#Forbes250#: From the golden age of television to the streaming era, these women didn’t just shape entertainment. They built empires. Shonda Rhimes: TV queen behind Scandal, Bridgerton and Grey’s Anatomy turned her hits into a multiplatform production powerhouse. Oprah Winfrey: Built her media empire on a foundation of self-improvement. Lucille Ball: Along with Desi Arnaz, she invented the 3-camera sitcom and syndication model. Kris Jenner: The “momager” metamorphosed reality TV fame into a business empire to the benefit of internet influencers everywhere. See the full list: https://t.co/S1qgkoTqmt (Shonda Rhimes By Jamel Toppin For Forbes, Oprah Winfrey By Krishna Shenoi For Forbes, Kris Jenner By Rebecca Miller For Forbes, Lucille Ball-Illustration by Ricardo Santos For Forbes-Photo by Silver Screen Collection-Hulton Archive-Getty Images)

Jony Ive designed the iPod and the iPhone. Now he's trying the same for AI. See where he lands on the #Forbes250#: America's Greatest Innovators list: https://t.co/CFs11UNXUH (Photo: David Sims/Art Partner/Trunk Archive) https://t.co/vWI4guIPAe

George Lucas may be one of the founding fathers of the modern blockbuster, but his reach goes beyond the box office. From putting merchandise on the shelves to innovating special effects, his career has cemented his spot on the #Forbes250# list, featuring America’s greatest living innovators. See the full list: https://t.co/S1qgkoTqmt (Photo: Jamel Toppin)

Classic Forbes Interviews With America’s Greatest Innovators The groundbreaking men and women who built the United States have talked to Forbes about their vision and passion for the future for more than a century. Here they are in their own words. https://t.co/h8MHSdkdvI #Forbes250#

To celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday, Forbes presents America’s 250 Greatest Historic Innovators — the leaders who didn’t just invent, but built industries and reshaped culture. See the full list: https://t.co/mmU1tbRpWA #Forbes250# https://t.co/HLuNrFjyD7

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz didn’t just make television history — they reinvented it. They pioneered the 3-camera sitcom format. See the full #Forbes250# America's Greatest Historic Innovators list: https://t.co/YMzxi4ftVm (Lucille Ball—Illustration: Ricardo Santos For Forbes, Photo: Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images, Desi Arnaz—Photo: LMPC via Getty Images)

As the mastermind behind "Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” Kris Jenner metamorphosed reality TV fame into a business empire to the benefit of internet influencers everywhere. The “momager” landed herself on the #Forbes250# list, featuring America’s greatest living innovators. https://t.co/S1qgkoTqmt (Photo: Rebecca Miller for Forbes)

Dr. Dre, who ranks No. 20 on the #Forbes250# list of the Greatest Self-Made Americans, escaped the gang violence of Los Angeles to become a pioneering hip-hop artist and producer, then sold Beats Electronics to Apple for $3 billion. Read more about Dre's journey: https://t.co/NBob1ZwKqs

Crispr’s ability to cut genetic code like scissors has just started to turn into medicines. Now, gene editing pioneer Jennifer Doudna wants to build an entire ecosystem to bring these treatments mainstream. #Forbes250# Forbes has named Doudna to our list of America’s 250 Greatest Innovators. Read the full story on the Nobel laureate: https://t.co/WjHi1UJSbX