American lifestyle guru and media mogul Martha Stewart worked as a model through her teens, but after graduating college she was employed as a stockbroker. She traded for a few years, before deciding to make her passion for cooking a full-time job. Stewart started a gourmet catering business, which became a success with corporate and celebrity clients. This led to cookbook deals, magazines and TV shows and, ultimately, a multi-million-dollar multimedia lifestyle brand.
American lifestyle guru and media mogul Martha Stewart worked as a model through her teens, but after graduating college she was employed as a stockbroker. She traded for a few years before deciding to make her passion for cooking a full-time job. Stewart started a gourmet catering business, which became a success with corporate and celebrity clients alike. This led to cookbook deals, magazines, TV shows and, ultimately, a multi-million-dollar multimedia lifestyle brand.