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Oct 2024
31m 38s

The Big Idea That Made Millions

Oprah
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Original Air Date: May 4, 2006

 

Meet the people behind the big ideas that made them millions of dollars, like the creators of Phat Farm, Crayola crayons, Dove Bars and more. They all started small and made it big. Plus, learn about the stay-at-home mom whose chicken recipe won a million dollars.

 

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