Who would’ve thought skipping out on selling scones, sweet potato pie, and peach cobbler suckers could make you rich enough to buy the Dodgers? And not just buy them, but at a price higher than anyone’s ever paid for an MLB team. The man behind that flex? Magic Johnson . Sure, he made just $40 million in his NBA career, but today he sits on a $1.5 billion empire. His $25 million Lakers paycheck was nice, but his real game-changing wins came off the court.

Back in 1998, Magic Johnson made one of the boldest and smartest business moves of his career. He believed Starbucks could thrive in low-income neighborhoods and serve the Black community, but convincing Starbucks owner Howard Schultz wasn’t easy. So, Magic switched gears and brought a whole new pitch. “ The hardest thing that I thoug

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