Bethenny Frankel

O n the morning of Friday, Nov. 3, as tens of thousands of fans from across the world packed into the Caesars Forum in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the third annual BravoCon, the face of the network, Andy Cohen, took the stage for a Q&A moderated by Jeff Lewis. The panel set the tone for the rest of the weekend: Cohen talked about his favorite Bravo shows outside of the Housewives franchises, made announcements about the future of the network and Peacock, and excitedly answered questions from fans who’d spent a…

"I truthfully didn't even know the word entrepreneur. I was in my late thirties, and I didn't know the word 'brand,' I didn't know the word 'entrepreneur,'" Bethenny Frankel, founder of SkinnyGirl, told Sharon Epperson at the CNBC Small Business Playbook virtual summit on Wednesday.Now, just over a decade later, Frankel is a widely successful and self-made entrepreneur, who sold her pre-packaged low-calorie margarita, Skinnygirl Cocktails, for a reported $120 million, and continues to delve into a series of ambitious…

Some people can move back in with mom and dad if they have to, or at a minimum, crash on their aunt or sister's couch until they get their priorities in order. That provides a cushion. But that was never a possibility for me.I didn't have a strong support system growing up. I always knew that if I ran into trouble while building my career, I might have to sleep in my crappy car with a broken windshield.That never happened, thankfully, but the possibility was always in the background as I started my journey to becoming an…