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Venus Williams

Seven-time major champ who runs an interior design firm and co-owns an NFL stake.

Off-the-field timeline

  1. 2009
    Investing

    Miami Dolphins

    With Serena, became the first African-American women with ownership in an NFL franchise.

    Sources: nfl.com ↗ · Wikipedia ↗
  2. 2016
    Philanthropy

    Yetunde Price Resource Center

    Co-founded with Serena in Compton.

    Sources: archive.org ↗ · Wikipedia ↗
  3. —
    Business

    V Starr Interiors

    Founded the interior design firm V Starr in Jupiter, Florida (Sonya Haffey became CEO in 2024).

    Sources: vstarr.com ↗ · Wikipedia ↗ · hospitality-interiors.net ↗

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