“I just want you to be yourself. Be a bigger yourself.”
- Tyra Banks, model, media personality, actress, entrepreneur
- Tyra Banks is the founder and CEO of Bankable Productions and the Tyra Banks Company. This former Victoria's Secret model has leveraged her media profile to go on to build a sizeable entertainment and business empire. A savvy entrepreneur, she is the founder and CEO of Bankable Productions - the production company behind 20 seasons of America's Next Top Model. In addition, her investment firm, Fierce Capital (a subsidiary of the Tyra Banks Company), is funding startups.