Oprah Winfrey rose from a troubled childhood to become an extremely influential media mogul and billionaire. She is an actress, producer, magazine editor, cable network founder, satellite radio pioneer, educator, philanthropist, and talk show host. The path she took to achieve her career success is instructive, and many practical lessons can be learned from her example. In addition to being a traditional and thorough biography, this book offers the reader the professional lessons and career strategies that can be gleaned from Oprah's life and work history and her own statements. It highlights many lessons about how to build a media career from the entry level on up, what jobs are available within media and what they entail, what strategies to employ, and what sort of energy, commitment, and passion are required.