5. Martha Stewart was nearly 50 when she published her first magazine, Martha Stewart Living
Martha Stewart, an American retail businesswoman, writer, television personality and former model started her career as a stockbroker on Wall Street. She quit her job when her family moved to Connecticut in 1972.
There, she restored a 19th-century farmhouse, discovering her interest in homemaking. Over the next few years, Martha Stewart started a successful catering business. By 1990, she was 49 and published the first issue of her magazine, Martha Stewart Living, which launched her highly successful brand.
Now, the company is actually an empire, encompassing more magazines, more books, and TV shows, with a net worth of $1.2 billion.
