00:00The ladies of The Real Housewives of Atlanta are the queens of turning 15 minutes of fame into the fortune of a lifetime.
00:06Stars of the enormous reality franchise have used the show as a platform to promote their many businesses and grow their brands.
00:14Kandi Burris started her career as one-fourth of the platinum selling group Xscape.
00:18Since the group's breakup, she became a successful songwriter, penning verses for Pink, Destiny's Child, Mariah Carey, and Whitney Houston.
00:25She's also quite the businesswoman. Burris has a very lucrative adult toy line called Bedroom Candy, a clothing boutique in Atlanta, and is now venturing into the restaurant business.
00:36Self-proclaimed Southern Belle, Phaedra Parks, is also no stranger to being a boss.
00:40She runs a law practice by day, is selling Fix-It Jesus t-shirts, has authored two books, and is a certified mortician.
00:47And who could forget she has her own workout DVD, Fine Body, that can help you get her infamous donkey booty.
00:53NeNe Leakes has become a household name ever since the franchise debuted back in 2008.
00:58Leakes started her own production company that produced her spinoff, I Dream of NeNe.
01:02She's designed a successful clothing line for HSN, and her acting and hosting careers have flourished.
01:08Leakes has starred on shows like Glee and The New Normal, and is currently one of the hosts of Fashion Police.
01:14Kim Zolciak has also used her fame from reality TV to launch her own beauty business.
01:19She recently launched Cashmere, a high-end beauty line that could give you skin as smooth as hers.
01:25Instead of just heading to spas and brawling over brunch, these ladies are bosses in business.
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