneur is the kind of hustle that would make any small-business town proud — she turned a painful misdiagnosis into a platform aiming to serve millions of women. Her company, Respin, sells memberships and telehealth access while pushing a national conversation about mid-life women’s healthcare that the medical establishment long ignored. That said, celebrity megaphones can amplify both useful innovation and fashionable policy demands, so voters should ask whether we’re getting better care or just another subscription model.
Michele Kang’s investment in women’s soccer shows one thing conservatives have always known: private capital and competition build value, not government fiat. Kang has poured serious money into the Washington Spirit and international clubs, driving revenues and sponsorships up while creating real business momentum for the women’s game. She’s also donated millions to U.S. Soccer to professionalize development pipelines — a welcome example of private philanthropy filling gaps, not public mandates. But Americans should remain wary of billionaire-shaped bubbles and the rush to inflate valuations without sustainable profit models.
The story of Kandi Burruss — who went from writing the blockbuster hit No Scrubs to launching multiple brands and Broadway productions — is pure American capitalism at its best. She turned songwriting royalties into restaurants, cosmetics, intimacy products and more, proving that intellectual property and hustle create long-term wealth. That kind of bootstrapped success should be the template for our school systems: teach kids to create value instead of feeding them a narrative of entitlement.
Forbes’ celebration of the youngest self-made woman billionaires reflects the new reality of the tech-driven winner-take-most economy, where a small number of founders capture outsized returns. Young founders like Lucy Guo and others highlighted by Forbes show brilliance and ruthlessness that contrast with the entitlement culture on the Left. We can admire their achievement while insisting the market remain open and competitive, not rigged by crony capital or regulatory favoritism.
Emma Grede’s playbook — building SKIMS and Good American into household names by listening to customers and executing relentlessly — is a reminder that results matter more than rhetoric. Grede’s emphasis on accountability, product, and scaling is exactly what conservative economic policy should reward: competence, perseverance, and private-sector problem solving. When entrepreneurs like her succeed, communities get jobs, suppliers scale, and taxpayers aren’t on the hook.
None of this is an argument against celebrating women who build great businesses, but conservatives must call out the other half of this story: the fusion of celebrity, influence, and political push. When stars lobby for policy changes or billionaires plant research hubs and call it philanthropy, citizens have a right to ask whether markets or media narratives are being shaped to favor elites. If we want a healthy economy for hardworking Americans, we should cheer innovation, demand transparency, and oppose any scheme that turns entrepreneurship into a vehicle for social engineering.
At the end of the day, the real victory is simple: more entrepreneurs who create real products and services, hire Americans, and respect the rule of law. Celebrate these women if they earned it through grit and risk, but keep a steady hand on the national ledger and the public square. Hardworking Americans built this country; let their values — not celebrity branding or elite narratives — guide our future.
